lusty geeky obsessions

that feeling you get when you buy a great new CD and your favorite song skips

I get in a Martin Freeman Rage.

carororo:

exploding orgy of gender anarchy: On Shipping and Fanboys

hils-k:

bringmehsomepie:

patheticfangirl:

This is my letter to angry fanboys.

First, let it be known that I love most fanboys. When I go to a con, most of the guys there are respectful. They share a passion with me, and that’s awesome. We’re all on a rock floating through space with little connection to most of the people who surround us, so anything that allows us to bond is fantastic.

What I don’t love are angry fanboys (I wish there were a different word for them). I don’t love being scoffed at when I jump excitedly at finding a comic. I don’t love being told that, if I didn’t like something, it’s because it wasn’t “meant for chicks.” I don’t love the notion that I’m not a real fan because I have two X chromosomes and like to look at the Avengers cast. And I sure as hell don’t love my online interests (particularly shipping) being looked down on by the people who do this:

(Comment on a negative Rotten Tomatoes review of The Avengers.)

(Message in my inbox. Way to be an anonymous coward.)

(Comment on the the SHH boards.)

That last one’s fairly tame. It followed a (now deleted) comment that went something to the effect of this: “Tumblr is sick. I can’t even browse the Avengers tag because of all the fangirls posting porn.”

Well, you know what? I’m not sorry.

I’m not sorry my enjoyment of fandom is different from yours.

Maybe my time would be better spent bitching at reviewers and complaining that Black Widow made it to film before Ant-Man. But that’s not what I choose to do. I choose to draw. I choose to write fanfic. I choose to share podcasts and make comic book recommendations. I choose to be positive (when I’m not pissed of at people like you anyway).

I’m not sorry you sometimes stumble upon sexualized male characters.

You know why? Because of this:

(Zatanna’s new “costume”)

And this:

(Starfire)

And this:

(Heroes for Hire #13)

And, finally, this:

(Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye, and TITS AND ASS!)

You get to ogle comic book characters constantly. You get to ogle movie characters constantly. And you know what? While I have a problem with the double standard in comics, that is your right. Women are sexy.

But if I want to put Iron Man and Captain America on the cover of The Notebook or pose them like Cyclops and Jean Grey, I’m going to do it. And I think I have the right to without being thought of as some sort of freak.

(Shameless self-promotion.)

How is the way I enjoy my hobby less healthy than the way you enjoy yours? How am I the one who’s inappropriate? I think it’s because I sexualize male characters instead of female ones.

I’m not sorry that makes you uncomfortable.

(“Leave the Avengers aloooonnneeeee!”)

(Wasp would never say this.)

I’m not sorry you’re a homophobe.

Actually, I kind of am. Exploring alternate sexual orientations isn’t “defamation of character.” It’s 2012, for crying out loud. I’m not a lesbian (or curious for that matter) but I can appreciate the Spider-Woman/Ms.Marvel pairing and the occasional Pepper/Natasha fic. The world of internet fandom has a lot to offer you if you let it.

I’m not sorry for shipping.

Shipping is glorious. I ship because it’s nice to think that these epic heroes have equally epic romances. Some of the fanfic out there is better written than a lot of comic books. Some of the fanart is better than real comic book art (looking at you, Rob Liefeld). Some of the things I ship are canon (Spider-Man/MJ). Others aren’t.

(Not canon.)

There’s a misconception that fangirls are only interested in male/male pairings. Some of them are, and who cares? That’s their right. But the assumption just isn’t true. There’s a reason Natasha/Clint is popular among movie fans. There’s a reason Tony/Pepper is popular. Those characters have boatloads of chemistry.

Then again, so do Loki/Thor, Tony/Bruce, and Tony/Steve. Don’t want ladies to overwhelmingly ship male characters together? Make a movie with more than one female lead. We can’t help it that The Avengers is a sausage party.

We are going to ship. We are going to ship loudly and proudly and there’s nothing you can do about it. I suggest you stop complaining and jump on the bandwagon. You might be surprised at how much you enjoy fangirls when you get to know us. We have a sense of humor. We have a sense of fun. We just happen to also have a strong sense of romance and a thing for attractive men.

So sue us.

*STANDING OVATION*

Bless this post

So much this

Oh, I’m sorry, are people sexualizing your gender and then putting it on the internet in a way that makes you uncomfortable?  Welcome to every single day for women.

TV Shows Boredom Survey

Pick 5 TV Shows you like before reading the questions.

1- Doctor Who

2- Nikita

3- The Pretender

4- Studio 60

5- Misfits

1. Who is your favorite character in 2?

Ryan “Super Ravenclaw” Fletcher.  And Birkoff.

2. Who is your least favorite character in 1?

Amy Fucking Pond

3. What’s your favorite episode of 4?

The Jesus Episode.

4. What is your favorite season of 5? 

Second season was AMAZING.

5. What’s your favorite relationship in 3?

Mrs. Parker and Jarrod of course.

6. Who is your anti-relationship in 2?

pretty much the black boxes and anyone.

7. How long have you watched 1?

Since Spring of 2008.

8. How did you become interested in 3?

My parents watched it when I was a kid.

9. Who is your favorite actor in 4?

Nathan Corddry as Tom Jeter. SOOOOOOO GOOOD.

10. Which show do you prefer 1, 2, or 5?

Doctor Who has kind of fallen off the wagon for me these past two seasons and Nikita is only getting better…. so Nikita.

11. Which show have you seen more episodes of 1 or 3?

THere’s more Episodes of Doctor Who, but I’ve watched the entire series of the pretender like five times.

12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?

Amanda Peets character Jordan McDeere, the President of the Studio.  My Dream Job.

13. How would you kill off your favorite character in 5?

They already killed them off pretty well.

14. Would a 3/4 crossover work?

Ummm… probably not so much. But Nikita and Pretender would be AMAZING the Centre vs. Division.  YES YES YES!

15. Pair two characters in 1 that would make an unlikely, but strangely okay couple. 

Craig and Rory.  This is would lots of awkward, but I think they could raise a baby together.

16. Overall, which show has the better cast, 3 or 5?

The Pretender.  Misfits has too many delinquents.

(Source: joecharleskaye)