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Originally Posted by taosaur
It really isn't. There's a "constant tsunami" of defensive whinging on the part of genre readers, but it is more often at the mere mention of the word "genre" than any actual criticism, much less "sneering." Meanwhile, one sees at least as many allegations of pretension slung at anyone whose reading is less easily categorized.
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I have never seen anyone whinging at the mention of the word genre. I've only seen people getting defensive when the word genre has been used as a pejorative. I haven't seen allegations of pretension based on what someone reads, but on their attitudes toward those who read genre.