On Wednesday night, I was a guest on ANNCast to talk about sexism in anime and fandom. It’s the most popular podcast I’ve ever been on, and certainly the most structured.

We talked until midnight for me (since I’m on the East Coast, they’re three hours behind), and I’m usually in bed by eleven. I prepared some notes before we started talking, but I don’t think I had enough of a filter. Simply put, as soon as I signed off of Skype, my fiancé said to me, “You’re gonna get hate mail for that.”

He’s probably right. I’m definitely going to get shit for accusing lolicon fans of being childish, for saying that geek culture rewards women who act like sluts, and other equally unfiltered remarks. The former high school debater in me cringes, but these raw musings probably made the podcast more interesting than if I had been my most thoughtful, polished self. At least that’s what I’m telling myself!

Give it a listen here.