this is my bitchy old fandom hag post

[turnonmyheels]

Go ahead and skip it. I'm sure everyone out there has made their own both funnier and more eloquent than this.

Re: TFaTF Franchise

I just accidentally read a Hobbs rapes Brian fic. I thought it might be safe to read because the poster said it was beta'd by someone I respect in the fandom.

::dies a little inside::

I wish the people that are suddenly all over the FF franchise would fuck off to a fandom that's fueled by broken teenage hearts/fluffy bunnies instead of NOZ/Testosterone.

PS being gay/bi/in a 3way relationship with your best friend and his sister doesn't make you a 13 year old girl. Look into it.

Re: The Big Bang Theory

It's possible to get a couple together without completely bashing and maligning other characters. Leonard is my least favorite too, but he's not a monster. Also think about it like this: if it were real life and you had to live with Sheldon? It wouldn't be funny after about a day. If it bothers you so much, how about having one of them move out of the apartment?

Re: The Vampire Diaries

Stefan and Elena are the healthiest, most functional teenage couple to be shown on the CW since it began. Just because you think Damon is hotter than Stefan does not mean that Stefan and Elena are going to fall apart because Stefan has secretly been in love Katherine/Caroline/Lexie/insert female of your choice.

You can't just say Damon gets her more than Stefan because he *doesn't* they've shown *repeatedly* to the point of almost bashing it over the poor audiences' head. It's not just Elena, Damon doesn't get HUMANS. He's starting to try a bit which is growth and growth = good, but he's not there yet.

Also, suggesting that Elena would cheat on Stefan because Damon is a better lover??? Please find another trope. 1) Elena has too much integrity to cheat 2) the few sex scenes we've seen prove that Stefan is satisfying Elena quite well 3) why does Katherine profess to still want Stefan over Damon after all these years? Ponder that Pinky.

Or hey, if you want Elena with *anyone* other than Stefan, how about you put some effort into it and write a real fic?

Re: Harry Potter

The significance of saying someone's first name rather than their last name as an indicator of twu wuv was tired in 1997. Find Something New. Also, please stop bashing characters. If you don't like someone, don't write about them! That fandom is SO huge that it's really easy to do.

Wow. I feel better now! Anyone else need to vent?

Comments

[dancetomato.livejournal.com]

*applause*

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

::curtsies for the curtain call::

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I should probably get to writing something myself before someone tells me to put up or shut up. But DAMN the new fics hurt my soul

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I hope you get a chance to see it soon, it's beautiful seeing Dom and Brian on the same side.

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

The significance of saying someone's first name rather than their last name as an indicator of twu wuv was tired in 1997. As tired as it is -- and it is -- I can still swallow it more easily than using the Gryffindor and Slytherin epithets when they're 30 fucking years old. (Although this makes you and I 30-something and 40-something cheerleaders, I guess, so win.)

What's that first fandom? I don't recognize the acronym.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

The Fast and the Furious. I'm all implodey with disgust and rage at the shit people are churning out right now. There was a time when TFaTF was small and every, single fic was like a precious gem.

Yes, the adult Slytherin [i accidentally typed sluterin first lol] Gryffindor BS is beyond old once they're around our age. I can buy up to 22ish, when normal kids would be graduating from college or non-college students would be hitting their stride in their trade. It makes me ragey.

[ldthomps.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, I love unpopular fannish opinions in general, but the 13 yo girl comment is Especially awesome!

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

Sadly, the feminization of male characters is common in slash fic. The prevalence of it in a fandom that -- despite being so gay it sparkles should otherwise be as masculine as fandoms come -- [I can't figure out how to make my grammar proper for this sentence] is overwhelming, sickening, and should be shameful to everyone who reads and comments with anything other than disdain.

[lunar47.livejournal.com]

yay for venting! and word on most of the above.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I find myself unable to particiate in fannish conversation because I've been bottling up things that piss me off.

:-)

[sassangel.livejournal.com]

Have I told you lately that I love you? No?

What the hell is wrong with me? *smooches*

I have always loved and admired your ability to cut through the bullshit and say what most of us are thinking. Now, I'm not involved in any of the above fandoms but I'm sure if I was then you're opinions would be parallel to mine.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I love you too babe.

xoxo