: Due South fandom wanks like a Mountie...
...meaning politely, with excessive courtesy, and attempting to make as little noise as possible. But in the end, someone's still gonna have to launder the long johns.
And somehow, over a decade later, the wank is still all about the Rays.
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belmanoir posts about, generally, the marginalization of Fraser/Vecchio shippers by Fraser/Kowalski fans, and why it's important to phrase things carefully, and be respectful of everybody's shipping preferences, and that "If you're concerned that something you're planning to post might be offensive, consider running it by a non-F/K shipper to get their opinion."
( Some highlights )
It's all very polite and thoughtful and considerate... maybe a little too polite and thoughtful and considerate.ignazwisdom is not impressed:
zvi_likes_tv ( has stuff to say )
Me, I'm just still bemused by the concept of DS fandom being biased against F/V shippers. THE REVOLUTIONARIES HAVE BECOME THE OPPRESSORS!
...meaning politely, with excessive courtesy, and attempting to make as little noise as possible. But in the end, someone's still gonna have to launder the long johns.
And somehow, over a decade later, the wank is still all about the Rays.
First,
belmanoir posts about, generally, the marginalization of Fraser/Vecchio shippers by Fraser/Kowalski fans, and why it's important to phrase things carefully, and be respectful of everybody's shipping preferences, and that "If you're concerned that something you're planning to post might be offensive, consider running it by a non-F/K shipper to get their opinion."( Some highlights )
It's all very polite and thoughtful and considerate... maybe a little too polite and thoughtful and considerate.
ignazwisdom is not impressed:Honestly, DS fandom, you are one of the nicest groups of people around. That's usually a great thing. It makes the fandom very welcoming to newcomers. Sometimes, though, the obsession with being the Nicest People Ever gets a little bit out of control and actually starts to alienate people, including people who've been in the fandom for years.
...
But fans taking their toys and going home over incidents like that is totally old meme, so I'm more alarmed by the number of people nodding along and saying that yes, people should never talk about how they're not interested in Not-So-Popular Character A or Not-So-Popular Pairing B because that's hurtful to fans of Character A and Pairing B. (Or, whatever, people should think real hard before they say anything about a character or pairing lest it offend someone who likes that character or pairing. It adds up to the same thing.)
zvi_likes_tv ( has stuff to say )Me, I'm just still bemused by the concept of DS fandom being biased against F/V shippers. THE REVOLUTIONARIES HAVE BECOME THE OPPRESSORS!