You all need to work in science! 95% of the people I work with are scifi and/or fantasy fans. There's no stigma and everyone gets the random scifi references or quotes when someone makes them!
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I think humour is a wonderful tool for expressing yourself, and it makes you feel good even if you are the only person laughing. With all the hate in the world though it is often mistaken for attacks on the part of the reader. The message is often lost on the internet because there is no visual aid for the reader to interpret the intent of the statement, fortunately we have the "Gen Y" emoticons which enable the poster to express their intent visually as well as in the written form, maybe we should be using these more proactively in our posts so subscribers can get a better feeling of where we are coming from. Of course we all have various senses of humour based on upbringing/environment/education level/and belief structures, noting we are a world wide forum; but, emoticons can help us all to at least see your intent, regardless of our feelings.
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I've always liked what I liked, and I was never afraid to let everyone know it. I'm happy that I'm a sci-fi fan
And hey, I watch soap operas, and I'm a guy! And I've always let people I associate with know that too. If they look down on me for it, that's their problem. I'll just keep watching what Rafe is up to on Days or if Sam will forgive Jason on GH.
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Originally posted by fems View PostPersonally, I think it has a lot to do with where you live and what kind of people you surround yourself with. I've never felt that sort of stigma even though I'm a big Stargate (SG-1) fan. I'm not much into Star Trek etc but there are other sci-fi shows I like. Some of my friends like them too, others don't. Most of my friends are intelligent, creative and some like gadgets others don't. None of them live in a basement though. Everyone here has internet and in this day and age you can hardly live without it, so people will be more stunned if you don't have it. Shyness is certainly not something that's associated with me, although I can be a bit anti-social but that's more because I can see fairly quickly if I click with someone or not; if not then I'm not going to bother unless I have to.
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Originally posted by Stubba2 View PostWell said, I totally agree. I have the same problem. I don't see it as anti-social to want to engage with people who are worth talking to, and ignoring those who aren't. What a pity there are so many that aren't worth talking to or whose life experience is so limited that they are just down right boring and/or dull.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by Girlbot View Post*makes popcorn and watches the Aussies battle *
Ya know that wouldn't be a pretty fightsigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by Girlbot View PostSo your saying I should hold the butter on the popcorn?
The salt for the wounds may be more apropriate howeversigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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As far as I am concerned there is no stigma attached to being a fan of science fiction or fantasy. Personally I have been a fan of the genre for as long as I can remember. Cutting my teeth on shows such as 'Stingray', 'Thunderbirds', 'Captain Scarlet', 'Joe 90', 'UFO', 'Space 1999' and 'Dr. Who'.
I am a fan of Star Trek in all it's incarnations. I've even attended Trek and Stargate conventions here in the UK. Making many friends of a like mind in the process. And of course I wouldn't be on this forum if I didn't like Stargate. Which was recommended to me by a friend who I met at one of the many conventions I have attended over the years.
I admit to having a large collection of Sci-Fi videos and DVDs. Inculding every epsiode of SG-1, SGA and SGU. I even have Stargate Infinity on DVD. And you should see my bookcases.
Yes I have been made fun of for my interest in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. But I don't bear a grudge. To use something from Babylon 5, to those who made fun of me I gave them the label of 'Mundanes'.
Being a Sci-Fi fan bears no stigma in my mind. My thoughts are 'each to their own'. And I'm sure those who read this have other interests other than things Sci-Fi related. I know I do. If you want to know please ask.
And as it says in my signiture:- 'Reality is an illusion... Created by those who cannot handle Stargate...!"
But perhaps it should read :- 'Reality is an illusion... Created by those who cannot handle Science Fiction'"What do you mean by 'Oopps'?"
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Originally posted by Starfist View PostAs far as I am concerned there is no stigma attached to being a fan of science fiction or fantasy. Personally I have been a fan of the genre for as long as I can remember. Cutting my teeth on shows such as 'Stingray', 'Thunderbirds', 'Captain Scarlet', 'Joe 90', 'UFO', 'Space 1999' and 'Dr. Who'.
I am a fan of Star Trek in all it's incarnations. I've even attended Trek and Stargate conventions here in the UK. Making many friends of a like mind in the process. And of course I wouldn't be on this forum if I didn't like Stargate. Which was recommended to me by a friend who I met at one of the many conventions I have attended over the years.
I admit to having a large collection of Sci-Fi videos and DVDs. Inculding every epsiode of SG-1, SGA and SGU. I even have Stargate Infinity on DVD. And you should see my bookcases.
Yes I have been made fun of for my interest in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. But I don't bear a grudge. To use something from Babylon 5, to those who made fun of me I gave them the label of 'Mundanes'.
Being a Sci-Fi fan bears no stigma in my mind. My thoughts are 'each to their own'. And I'm sure those who read this have other interests other than things Sci-Fi related. I know I do. If you want to know please ask.
And as it says in my signiture:- 'Reality is an illusion... Created by those who cannot handle Stargate...!"
But perhaps it should read :- 'Reality is an illusion... Created by those who cannot handle Science Fiction'
Reality is for those with no imagination.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostReality is for those with no imagination.Sum, ergo scribo...
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I like to be the Devil's Advocate sometimes, and this thread is as much a personal one, as an open question about humor on forums, or stigma and scifi.
After reading many of your responses, it's good to see the "infinite diversity" that's out there, and that many people associate scifi positively in their lives and with friends, work, home life, etc. For me, scifi has been an escape, a role model or like a friend even, at times I needed one. I'm still debating over this ... as some of the charges I've heard made against scifi fans - nerdy, geeky, shy - can be positive or negative parts of our identity, depending on how we feel about them. Being confident, self-accepting, more outgoing, has been a challenge at times, and scifi has been a great haven and source of joy, as well as a reflection of my personal struggles (i.e. turning to scifi to feel better, when lonely, etc).
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Another way of saying this, is that I'd rather be compassionate about personal struggles, and if scifi can be used to help heal or cope with the real world, that's okay.Last edited by Dean Grr; 17 June 2012, 05:27 PM. Reason: Wanted to say things differently ... more compassionate
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Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View Postconsider Tyrion Lanisters speach to Jon Snow about being a "B****rd"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ASZsMRzqhs
I've often taken this approach...
Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostOr for an older one, "It's all a question of mind over matter, we don't mind, cause you don't matter"
Originally posted by Hyndara71 View PostIn RL it's a little difficult to find other female scifi-fans.
However, I've had a difficult time finding a female sci-fi fan with whom I can have a relationship, though I'm not giving up. I believe that my future long-term or potentially life-long significant other – who also happens to be at least as much of a Stargate fan – is out there... somewhere.
Although it's difficult finding that relationship partner, it's fairly easy finding a female sci-fi fan who makes a great friend.
My ex, who is a huge fan of DW (and she's obsessed with Tennant), was more friend material, and not because she's more into DW than SG. Though, I won't deny that, if she were as hardcore a Stargate fan as I am, then that would have made a difference. She was a bit too preoccupied with her own inner conflicts between concerns of being a nerd/geek sci-fi fan and trying to fit in with some kind of so-called “cool crowd”. Unfortunately, even the friendship fizzed out and faded away.
Sci-fi girls, in general: there are loads of them. Finding the right one for a relationship: it seems impossible.
Originally posted by KEK View PostI can only speak from my experiences in the UK, but I find there's much less of a stigma attached to liking Stargate than there is Star Trek.
Originally posted by SF_and_Coffee View PostThe theatre folks were the same people I played D&D with
Originally posted by blueray View Posti know many other sci-fi fans of both genders. my roommate and i both are trekies and are girls. i openly admit to being a sci-fi nerd, but if people don't like it than forget them .
Originally posted by KEK View PostI think the reason Stargate isn't seen as that nerdy in the UK is because it's in syndication on mainstream channels almost all the time.
Originally posted by KEK View Postwhile Trek seems to be mainly filling up slots on the cheapo Freeview channels.
Originally posted by Girlbot View PostI really have no one in RL to talk Stargate or Sci Fi with.
It's why I come here.
Originally posted by Girlbot View PostI did have a long discussion with the clerk at Barnes and Noble when I bought Dr Who box set.
Originally posted by escyos View Postthe uneducated out there would assume i mean star trek and thus I would be cheesey as star trek is.
Originally posted by KEK View PostI don't think he means cheesy as in sentimental, more of the camp/tacky variety.
I've heard people describe the old Stargate productions as “camp & cheese”.
Of course, the SGU show creators tried to flip that around when they went for “dark & gritty”.
However, I love camp & cheese. The dark & gritty is good too, to an extent. Just as is the campy and cheesy stuff.
All things in moderation.
Originally posted by escyos View PostI meant the general look of the starships, they look really fake and cheap. CGI and acting was good but the sets were terrible.
Someone might see an older show as camp & cheese simply because of the production value, such as cheap sets, while someone else might look past those elements and see something else entirely, while perhaps even enjoying their own interpretation of “camp” or “cheese”. After all, geek is the new cool. Of course, that is ever-changing. It's a cycle. Give it a few years or a couple decades and things will change again.
Originally posted by Brother Freyr View PostReally! How can Stargate carry a stigma while people drown in a cesspool of fake reality shows?
Reality shows are real life replicators.
Originally posted by Kunoichi View Post95% of the people I work with are scifi and/or fantasy fans.
Originally posted by Colonel Rebel View PostAnd hey, I watch soap operas, and I'm a guy!
Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostI like my one
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