Oh, God

[lirazel]

I had sworn I wasn't going to do the link-to-whedonesque thing anymore. I'm sure it annoys y'all that I constantly have to scurry back here to get reassurance. I really am going to try to do it less in the future.

But this one time, I have to get my rage out. I'm feeling sick to my stomach and shaky.

Someone on whedonesque just made the most ridiculously sexist, homophobic, patronizing, self-congratulatory comment about shipping ever. And I am ANGRY.

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Saying that everything has to come down to some ship is kind of insulting. I know you probably weren't meaning to be. But.

I'm not a shipper. You can tell by how I'm a heterosexual adult man. I just like a good story.

Shipping itself is, in my humble opinion, not just stupid but destructive to the fandom. The story is what is what it is (and I'm including the TV show in this), but I can't comment on what actually has happened because it'll offend people who think things should be another way.

Let's say I decide that Riley should have been Buffy's true love, and regardless of what happens in the show, I get angry when she hooks up with anyone else. Doesn't matter that the events clearly show that that's not happening. Im'ma get pissed anyway. See how stupid that would be?

[eta] EMPHASIS HIS.

I...just...WTF?????

I called him on it. How much you wanna bet that he'll pull the whole "oversensitive" card?

It's okay. I will link the hell out of Derailing for Dummies. Never fear.

Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I KNOW!

And there's totally a way to communicate the fact that you aren't fond of shipping and the way it affects fandom without BEING SO F'ING SEXIST AND HOMOPHOBIC AND LECTURING ALL US LITTLE LADIES ON HOW WE SHOULD REACT.

GRRRR!

I love you forever for being tempted. And do not blame you for not doing so. Seriously, it's an uphill battle over there.

*sigh*

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

Remember that "girls are ruining sci-fi" article debacle from ages ago? I was THISCLOSE to actually signing up over there, because not only was the article so disgusting, so many people were agreeing with it. (One commentator was talking about how Buffy was so gross to him because of all the ICKY GIRLS KICKING ASS OMG but Firefly "redeemed" Joss Whedon for him a little because it was so obvious the crew depended on Mal being a Big Strong Man to keep them from falling apart. OHMYGODSMASHKILLDESTROY)

I really, really hope that this BS over at Whedonesque doesn't come to that level of breathtaking AWFULNESS. I am glad Simon stepped in (though I'd be happier if someone just flat-out banned him, omfg.)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

OH GOD YES I REMEMBER. HULKSMASH!

I don't think it will go quite that far. The mods are pretty good about steering people away from flamewars--they have practice. But they aren't always as good at recognizing inappropriate comments as I wish they were.