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I don't know if it's because I spend more time on tumblr and shit now or what, but I've been seeing a lot of senseless hating on female characters in fandom. And it's a) really fucking annoying and b) really fucking ridiculous. Either it's hating on characters we haven't even seen yet, but are resisting just because...they are being cast? Because who wants icky girls on their TV shows? Or it's hating on characters who are otherwise awesome except *gasp* how dare they maybe be involved in a relationship with a male character on the show. That's something we just can't stand for on TV. It's just-- seriously, folks? Really.
So, months later, I will refer everyone to this post again. leupagus' (To Anyone Annoyed By a Woman: An Open Letter):
When you declare "Oh, God, she's so annoying!" when you watch a woman get interviewed for a dance competition, or you watch her on a reality show, or you watch her character on a TV show for five minutes. When the crime she commits is existing in a larger sphere than her own personal life. When the "annoying" part of her is that she talks too much when she's stressed, or she's sleeping with the main character or a hot actor, or when she's wearing a sexy outfit, or when she's earnestly clueless about anything from foreign policy to who was in The Who. When the performer/actress/reality star/singer/politician makes it clear that she wants attention, that she wants your attention, as if that's some kind of character defect.
Even though I'm sure that no one who follows me is behind this. Just. Ugh. I just want everyone ever to read this. And maybe think before spewing character hate for the sake of hating.
So, months later, I will refer everyone to this post again. leupagus' (To Anyone Annoyed By a Woman: An Open Letter):
When you declare "Oh, God, she's so annoying!" when you watch a woman get interviewed for a dance competition, or you watch her on a reality show, or you watch her character on a TV show for five minutes. When the crime she commits is existing in a larger sphere than her own personal life. When the "annoying" part of her is that she talks too much when she's stressed, or she's sleeping with the main character or a hot actor, or when she's wearing a sexy outfit, or when she's earnestly clueless about anything from foreign policy to who was in The Who. When the performer/actress/reality star/singer/politician makes it clear that she wants attention, that she wants your attention, as if that's some kind of character defect.
Even though I'm sure that no one who follows me is behind this. Just. Ugh. I just want everyone ever to read this. And maybe think before spewing character hate for the sake of hating.