lillian13: (hmph john chibi)
lillian13 ([personal profile] lillian13) wrote in [personal profile] seperis 2011-02-03 02:37 am (UTC)

OMG, I read this in Wired. And came close to throwing the damn thing across the room.

I was lucky in so, so many ways. Yes, I grew up in mid-sized town West Texas (Midland, to be precise). But we had a first-rate public library, my mother subscribed to Analog, and she encouraged me to read and watch what I loved. But being where I was when I was (70's), I found maybe 2 friends who were also involved. All of us were female.

And it was hard! I had to find out about conventions from the listings in the backs of magazines (Starlog especially). I'd scour the TV listings for neat and obscure movies and TV shows. My best friend and I wrote fanfiction for ourselves; we had no idea that other people did the same thing. And no way to find out.

Then I went away to school and discovered D&D, and had my first experiences with guys trying to "shock the new girl". (Good luck buddy, I grew up in the oil fields and my brother the future doctor was doing his best to gross me out at a very early age.) I finally dealt with the condecending misogyny of the male SF fan when I started to go to conventions.

So yes, I love the fact that we're mainstream; I love the fact that fans are making movies and TV shows and I can read my SF out in public without anyone making annoying comments. I love being thought "cool", since I've been into this stuff for longer than a lot of my friends have been alive. (When it doesn't make me feel old. LOL) I love old Trek and I love the reboot. I love going to ComicCon and meeting fans of all shapes, sizes, and obsessions. Old Farts can bite me.

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