*shakes fist*

[meganbmoore]

 EBAY PEOPLE!

Stop outbidding me on full runs of Cardcaptor Sakura!

It makes Sakura all upset and disappointed!  Do you know what happens when Sakura is upset and disappointed?  It makes her have a Kurogane moment, and then everything descends into gothic shoujo crack!  Too much of that is bad for the brain!

(Seriously, it's the third or so set I've been outbid on.  I WILL ONLY GO SO HIGH!)

ALSO!!!

(non-fist-shakey)

While I was at work, prozacparkasked me my opinion about #148 of today's Fandom Secrets.  Since she is now logged off and at least one other person here might be interested in it (redbrunja, there aren't any Avatar spoilers in the post) I shall just post it.  The secret was along the lines of "I slash m/m because I think the female characters deserve a lot better than what canon gave them."  I've seen that a few times before, and just ignoring any other opinions I have on fanon shipping,  while I often agree that yes, the girls in fiction could do better and it seems they're just told "Here is the main guy!  You must accept him even though he doesn't appreciate you or treat you well!" my reaction to that response to it is always "But, if you object on her behalf, why are you having her twiddle her thumbs while you send him off to have fun?"

(No, really, if you think canon gave her the short end of the stick and you want her to get better and you're going to do a fanon ship, why doesn't she get to go have fun while the guy who doesn't treat her good enough sits there and sulks?  Why does he get to have all the fun?) 

ETA:  I probably don't have to say this, but just in case:  no bashing the secret maker.  Whoever s/he may be.

Comments

[kimiren.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure it's so much an objection to the female characters as much as it is that most people seem to automatically focus on the male characters and fixing them up. (Though I'm sure both sides are out there.)

Yes, I agree. Its just my mind usually theorizes first that said shipper either does not like the hero/heroine the hero/heroine is paired w/ thus ships em' with others. I've had many instances where I go to a movie w/ a freind or cousin and (for example) in PotC the scene where Elizabeth kisses Jack.

Their reaction would be: 'OMG she has the gall to actually KISS Jack Sparrow and cheat on Will?!'
Me: What he's not kissable now? *rollseyes* *annoyed mumbling*
*goes home to overload on Jack/Elizabeth shipping*

Siiiiiiigh. Its like they put these men on an exceptionally high pedestal or something.. :(

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Heh...my reaction to that was "no, Elizabeth, that is not the proper way to get your Will back! It will just cause angst!"

[kimiren.livejournal.com]

colbeaar bump of glory.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

That kiss, that kiss made me PLEASED. Because she was being EVIL. And I like evil women.

[kimiren.livejournal.com]

as do I.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Evil! And manipulative! And a user! And he (kinda) knew!

(But Elizabeth, it was only going to cause problems later...)