I am a bitter Fantasy fan (now with recs)

[mothwing]

I have been reading Fantasy written by English and American authors ever since I was fourteen. It is my favourite genre, and most of my favourite books are Fantasy books. This genre was my cure for sadness, loneliness, and boredom ever since I discovered it. And even though I love that genre and spend quite an amount of time defending its literary

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[mothwing]

It definitely depends whom you hang out with. IRL, luckily, I have a lot of people who have similar interests as I do, but online I found it rather hard to find people who have similar outlooks on fandom- and the sheer prevalence of people who are happy not ever analysing anything does get frustrating after a while.

I lurk on both sites you mentioned. :)

[mothwing]

I do have one, but I'm never over there. Maybe I ought to start. :)

[emily_goddess]

It's how people like James Cameron came to be seen as "feminist,"

James "these aliens need tits" Cameron is considered feminist? By whom?

[holyschist]

Sigourney Weaver, apparently, but she probably has to say that because he pays her. But yeah, he's known for his "strong female characters."

Which...I don't know. But I pretty much can't stand him (although I have a guilty fondness for Dark Angel, even though it is full of James Cameron showing us his id).