straw, meet camel.
I had this public and then I flocked it and actually, fuck that, I'm making it public again.
Okay, you know what, I had been feeling a lot better about 4x18 today (damn right I'm going to write a Wincest-y coda), and then I found out that people being upset by it is apparently enough for a full on WANK REPORT.
Just. Oh my fucking god I am so pissed off right now. There is one thing, ONE THING, that I cannot tolerate or give the benefit of the doubt or handwave away, in real life and online, and that is people CONFUSING THEIR OPINIONS WITH FACT. Which is probably hypocritical of me, because I’m completely sure I’ve done it myself, but I try so fucking hard not to.
It is the one thing that makes my blood BOIL. (Really, Tree? says my imaginary audience. More than homophobia? AH, I say, isn’t that just confusing negative opinions of homosexuality with fact, IN A WAY?) It is the one thing that I cannot fucking stand about this fandom, and it is the one thing that has been pissing me off since I got here.
Yes, I was upset by 4x18, but I didn’t tell the people who weren’t 'you're wrong and here’s why.' And yes, I am feeling a lot more positive about it now, but that doesn’t make my reaction yesterday ANY LESS VALID.
Because hey guess what, motherfuckers, EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF TEXT YOU CONSUME IS AFFECTED BY YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND JUDGMENT AND CULTURE AND IT IS ALL SUBJECTIVE.
Every single fucking thing we do here is subjective and disagreement does not invalidate opinions. Christ, people, you don't need a Media degree to understand that there is no such thing as truth or the right interpretation or correct opinions when it comes to media or literature or FANDOM. Hasn't that been drilled into your heads by schoolteachers since you were 10?
I don’t care if people disagree with me, but I do care if people read the things I have to say and roll their eyes and think ‘she needs to get a sense of humour’ because they’re too blinded by their opinions to separate them from fact.
If you can’t tell the difference between the two, you can get the fuck out. Right the fuck now.
Okay, you know what, I had been feeling a lot better about 4x18 today (damn right I'm going to write a Wincest-y coda), and then I found out that people being upset by it is apparently enough for a full on WANK REPORT.
Just. Oh my fucking god I am so pissed off right now. There is one thing, ONE THING, that I cannot tolerate or give the benefit of the doubt or handwave away, in real life and online, and that is people CONFUSING THEIR OPINIONS WITH FACT. Which is probably hypocritical of me, because I’m completely sure I’ve done it myself, but I try so fucking hard not to.
It is the one thing that makes my blood BOIL. (Really, Tree? says my imaginary audience. More than homophobia? AH, I say, isn’t that just confusing negative opinions of homosexuality with fact, IN A WAY?) It is the one thing that I cannot fucking stand about this fandom, and it is the one thing that has been pissing me off since I got here.
Yes, I was upset by 4x18, but I didn’t tell the people who weren’t 'you're wrong and here’s why.' And yes, I am feeling a lot more positive about it now, but that doesn’t make my reaction yesterday ANY LESS VALID.
Because hey guess what, motherfuckers, EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF TEXT YOU CONSUME IS AFFECTED BY YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND JUDGMENT AND CULTURE AND IT IS ALL SUBJECTIVE.
Every single fucking thing we do here is subjective and disagreement does not invalidate opinions. Christ, people, you don't need a Media degree to understand that there is no such thing as truth or the right interpretation or correct opinions when it comes to media or literature or FANDOM. Hasn't that been drilled into your heads by schoolteachers since you were 10?
I don’t care if people disagree with me, but I do care if people read the things I have to say and roll their eyes and think ‘she needs to get a sense of humour’ because they’re too blinded by their opinions to separate them from fact.
If you can’t tell the difference between the two, you can get the fuck out. Right the fuck now.