I have such a weird relationship with James Marsters. Er...not that I know him. But he's hilarious and he seems to always be really good to his fans...but then there's his romantic life, and it makes me headdesk forever. Sigh. He leaves me conflicted, as a person. Though not as an actor, which is probably a sign I should just stick to watching him on TV and ignore all the things other people post about his personal life.
But seriously, those icons are made of win, and I kind of love that you use that one when talking about whedonesque!
My time in the "boy" side of fandom was a long time ago and not in the Buffyverse. By the time I got involved in shipping, I was already pretty heavily into fanfiction as my primary fandom, so I never really saw the anti-shipping attitude as sexist, though I can easily imagine that this is the case, and I'll probably notice it more from now on.
(though less in a mansplaing way and more in a general 'bow before my greatness plebes' kind of a way). Well, at least no mansplaining (seriously, isn't that the greatest word ever? I use it all the time!). That's much worse, imo, than just that general, "I'm the final word on life" kind of condescension.
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But seriously, those icons are made of win, and I kind of love that you use that one when talking about whedonesque!
My time in the "boy" side of fandom was a long time ago and not in the Buffyverse. By the time I got involved in shipping, I was already pretty heavily into fanfiction as my primary fandom, so I never really saw the anti-shipping attitude as sexist, though I can easily imagine that this is the case, and I'll probably notice it more from now on.
(though less in a mansplaing way and more in a general 'bow before my greatness plebes' kind of a way).
Well, at least no mansplaining (seriously, isn't that the greatest word ever? I use it all the time!). That's much worse, imo, than just that general, "I'm the final word on life" kind of condescension.