"We can’t focus our irritation at the lack of diversity in the media, since that’s a negative target, so instead we focus our anger on a single product for being what it is and not something else. Which is the first step down the road to aesthetic stalinism, because once you focus on this book or that movie for being what it is and not being the book or movie that you want, you are in essence arguing against the existence of the book or movie that’s come into your sites." - Amanda Marcotte, who totally encapsulates a lot of what's wrong with the "entitlement mentality" of much fandom. Oh, and I'm not exempting myself, I often fall into this trap as well.
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