I ... have friends on all sides of the fences that designate the battle arena of the shipping wars. I enjoy the variety of perspectives, the different plays on narrative and the constant fluidity of change offered up by the varying views of those within this fandom.
*standing ovation* THIS RIGHT HERE is why you're such a welcome presence on my flist. Thank Chuck for sane people capable of understanding that not everyone thinks the same way, has the same ship, or even likes the same characters.
How do you choose your icons?
LOL, I switch icons according to my mood. Dean one day, Jared the next, then Miss Piggy or Dirty Harry the day after that. XD
I'm a Dean!girl, so I use a metric ton of Dean & Jensen icons. However, I ain't blind, either, so I also have a lot of pretty Sam & Jared icons to play with, too. ;)
If I'm replying to a friend who I know is a hardcore Sam!girl, sure, I'll pop a pretty Sam icon in there, out of courtesy, because it's a nice thing to do for a friend, and, well, because Sam's pretty. ;) I tend to do the same thing when replying to Dean girls or Cas girls.
. . . but if I'm looking to remain in safe waters, especially when replying on an unknown LJ that might have, erm, itchy trigger-finger passionate folk around, I agree that Baby (or even a totally neutral, non-SPN icon) is the way to go. (Then again, these days, I tend to stay out of places like that, so my point is maybe moot now.)
Do you remove posts if the icon shows a pairing that is not your OTP?
Not just "no," but HELL, no. See, that's just wrong. Intolerant, childish, and wrong. And a huge part of what I don't like about this fandom. I can understand deleting a truly rude post, but erasing someone's thoughts because you don't like their icon? Really? O_o
I love your post. And I think if more people were as thoughtful and accepting and mature as you, SPN fandom would be a much better place. Go, you. &hearts
Awwww, thank you! I believe this fandom would be so much less if it did not have as much diversity as it does. (The Thank Chuck made me rofl, fyi.) I just wish sometimes that the more passionate people could make room for those of us that have every bit as much passion but an equal amount of patience and tolerance to balance it out.
I like your approach to icon usage, both in conveying mood and as a nice thing to do for a friend. It is very much what mine is becoming. I would never have previously picked a Dean/Cas icon, but the one I chose had such an affection and emotion behind it. It was a nod to those who have written Dean/Cas or Cas/Dean in such a manner that I believed it and also a nod to the lovely lady that I have been working with. (Icon used for this post so you see what I mean about affection/emotion.)
It is good to know that you agree with leaving comments unless they are offensive. That's generally how I feel, and I found it strangely upsetting. Not that I will let it get to me. I just... wanted some feedback from like minds, and so far, my flist has done what it always does. Cheered me up like nobody's business!
*standing ovation* THIS RIGHT HERE is why you're such a welcome presence on my flist. Thank Chuck for sane people capable of understanding that not everyone thinks the same way, has the same ship, or even likes the same characters.
How do you choose your icons?
LOL, I switch icons according to my mood. Dean one day, Jared the next, then Miss Piggy or Dirty Harry the day after that. XD
I'm a Dean!girl, so I use a metric ton of Dean & Jensen icons. However, I ain't blind, either, so I also have a lot of pretty Sam & Jared icons to play with, too. ;)
If I'm replying to a friend who I know is a hardcore Sam!girl, sure, I'll pop a pretty Sam icon in there, out of courtesy, because it's a nice thing to do for a friend, and, well, because Sam's pretty. ;) I tend to do the same thing when replying to Dean girls or Cas girls.
. . . but if I'm looking to remain in safe waters, especially when replying on an unknown LJ that might have, erm, itchy trigger-finger passionate folk around, I agree that Baby (or even a totally neutral, non-SPN icon) is the way to go. (Then again, these days, I tend to stay out of places like that, so my point is maybe moot now.)
Do you remove posts if the icon shows a pairing that is not your OTP?
Not just "no," but HELL, no. See, that's just wrong. Intolerant, childish, and wrong. And a huge part of what I don't like about this fandom. I can understand deleting a truly rude post, but erasing someone's thoughts because you don't like their icon? Really? O_o
I love your post. And I think if more people were as thoughtful and accepting and mature as you, SPN fandom would be a much better place. Go, you. &hearts
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I like your approach to icon usage, both in conveying mood and as a nice thing to do for a friend. It is very much what mine is becoming. I would never have previously picked a Dean/Cas icon, but the one I chose had such an affection and emotion behind it. It was a nod to those who have written Dean/Cas or Cas/Dean in such a manner that I believed it and also a nod to the lovely lady that I have been working with. (Icon used for this post so you see what I mean about affection/emotion.)
It is good to know that you agree with leaving comments unless they are offensive. That's generally how I feel, and I found it strangely upsetting. Not that I will let it get to me. I just... wanted some feedback from like minds, and so far, my flist has done what it always does. Cheered me up like nobody's business!
Thanks for chiming in!
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