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sulwenFandom wank makes me really sad. Fandom is usually such a happy, fun, friendly place. Why can't we all play in the sandbox together?
One of the nice things about LJ is that it's so easy to distance yourself from the wankage, when it comes. I don't do discussion or meta comms, which seems to eliminate most of the wank. Sticking with fanfic/art/vids/graphics generally keeps things feeling good.
Still...I just don't understand why you'd want to go out there and bash something, especially something you love enough to be part of its fandom. I can't fucking stand Ron/Hermione - it literally makes me sick - but I don't go to their comms and troll around. I just ignore it. And aren't we all happier for that?
Where it really gets me is in the SPN fandom. This fandom is an incredible, wonderful place, filled with amazing people, limitless creativity, and, most of all, passion for what we're doing. Why, then, do people feel the need to flash around their negativity? Of course people like Jared or Sam better than Jensen or Dean, or vice versa. I'm a Dean/Jensen girl, myself, for many reasons. But can't we all just realize that without both of them, there is no pairing? I can't imagine why or how such hatred could emerge toward either one of them.
Yes, there are things that I fucking hate, even within my own fandoms and pairings. I fucking HATE mpreg. But I would never - NEVER - presume to judge or bash the people who enjoy it.
Basically: wank kills my buzz. I don't understand it, and I wish it didn't exist.
One of the nice things about LJ is that it's so easy to distance yourself from the wankage, when it comes. I don't do discussion or meta comms, which seems to eliminate most of the wank. Sticking with fanfic/art/vids/graphics generally keeps things feeling good.
Still...I just don't understand why you'd want to go out there and bash something, especially something you love enough to be part of its fandom. I can't fucking stand Ron/Hermione - it literally makes me sick - but I don't go to their comms and troll around. I just ignore it. And aren't we all happier for that?
Where it really gets me is in the SPN fandom. This fandom is an incredible, wonderful place, filled with amazing people, limitless creativity, and, most of all, passion for what we're doing. Why, then, do people feel the need to flash around their negativity? Of course people like Jared or Sam better than Jensen or Dean, or vice versa. I'm a Dean/Jensen girl, myself, for many reasons. But can't we all just realize that without both of them, there is no pairing? I can't imagine why or how such hatred could emerge toward either one of them.
Yes, there are things that I fucking hate, even within my own fandoms and pairings. I fucking HATE mpreg. But I would never - NEVER - presume to judge or bash the people who enjoy it.
Basically: wank kills my buzz. I don't understand it, and I wish it didn't exist.
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Date: 2008-10-11 07:37 pm (UTC)