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21 Post author: JoshuaZ 24 January 2011 02:24AM

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Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 24 January 2011 11:16:56PM 4 points [-]

But the wider nerd culture is extremely bad about confusing its cultural preferences with its notion of rationality, as the appropriate fandoms' attitudes toward [...] Stephenie Meyer readers

At least we don't have that specific problem.

Comment author: Alicorn 24 January 2011 11:54:45PM 9 points [-]

I do find that when people link to my fic, e.g. on Livejournal, they are very defensive and apologetic and incredulous about it. More so than the links I've seen that go to HP:MoR. Twilight isn't considered respectable in the sorts of circles that are open to rationalist fiction.

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