My Other Resolution

[neo_prodigy]

My other New Years Resolution this year is to adhere strictly to my Media Litmus Test and watch with glee as white fans go rabid when I tell them I'm not interested in their fandom.

No Tolkien? FASCIST!

You won't watch Game of Thrones? OH NOES!!!!!!

No Moffatt Dr. Who? OH NOES!!!

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Comments

[kittenmommy]

I... really don't care what people watch or don't watch. I can't imagine going apeshit over something so minor.

[fobok]

Speaking as someone who used to fall into this camp (until Neo made me see sense), it comes from a misguided belief where if someone dislikes something you like, they dislike/are insulting you for liking it. Or, in this case, more specifically thinking that people think you're a bigot if you enjoy problematic works. This triggers a defensiveness, and people argue like they're defending themselves instead of some form of entertainment..

[kittenmommy]

Or, in this case, more specifically thinking that people think you're a bigot if you enjoy problematic works.

If the person enjoys them because of the problematic bit(s), then yeah, that's a problem.

But I don't necessarily think that enjoying things with problematic elements makes one a bigot. And I also don't think that deciding not to consume media with problematic elements makes someone closed-minded or a bigot or whatever, either.

IDK, I guess I just don't care enough about other peoples' watching/reading/listening habits. I worry about myself and what media I consume, and let others make their own decisions.

[fobok]

Like I said, misguided belief. :)

[kittenmommy]

Yep!