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<blockquote data-quote="fodigg" data-source="post: 4675980" data-attributes="member: 69518">Well, what threw me was when my comment was taken as me saying &quot;there are no shops that follow the stereotype&quot; or &quot;the stereotype never reflects reality&quot;. I thought I had made it clear I was railing against the &quot;support&quot; for the stereotype and that it is a false stereotype that I don't think should be perpetuated.The fact is that &quot;girls like comics&quot; just as much as &quot;boys like comics&quot;. The more that stereotype is broken down the more the statistics and demographics will show this.My sister found out later that she had been admitted into her college sorority because the other girls thought it was &quot;cool that she reads comics&quot;.&nbsp; This was two years ago.&nbsp; I'm not making that up.&nbsp; Superheroes are &quot;cool&quot; now.&nbsp; Just look at the movies coming out in 2009.So yes, can we match anecdote with anecdote for shops that either follow or don't follow the new trend?&nbsp; Of course we can.&nbsp; But the basic premise that &quot;girls don't like comics&quot; is offensive and false. It's no different than saying &quot;girls don't like books&quot;, &quot;girls don't like politics&quot;, or &quot;girls don't like math&quot;. That said, the writers have every right to portray an ignorant character if they want, which is why I directed my comments to the character of &quot;Alex&quot; and not to the writers themselves.What shop in Chicago?&nbsp; I'm in the NW burbs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fodigg, post: 4675980, member: 69518"] Well, what threw me was when my comment was taken as me saying "there are no shops that follow the stereotype" or "the stereotype never reflects reality". I thought I had made it clear I was railing against the "support" for the stereotype and that it is a [i]false[/i] stereotype that I don't think should be perpetuated. The fact is that "girls like comics" just as much as "boys like comics". The more that stereotype is broken down the more the statistics and demographics will show this. My sister found out later that she had been admitted into her college sorority because the other girls thought it was "cool that she reads comics". This was two years ago. I'm not making that up. Superheroes are "cool" now. Just look at the movies coming out in 2009. So yes, can we match anecdote with anecdote for shops that either follow or don't follow the new trend? Of course we can. But the basic premise that "girls don't like comics" is offensive and false. It's no different than saying "girls don't like books", "girls don't like politics", or "girls don't like math". That said, the writers have every right to portray an ignorant character if they want, which is why I directed my comments to the [I]character[/I] of "Alex" and not to the writers themselves. What shop in Chicago? I'm in the NW burbs. [/QUOTE]

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