Sticky Post: Partly Friends-Only

[praize]

Some posts are Friends Only -mostly personal posts and ranties;-) If you want me to add you, please comment on this post.

Note: I love (LOVE!) new friends, but I'd like to ask you to please comment here if you add me. Just let me know from where we know each other, or why you friended me (fanfic, fandom, just thought I was super cool, etc. ;-).

Comments

[lily_peapod]

I don't wonder either... I'm not "technically" a H/G shipper (I didn't see enough of the relationship to become invested in it), but I'm fine with it, and I think alot of their anti-H/G and anti-Jo claims are really malicious and ridiculous, and I just can't stand the heavy bashing over there (Although I was part of it sometimes-- I just felt like the site really brought out the worst in me, and just made me angry and miserable, and who wants that? So many people over there are really negative and cruel, and that's just not my scene-- I want to talk to people like me, who actually LIKE the books! ;-) )

Anyway, I was very interested to read your Sevione post! I must admit that I'm usually a "Snape/Hermione?! EWWWWWW!" type, but I liked what you said about them being an intellectual match, and not necessarily a sexual one, because they are two of the most intelligent characters in the books! Plus, while Hermione thrives on memorizing facts and figures, Snape is more creative-- making up his own spells and such, so even if I do find it gross, I like that you explained why you like it, and refuting the general notion that you Sevione shippers are all pedophilia fans. *eyeroll*

Ahaha, I love your LJ. :-D

[praize]

I want to talk to people like me, who actually LIKE the books!

That's exactly it! Constant negativity bogs you down, and it's very easy to get swept away with it -I think it happened to most of us who posted regularly. I for one do have criticisms of how certain things went in the books, but compared to what a huge fan of the books and the characters I am, that is minor. There should be a balance: room for criticism, but also lots of room for squeeing and love! :-)
FAP has slowed down a lot (except Venom); even the most active of my subscribed threads get a new post barely once or twice a week, sometimes none in weeks. I think it's kind of sad because I like the concept of FAP. Maybe if Venom would be closed down for a while the general negativity would fade.

I like that you explained why you like it, and refuting the general notion that you Sevione shippers are all pedophilia fans.

Glad to hear the post was useful! I can't for the life of me understand those accusations because older man/younger woman is a stable in literature and culture and has been so since time began. And nowadays we of course have it the other way around, too;-)