[thechat] The Sociology of Fanaticism

[Ben Dyer]

At 01:31 PM 11/20/2002, Erika Meyer wrote:
>Anyway, in as far as group/scene enthusiasm goes, there was a
>fascinating feature in a recent Portland Mercury about the Klingon
>karaoke scene here in Portland which seems to attract some very
>dedicated enthusiasts.
>http://portlandmercury.com/2002-10-31/feature.html
>
>It also explored what bit of space in the male psyche Klingon
>warriorship seems to fill.  It seems pretty much like good healthy
>fun to  me.

Or just Trekkies in general.  The movie Trekkies might help out
there...Free Enterprise, too.

And don't get me started on anime fandom...

--Ben