• gibmiser@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Zines is short for magazines, but i have only ever heard the term used referencing political propaganda (almost always leftist) magazines.

      Seems like a term used to justify. Like if it was porno mags or something it no longer counts as first amendment protected because it’s naughty

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        There are all kinds of zines. They’re really just cheaply produced magazines for a usually fairly niche interest group. They don’t have to be leftist, though right-wingers usually lack the imagination to produce an interesting zine.

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        I heard the term zine used for small tabletop RPG publications. It’s not a term only used for political propaganda.