Well, I definitely get annoyed by "As a _____" statements, especially when said statement doesn't actually end up having any relation to what follows. "As a vegetarian, I am against this war!" (WHAT?) But sometimes, background really does matter. So I'm glad you thought this was an okay use of that.
I really do think that if people could somehow feel reassured that they didn't have to be defensive so much, fandom would be able discuss this more openly, and that would be great. I'm not really sure how to make that happen, though.
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Date: 2007-07-31 07:03 am (UTC)I really do think that if people could somehow feel reassured that they didn't have to be defensive so much, fandom would be able discuss this more openly, and that would be great. I'm not really sure how to make that happen, though.