I'm barely even in HP fandom, so I think I'm a relatively unbiased observer, and I thought the article was sloppy and offensive. Offensive in its sloppiness, in fact. What kind of journalist writes about a topic without having done the slightest research? Not only has she not bothered to find out anything about fandom (or she'd know, for instance, that HP is not the first female-dominated fandom), but she hasn't even read the Potter books or seen the films! Plus, she's unbearably condescending about both fandom and academia (indeed, I'd say that academics come off worse than fans in her piece).
To me, the piece had more than a tinge of "let's point and laugh at the freaks."
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Date: 2006-08-08 02:31 am (UTC)To me, the piece had more than a tinge of "let's point and laugh at the freaks."