Jeez, what's with the anti-feminist secrets today?
103 You realize that a lot of people don't have RL friends who are in fandoms at all, or even know what fandom really is, or being fannish is, and don't write fanfic or follow anime or pay attention to the canon of television shows, and can't share any of this with their RL friends? Until I met local people through fandom, I didn't have RL friends online/in fandom either. You're really lucky that your RL friends aren't laughing at you for caring to much about "some book" or "some cartoon" or "some movie." Many aren't. (Not that my other RL friends ever laughed at me; they're just not into it, but I know the RL friends of other people have.)
104 It's one of the great mysteries of the universe.
112 ♥ Aang was awesome, and totally in his own way.
124 It's one of those things where since almost everyone ships it, no one mentions it and there's no fic. Which is a little counterintuitive and sucks, but it happens a lot.
126 Um, there are books written by women with male narrators, first of all, and second, I think you're just psyching yourself out. Seriously, whatever.
128 MTV Animation SUCKS about that. Where are those, and where are the Sifl & Olly DVDs? What's wrong with you people?
135 You imply that it's normal to tell people about your sex dreams. I don't tell people about my sex dreams. Jesus, don't you people have any boundaries?
138 If it's some female characters in some places, whatever. If it's every single female character in a canon (even when there's a huge variety) or every single female character in every canon, ever, then there's a problem. And I've heard people say that on the one side the characters are too weak and lame, and on the other side that they're mary sues, and I'm like, what is with you people, that you think women's lives are unworthy of fiction?
149 Staying sane in fandom rule #5: You can't control what other people do. Let it go.
159 ♥ I love them!
169 Seriously? That is so horrible I have to laugh. I don't blame you for breaking the lamp.
174 They sound that way to you because that's what you expect them to sound like. I'm really tired of this—all feminism is, is saying that women should be treated like people. That's pretty much it. We haven't found a way to talk about the sort of "male power structure" in a way that doesn't sound, well, sort of silly, but that doesn't mean they don't have a point. Try just listening to their actual point for once.
185 Just because you're in the minority doesn't mean you're wrong. But maybe you should concentrate less on bitching out those other people and more on creating the things you like, and an environment for other people to do the same. Make your part of fandom a fun place to be and maybe you'll be able to attract a few more people to it. Work harder to find the few people who also like what you like. Create some communities. It's more work, but huddling down with the few people who think the same sort of thing is awesome is really really fun; it's one of the most fun things about small ships or small fandoms.
That said, if what you like isn't what appeals to the average 16-year-old fangirl, you're never going to have the numbers with you. That's just how it goes; they're the ones who make things really popular. But if you don't like what they like, then you're not going to want to entice them into your end of fandom anyway. Trust me.
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103 You realize that a lot of people don't have RL friends who are in fandoms at all, or even know what fandom really is, or being fannish is, and don't write fanfic or follow anime or pay attention to the canon of television shows, and can't share any of this with their RL friends? Until I met local people through fandom, I didn't have RL friends online/in fandom either. You're really lucky that your RL friends aren't laughing at you for caring to much about "some book" or "some cartoon" or "some movie." Many aren't. (Not that my other RL friends ever laughed at me; they're just not into it, but I know the RL friends of other people have.)
104 It's one of the great mysteries of the universe.
112 ♥ Aang was awesome, and totally in his own way.
124 It's one of those things where since almost everyone ships it, no one mentions it and there's no fic. Which is a little counterintuitive and sucks, but it happens a lot.
126 Um, there are books written by women with male narrators, first of all, and second, I think you're just psyching yourself out. Seriously, whatever.
128 MTV Animation SUCKS about that. Where are those, and where are the Sifl & Olly DVDs? What's wrong with you people?
135 You imply that it's normal to tell people about your sex dreams. I don't tell people about my sex dreams. Jesus, don't you people have any boundaries?
138 If it's some female characters in some places, whatever. If it's every single female character in a canon (even when there's a huge variety) or every single female character in every canon, ever, then there's a problem. And I've heard people say that on the one side the characters are too weak and lame, and on the other side that they're mary sues, and I'm like, what is with you people, that you think women's lives are unworthy of fiction?
149 Staying sane in fandom rule #5: You can't control what other people do. Let it go.
159 ♥ I love them!
169 Seriously? That is so horrible I have to laugh. I don't blame you for breaking the lamp.
174 They sound that way to you because that's what you expect them to sound like. I'm really tired of this—all feminism is, is saying that women should be treated like people. That's pretty much it. We haven't found a way to talk about the sort of "male power structure" in a way that doesn't sound, well, sort of silly, but that doesn't mean they don't have a point. Try just listening to their actual point for once.
185 Just because you're in the minority doesn't mean you're wrong. But maybe you should concentrate less on bitching out those other people and more on creating the things you like, and an environment for other people to do the same. Make your part of fandom a fun place to be and maybe you'll be able to attract a few more people to it. Work harder to find the few people who also like what you like. Create some communities. It's more work, but huddling down with the few people who think the same sort of thing is awesome is really really fun; it's one of the most fun things about small ships or small fandoms.
That said, if what you like isn't what appeals to the average 16-year-old fangirl, you're never going to have the numbers with you. That's just how it goes; they're the ones who make things really popular. But if you don't like what they like, then you're not going to want to entice them into your end of fandom anyway. Trust me.