"fans are slans"
What's a slan?
Also, is it just my noticing it, or is "double down" the current hottest analogy/metaphor/whatever?
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jul 15, 2011 8:42:42 am PDT #16795 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Consuela - Jul 15, 2011 8:44:41 am PDT #16796 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
"Fans are slans" is this old old saying from SF fandom: comes from a novel called, IIRC, "Slan". A slan is basically a higher-evolved human being. Superior.
Jesse - Jul 15, 2011 8:51:20 am PDT #16797 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ah. Well, sure.
Jessica - Jul 15, 2011 8:54:19 am PDT #16798 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And because prejudices of all sorts are considered to be irrational, as Plei says, the least implication that maybe bone-deep cultural biases come into play is resisted fiercely. If they're sexist, too, that means they lose their superiority over the sheeple, you see. Can't have that.
I can't argue with this. And I am very selective in which SF/skeptical/feminist sites I read, but I'm also very selective about which political blogs I read, and which parenting blogs, and which cooking blogs, and for the same reasons. Every interest group has its own special flavors of unexamined privilege and drama.
Ginger - Jul 15, 2011 9:41:36 am PDT #16799 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's the "fans are slans" thing
I kind of love Consuela. Slan is a novel by A.E. Van Vogt about the next level of human evolution. Slans are, of course, hunted and unappreciated by normals and must hide their abilities to survive.
Zenkitty - Jul 15, 2011 9:42:55 am PDT #16800 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I have a first edition of Slan.
Scrappy - Jul 15, 2011 9:52:33 am PDT #16801 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just asked my boss if I could leave at 4, because my iTunes didn't work last night and that meant I have to watch HP 5 and 6 tonight, so I can watch 7.1 tomorrow and be ready for 7.2 tomorrow night. He said yes, which I was not expecting. Woo Hoo!
Ginger - Jul 15, 2011 10:06:19 am PDT #16802 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
One of the early proponents of the "fans are slans" movement was Claude Degler, a former mental patient who formed the Cosmic Circle to unite fans and achieve Cosmic Consciousness. The evolved humans, the Cosmen, would help guide mankind to a glorious future. (Degler also hitchhiked across the country visiting fans. Often when he left, some of the gems of the fans' collections seemed to leave with him.)
Jack Speer, a contemporary fan, mailed postcards to Degler from everywhere he stopped on a cross-country trip. They each said: "I have a cosmic mind. Now what do I do?" I often think this when I'm at a loss as to what to do next.
Consuela - Jul 15, 2011 10:22:20 am PDT #16803 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jack Speer, a contemporary fan, mailed postcards to Degler from everywhere he stopped on a cross-country trip. They each said: "I have a cosmic mind. Now what do I do?"
Heh. ::loves Ginger back::
Okay, now back to editing. I must edit for two hours and then I can go get a haircut.
javachik - Jul 15, 2011 10:45:11 am PDT #16804 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I am so not a Slan .
I am more of a Slak.