List of unpopular opinions!
Some things you might not know about me. Hopefully this post doesn't jeopardize any friendships.
1. I can't get into knotting fic. I have tried and tried and tried! I have read some technically brilliant fic which I'm sure is very hot, but I just can't get myself to like it. Which makes me sad, because my interest in social hierarchy should make it a nice fit, plus I'm starting to feel sort of left out of the club. Woe.
2. Okay, so when I first watched SPN I marathoned straight through, and caught up just in time for the S4 finale. I didn't touch anything in the fandom before I was caught up because I didn't want to be spoiled. Of course I was agressively slashing the whole time. But here's the thing: I was dead certain if there was an unrequited love thing going on, it was Dean in love with Sam. I thought it would be Dean who was aware of his feelings and trying to repress them, and Dean who would have to make the first move on a mostly oblivious Sam.
Then I got to fandom, and the dynamic really does swing the opposite direction in the majority of fic. Sam is usually the one aware of his crush, and he springs it on an unsuspecting Dean. I cannot overestimate how confusing I found this at first. My characterization ran counter to fandom's for quite a while. Now I've mostly assimilated, but sometimes when I watch early episodes I still get kind of disoriented.
3. Now to the actually confessional part. I really like Cassandra Cla(i)re. That was some damn good fanfic back in the day, and I don't care what anyone says. And all of the wank around her got blown way out of proportion because of her BNF status and petty jealousy. People have done much, much worse. That people still hold grudges about now is pathetic, and some of the body shaming and personal attacks that go along with any conversation about her even to this day are disgusting. I also like her original novels, and I think they deserve the success they've had. They're by no means great literature, but they're full of exciting action, snarky humour and complicated romance, and that's exactly what I expect from good YA fantasy. The multiple badass female characters, and openly gay chararacters who get to be happy don't hurt either.
All of which is just to say that all the casting news for the films is making me very excited, and I'll probably fangirl the shit out of them, so brace yourself if you still hold something against CC.
4. I only like the first "Hunger Games" novel. The other two are fucking awful. They completely disempower Katniss, and don't even bother trying to hide the fact that she's just a symbolic pawn used by other, male characters. They undo all the good work from the first book, and they fill me with so much rage and bitter disappointment. I hate them. And what makes it worse is that I haven't see anyone else expressing these concerns that are so damn obvious to me. It is beyond frustrating, and so even though I'm a fan of the first book, every piece of news I see about that movie makes me want to scream.
Well I feel better! Anything you need to get out of your system?
PS - I have combined everyone's advice, and my new computer is named "Compstiel Lupin." Thanks for your help. ;)
1. I can't get into knotting fic. I have tried and tried and tried! I have read some technically brilliant fic which I'm sure is very hot, but I just can't get myself to like it. Which makes me sad, because my interest in social hierarchy should make it a nice fit, plus I'm starting to feel sort of left out of the club. Woe.
2. Okay, so when I first watched SPN I marathoned straight through, and caught up just in time for the S4 finale. I didn't touch anything in the fandom before I was caught up because I didn't want to be spoiled. Of course I was agressively slashing the whole time. But here's the thing: I was dead certain if there was an unrequited love thing going on, it was Dean in love with Sam. I thought it would be Dean who was aware of his feelings and trying to repress them, and Dean who would have to make the first move on a mostly oblivious Sam.
Then I got to fandom, and the dynamic really does swing the opposite direction in the majority of fic. Sam is usually the one aware of his crush, and he springs it on an unsuspecting Dean. I cannot overestimate how confusing I found this at first. My characterization ran counter to fandom's for quite a while. Now I've mostly assimilated, but sometimes when I watch early episodes I still get kind of disoriented.
3. Now to the actually confessional part. I really like Cassandra Cla(i)re. That was some damn good fanfic back in the day, and I don't care what anyone says. And all of the wank around her got blown way out of proportion because of her BNF status and petty jealousy. People have done much, much worse. That people still hold grudges about now is pathetic, and some of the body shaming and personal attacks that go along with any conversation about her even to this day are disgusting. I also like her original novels, and I think they deserve the success they've had. They're by no means great literature, but they're full of exciting action, snarky humour and complicated romance, and that's exactly what I expect from good YA fantasy. The multiple badass female characters, and openly gay chararacters who get to be happy don't hurt either.
All of which is just to say that all the casting news for the films is making me very excited, and I'll probably fangirl the shit out of them, so brace yourself if you still hold something against CC.
4. I only like the first "Hunger Games" novel. The other two are fucking awful. They completely disempower Katniss, and don't even bother trying to hide the fact that she's just a symbolic pawn used by other, male characters. They undo all the good work from the first book, and they fill me with so much rage and bitter disappointment. I hate them. And what makes it worse is that I haven't see anyone else expressing these concerns that are so damn obvious to me. It is beyond frustrating, and so even though I'm a fan of the first book, every piece of news I see about that movie makes me want to scream.
Well I feel better! Anything you need to get out of your system?
PS - I have combined everyone's advice, and my new computer is named "Compstiel Lupin." Thanks for your help. ;)