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

"Ken Arromdee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> 5parrow  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> 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?
> >I think the problem there is not that they do that, but rather that they
> >don't do the same for the male characters/female fans.
>
> But why should someone talk about what appeals to other people, rather
> than about what appeals to themselves?

Because they're addressing this to their fans--some of which are female
(and gay men).  They're not JUST talking about what they like, they're
talking to the fans as if that's what they like, too.

> Complaining about the posts about women if you're not attracted to
> them is like complaining about the posts about Dragonball Z if you
> hate that show.

No.  It's not.

Catherine Johnson.
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