What's your SE fanbase pet peeve?
I was thinking this week a bit about how I've been in Soul Eater fandom for a little more than two years now. It really has some serious staying power for me! And that's partly because I love the fandom. I don't think I could ever ragequit SE simply because talking about the series with other fans is too much fun.
But I have my pet peeves with the fandom/fanbase. These bug me everytime I see them. I was really curious if you guys felt the same or if you have more to add.
1. Crona's gender.
I have no problem with people speculating on Crona's gender. It's definetly relievant and fine to discuss. Personally, I like that Crona is ambiguous and I kind of hope that his/her gender is never revealed. But OH MY GOD the way people will constantly bicker about it is just beyond me. On basically every amv and every fanart, Crona's gender is hotly debated as if it were the single most important thing to the character.
2. Kid's OCD.
I have complicated feelings about this one. I know that Kid's symmetry OCD is treated as a constant gag and I laughed my ass off at every OCD breakdown scene in the anime. At the same time it's also treated pretty realistically. But when I see fangirls basically interpert REAL LIFE OCD as being just has hilarious and cute and cool, I cringe. I'm also pretty sure that 25% of Kid's fanbase does NOT have OCD. There is so much perpetuation of OCD has a joke disorder.
People who truely have a real life disorder will usually keep quiet about it and know how uncool it can be. I discovered Kid's character only a few months after the sudden onset of my impulse control disorder (that I don't wish so name specifically). And something about his badassery despite or because of his OCD was comforting to me.
3. Liz and Patty as 2 in 1
Granted, Liz and Patty are sisters, Kid's twin guns and almost never apart, but I get annoyed the way they're packaged into one character by fanbase. I can't say how many times I've seen comments of people not even remembering who is who. Liz and Patty are different people with unique personalities! Another thing that bothers me is when I hear people refer to them only has Kid's guns. Grrrrr.
4. Gag gone too far
"This picture is not symmetrical!" There's no telling how many times I've heard it. Way to beat something to death.
5. Moe Moe porno pairings.
This isn't specific to Soul Eater and I know it'll never go away, but I can still hate it with all my might!
Ahhh, done. Any to add?
Annnnnd
Have some suggestive decidedly not moe moe KidLiz hypothetical doujin sample. XDDD
Surprise!
Only mildly NSFW
But I have my pet peeves with the fandom/fanbase. These bug me everytime I see them. I was really curious if you guys felt the same or if you have more to add.
1. Crona's gender.
I have no problem with people speculating on Crona's gender. It's definetly relievant and fine to discuss. Personally, I like that Crona is ambiguous and I kind of hope that his/her gender is never revealed. But OH MY GOD the way people will constantly bicker about it is just beyond me. On basically every amv and every fanart, Crona's gender is hotly debated as if it were the single most important thing to the character.
2. Kid's OCD.
I have complicated feelings about this one. I know that Kid's symmetry OCD is treated as a constant gag and I laughed my ass off at every OCD breakdown scene in the anime. At the same time it's also treated pretty realistically. But when I see fangirls basically interpert REAL LIFE OCD as being just has hilarious and cute and cool, I cringe. I'm also pretty sure that 25% of Kid's fanbase does NOT have OCD. There is so much perpetuation of OCD has a joke disorder.
People who truely have a real life disorder will usually keep quiet about it and know how uncool it can be. I discovered Kid's character only a few months after the sudden onset of my impulse control disorder (that I don't wish so name specifically). And something about his badassery despite or because of his OCD was comforting to me.
3. Liz and Patty as 2 in 1
Granted, Liz and Patty are sisters, Kid's twin guns and almost never apart, but I get annoyed the way they're packaged into one character by fanbase. I can't say how many times I've seen comments of people not even remembering who is who. Liz and Patty are different people with unique personalities! Another thing that bothers me is when I hear people refer to them only has Kid's guns. Grrrrr.
4. Gag gone too far
"This picture is not symmetrical!" There's no telling how many times I've heard it. Way to beat something to death.
5. Moe Moe porno pairings.
This isn't specific to Soul Eater and I know it'll never go away, but I can still hate it with all my might!
Ahhh, done. Any to add?
Annnnnd
Have some suggestive decidedly not moe moe KidLiz hypothetical doujin sample. XDDD
Surprise!
Only mildly NSFW