Comments | slasher48: Because this is literally tearing me the fuck apart. Warning: RANT INVOLVED.

slasher48

Because this is literally tearing me the fuck apart. Warning: RANT INVOLVED.

Jul 12, 2010 05:15

I just. Ugh. I don't get it, and maybe that makes me naive, or ignorant, or power hungry, but I just, I DO NOT GET IT. Why in the world is ignorance so acceptable in this country? Who in the world, way back when education was being decided, agreed that laziness and being "passable" should be the standard we should shoot for? Who the FUCK believes ( Read more... )

power, laziness, vam, people pleasing, change, community, american idiots

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:17:46 UTC

I agree with that, but my best friend is telling me I'm being a snob and that fanfiction is just 'fun'. Since when did fun become a word associated with no substance? O.o

slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:18:49 UTC

And by no substance, I mean no commitment, no responsibility, no pride in one's work, whether it be professional or not. Why can't writing well-written work be just as fun as reading it?

(Well, therein lies that American teaching I'm talking about, I guess. Ugh. >.<)

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:35:12 UTC

I think a well-written PWP is beautiful, but if it's just one page of "fuck me Willa" "yes Bammie" *he put his cock in his ass and thrusted* --repeat-- and sometimes, with no spaces, no proper punctuation, and FUCK is spelled wrong? Yeah, it needs to get checked at the door, I believe.

Yeah, and therein lies another problem. Who the hell says young writers don't need to adhere to a standard of just...coherency? Competence? Legibility? At LEAST -- if not things like creativity, originality, and flow.

slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:38:26 UTC

We don't want to become the next "fanfiction.net", known more for its eleven year olds trying their hands at 'pr0n' than competent, enjoyable stories by people who have just as much talent as published authors, only choose not to engage in literary politics.

I for one think some of the best Vam is on par with a lot of good literature. Why not increase that number? :)

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:30:34 UTC

Yeah, I mean, I could stand the occasional badfic, but when there's literally days sometimes of nothing BUT, something must be done.

I dunno. I'm gonna try but, I'm trying to avoid a war here. If I have to be a revolutionary, I will, but hell, even Washington didn't stand by himself. :P

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:35:42 UTC

I think it's going to happen. As much as I can do, I'm going to do it.

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:39:06 UTC

I get what you're saying, absolutely, and this isn't writing, lol, but them* in the future. :)

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slasher48 July 12 2010, 10:55:15 UTC

Neva. :P

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