Trolls in the dungeon: BSG meta.

[lyssie]

This trolly secret got posted to f!s today, and I'm... a bit annoyed. Sure, it's a troll. But the underlying message: that it's ok to celebrate a female character's death because she dumped your whoobie is... pissing me off

Comments

[scarfman]

You've got some great points in here, but there's one that really stood out. Hold on ... wait a minute, here it is right at the beginning: troll.
Merlin is getting grief on this score too. It has magic, and a dragon on the cellar, and people are complaining that the darkskinned girl is ahistorical. Riiight, the anachronism is what bothers you, suuure.

[lyssie]

YES. That is why I loooove them so. Though occasionally, they do ridiculous things like cast adorable men in sleazy roles they fail at.

[scarfman]

The other progressive thing about Merlin, I saw pointed out yesterday, is that the black girl is the quiet shy one instead of the stereotypical sassy black best friend to the female lead. Sure, she's the best friend to the female lead ... but she's also the future focus of the greatest love triangle in English literature.

[scifiaddict86]

Yeah it is a rather glaring double standard although I doubt its any more sinister than Dee got in the way of their ship while the other characters didn't. I think the "uppity" example is an interesting one, it does show an slight double standard I've never thought of it a a racist one before. Although in Dee's case since most of her "ambition" exist solely in the minds of her detractors I don't think what your saying fits here.

Also be prepared I give it about three seconds before someone comes along and tries to say you are far too blond to be pointing out race fail at all.

[lyssie]

It would be nice to think that, but I've seen some pretty hinky stuff said in regards to Dee. "Toffee Barbie" comes to mind.

[greycoupon]

I still have that whole post saved including the comments. Infamy!

[nicole_anell]

"I hope seeing Dualla's dark side means her ass on the way out the airlock."

[aj]

Now, let me ask a question of all of you people who use this as your reason for not liking Dee. Since you are all such huge Billy fans that dumping him makes it ok to demonize a woman... Do you write Billy fic? Do you write fix-its where he doesn't die? Do you write him Mary Sues or other women (or men) sweeping him off his feet and making him better/happy/alive? Do you write meta and verse and song to his greatness? Do you lament every couple of weeks about how he's dead and Ron sucks, and you haven't watched since season two? What about icons? Surely you huge Billy fans MUST be flooding communities with Billy icons, right?

I love how you mostly just describe me. And I've pretty much said from day one that anyone trying to 1. blame Billy's death on Dee 2. call Dee anything other than young and not great at relationships is STUPID.

[lyssie]

*giggles* I considered adding, "No, you just pay lip service, because NONE OF YOU ARE A.j.!"

And that is what MAKES YOU AWESOME. =D

[greycoupon]

You should link this on the F!S comments. More people are agreeing. I mean...what.

[lyssie]

I'd rather not have them troll over here, they'll find it if they search.

[dashakay]

I'm so not happy at a bunch of people right now. Serious yuck.

[lyssie]

I would be ok if they didn't like her! But this... overwhelming glee at her death is just not ok. Sigh.