[quote=@The Patriarch]
[quote=@Gwazi Magnum]
> My anger is not because people like doctor who, it is that people invest so much money into and treat it like it's greatest science fiction ever and when someone brings up comic books they make stupid excuses for not checking them out by using stereotypes.  Where I lived, most people I knew were getting into things because it was what their friends did and what was popular. No one I knew really read comics and when ever I claimed to be a DC fan they would always talk about how lame every DC hero is except Batman and they had never read a single comic before making their judgement,they just listened to what their friends and everyone else told them. That's what pisses me off, people are so closed minded and pretend that they're not by lying to people

So your issue is with people who have different interests?
Good to hear that you're the judge and jury as to what counts as good works and not.

Also, part of having friends is trusting them enough at times to suggest things to you or turn you away from bad things. It's easy to go into detail as why someone dislikes something, and because friends tend to share similliar interests, if one dislikes it then it's fairly likely the other one will too. 

Honestly I think the only close minded person here is you.
Everyone else has their own interests, they live on enjoying them and don't tend to judge others for their interests.
While you barge in, basically vilifying anyone who doesn't agree with your tastes.
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Oh I'm sorry, people stereotyping things is no grounds to get annoyed. I forgot, fine I will let people destroy an art form that I love. I guess society is better when people can continue to spread their lies. Once again I didn't say I had a problem with people's tastes, I had a problem with lies as excuses
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He didn't say you had a problem with peopele's tastes either..

It was simply said you're way too quick to judge people.

Just because someone likes something that's generally something everyone likes, doesn't make them an idiot. It's called pop culture. Something you need to grab hold of and just deal with. 

Most people like batman, personally I think he's weak, because he's one of the only DC hero they've heard of. This may be due to not wanting to read comics, or not having the time and money for them. Also due to the films, or even the fact that batman is generally considered better than superman. 

It shouldn't matter though. Instead of judging you should encourage. Here's an example:

Sam: Oh I love Batman.

Greg: (sat reading a DC comic) Oh it's not Batman, it's Green Arrow.

Sam: who on earth is Green Arrow? He can't be better than Batman.

------ instead of judging, you simply turn to the friend and tell them all about Green Arrow and show them the comic. You don't shout or judge, you show and then if their opinion hasn't changed, it shouldn't matter. Everyone's different. It may be hard to see but it certainly is true