who still refuse to read anything by Spinrad or Clarke, not based on tastes in fiction, but because they dared blaspheme against the Church of Skiffy, where we have to endorse everything no matter how bad it may be because "we fans have to stick together."

::sigh::

That's the dictionary definition of "childish," I do believe. And the Cat Piss Men are frequently on my mind when I think about this subject. :)