72. What About Manperson?

Liz and Anika go back to the '70s and discuss a write-up of a panel on feminism in Treklit. "Treklit?" you ask. We young'uns call it fan fiction these days. Topics covered include: Changes in the way we talk about fic Reminiscences about mailing lists How fic reflects the time it’s written Early fandom racism Anti-feminism in fic The thorny question of content curation, warnings, ratings and acceptable content in fic Fic as a valid subject for critical analysis Liz makes a confession about her sockpuppet past “Again, I don’t wanna be an anti…” A brief digression into X-Men, Anika’s Mary Sue marriage to Sarek, and WandaVision “Are women people?” (Related: How do you write a good female character? We are still having these discussions?) Is it possible to have … too much feminism?! “At least a third of Trekfen are male.” Why is fic dominated by women? The ladies of the '70s had some theories... Please note there's a discussion about incest in fic between 31:08 and 31:02.