Or, more to the point, an idiot with no proper grasp of language. Those two seem to be largely synonymous.
Scrutiny for Being a Fan
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Or, more to the point, an idiot with no proper grasp of language. Those two seem to be largely synonymous.
so he couldn't have been insulting you, because obviously Star Trek makes him happy.
(as well as speak like he's from the past)
I have never had this problem. I was into Star Trek from Pre-School through Middle School and never had anyone give me a second thought and I got back into it in college and maybe, it's just here, but being geeky is cool and widely accepted. Star Trek, Star Wars, Comic Books (I've met A LOT of comic book fans) are all really popular here among all types of people. I rarely talk about Star Trek, because I rarely feel the need to shoehorn it into a conversation although a group of us debated Superman vs. Clark Kent in a philosophy study session.
My work colleagues will often refer "Star Wars" questions to me, but I smile that they've got the wrong "Star - " franchise again. And everyone has a good chuckle.
I try not to let my eyes glaze over when a group starts chatting football or cricket stats. A few even wear coloured scarves if their team wins on the weekend, and can chant their team's theme song off by heart. (How "gay" is that?)
"Scrutiny"? I'm sure if you feel a need to retaliate, you could play the scrutiny game with the guy who insults you. Sounds like he offers you plenty of scope. He's probably on a BBS somewhere complaining about the work colleague who always objects to his use of current/trendy colloquialisms and put-downs.
I try not to let my eyes glaze over when a group starts chatting football or cricket stats. A few even wear coloured scarves if their team wins on the weekend, and can chant their team's theme song off by heart. (How "gay" is that?)
"Scrutiny"? I'm sure if you feel a need to retaliate, you could play the scrutiny game with the guy who insults you. Sounds like he offers you plenty of scope. He's probably on a BBS somewhere complaining about the work colleague who always objects to his use of current/trendy colloquialisms and put-downs.
The Story of My Life.
My personal life has always been around custom motorcycles. You would be amazed how many of the hard core club members are knowledgeable of Trek and tolerant of my admitted trekkiness for lack of a better word. The other day we were talking about a girl and I mentioned how how better she would look with pointy ears. A really rough looking cat commented with " I'd dig that too but the 7 year wait for Pon Farr wouldn't work for me". Trek is such a corner stone of pop culture that I am amazed that you guys even encounter negativity. You must be hanging around squares......
Look at it this way: He could be judging you for something you have no control over, such as your skin color or your family's religion or how much money you have or what your brother does for a living. Judging someone on the basis of his entertainment choices is, in contrast, quite enlightened, and the reason is that is at least that is something that's your choice. And you, of course, are at liberty to judge him for his choices as well. So however annoying it might be, and I am sure it's very annoying, judging people for the choices they make is a perfectly legitimate thing to do. He could do a better job of selecting the choices he uses as a basis for his judgments, IMO, but hey, he could do worse.
People judge other people all the time. That's just the way it is. If he's going to let a silly thing like Trek color his whole attitude toward you, than that's his problem, not yours. If I were you, and in some ways I am you, I'd bask in the glow of my own geekiness. Geek pride!
People judge other people all the time. That's just the way it is. If he's going to let a silly thing like Trek color his whole attitude toward you, than that's his problem, not yours. If I were you, and in some ways I am you, I'd bask in the glow of my own geekiness. Geek pride!
Everybody has a hobby that somebody else isn't going to like. I accepted that. On the other hand, there's no reason to continually talk about Star Trek to people that have no interest in it.
Don't worry about it I'm very proud and happy to be a star trek fan yes I've had the jibes and the insults but that's the human condition. I have a freind and he's seen my trek stuff and he's well impressed. We all have a hobbies and intrests it makes us human. So don't go losing your love for star trek !!!
Maybe I'm being a tad dense, but unless you're always talking to him about Star Trek I don't understand the problem if he hates the show.
Frankly, some of us do take it a bit too far when we're in groups of people where it's not really relevant. For example, if you're known around your workplace as "the Star Trek Guy" it's possible that maybe, just maybe, you're bringing your fandom into a place where it's not really appropriate.
That doesn't excuse immature behavior, of course, but I just assume that most people don't share my love for Trek (just as I don't share a million other hobbies that other people might have) and don't bring it up unless I happen to be with someone who shares my interest.
I'm also a huge St. Louis Cardinals Fan, for example, but I would never dream of walking around my office telling everyone that "Cardinals RULE!" Same rules apply to Trek.
That doesn't excuse immature behavior, of course, but I just assume that most people don't share my love for Trek (just as I don't share a million other hobbies that other people might have) and don't bring it up unless I happen to be with someone who shares my interest.
I'm also a huge St. Louis Cardinals Fan, for example, but I would never dream of walking around my office telling everyone that "Cardinals RULE!" Same rules apply to Trek.
The grownups I know have all sorts of silly hobbies: crocheting, spelunking, raising show dogs, politics. In that context, Star Trek is no sillier than average.
What's wrong with a having a hobby that keeps you busy, happy and interested?
It what's makes life fun, vibrant, interesting.
If you like collecting merchandise, watching the shows etc , that's normal, like..sports.
Now if you declare your bedroom part of the United Federation of Planets and go around wearing a Starfleet uniform where you probably really shouldn't, you're going too far.
(It looks good on TV but in real life, not always)
Exactly-- have you ever listened to a sports talk show on the radio??
It what's makes life fun, vibrant, interesting.
If you like collecting merchandise, watching the shows etc , that's normal, like..sports.
Now if you declare your bedroom part of the United Federation of Planets and go around wearing a Starfleet uniform where you probably really shouldn't, you're going too far.
(It looks good on TV but in real life, not always)
Exactly-- have you ever listened to a sports talk show on the radio??
Yeah, because if a nerd tells a sports fan that sport sucks...
