The Fandom Rant, Part II

Several months ago, I posted an entry about fandom and why I thought sf/fantasy/anime/roleplaying geekery could be a good and life-enhancing thing. I think, though, that that was only half the rant. I've noticed that when people make fun of geeks, I tend to bridle and fuss and be annoyed. Now, I think of myself as having the confidence and sense of humor to be able to laugh at myself when I'm doing something silly (you should have seen me flopping around in the three-foot blizzard snow-drifts today)(wow, that was fun), so I wasn't sure why exactly I have so little sense of humor about this.

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