A Formal Apology/{Young Justice} A Formal Apology
Okay, I'm not even going to cut for this.
This new wank? Okay, YES. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I wrote the first letter. I suggested others write them too. I suggested we prompt it. And then, on the meme, I went and used the apparently controversial phrase, "I'm sorry I made you gay."
Yes. IT WAS MY FAULT. I APOLOGIZE that it was blown out of proportion and caused this mess. I do not apologize for what I wrote though, and I will defend it even now.
I am bisexual and have no problems with my orientation or that of others. I understand some people struggle with this, and I respect that. I mean no disrespect to any LGBTQ people or activists. I am not homophobic, nor did I mean to imply, in any way, that being gay is bad, wrong, or upsetting. We live in a society where enough impositions are made that I feel fandom, at least, should be free from that type of shit.
I was apologizing for misrepresenting the character as seen in given canon. I am a continuity geek, and I like my characters in character. But there are more than a few versions of any comic character, which makes this a fairly daunting task. Dick Grayson has never been presented as overtly gay, nor has he been shown to particularly enjoy crossdressing. He does not shirk from it if the mission calls for it, but he's never particularly sought it out. That I have seen. If you have examples that say otherwise, zomg plz share.
One more time. I was not apologizing because gay=bad/wrong/evil. I was apologizing for SUBVERTING CANON. You wanna argue character and history and continuity with me, I welcome it. But please, for the sake of the meme, please don't accuse me of things I did not say, or twist my words to add meanings that were not intended.
Okay? Okay.
Title: A Formal Apology
Author: Mayhem
Author Notes: posted for reference
Summary: I'm sorry.
Dear Robin;
I'm sorry for making you gay. Actually, I'm sorry for switching your sexual orientation at will. I'm sorry for putting you in dresses and making you like it. I'm sorry for naming you 'Chastity'. I'm sorry I fail at your technobbable and I'm sorry I made you try to woo Abby with bad, geeky poetry. I'm sorry I fail at how many languages you speak, and which ones, and also probably messing Romany right the hell up. I'm sorry for the circus mindfuck I put you through. I'm sorry that Batman let his Minions tinker with your R-Cycle. I'm sorry I killed you. Twice. Er. Twice-and-a-half. I'm sorry that I made you piss off Superman by dyeing his cape pink. I'm sorry I made you a poledancer. I'm sorry for making you such a slut, but you really kind of did bring that one on yourself.
Dear Kaldur'ahm;
I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I killed everyone you ever cared about. Twice. I'm sorry that I made you not understand colors are flavors. I'm sorry I turned you from a brawler into a sniper. I'm sorry about how you totally fail in most pop culture, and for making you a bit of an arrogant bastard. I'm sorry I totally forgot you that one time. And I'm sorry that Kaldura is entirely my fault, even if I haven't really written her yet.
Dear Superboy;
I'm sorry that you have to try every ice cream flavor under the sun, even the nasty ones, and a few that Megan makes up. I'm sorry that you aren't pretty, but I know you could be if you wanted to. I'm sorry Robin attached heart-shaped balloons to your butt and let you fly away. I'm sorry I had to explain what strippers were to you. I'm sorry for putting you in heels, and for letting other people teach you how to crossdress. I'm sorry I killed you. And I'm sorry if I gave you nightmares about kid's rhymes, but I gave myself nightmares too, okay?
Dear Artemis;
I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I messed with your head and your past. I'm sorry about the girl-band remarks. I'm sorry Robin is a girlier girl than you. I'm sorry Roy is a girlier girl than you. I'm sorry I don't write you more, but I bet that actually makes you happy.
Dear Wally;
I'm sorry I fail at physics in general, and the Speed Force in specific. I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I make you fail so hard at flirting. I'm sorry I waffle between canon/fanon pairings for you. I'm sorry you lost all dignity when you met Robin, and can therefore dance in heels. Backwards, even. I'm sorry for helping Seito put you cheerleading outfits many times over. I'm sorry that you were the cause of the Batman and the Flash arguing about letting the team loose in Gotham. I'm sorry I constantly leave you as a backup character.
Dear M'gann;
I'm sorry I can't ever decide on a spelling for your name. I'm sorry that you had to learn to sew for no reason. I'm sorry your bioship got spammed. I'm sorry you can see ghosts and that it messes with your head. I'm sorry for making you into the siren. I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry you have to be in the Place-Between, I'm sorry that you have to see inside people's heads, and I am so, so sorry about the spiders.a
Dear Roy;
...Queenie. I'M SO SORRY.
This new wank? Okay, YES. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I wrote the first letter. I suggested others write them too. I suggested we prompt it. And then, on the meme, I went and used the apparently controversial phrase, "I'm sorry I made you gay."
Yes. IT WAS MY FAULT. I APOLOGIZE that it was blown out of proportion and caused this mess. I do not apologize for what I wrote though, and I will defend it even now.
I am bisexual and have no problems with my orientation or that of others. I understand some people struggle with this, and I respect that. I mean no disrespect to any LGBTQ people or activists. I am not homophobic, nor did I mean to imply, in any way, that being gay is bad, wrong, or upsetting. We live in a society where enough impositions are made that I feel fandom, at least, should be free from that type of shit.
I was apologizing for misrepresenting the character as seen in given canon. I am a continuity geek, and I like my characters in character. But there are more than a few versions of any comic character, which makes this a fairly daunting task. Dick Grayson has never been presented as overtly gay, nor has he been shown to particularly enjoy crossdressing. He does not shirk from it if the mission calls for it, but he's never particularly sought it out. That I have seen. If you have examples that say otherwise, zomg plz share.
One more time. I was not apologizing because gay=bad/wrong/evil. I was apologizing for SUBVERTING CANON. You wanna argue character and history and continuity with me, I welcome it. But please, for the sake of the meme, please don't accuse me of things I did not say, or twist my words to add meanings that were not intended.
Okay? Okay.
Title: A Formal Apology
Author: Mayhem
Author Notes: posted for reference
Summary: I'm sorry.
Dear Robin;
I'm sorry for making you gay. Actually, I'm sorry for switching your sexual orientation at will. I'm sorry for putting you in dresses and making you like it. I'm sorry for naming you 'Chastity'. I'm sorry I fail at your technobbable and I'm sorry I made you try to woo Abby with bad, geeky poetry. I'm sorry I fail at how many languages you speak, and which ones, and also probably messing Romany right the hell up. I'm sorry for the circus mindfuck I put you through. I'm sorry that Batman let his Minions tinker with your R-Cycle. I'm sorry I killed you. Twice. Er. Twice-and-a-half. I'm sorry that I made you piss off Superman by dyeing his cape pink. I'm sorry I made you a poledancer. I'm sorry for making you such a slut, but you really kind of did bring that one on yourself.
Dear Kaldur'ahm;
I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I killed everyone you ever cared about. Twice. I'm sorry that I made you not understand colors are flavors. I'm sorry I turned you from a brawler into a sniper. I'm sorry about how you totally fail in most pop culture, and for making you a bit of an arrogant bastard. I'm sorry I totally forgot you that one time. And I'm sorry that Kaldura is entirely my fault, even if I haven't really written her yet.
Dear Superboy;
I'm sorry that you have to try every ice cream flavor under the sun, even the nasty ones, and a few that Megan makes up. I'm sorry that you aren't pretty, but I know you could be if you wanted to. I'm sorry Robin attached heart-shaped balloons to your butt and let you fly away. I'm sorry I had to explain what strippers were to you. I'm sorry for putting you in heels, and for letting other people teach you how to crossdress. I'm sorry I killed you. And I'm sorry if I gave you nightmares about kid's rhymes, but I gave myself nightmares too, okay?
Dear Artemis;
I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I messed with your head and your past. I'm sorry about the girl-band remarks. I'm sorry Robin is a girlier girl than you. I'm sorry Roy is a girlier girl than you. I'm sorry I don't write you more, but I bet that actually makes you happy.
Dear Wally;
I'm sorry I fail at physics in general, and the Speed Force in specific. I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I make you fail so hard at flirting. I'm sorry I waffle between canon/fanon pairings for you. I'm sorry you lost all dignity when you met Robin, and can therefore dance in heels. Backwards, even. I'm sorry for helping Seito put you cheerleading outfits many times over. I'm sorry that you were the cause of the Batman and the Flash arguing about letting the team loose in Gotham. I'm sorry I constantly leave you as a backup character.
Dear M'gann;
I'm sorry I can't ever decide on a spelling for your name. I'm sorry that you had to learn to sew for no reason. I'm sorry your bioship got spammed. I'm sorry you can see ghosts and that it messes with your head. I'm sorry for making you into the siren. I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry you have to be in the Place-Between, I'm sorry that you have to see inside people's heads, and I am so, so sorry about the spiders.a
Dear Roy;
...Queenie. I'M SO SORRY.