...not just a convention.
Until fairly recently, being a geek, nerd, dork, etc. was far from cool. Most older and a few younger fen can share stories of bullying, mockery and other ill treatment at the hands of the "mundane" world. These are stories of survival. This is something we share with many other sub-cultures.
We all need to take a big step back away from the ongoing debates. Many arguments are encroaching on that self-same bullying and mockery. It is not pandering or selling out to be inclusive. Think back through your lives. I'm sure everyone of us has a painful memory of not being included or of having our efforts to include ourselves laughed at. Please, don't do this to your fellow fen. Our fellow fen are our family by choice. How would we like for some of the things said to our fellow fen to be said to our brothers, sisters, spouses, parents, etc.
NOBODY'S FANDOM IS SUPERIOR TO ANOTHER FEN'S FANDOM!! PERIOD!!
From Heidi Wessman Kneale on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteEveryone wants to be wanted. Fandom was the first place I ever felt that way.