Boy Crazy Stacey! Part The End!

[road_baby]

So, my sleep schedule has been totally whack (regular type, not wiggedy whack) and I got up early today. Because I'm anxiously awaiting the new Steven Universe and needed to kill time, I thought I'd better finish this bad boy up. Sorry it's a bit late, I was working on some stuff. And my tablet seems to have crapped out on me so, no more Photoshop

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[shatisarockgod]

And the thing is, she keeps doing things like this.--Exactly. Go through this shit enough times, how can a person not grow from the experience? 1. I clearly don't know my ass from a hole in the ground when it concerns "love" 2. It's certainly not worth dumping all over your friends whether it's love or not

[road_baby]

My theory is, Ann sucks at writing. She can't come up with more than a few story lines or character traits, so she just repeats things over and over. So many of Stacey's stories are her being a bitch to someone or having a crush. I get that Ann was churning this books out like butter and needed to spread herself thin, but she could at least have Stacey say/think 'Better not go overboard this time like the time with Scott' or something. Like I said, nobody ever learns a thing. It's maddening.

I think you're right that Ann just struck it lucky in writing the series. I'll be the first person to admit the 80s were a very stupid time and the height of bad entertainment. I agree her shitty writing wouldn't fly today. Look at how people tear apart Twilight and 50 Shades. You couldn't have protagonists being needlessly mean and judgmental and hateful nowadays. It's funny, because aside from this comm, whenever I see people reminiscing about the BSC, they remember it fondly. I'm guessing most people don't actually reread the books and just

[shatisarockgod]

I'm guessing most people don't actually reread the books and just go by memory.--I admit I think I fit on both sides of the aisle. I'm horrified at the shit that's in these books but I can still fondly remember buying them whenever I had some pocket change or remember the book fairs in elementary school, etc. I guess the fondness is more connections than anything else.

Stacey's really better off never getting married because all I can think of is the scene in Roseanne when Jackie's telling Fred how many men she'd been with and it was a jaw dropping number. Needless to say I bet Stacey would even give Jackie a run for her money.

[andromeda331]

Stacey's really better off never getting married because all I can think of is the scene in Roseanne when Jackie's telling Fred how many men she'd been with and it was a jaw dropping number. Needless to say I bet Stacey would even give Jackie a run for her money.

For me I always see Stacey growing up to be like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the City.

[pi_beta_alpha]

"So, my sleep schedule has been totally whack (regular type, not wiggedy whack) and I got up early today

[road_baby]

Thanks you!

You're right in how Richard is pretty much the only character with actual development. Everyone else always reverts back to being a terrible person by the next book. It's like Ann CAN write well, she just DOESN'T. At least not on purpose because Richard isn't SUPPOSED to be likable.

[pi_beta_alpha]

It seems like Mary Anne is the one who always gets a personality transplant for the sake of the plot. She was super bitchy to Dawn when Travis came to town ("I'd dress up more, but Logan likes me the way I am!" BURN) and when Stacey noticed in the vs. BSC books that the BSC members were childish, MA suddenly turned into a low functioning 2nd grader. Kinda funny really.

One interesting thing I noticed is that, in the early books, MA said Richard always said a prayer before dinner asking God to watch over Alma but in later books he never does. Either or, I like Richard, even though in the early books he seemed so over protective and unapproachable he was borderline creepy. Later Richard is really cute (especially when MA got her make over, and when there was some field day deal and he was wearing a Bart Simpson shirt or shorts or something. That always made me laugh.)

[heymalice]

i couldn't help it, i laughed when you said "wiggedy whack". lol. i'm sorry your sleep schedule is fucked up, though! and sorry about your tablet, too! that SUCKS. i would love to see some of your water colours though!

She never learns that you shouldn't treat people like shit because you think a boy is cute! She just does it again and again and again! Why does Ann think writing selfish, mean protagonists is the way to go?! Why does no one have any morals?! They should be changing for the better, not getting progressively worse! How can anyone be such a shitty writer yet have made millions off of their writing?! I'm infuriated!--i really don't know. but it makes me very fucking angry. at least the movie 'mean girls' has a positive-ish message at the end, THESE mean girls, on the other hand? LOLNO. if i think about how ann somehow made MILLIONS off of these horrible books with horrible messages for too long, i start to black out with rage. and "too long" is usually anything over 30 seconds.When Mary Anne and Stacey are alone, Mary

[heymalice]

Stacey thinking that Scott liked her as a friend. No, you dim light bulb, he just saw you as a mule to get him free food and shit.--WORD. this is exactly how he saw her and she was just too fucking naive and dick hungry to realize that

[road_baby]

Thank you! I'm trying to keep a schedule where I include my art and my snarks without letting Tumblr and Sims get in the way too much. I'll post a link to my art when I get some done!

I REALLY wish Mary Anne would keep her spine from things like this. I wish with all my heart that she had told Dawn off when she got her haircut. There was really ZERO excuse for Dawn to be let off the hook on that one.

Ann ALWAYS has people explaining their jokes. It doesn't say much for what she thinks about her reader base if she thinks they can't understand the simplest jokes.

Every BSC member needs some serious therapy. Stacey thinks every little crush is true love. K Ron is a Goddamn dictator who treats her friends like subordinates. MA has severe anxiety. Claudia is stupider than a brick. Mal is a fucking work horse who craves a life of slavery. And Dawn is a fucking sociopath. Only Jessi doesn't have any serious problems because Ann made her more bland than plain yogurt.

I'm so happy you liked the snark! （○゜ε＾○）

[andromeda331]

Stacey? I hate you. I hate you so much. You're a horrible person. Ann? I hate you too. You're a horrible person. How can you write people so awful and expect anyone to feel for them? Even when I was a kid, I thought Stacey was being really awful. And the thing is, she keeps doing things like this. When you write for anyone, especially kids, you're supposed to have lessons. People are supposed to learn and grow. But that never happens! Stacey never learns to stop putting her crushes above everything else! She never learns

[road_baby]

I hate Stacey's snobby attitude how everyone that's not her or maybe Claudia is a 'nerd'. She's so fucking judgmental! Like why is Alex a nerd?! What did he do?! Watch kids? You're a baby-sitter! And he's doing your job! Doesn't she feel any shame over calling someone doing her job a name?! It's just more evidence on how Ann makes her protagonists as needlessly mean as possible.

I would love for there to be a high school reunion fic wherein the BSC gets drunk and admits a bunch of secrets. Mary Anne could tell Logan he wasn't her first kiss, Dawn could confess about the secret passage prank, etc.