You seem to be making two incompatible arguments: (1) Show me where Brekke was raped (2) Every dragonrider had unforeseen sexual encounters. I'd suggest you pick one.
Pern is a created culture; as such, its biases are the choices of the author, not inherent in reality. Pern is in many ways more classist and sexist than, for instance, the real European medieval period, in which non-ruling-class people could rise to power, and further in which many women held substantial power.
In any case, how does it diminish your enjoyment of Pern if another reader of Pern sees flaws in the work and would like to see fanfic address them?
Re: Perngreen_knightDecember 19 2010, 12:44:32 UTC
Pern is in many ways more classist and sexist than, for instance, the real European medieval period
Absolutely. Pern has no cities for people to run away to, no territorial expansion (internal or external) where people were needed and nobody cared too much about their heritage. If you were born a drudge, well, tough.
In any case, how does it diminish your enjoyment of Pern if another reader of Pern sees flaws in the work and would like to see fanfic address them?
I think that's a pretty obvious mechanism: Someone is saying 'hey, this thing you enjoy so much? Its flaws, let me show you them.' And when you've loved something unconditionally and maybe even dreamt of being part of it admitting that there's an elephant in the room (and an ugly one, too) is uncomfortable.
Mature adults go 'shit, I never saw this' and engage with their own attitudes. Others, well...
What is with you? No wonder you're anon; you'd be banned from the challenge if you weren't. And so you should be. You don't flame Yulegoat letters. Rant on your own journal in your own time if you must. But trolling? Really? Classy.
Wow, you're a cold-hearted creep. And a coward, to boot. Anonymous flames on someone's Yuletide request letter? Isn't Yuletide supposed to be when people can ask for the story they really want, from the fandom they can't usually get? What is with you?
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Pern is a created culture; as such, its biases are the choices of the author, not inherent in reality. Pern is in many ways more classist and sexist than, for instance, the real European medieval period, in which non-ruling-class people could rise to power, and further in which many women held substantial power.
In any case, how does it diminish your enjoyment of Pern if another reader of Pern sees flaws in the work and would like to see fanfic address them?
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Absolutely. Pern has no cities for people to run away to, no territorial expansion (internal or external) where people were needed and nobody cared too much about their heritage. If you were born a drudge, well, tough.
In any case, how does it diminish your enjoyment of Pern if another reader of Pern sees flaws in the work and would like to see fanfic address them?
I think that's a pretty obvious mechanism: Someone is saying 'hey, this thing you enjoy so much? Its flaws, let me show you them.' And when you've loved something unconditionally and maybe even dreamt of being part of it admitting that there's an elephant in the room (and an ugly one, too) is uncomfortable.
Mature adults go 'shit, I never saw this' and engage with their own attitudes. Others, well...
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Wow, you're a cold-hearted creep. And a coward, to boot. Anonymous flames on someone's Yuletide request letter? Isn't Yuletide supposed to be when people can ask for the story they really want, from the fandom they can't usually get? What is with you?
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