the break from fandom, it is not going so well...

[meganbmoore]

Ok, seriously, how can women NOT be interested in women in fiction, or view them as irrelevant, or only there to complement the guys?  I mean, seriously, HOW???

I don't mean liking every female character ever, or always being more interested in the female, I just mean approaching fiction with the idea that the female is less important than the male.

It seems to me that it should be the reverse...but then again, I shouldn't be surprised, as so much of fandom revolves around the ideathat it's good or more interesting to take the role of the female and give it to a male instead(yes, if you slash a canonically, heterosexually paired character with another male, you ARE robbing the female of part of her role in the story and giving it to a male.  Period.)

No, I do not dislike you or not respect you or automatically think less of you if you aren't interested in female characters or slash canonically paired males(the f-list would be much smaller if I did.)  But I also can't remotely with your viewpoint when you're coming at something with either one.

(ok, I must ask:  is there something in the world's water supply the last few weeks?  I keep seeing more and more rants...not that I'm one to talk.) 

ETA: No, not directed at anyone specifically (I don't post rants directed to specific people if I know them) but on comments in various rants I've read the last week or so.

Comments

[madame-parker.livejournal.com]

I've had an issue with this side of fandom since I pretty much got into my first fandom six years ago. It's something I really don't like and what makes it really shocking is the fact that most of the hate towards female characters comes from female fans.

On most days, I ignore it but on other days I get really pissed off, most of all if the character that is being bitched on happens to be someone I like.

I also have an issue with peoples needs to have an OTP almost from the get go of watching a tv show or anime. I'm not an OTP person, in most cases I happen to be a Gen person, who enjoys watching friendships more than people falling in love, I get bored with that, unless it's very well done. It's tiring how childish fandom can be, that's why I just lurk most of the time.

On another note, I've friended you, which I'm sure you noticed. :) I really enjoyed some of the posts you've been making.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I'm...a gen person who gets absolutely giddy when there's a canon pairing she likes, but doesn't need one. The only time the pairing bit (in canon) is an issue for me is if something about it strikes me as very, very wrong. I like relationships of all types, romantic, familial, etc. I really dislike fanon pairings because most require altering or sacrificing at least one canon relationship, and few things set me off more than taking a male who is canonically paired with a female and slashing him. (My general opinion on slash is that I'm fine with, but generally uninterested...but if canon says the guy is straight, the guy is straight.) Why most seem to think a relationship has to be romantic to be interesting or everything has to have a sexual undertone is something I'll never get.

I like OTPs and get very attached to them...if they're canon and something I really like. Otherwise, I just don't worry about it. Most OTPs for me are "yes, you're cute/odd/work for me...now, about that swordfight..."

I generally try to just lurk on the edges of fandom, but then I see character bashing or relationship(of any kind) trashing, and I lose it.