I just have a lot of feelings...

[botherd]

I'm not sure how to talk about this month's obligatory Skins fandom wank (SIGH) without it turning into "I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy" but... I just really think it's a shame that this is happening again. And I hate that a couple of anonymous crazies over on fandomsecrets are making the whole of

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[musicffyou]

amen to this. thanks for writing this out and getting it out there. sooo why can't we let Panda have her fandom as well. I can sorta imagine her with....ummm....umm....Effy. OMG craziest fandom ever Panda/ Naomi. how much would that not work :D

[botherd]

Trufax: I sort of secretly ship Effy/Panda a bit, albeit in a VERY PG sort of way, but it's hard to get excited about it when there are so many other people to ship Effy with that work a lot better. And by 'so many other people', I mean Katie.

Panda/Naomi, OMG. I sort of want to write it for the crack value alone!

[holeybubushka]

They would kill each other. Not even kidding. Naomi/Panda are the only two I see having nothing in common out of the group. They would only hang around each other because of mutual friends (which is very realistic- some people in my social group in high school I barely liked).

I don't femmeship Panda because she's not even a little bit gay. Whereas I see canon Effy as bi and Katie....well, Katie seems straight also, then Bedlam happened, so I thought, Katie could straight but with, um, Effy leanings.

(disingenuous argument is disingenuous now and forever).

If you write this Panda/Naomi, I will read it, and lol massively.

I can sort of stomach Effy with Cook, but I like Effy by herself even more.

[botherd]

I see canon Effy as bi

I find this really interesting, because I do too - but I don't think there's actually any canon evidence for Effy being bi, is there? I think it's more an extrapolation of her behaviour, this assumption that she could be with a girl and not think it a big deal. (Unlike Katie; I think if Katie does have any leanings that way they're buried under so many issues that it would be rare for them to actually come out, so to speak.)

I really like the idea of Effy being single too, because I think she needs to, I guess, grow by herself, but I think there's a fine line between Effy being single and Effy being alone. She really needs a strong support network, I think, and right now she just doesn't have that.

[phandomsock]

i've missed out on this infamous wank that's all over the place.. i frequent fandomsecrets, i lurk around on a buncha BNFs journals, the comms, etc.. and somehow have still (luckily) managed to miss out on the BS.

i dunno, i've never settled as comfortably into a fandom as i have in this one, nor as completely (i'm the classic lurker). i have to agree with just about all of your points: the people, the fic, the slashy fun times lol (sorry, Panda, it feels pedo with ya, babes) so i'm not sad about missing out on the bad stuffs, but it does make me feel like i'm not looking close enough *shrug*

[botherd]

Oh, you're lucky to have missed out! It was a lot of vitriol aimed at one person and it got really unpleasant. :( (It's quite easy to find on fandomsecrets, but I wouldn't recommend looking.

[botherd]

I'm starting to wonder if they're mythical creatures that don't ACTUALLY exist.

(Happy news: 80s AU is all typed up and clocks in at 29,031 words!)

[torak303]

Mostly I just love that we have a femslash-focused fandom with FOUR amazing female characters (sorry, Panda)

HAHAHAHAH I love that, they really are the most slashable characters, and then poor old Panda just gets stuck in the corner to the side, either being the last one to find out (LOL BEDLAM) or the ice breaker or just not existing.

But no, totally agree. It makes me sad that some people were commenting with "this scares me away from the fandom" because NO!! IT'S AN AWESOME FANDOM!! Full of gifs and rainbows and photoshops and awesome people writing amazing fics!!

Stupid fandom secrets :(

[botherd]

LOL I feel bad for Panda, I really do. I like her! She amuses me, and I love her friendship with Effy. It's just... she really pales in comparison to the other girls, and slashing her just feels WRONG.

I'm trying to console myself with the fact that ALL fandoms look kind of insane over at fandomsecrets. :/

[musicffyou]

with all the great minds out there I'm sure SOMEONE could write a not too lol Panda Femslash.

anyone up for the challenge? I would call a femslash with Panda in it where I dont laugh more then 5 times a success :D