Dirty Old Broad
| Synonyms: | DOB | |
| See also: | Slash Slut, Porn, Smut | |
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Dirty Old Broad is a term that was used in very early Star Trek: TOS fandom to describe a female fan who writes or draws erotica or porn in fanfic.
An Original Three
"Stevie, and Carrie and I thought of ourselves as the original DOB's (Dirty Old Broads)." [1]
Examples of Use
The publishers of the adult Star Trek zine, Grup, called their press, D.O.B. in reference to the term.
A reviewer in 1975 commented on the fourth issue of Grup in specific reference to the story, A Fragment Out of Time and used the term as well:
- "Diane Marchant wrote an article on the Kirk/Spock homosexual love affair premise that’s been buzzing around fannish conversations for at least a year. The idea is an interesting permutation, but Diane’s argument fails to convince because she failed to document her evidence thoroughly, and there’s a tone of 'dirty old broad getting her rocks off, heh heh' that distracts from the argument and debases the premise."
The editor of Grup writes in issue #6, "I, personally, want to thank all the people who have supported this zine by submitting material and by subscribing to it. You are all Dirty Old Broads."
From Between Friends #3: A fan writes a short bio. She lists her marital status, her job, her fandoms, and concludes with “Oh, yeah. Am a DOB… aren’t we all?”
