*cracks knuckles* Warning for rantiness and hyperbole

[lyssie]

First, since I was recently told that I should never be offended by something that wasn't aimed at me, I'd like to say thank you. Really.

Second, IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN. Where I warn you that, shockingly, I am that annoying fangirl feminist type that thinks ruining your squee is fun. Sometimes, I even daydream it (like, frell, I had the whole day

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[mfirefly10]

Oh, Dee...*huggles*...The more I think about it, the more I realize that NONE of these characters survived this show without being seriously screwed over. I mean, the characters that made out that best either A: Died REALLY early on like poor Kat or B: Had what could be considered happy endings, even though they'd been screwed over throughout much of the series (see: Caprica 6 as a PERFECT example of this

[lyssie]

Poor Caprica. :(

To be fair, I've done the bashing myself, though it's been a long time. (I'm fairly sure there are archived posts from me on ye ol' Sam/Jack list stating that Daniel was whiny and annoying [which he sort of is], because that's what all the cool kids thought, and so, party line and all that)

and occasionally, I feel the urge to bash Lee because of his annoying fans. (Rose Tyler also causes the same urge, sadly)

But, as you say, bashing is sort of POINTLESS. And a waste of my energy. I could be writing, after all. Also, having loved characters on the end of a great deal of bashing (from Helo to Sam to 'Thena to Boomer to Kara to Cally, Dee and Tory...) I know how annoying it is, and it makes me watch my words.

Helo gives THE BEST HUGS. Ever.

[prozacpark]

I don't think Kara is honest with Sam about the cheating as much as she just doesn't attempt to keep it from him, the way Lee does. But. The reason I judge Lee more harshly than Kara is mostly about authorial intent, for me. It's, like, I can get over Faith MURDERING people, but I can't overlook the fact that Buffy once tried to unsuccessfully kill a human being. Because the first is acknowledged by canon as being horrible, but the second is totally overlooked. Kara's cheating is still seen by canon as cheating, while I can't help but feel that Ron wants me to see Lee as the morally upright person who wouldn't cheat and Kara as the temptress who does this, apparently, all the time. I know cut scenes aren't canon, but the fact that that one scene was there means that there was SOMEONE there who was reading it that way at some point. Which, well, has more to do with my inability to go along with authorial intent on things like these and feeling the need to rebel out of spite than actual canon maybe? ;)

In closing: there is a

[lyssie]

Ron still needs smacking, yes. And I'm down with judging Lee more harshly. It's just the judging Dee that makes me crankypants.

So I have never actually participated in the BSG fandom at large, but I thought Sam was also generally seen as weak for putting up with Kara's batshitery?

OH MAN. Dude. There is a WHOLE school of thought somewhere out there about how SAM IS AN ABUSED WIFE and stuff. It is HILARIOUS reading. In a "makes you want to stab your eyes out" way.

Mostly, because, co-opting a REAL PROBLEM to make their relationship (which, um, sorry, NOT abuse) look awful is sort of offensive.

[juliet42]

Dee was never the first character to jump out at me, but for the most part with every appearance, Dee kept making me like her more and more. For her weaknesses and strengths

[lyssie]

Yes! All of that. =D

[lls_mutant]

Do you know what happens when you cross Dee? You get smacked down HARD :) Adama tried it. Lee tried it. Hell, Kara tried it. They all got a smackdown :)

I love Dee. One of the things I love about her is that she is a strong female character, but she still is very "feminine" in that she has a very soft, tender side, she's in tunes with her emotions, and she's a girl. I actually in many ways find Dee more relatable than some of the other strong female characters because she's the most like women I know. (Although Cally is the one I relate to most

[lyssie]

<3 That is awesome. =D