In a way, hanging out at AfterEllen.com spoils us. Since we cover the areas of entertainment and pop culture that interest us, we sometimes forget that the rest of the world is less enlightened.
Take, for example, a panel at last week’s Comic-Con called “Her Universe: Shining the Spotlight on Female Fans” that examined science fiction and fantasy through female eyes. The purpose of the panel was to “fight the stereotype that girls aren’t interested in sci-fi.” I’m glad that stereotype doesn’t exist around here. We love our sci-fi for many, many reasons.
http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/sci-fis-leading-female-creators-talk-about-their-women