SF geeks, and, in fact, geekdom in general, definitely skew towards the Y chromosome.
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Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Gandalfe - May 30, 2005 8:15:59 pm PDT #2659 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
tommyrot - May 30, 2005 8:22:44 pm PDT #2660 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, but there must be some other SF fandom that has an equal or greater percentage of women to men.
Mr. Broom - May 30, 2005 8:23:21 pm PDT #2661 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
I doubt it. I've been a member of a variety of fandoms and known people in an enough larger number, and out of all of them, my Joss fan friends are the only group who are more female than male. No one else even comes close to 1:1.
Consuela - May 30, 2005 8:57:03 pm PDT #2662 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Farscape fandom online skews female, IIRC, but I don't know what the overall demo is.
Volans - May 30, 2005 9:45:31 pm PDT #2663 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I get another one! In this morning's e-mail:
Ok, thanks to you and A--- and S--- I am now a convert to the Firefly series. I have watched the 13 episode series (sob) and the trailer for the movie and I am so excited I am tempted to dig up my old Traveller books.
I have a lot of thougts and ideas I want to share about Firefly but I will just share some initial research I did after I was halfway through the series and thinking "where in the hell have I seen the captain and Book before?"... and no it wasn't Buffy.
So I get 1/3 of a toaster.
I can't think of any SF fandom that skews female overall. The online fandoms tend to, for some reason (women are chattier?), but other than the Jossverse the fandoms are mainly male.
Wait...most of the fans of the Vorkosigan books I know are women. But I'm not sure those count as sci-fi.
I think the sea-change towards more female involvment is partially because the content of the SF has changed, and partly because women are changing. I know the women around me when I was growing up thought both SF and fanship were big old wastes of time, not important stuff like getting married, having babies, cooking, and shoes.
Mr. Broom - May 30, 2005 9:49:21 pm PDT #2664 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Wait...most of the fans of the Vorkosigan books I know are women. But I'm not sure those count as sci-fi.
If those aren't sci-fi, I will eat my hat. As I was introduced to them by a woman, I'm willing to believe the possibility.
Volans - May 30, 2005 10:00:05 pm PDT #2665 of 10001
move out and draw fire
If those aren't sci-fi, I will eat my hat.
I waver, but there's a strong argument that they are romances in space. At least the later ones; the first one's definitely sci-fi.
Mr. Broom - May 30, 2005 10:06:54 pm PDT #2666 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Fair enough. I've only read through The Vor Game so I'll take your word on that.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 30, 2005 10:18:31 pm PDT #2667 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
It depends how you define 'fan': regular viewers of a family sci-fi show like Doctor Who are probably about balanced in gender terms. With a wide spread of ages.
tommyrot - May 31, 2005 2:38:41 am PDT #2668 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I know the women around me when I was growing up thought both SF and fanship were big old wastes of time, not important stuff like getting married, having babies, cooking, and shoes.
shoes are still important, right?