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.

Quote:

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

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

I think this reply to the comment sums it up:

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


Please, please, please, please, please, mods, tell me you're not going to let all the patronizing sexism in that comment stand. Please.

Also, what on earth does your being straight have to do with anything at all? So being destructive and stupid is something only hysterical wimminz and gay guys do?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! That was my comment! So I'm glad you thought it summed everything up! Win!

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

Haha, I fail at being observant :)

Do you think we have enough fierce women in our icons to make our point?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I do, too!

THERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH FIERCE WOMEN!