10 Ways Self-Hating Fans Ruin Genre Entertainment

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Over at io9:

10 Ways Self-Hating Fans Make Genre Entertainment Worse

We love science fiction and fantasy with a pure, burning adoration. And our love of these genres helps make them better, because we support our favorite creators, create our own works and trade cool ideas. But sometimes, fandom has a dark side. Sometimes, fans can fall into self-loathing, and this can lead to some destructive behavior patterns that actually corrode the awesomeness of SF and fantasy.
Here are 10 ways that self-hating fans can actually make the stories they love worse.

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[Mel]

Well, I hope I haven't been a self-hating fan.


6. Being defensive when creators from other genres try their hand at SF or fantasy. I didn't know what to think of the lady who put on yellow fabric and danced. I went to youtube to see the title, The Future, and to imdb.com to read about it. I never plan to see it. It doesn't sound SF to me. But more than that, it sounds tragic and sad, and when it comes to animals, I have zero tolerance for that.

2. Not being able to appreciate cheesy, old-school stuff on its own terms. OMG, the entire episode of Earthbound (1975) from Space 1999 was on that clip! Christopher Lee as an alien, Captain Zandor, how great was that! Someone plans to make Space 2099? Who knew? I'll watch it.