I think the difference you would like to see made more clear is between "fandom is a female-dominated space" and "fandom is all women, all the time".
Fandom isn't all female, fandom is not inherently female. But it is a female-dominated space and many of us treasure it as a rare safe space online for women to talk frankly about the things we care about. In a lot of forums and venues, having a female screen name means you're 4 times more likely to be harassed. Women who talk about sex often get trolled relentlessly. Fandom is an exception to that and that's why some of us see it as a primarily female space, and see threats to it in gendered terms.
Well, if by "fandom is a female dominated space", you means that fandom is a space where most of the people are female, I've not a problem with that. And if female are not harassed in fandom like they were in other space and are more free to talk frankly about things whic interess them, I found it's a marvellous thing. (and everyone should agree that fandom should not be an exception for this matter).
My problem is when some people are describing the fandom like a private space for women and nothing more.
But since I'm a guy, maybe that's why it was hard for me to understood how female were treated differently in fandom and that's maybe the reason I've misundertsood some people about this matter.^^;
Re: stupidity vs. sexism
Fandom isn't all female, fandom is not inherently female. But it is a female-dominated space and many of us treasure it as a rare safe space online for women to talk frankly about the things we care about. In a lot of forums and venues, having a female screen name means you're 4 times more likely to be harassed. Women who talk about sex often get trolled relentlessly. Fandom is an exception to that and that's why some of us see it as a primarily female space, and see threats to it in gendered terms.
Re: stupidity vs. sexism
And if female are not harassed in fandom like they were in other space and are more free to talk frankly about things whic interess them, I found it's a marvellous thing.
(and everyone should agree that fandom should not be an exception for this matter).
My problem is when some people are describing the fandom like a private space for women and nothing more.
But since I'm a guy, maybe that's why it was hard for me to understood how female were treated differently in fandom and that's maybe the reason I've misundertsood some people about this matter.^^;