Let's face it, Speculative Fiction fandom has a stigma attached to it that no other fans base does. Music and sports fans are celebrated, while SF fans are often ridiculed for engaging in the same activities. Rise of Anti-intellectualism I blame the rise of the anti-intellectual movements which began to organize in 1972, and the culture of ignorant bliss they promulgated for the stigma. They pushed the image of a good American as a one more interested in might than dialogue. Following the leader and the trends those leaders established were seen as more valuable than free thought. Questions were not encouraged.
The Stigma of Fandom
The Stigma of Fandom
The Stigma of Fandom
Let's face it, Speculative Fiction fandom has a stigma attached to it that no other fans base does. Music and sports fans are celebrated, while SF fans are often ridiculed for engaging in the same activities. Rise of Anti-intellectualism I blame the rise of the anti-intellectual movements which began to organize in 1972, and the culture of ignorant bliss they promulgated for the stigma. They pushed the image of a good American as a one more interested in might than dialogue. Following the leader and the trends those leaders established were seen as more valuable than free thought. Questions were not encouraged.