An Analysis And Undiplomatic Refutation of Caina's "Fandom Hypocrisy" Cross-posted to my LJ for the fandom-uninitiated or casual readers--this one's for Veteran Fen.
The Harry/Hermione shippers continue to rend their hair, gnash their teeth, and soliloquize in great length and detail about the pure EVIL that is J.K. Rowling for not having Harry and Hermione fall into their Destined True, Undying Love in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. And as if it wasn't horrible enough of her to be such a BAD WRITER, the Harmonians have dug deep between the lines of Half-Blood Prince and various public statements made by Ms. Rowling, and reached this horrifying, shocking, devastating truth:
She did it all...pairing off Hermione with Ron instead of with Harry, picking two fans to interview her after the book came out, even put certain plot points in the book that seemingly had nothing whatsoever to do with romance or ships--ALL of it!--ALL to slight and wound the Harry/Hermione contingent! J.K. Rowling's entire purpose in life for the past two years has been solely to SINK THE H.M.S. Harmony and let the poor, true fans who sailed the ship DIE alienated, humiliated, and constipated!
Think I'm exaggerating, my Internet-unfamiliar or fandom-uninitiated friends? Read this.
Kinda defies belief and makes your skin crawl, doesn't it, that anybody could get this effing worked up over a novel. Read on as I attempt to decipher (and mock mercilessly) the sheer, unadulterated, damn-near-certifiable lunacy expressed by Caina, a fangirl who has appointed herself Spokeswoman of the H.M.S. Harmony.
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I’m sure many people are wondering “how is Jo responsible for the anti-Harmony sentiment on the Internet?” There are several ways, and I’ll list them here.
1. Rowling granted an interview with two fans, both of whom are known to be anti-H/Hr.
Dang. Substitute the words "anti-H/Hr" for "communist," and you've got Joe McCarthy attacking 21st century authors!
( And it gets weirder. )
-----Thus endeth Part One of the most asinine "fan essay" ever written.
And it gets worse. Hankies recommended for those prone to laughing until they cry.
2. Rowling made an inflammatory remark on her own website.
( A joke was made. Crazy people have no sense of humor. )
The following is definitely my favorite part...
3. Rowling used her own book to ridicule H/Hr.
Break out the subliminal messages and the tin hats, people, it's conspiracy theory time!
( I see dead hippogriffs! )
Had enough of this madness yet? Ready to check yourself into the funny farm yet? Sorry! Dear Caina has one more point to make!
4. Rowling has ignored the situation in her fandom, thereby exacerbating the already sore situation.
( In Points 1 through 3, she insults them by allegedly participating in the shipping wars. Now she allegedly insults them by NOT participating. )
Thus endeth the list of grievances and crimes laid at the door of the Moste Notorious Fork-Tongued Queen of Deception and Cruelty, J.K. Rowling, in her heartless, deliberate, concerted, and downright-subliminal attempt to shatter the lives of the poor, innocent Harry/Hermione shippers.
BUT WAIT! There's one final, parting salvo...
( They think they're cool but they're NOT!!! )
So, in closing: you may remark that by posting this rather unrestrained discussion of the latest Harmoanian Manifesto, am I not proving them right by making fun of them on the Internet? Well, in response...I cannot deny I am making fun of them.
All I can say in my defense is just that...it's so DAMNED EASY!
Current Mood: *sporfle!*Current Music: "The Telephone Dance"--Cabaret