My EYK Rant and a Suggestion
Ever since that effin EYK tweet was posted, the one thing that had relieved my stress, that brought me a little bit of joy (and some great friendships), has been locked away and removed from my sight.
I'm not much of a fic writer (I write technical reports for a living) but since joining the fandom I've become more than a little obsessed with fan fic. For those of you to whom I've reached out either by comments or messages, your works have truly moved me. And I read. A lot. Nearly every day.
I'm currently acting as beta for four writers and take pleasure and pride in helping those talented souls who somehow find the time in their busy lives to create fantastic fiction.
So this barrier to fic that has been erected, while I fully understand and appreciate it, completely annoys and frustrates me. I want to scream at Simon & Martina (and potentially at their silly pets), "WAE YOU GO AND MESS WITH MY LIFE, YOU PABOS?!!!! LEAVE US THE FCK ALONE!!"
Now I know that this outburst will not solve the problem and will only be momentarily satisfying, but I still want to do it anyway. But what I really want to say is this:
We are fangirls (and boys) and we're used to overcoming ridiculous obstacles in honor of our idols. We are strong because of this. We are fierce and proud and we shouldn't be cowering in fear of two badly-dressed and ill-mannered Canadians. (No offense to Canadians in general).
If they want to fcuk with us, we can simply ruin them by our sheer numbers. This latest stunt will likely damage them, but we can take it further by shunning them in the fandom.
They are the ones who should be afraid of us, not us of them.
Thank you for your time.
I'm not much of a fic writer (I write technical reports for a living) but since joining the fandom I've become more than a little obsessed with fan fic. For those of you to whom I've reached out either by comments or messages, your works have truly moved me. And I read. A lot. Nearly every day.
I'm currently acting as beta for four writers and take pleasure and pride in helping those talented souls who somehow find the time in their busy lives to create fantastic fiction.
So this barrier to fic that has been erected, while I fully understand and appreciate it, completely annoys and frustrates me. I want to scream at Simon & Martina (and potentially at their silly pets), "WAE YOU GO AND MESS WITH MY LIFE, YOU PABOS?!!!! LEAVE US THE FCK ALONE!!"
Now I know that this outburst will not solve the problem and will only be momentarily satisfying, but I still want to do it anyway. But what I really want to say is this:
We are fangirls (and boys) and we're used to overcoming ridiculous obstacles in honor of our idols. We are strong because of this. We are fierce and proud and we shouldn't be cowering in fear of two badly-dressed and ill-mannered Canadians. (No offense to Canadians in general).
If they want to fcuk with us, we can simply ruin them by our sheer numbers. This latest stunt will likely damage them, but we can take it further by shunning them in the fandom.
They are the ones who should be afraid of us, not us of them.
Thank you for your time.