It's such a strong word, really

[onlyinthislight]

Dear certain members of the KH fandom, I understand that there are some mean fans out there who bash characters for no good reason, or who do have good reason, but are unnecessarily mean about it, but can I say this, to you.

Not everyone who DISLIKES a character is a hater, or HATES that character.  I know you may not mean too, but I've read one too

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[onlyinthislight]

This rant isn't directed to just the recent rants, but to all the rants/comments to the rants in general I have seen ever since Days came out. It's not just this air of "basher's suck" that I can totally agree with, it's this need to go the extra mile and explain why it is not okay to dislike a certain character because of so and so. Like, it's okay if you dislike a character because of reason A, but not reason B. I'm all for defending characters from stupid prejudices and such, but there's a line here between doing that and being over-defensive, where you feel the need to discount every argument for dislike against a character, to decide for others what is and is not valid reasons for liking and disliking and so forth.

But I'm off track, this rant was more to point out that not all people who dislike a character "hate" them, and there has been wording in some rants that paint the issue black and white, that describe fans as either lovers or haters, which I think is a bit stigmatizing and generalizing.

My words, however, are very harsh and abrasive here, and I apologize for that.