Kate's Fannish Gender, concluded

[dreamer_easy]

I fear my attempt to get across my thoughts on fanboy and fangirl have been a flop, with many readers thinking I was labelling actual men and women, rather than trying to make the same distinction that exists between maleness and masculinity. This is partly due to other peoples' assumptions, and partly due to my utter lack of clarity on the topic. Ah well, I remain both a fanboy and a fangirl, concurrently or consecutively.

More to chew on:

motiveforce ponders gendered fandom and the geek male.

Frightening Fangirls: On Being a Male Fushigi Yuugi Fan


Sadly, the thread in doctorwho about n00bz girl germs has vanished.

Comments

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

I've been reading these gender threads, and trying to pin down where I fit on the fanboy-girl spectrum.

I do not get obsessive about details and continuity, for their own sake. But I like to know where I can find the information if I want to join in a conversation with people if the topic comes up. In other words, I can play the role of detail geek if it helps me establish a relationship with other fans. I guess that's fangirl-ish

I do not squee over actors, characters, and their 'shipping within a show. But I do get a squeeful lump in my throat when I think about the broader, philosophical implications of a story -- its worldview. Not sure which gender that fits, if either.

I amuse myself by working out theories behind the details we're shown -- not sure, but this may be fanboyish ??

So slightly more fangirlish, I think, maybe...

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

If you're like me, where you fit on that spectrum depends on what you're doing at the time. :-)

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

That's true for all of us, I think (At least, I hope!).

Spectrum sliding! Mind-bending fun that has a smaller risk of ankle-breakage than ice sliding (or Dalek-fleeing)!