Trek vs. Trek
I've been trying to avoid as much as I can about the new JJ Abrams Star Trek movie. I saw a couple of screen caps and that was more than plenty, I already know I'm gonna see it, so I'd rather hear as little about it as possible.
The new Entertainment Weekly has an article on it and as I was passing it by, I saw a little thing that said "they're Trekkers, not Trekkies."
I never really understood this. I always understood "Trekkie," but "Trekker" doesn't even really make sense to me. "Trekker" implies that you, y'know, Trek. Like in the outdoors. "Trekkie" implies you're a fan of Star Trek.
If you're a fan of food, you're a "Foodie" not a "Fooder."
The end.
6 comments:
I always thought that "Trekker" was supposed to sound more grown up or professional. But really I think that people who argue the trekker/trekkie title are spending too much time worrying about how other people view them and not enough time just enjoying their hobby.
- Jacob
Are you a blogger or a bloggie?
I've heard the same argument before.
"Trekkers" felt that being called "trekkies" made them sound less legitimate as fans and more like dorks.
I think that statement just nullified any efforts on their part to be taken seriously.
Well, if you're a blogger, you actively blog. So that's in agreement with the idea that if you're a trekker, you'd actively trek.
My friend Mike and I formed our own subset of "trekkens," those who like Star Trek a whole lot but think the conflict of "trekker" vs. "trekkie" is a little absurd. The more subsets the better?
Oh, and Tom's dead on.
-2.0
Hm. Does that make me Dumber or a Dummie? ;)
J - You're dead on, I wish people could just enjoy things without labeling themselves, just do it.
M - See 2.0's argument.
T - Correctamundo.
J2 - See, that's what I always thought, Trekker makes you sound like you "actively" trek instead of "passively" enjoying the show. Trekken sounds like a fighting game. :)
G - Ironically, both. Congrats! :)
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