Yeah, I agree the second guy's post came off more like an apology for the first guy, but I would never have thought to group the two together if he hadn't posted. I don't think anyone had made that assumption, that all non-slash fan straight guys are dicks, and that he felt the need to pipe up on the subject all kinda comes off like a weird expression of solidarity with other guys, even if his actual post refutes it totally. Even the title of his post kinda bugged me, the way it emphasizes how he and the other men there were rare, special flowers. Grumble, grumble...
Obviously, I'm oversensitive to this sort of thing, though. I did like that he ended his post on a "you guys rock" note that was nicely gender -free.
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Date: 2006-08-01 08:48 pm (UTC)Obviously, I'm oversensitive to this sort of thing, though. I did like that he ended his post on a "you guys rock" note that was nicely gender -free.