Re: [OT][STRIPS] Great quotes . . .

"Fish Eye no Miko" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> Ok, you know what?  Instead of going 'round and 'round about this, let me
> tell you why it pissed me off so much:
> 
> I'm a  fan of a lot of "nerdy" things; anime, comics, fantasy, etc.  Most
> of the fans of these things appear to be male.  Of course, reading about
> it, you'd thing there ARE no women in these fandoms.  How often has AS
> talked about how "hot" <insert female character's name> is?  Talked about a
> female character's breasts?  What about the "Have you ever had an alien
> girlfreind?" thing (No, I've never has one, being, ya know.. a straight
> woman).  And the recent thing about _Reign_ supposedly "For the ladies..."
> Well, congratulations, you finally noticed!
> I see "polls" on this and other "fannish" ngs about, "Would you like to
> have sex with <insert female character's name>?"  And don't give me that BS
> that "Gee, maybe they're also talking to lesbian women!" (yeah, right).
> And as for, "Well, they're only addressing the guys."  Really?  Then why is
> that not prefaced with "For the guys" or something?  Without that, it does
> feel like tey are addressing the whole ng, and assuming that we're all
> staight men.  Not to mention the many posts and threads about female
> characters' anatomy, etc.
> It's extremely disheartening be in a fandom and watching fellow fans
> reducing women to body parts, and ignoring the existence of female fans
> altogether.  So, into all this comes you with this "great" quote, that,
> frankly, just feels like more of the crap I deal with all the time in these
> fandoms.
> It was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

I hear you, but what if you're a straight guy who gets a kick out of that
sort of thing *and* enjoys several shoujo titles (can't wait to see the
last few eps of Oniisama E) *and* acknowledges and respects the presence
of women on the scene and their tastes?  I may run one of the most
prominent examples of what you hate about this sort of thing (my website),
but I'm also cool with service for female fans, and none for anybody who
doesn't want it at all.  I just hope you can understand that about at
least me.

Watson
If he's so hung up on big breasts, how come he still loves Video Girl
Ai (and Oniisama E, for that matter)?
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