(I love it when you break out the 'OMG DRAMA!' icon. ;)
what seems to be your main point - which I read as: is disagreement really character bashing?
That's definitely the gist of what I'm trying to say. I think fear of being lumped in with the outright jerks prevents a lot of people from expressing any sort of negative opinions within the fandom. A lot of fandom seems to be "Squee Only" which, while fun, is not always enough! At least not for me: I like to critically evaluate the things I enjoy.
But what I also wonder is where the overwhelming emotions surrounding characters and character-bashing come from. I understand that people can be jerks, and it's unpleasant to have something you love attacked; especially when the language of bashing can be so extreme and, well: ist! (Racist, misogynist, etc.) But it seems to me the reaction to the mere mention of character bashing is out of proportion to what you might logically expect. (I've always been like Spock in that sense: I put logic before emotions ALL THE TIME! :P)
(I really need a "this journal is a social experiment" tag.)
Ha, this post totally makes me want to write that "why certain fanfiction is popular" post I've occasionally thought about, but I fear it might alienate people. Maybe I should just do it anyway. XD
Honestly, I'd be extremely interested to read it! I've done a lot of thinking myself about what's popular and why, and I'd love to hear your theories. My God, if I haven't managed to alienate people yet (which, I don't think I have...) I think you could definitely give it a shot! :P
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Date: 2011-03-03 03:25 pm (UTC)what seems to be your main point - which I read as: is disagreement really character bashing?
That's definitely the gist of what I'm trying to say. I think fear of being lumped in with the outright jerks prevents a lot of people from expressing any sort of negative opinions within the fandom. A lot of fandom seems to be "Squee Only" which, while fun, is not always enough! At least not for me: I like to critically evaluate the things I enjoy.
But what I also wonder is where the overwhelming emotions surrounding characters and character-bashing come from. I understand that people can be jerks, and it's unpleasant to have something you love attacked; especially when the language of bashing can be so extreme and, well: ist! (Racist, misogynist, etc.) But it seems to me the reaction to the mere mention of character bashing is out of proportion to what you might logically expect. (I've always been like Spock in that sense: I put logic before emotions ALL THE TIME! :P)
(I really need a "this journal is a social experiment" tag.)
Ha, this post totally makes me want to write that "why certain fanfiction is popular" post I've occasionally thought about, but I fear it might alienate people. Maybe I should just do it anyway. XD
Honestly, I'd be extremely interested to read it! I've done a lot of thinking myself about what's popular and why, and I'd love to hear your theories. My God, if I haven't managed to alienate people yet (which, I don't think I have...) I think you could definitely give it a shot! :P