DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A WORD THAT MEANS BOTH “FANBOY” AND “FANGIRL” AND ALSO COVERS PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS NEITHER?
It is “fan.”
You’re welcome.
I’m nominally out of the office for a few days, so instead of getting a quick meditation on how “fanboy” usually denotes…
I’ve never liked the term: Please don’t call me a fangirl.
Word. In fact, I’d keep this post relevant beyond SDCC and address it to journalists covering ANYTHING fan-related.
denotes… I have mixed feelings. Because geek culture (like so...pop culture) defaults