Oh, never worry about rambling replies. I love 'em to bits.
I only dipped my toe in the smallest part of this particular controversy, but I was amazed at how huge that conversation got, with all the "and then she said..." Really understand now what people mean about being in online fandom as being part of a cultural moment. I guess only being involved in something like that would make you understand what it's like.
But the way small town life is depicted is truly strange, and often smacks of hostility.
The stereotyping does get pretty annoying at times. I remember quite liking the movie Fargo because quite a few of those people felt recognizably "real" to me of the kind of area I grew up in, and that felt very rare.
As I get older I see myself moving farther and farther out, into the rural places. Keep Manhattan and gimme that countryside.
The older I get the more I see the appeal too. I have great memories from being a child in a small town - it was only as a teenager, when you've explored everything there is to see and want to grow, but there's nowhere else to go and nothing new to discover that it gets limiting. I think as one gets older, that pattern starts to reverse again a bit, where you start to long for the peace and quiet.
And now you've gone and reminded me of Green Acres! They sure don't make opening songs like that anymore...
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Date: 2005-01-26 06:12 pm (UTC)I only dipped my toe in the smallest part of this particular controversy, but I was amazed at how huge that conversation got, with all the "and then she said..." Really understand now what people mean about being in online fandom as being part of a cultural moment. I guess only being involved in something like that would make you understand what it's like.
But the way small town life is depicted is truly strange, and often smacks of hostility.
The stereotyping does get pretty annoying at times. I remember quite liking the movie Fargo because quite a few of those people felt recognizably "real" to me of the kind of area I grew up in, and that felt very rare.
As I get older I see myself moving farther and farther out, into the rural places. Keep Manhattan and gimme that countryside.
The older I get the more I see the appeal too. I have great memories from being a child in a small town - it was only as a teenager, when you've explored everything there is to see and want to grow, but there's nowhere else to go and nothing new to discover that it gets limiting. I think as one gets older, that pattern starts to reverse again a bit, where you start to long for the peace and quiet.
And now you've gone and reminded me of Green Acres! They sure don't make opening songs like that anymore...