Um, define "significantly". (I'll be 19 this summer.) I think aliseadae's point about mindsets is a good one--there are people my age who are prejudiced against bisexual people, I'm sure, but probably fewer of them than in older age cohorts.
Yes, that's definitely one of the hardest things about the intergenerational dialogue--that words that seem familiar and right now were offensive a decade or two ago, and still are to some people. But talking abut that, and how those meanings shift, maybe can create some greater understanding between generations? I hope, at least.
The lesbian SF/F panel was the only one I attended with specifically queer content. I don't think there was much else, though sometimes it would come up in other panels briefly. Admittedly I was dashing about to see panels on various topics of interest, but I would love to see more queer programming at WisCon. It seems like something there'd be interest in, and there is still a lot to talk about.
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Date: 2010-06-01 09:56 pm (UTC)Yes, that's definitely one of the hardest things about the intergenerational dialogue--that words that seem familiar and right now were offensive a decade or two ago, and still are to some people. But talking abut that, and how those meanings shift, maybe can create some greater understanding between generations? I hope, at least.
The lesbian SF/F panel was the only one I attended with specifically queer content. I don't think there was much else, though sometimes it would come up in other panels briefly. Admittedly I was dashing about to see panels on various topics of interest, but I would love to see more queer programming at WisCon. It seems like something there'd be interest in, and there is still a lot to talk about.