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.

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[ineffort.livejournal.com]

BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD BE A SHIPPER IS IF YOU'RE A WOMAN OR A GAY MALE.

This motherfucker. The superiority and complete wrongness of that comment makes me want to smash things.

And lolol relationships, those pesky things, are often central to the story. CRY MOAR, DOUCHEBAG. /raaaaaage

Other than this fail heaped on you, how goes life, dear?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU AND YOUR RAGE. AND WHOEVER IS ANGRY IN YOUR ICON I CAN'T TELL.

It's okay. I'm feeling much better now that warm weather is here. But it's still pretty...just okay, you know? I have decided to actively start looking for a new job, though. Are you proud of me being active instead of passive?

How are things with you now that you finally found the syllabus? I'm sure you're kicking life's ass, right and left!

[ineffort.livejournal.com]

IT'S CHRISTIAN BALE. AND HE'S JUST ABOUT TO TRASH SOMEONE'S LIGHTS.

I AM SO PROUD. And I wish you all the luck in the world in that department.

They're goooing. I am still crazy behind on all the stuff I have to read/work I have to read, but if I keep at it I'm sure it will all get done. I HOPE.