Fanboy vs Fangirl
My friend spaltor made an awesome post today about the distinction between fangirl and fanboy.
check it out here!
Interestingly they diverge on 'passion' (for boys) and 'obsession' (for girls). Oddly, I would have pegged many guys (the ones of TrekBBS, the people who stay up late to make sure no one's wrong on the internet, a guy who left me a scathing review because I had shields instead of hull plating on a Wraith ship)
Most fangirling I know seems to be more about passions. Fanfiction is an emotional pursuit, not a technical one. And yes, I'm obsessed, but I'm more obsessed with my own ability to convey limited emotional truth in fanfiction than Gates McFadden's legs actors. Okay, I used to love actors a lot more then I worked in film and it took the magic away. Not that it was a bad thing.
Does this mean to be somewhat respectable I have to be a 'boy'? I don't want to be a boy.
Stupid.
check it out here!
Interestingly they diverge on 'passion' (for boys) and 'obsession' (for girls). Oddly, I would have pegged many guys (the ones of TrekBBS, the people who stay up late to make sure no one's wrong on the internet, a guy who left me a scathing review because I had shields instead of hull plating on a Wraith ship)
Most fangirling I know seems to be more about passions. Fanfiction is an emotional pursuit, not a technical one. And yes, I'm obsessed, but I'm more obsessed with my own ability to convey limited emotional truth in fanfiction than Gates McFadden's legs actors. Okay, I used to love actors a lot more then I worked in film and it took the magic away. Not that it was a bad thing.
Does this mean to be somewhat respectable I have to be a 'boy'? I don't want to be a boy.
Stupid.