I do feel for everyone who felt uncomfortable -- but in my opinion, and I try to live by it, discomfort is an opportunity for growth.
I am a person who liked it and here is why. I got over being embarrassed about what I like a long time ago -- back in grade school when I was shunned for liking "science fiction" and being "a brain". I am proud to be slashy even though most people don't understand what it really means. I know people some people don't/won't understand, but I don't go by the opinions of the uninformed. I saw an icon i think where it said "those who matter won't care, and those who care don't matter." I for one am Proud of YOU in your slashtastic glory, I'm proud of all the slashy fen -- let's just be proud of who we are and if we get the spotlight for fifteen seconds, let's shine.
A long time ago, one of my favorite books was "Illusions: the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" by Richard Bach, and this is the precept from that book that I have never left aside:
Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world- even if what is published is not true.
ESPECIALLY if your creative work is called into question. Which, it really Hasn't Been -- so let's don't borrow trouble.
I hope you don't see this as wank -- I try to be positive wherever I go.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not in any way ashamed of/made uncomfortable by the exposure of fandom. I was okay with everything up to the wincest shout out!
For me, the way that was/we were presented crossed the line between affectionate mocking and inviting the outside world to look in at the freakshow. I don't have an embarrassment squick, I have a DEFENSIVE LOVE OF FANDOM. I hate it when people judge/laugh at fandom activity, and whilst I think Kripke more than has the right to laugh at us, considering how much we torment him, the rest of the world doesn't. Especially not based on an out-of-context, exaggerated, mocking glimpse of what fandom really means.
I don't see your comment as wanky, but I still don't like this aspect of the episode and I don't want to.
I am a person who liked it and here is why. I got over being embarrassed about what I like a long time ago -- back in grade school when I was shunned for liking "science fiction" and being "a brain". I am proud to be slashy even though most people don't understand what it really means. I know people some people don't/won't understand, but I don't go by the opinions of the uninformed. I saw an icon i think where it said "those who matter won't care, and those who care don't matter." I for one am Proud of YOU in your slashtastic glory, I'm proud of all the slashy fen -- let's just be proud of who we are and if we get the spotlight for fifteen seconds, let's shine.
A long time ago, one of my favorite books was "Illusions: the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" by Richard Bach, and this is the precept from that book that I have never left aside:
Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world- even if what is published is not true.
ESPECIALLY if your creative work is called into question. Which, it really Hasn't Been -- so let's don't borrow trouble.
I hope you don't see this as wank -- I try to be positive wherever I go.
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For me, the way that was/we were presented crossed the line between affectionate mocking and inviting the outside world to look in at the freakshow. I don't have an embarrassment squick, I have a DEFENSIVE LOVE OF FANDOM. I hate it when people judge/laugh at fandom activity, and whilst I think Kripke more than has the right to laugh at us, considering how much we torment him, the rest of the world doesn't. Especially not based on an out-of-context, exaggerated, mocking glimpse of what fandom really means.
I don't see your comment as wanky, but I still don't like this aspect of the episode and I don't want to.
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