July 2012
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The Mary Sue: Dear Journalists Covering SDCC →
themarysue:
postcardsfromspace:
DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A WORD THAT MEANS BOTH “FANBOY” AND “FANGIRL” AND ALSO COVERS PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS NEITHER?
It is “fan.”
You’re welcome.
I’m nominally out of the office for a few days, so instead of getting a quick meditation on how “fanboy” usually denotes…
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June 2012
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“My mom is very open to me about same-gender marriage. However, some adults may...”
– Kameron Slade, a fifth-grade student at PS 195 in New York City. He wrote about the topic of marriage equality for school but officials intervened before he could read his essay in front of other students. From the mouths of babes.
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Geek media doesn't exist in a bubble:... →
carnivaloftherandom:
It’s bound to buy them controversy, but The Mary Sue has been establishing itself as more than a hotspot for geeky women to get their daily dose of squee. Addressing issues of media misogyny, education, and now: choice. Geeks are not a politically homogenous bunch, no matter what gender they are, we’re a microcosm of a larger society. Taking on an issue as volatile as choice...
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goldenlassitude asked: less questions, more dancing.
