Frustrated

[blehmeh05]

Everyone thinks they have good taste. I know this. And I know that it's the ultimate in hubris to believe that unlike so many of those other idiots out there, I'm actually one of the people who truly does have good taste. So yeah, I'm feeling like a jackass with every word I type, but at this point, the rant is imminent.

Comments

[blehmeh05]

I'm not going to blow smoke up your ass and say everything you've ever written has rocked my world, but no, your work most definitely doesn't disgust me. I sincerely appreciate the way you consistently try to break new ground, address real issues, and try to write slash that's more than just pretty men fucking. (Btw, most of the stuff that I've enjoyed in the last couple years--those Archer stories, notmanos' books--I found through your recs.)

Too many fuckwits writing it, too many fangirls lapping it up.
That's putting it bluntly, but yep, it kinda does sum things up. The problem is people don't like to be told the stuff they like is bad. People don't want to hear that their cigs are giving them cancer, their chilli cheese fries are making them fat, and their vapid slash is numbing their minds. I can shout Manna Francis at every slash forum I can find, but her sales are still going to pale in comparison to the latest shitty vampire ebook from Torquere or whathaveyou.

I wish we could open minds and get more of those fangirls to give intelligent, thought-provoking slash a fair shake. But I imagine most of them are reading for escapism...and unfortunately, not too many like to escape into a fictional world that reflects the complexities and problems of real life.