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Via clubjade.net, condescending jackass tells women we don't need more female superheroes because we'd rather watch Julia Roberts instead. I had a hard time deciding what to quote here, because it's all so horrifying, but this part is particularly relevant for us costumers:

Of course some women actually are interested in superheroes, just as there are guys out there who are really into touchy-feely musicals. Most of them are British, but even here in America you’ll occasionally run into a guy with a twisted love of Mamma Mia!. Sure you’ll see women at Comic Con dressed up as Wonder Woman. But you’ll see a lot more men dressed up as Batman. And unlike those women, none of the guys are being paid by booth owners just to stand around and slut it up. Nothing draws a nerd crowd quite like exposed female skin. There are exceptions to any rule.

Just. Just. RAGE. BLINDING RAGE. The comments are, if possible, even worse than the actual article; I particularly love the one where he condescends to “correct” the commenter who studies fan behavior for a living, asks her where she got her data, and then conveniently neglects to provide a source for his own other than “common sense wisdom." And the one where he says that Buffy, Sarah Connor, and Kim Possible "don't count" because they're just "a vampire show, a sci-fi show, and a kid's cartoon." A+ logic, sir!

Thankfully, there's a rebuttal at Jezebel where we can all rage together, because he is apparently deleting any comments of the "Wow, you're an ignorant jackass" variety. And really, that's all the reaction I can muster up at this point.

snacky's running a great all-fandoms-included fic recs poll in her journal:

Occasionally, I see discussions about how this is the best damn fic ever, and you'd give it to people who weren't even in fandom to read!

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Tell me about the greatest fic, the one you'd give to people who aren't in fandom (although, I'd think they'd need to have at least a familiarity with the source material, but that's up to you) and say, "OH MY GOD, YOU HAVE TO READ THIS, IT'S SO GOOD!" It doesn't have to be anything recent - it can be the first or last fic you read, however many years or months or days ago. If you can't narrow it down, pick two. And please, feel free to discuss the fic in the comments.

It's completely awesome for finding really amazing stuff you missed out on the first time, or rediscovering old favorites. I was pleased as punch to find a bunch of X-Files epics that I'd never read, and a Labyrinth fic that was really quite decent. (However-- seriously, y'all, you can stop reccing Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose anytime now, cause it's already in there about ten times. Yes, it is astounding and amazing and yes, it made me cry, too. But c'mon, give us your next fic down the list!)