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caer

There was a dream that was Rome...

Nov 23, 2009 07:35

Sometimes, the GA fandom feels like it's a playground filled with squabbling elementary children.

See, the jungle gym is Mer/Der territory. It's in the heart of the playground so they like to think the whole world revolves around them. They sit up top and think, "Look at our kingdom! Isn't it beautiful?" Often, they forget to look down and remember ( Read more... )

rant, grey's anatomy, fandom

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citron_presse November 23 2009, 16:06:07 UTC

Wow! In the peaceful backwater known as my flist, there are all kinds of ships (including Mer/Der; including people who would rather eat sand for real than read M/L fic LOL!) and we all get along fine!

You spun a great analogy here, but I have to ask - have you been reading TWoP?! ;)

caer November 23 2009, 16:57:46 UTC

No, but I was definitely thinking about it. And all the other forum (and forum-like) places where people just bitch on end about ships. This started out life as a three sentence entry on the claustrophobia of the GA fandom, but then, er...rant happened, lol.

citron_presse November 23 2009, 17:09:57 UTC

all the other forum (and forum-like) places where people just bitch on end about ships.
I agree that it's very tedious and, because of that, it's very rare that I check these forums. (TWoP's vitriol really got to me, actually, around the time Lexie stroked Mark's hair. Whoa - can you say over- (and inappropriate) reaction?!) I haven't even looked at the symbolism threads in ages.

the claustrophobia of the GA fandom
Are other fandoms different, then? I have no experience.

caer November 23 2009, 22:14:46 UTC

Can I admit to something? Promise me you won't strike me off your flist? You see, with that hair stroking scene, I sorta, maybe, kinda most definitely cringed. I know a lot of people in the M/L community adore it, bbbuuuuuttt, I find it so awkward *hides*

(and in case you are thinking of removing me from your flist, I was TOTALLY joking O_O ...yes, just joking)

Stargate fandom is massive. While I generally see some of the same faces here and there, it's not that often. You can rec fics from authors no one has heard of before. Same with SVU, but to a much lesser extent. I kinda feel like in GA everyone knows everyone. Or, at the very least, you're always running across the same people and rec fics is hard. I dunno, maybe it's just the M/L community. It's the first ship I'm involved in that doesn't centre around the main characters, so maybe that's why.

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shanynde November 23 2009, 16:37:37 UTC

Love your thoughts! So well written.

caer November 23 2009, 16:58:55 UTC

Thanks! I'm trying to work on coherency and structure when I rant/post thoughts =)

bijoux83 November 23 2009, 17:06:33 UTC

Should I ever again get asked why I love Mark and Lexie, I'm so giving them, "Because I'm the dumb kid who likes eating sand."

caer November 23 2009, 22:15:25 UTC

So....why do you love Mark and Lexie? ;)

bijoux83 November 24 2009, 06:37:37 UTC

Sorry, can't talk right now. My mouth's full.

caer November 24 2009, 06:57:23 UTC

Oh, really? Eating something, are you? =)

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slybrunette November 23 2009, 17:11:11 UTC

I wish this wasn't all so freaking true. But it so is.

caer November 23 2009, 22:18:18 UTC

Kinda sad, isn't it?

heartsways November 23 2009, 17:14:06 UTC

A playground, you say? Swings? I'd possibly go with that, although someone has scraped "Callie loves Erica" on one of the struts with their keys and nobody's very happy about it.

I just wish everyone could get along. Reading TWoP isn't going to do you any good - most people who post in the GA forum HATE the show. So uh...I don't get it. Why bother if all you can do is spew bile?

And I may not eat the sand, but I'm prone to wandering around in it a little. Does that count?

caer November 23 2009, 22:25:36 UTC

Lol, it was 4:30am when I came up with the playground analogy, so cut me a little slack if it doesn't exactly fit ;) But I DO think that the Callie/Arizona ship has it pretty good right now. Callie is great on her own, but Arizona? Who doesn't love her?

Yes! I don't get it either! Why even watch if you hate it? I was also referring to the "If dies/leaves, I'm done!" people. They annoy me too >:(

=D You don't have to be a sand eater. We'll take anyone who's willing to be in the same vicinity as us! lol.

Also, your icon? I kinda wanna jump you and steal it (as much as I did not like blond and beardless Mark)

heartsways November 23 2009, 22:29:40 UTC

Heh. I adore Mark. He's such a douche sometimes. And I happen to like that in a man.

Feel free to jump and/or steal the icon. It was made for me by insanityjones who makes pretty much all my icons. Aren't they pretty?

citron_presse November 23 2009, 22:53:16 UTC

He's such a douche sometimes. And I happen to like that in a man.
ITA: The man wouldn't be who he is without the douche-iness. It's part of what makes him so awesome.

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