Why Postmodern Barney hates comic books

[rivkat]

Bookslut blog had this link and I --

Well. Apparently all comic book fans think alike (also, I appear to have misplaced my penis, which PMB assumes is a necessary attribute of comic fannishness), and that makes them racist, homophobic, and intolerant of change. But it's really not our fault, because we probably have Asperger's or some mild-spectrum autistic attributes. Which is "not to say I’m trying to pathologize super-hero fans and their behavior." Really, PMB? Because I'm sort of interested in what trying on your part would look like.

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[harriet-spy.livejournal.com]

I've SEEN comic book fans say shit like this on-line - I've seen the racism ("Jessica Alba looks like a whore in that blond wig! Actually, all hispanic/latina women with dyed blonde hair look slutty! How can she be Sue Storm!"

That wasn't a fan. That was GODDAMNED MOTHERFUCKING JOHN BYRNE.