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kay_brooke

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Jun 19, 2006 21:25

Came across this today.

I found myself nodding so hard my head about fell off.

Why don't more people get this concept? Why must people be genre snobs?

science fiction

Comments 7

angelofsilence June 20 2006, 05:02:21 UTC

You know, it seems to be the same way with music too. "Oh, I'm not pop.. I'm more hardcore than pop, but still not quite rock." It's shameful and sad that some of these people have to weasel around an excuse that their show isn't scifi even though it is. I'm sorry but ALIENS are scifi, whether it's something that can happen or not.

kay_brooke June 20 2006, 19:48:24 UTC

And it shouldn't matter that it's science fiction. Genre shouldn't be an indicator of quality.

angelofsilence June 21 2006, 05:44:54 UTC

So very true. Because God knows, Spaceballs is the best movie ever. :)

kay_brooke June 21 2006, 15:36:49 UTC

Haha, true. :D

royanrannedos June 21 2006, 18:43:36 UTC

Because they've spent eight years in genre snob training while getting their master's in creative writing. Bowp.

kay_brooke June 23 2006, 19:21:54 UTC

Thinking of someone in particular? ;)

royanrannedos June 23 2006, 22:27:15 UTC

My fiction professor from last semester. She was still going for a second masters or something, and she was rather snobby about what counted as literary fiction. I can only imagine the snob level of a tenured prof of 20 years. Probaby has elf voodoo dolls in his office.

*reads submission*
"Another pointy-eared protagonist? DIE!"
*letter openered!*