Dearest, beloved, Fandom Wank.

I know you were looking forward to great excitement today. Some of you said words to me that indicated you anticipated fiery 'judgement' upon those who remained fresh and dewey white, those you call n00bs.

Anyway, you got today instead.

Stop anticipating things, we'll just break your hearts.

Sincerely,

Sepia P. Magpie, Esq.



PS: Use this post to reflect on how you could be better people. Or just fuck around in the comments.

Over at wranglers, one of LJ's Brokeback Mountain communities, supersolenoids posts about creating a fic archive for the fandom. Seems simple enough, right?

WRONG.

The kerfuffle also continues here.

On the Brokeback Mountain imdb board, mole02 asks:
...I can't help but wonder about how much of these raves I've been hearing, like the Oscar talk and Golden Globe nominations, are because of the film's cinematic brilliance and how much are just because it's a film that endorses homosexuality.

People ask why it matters. mole02 states that he is bipartisan, and therefore wary of the liberal media bias. Or something. The rest of the discussion is mostly mole02 defending his non-bigot status.

Classic quotes:
lol...I cannot believe that you consider me, one person on the internet that you don't even know, to be a bigot just because I personally disagree with homosexuality. Wow, are you insecure.

Oh, cry me a river...you think you're so persecuted because once in a while, some ignorant jackass decides that he wants to beat some gay guy to death? Please.

And then this gem:
MattGuyOR: Please refrain from telling us you're bipartisan again, for I feel myself going bipostal if you do.

Don't miss Gays=Big Brother, plus mole02 starting every single post with "lol..."

And read it quick, because Petronius Arbiter II reports this message:
"Unable to process your request * Thanks, we already have sufficient abuse reports about this user * Administrators will be processing these in due course"

In which TwinkleDru is brave and Jack and Ennis are total pussies. (Oh! Did I say "pussies"? Whoops. I meant "cowards"!)

There are many, many choice pull-quotes from this wankery. But, really, it's the discussion of privilege (make sure you spell that right) that's my favorite part. Or the part about how (semi-recently) "coming out in a red state" is akin to what the boys of BBM went through. Oh! Oh! Or the part where she gets her ass handed to her about calling someone out on their spelling (she does tutor part-time, though. And points to her for apologizing!).

Good stuff here.

[ETA: Original wanky post deleted or flocked. Dang. Maybe the poster regretted submitting herself to the Wank Report?]

Someone says that they were disappointed by Brokeback Mountain and that it was stale. Wanking occurs.

Sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush for a New Years party. When I get back, I will come back and provide highlights.