[ SECRET POST #527 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #527 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 18 pages, 442 secrets from Secret Submission Post #076.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 (again) 5 6 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

[antler-action.livejournal.com]

103. I think, unfortunately, that a lot of the anti-religion sentiment in fandom is part of a vicious circle with attitudes in real life- it's getting easier to be a non-believer, but in American politics, for example, it's impossible to get far without being very vocal about your faith. So fandom is like a safe space for people to vent, but once you have a safe space where you know it's not very accepted for people to disagree, you stop thinking about whether what you're saying is a valid complaint or just misdirected anger.

Honestly, I do find it a little awkward to be surrounded by such a religious atmosphere in real life when I don't happen to believe in any of it, so in fandom I do sometimes have a feeling like, "Oh, please don't make me conscious of being different here, too!" Obviously attacking someone's beliefs isn't okay, but I think probably a lot of the people who do it just aren't thinking, and I don't think they actually want to make another fan feel unwelcome. Rose colored glasses? Moi? I'd completely support you if you wanted to speak up from time to time to remind people that their comments aren't going into a vacuum.

130. RAGGEDY ANDY. I STILL HAVE MINE.

145. Personally, I found Giant Naked Rei to be more giggle-worthy than scary, but YMMV. NGE is a real downer of a series, though, so if you don't think you want to watch it, don't force yourself.

165. I THOUGHT OF FANDOM WHEN I SAW THAT STRIP.

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[shadsie.livejournal.com]

I think also that the majority/minoirty and the Persecution Olympics is played up, something of a myth. I see a lot of the non-religious people on here talk about how they live in the American South or some such place where they're surrounded by obnoxious religious people... I live in the Northeast, where... that isn' quite the case. I've heard that in New York, being a religious Christian is outright weird.

In TV and other media, it's the "cool" thing to make fun of the devout. Just look up Acceptable Targets on TVTropes.org

And let's not forget... in the creative/quirky/nerdy community that is Internet fandom - it really *is* a minority.

That's why whenever someone brings out the argument that "Discrimination against the religious isn't as bad because it's discrimination against a majority" I think they're full of bull and only trying to justify being rude and discriminatory.

I just think socially accepted discrimination in general sucks, in life, and in fandom.

So, I guess I'm agreeing with your statement, but reminding that "majority" and "minority" are relative, so, yeah, you do have to think about what you say. Everyone does.

Re: 103

[terra]

THANK YOU. I'm an American, but I grew up near San Francisco and attend college in Portland, and everyone's always takes it for granted that I'm NOT religious, even though the opposite is true. I understand that things are different in other areas of the country, but not everyone in fandom lives in a hyperreligious area where atheists are persecuted.