Fanbullying redux 4

[kateorman]

I had hoped to space this stuff out so as not to look COMPLETELY obsessed, but now someone's gone and reserved the other books I borrowed as well - they must be writing their thesis on it or something. Anyway, I have to take a bunch of notes from them pretty much now.

Comments

[puppetmaker40]

I find it funny that you are writing all this out while I am in a rather heated discussion about, according to the writer, how stupid I am for making fleece and foam puppets in the style of the Muppets. A couple of the hand and rod artists are trying to be rational with this git but he is bound and determined to make each and everyone of us feel like scum for enjoying our form of puppetry (he's a string artist who's bookings have gone down the drain).

[kateorman]

Never has this icon been so appropriate. :-)

[brewsternorth]

The what now?

Sounds like serious entitlement issues combined with lack of patience. So string-puppetry is out of fashion. This too shall pass. Puppetry as a whole isn't exactly 'in' unless you're fond of "Avenue Q". But it shouldn't be about foam v. strings, it should be about being passionate about good puppeteering of any kind.

[pbristow]

You closet foamist you! How dare you come here with your thinly veiled anti-string agenda and... What?

What???

Why is everyone staring at me?

Fan bullying on the farm ...

[outsdr]

I read this and thought about your research. And fandom in general.

http://www.comics.com/comics/cowandboy/archive/images/cowandboy2008262000731.gif

(Or here if that link doesn't work: http://www.comics.com/comics/cowandboy/archive/cowandboy-20080731.html )

Re: Fan bullying on the farm ...

[kateorman]

*snerk*

formerly an anon impertinent voice with an interest in buddhism

[ethelking]

this will be run in sunday's new york times magazine. some of the answers are missing or evasive, but the questions are very, very good

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Re: formerly an anon impertinent voice with an interest in buddhism

[kateorman]

Thanks for the link. Fortuny exemplifies the bully who refuses to take responsibility for their actions, and instead blaming their targets.

[outsdr]

You may find this article of interest to your research:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th

[outsdr]

Annnndddd... someone beat me to it. Oops.