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xtremeroswelliaAnd I'm cutting it for those of you on my flist who A) Don't want to know what's going on B) Don't care what's going on C) Don't want to talk about it anymore.
So let me start out by saying that the hypocrisy in fandom will never ever cease to amaze me.
Apparently it's perfectly all right for one person to post their thoughts in their livejournal and generalize an entire group of fans as being stupid, morons, etc, etc, but if someone else does it, it's not all right.
...
Let's cut the bullshit here.
There are a great deal of nasty, vicious people in the Smallville fandom, and not only are they vicious about certain characters and pairings (I don't care about this at all myself--like who you like, dislike whoever you want--it's fiction, something people tend to forget.) But they are also nasty and hateful about other fans--anyone who does not agree with them, people who DO like characters they don't like (in this case the point of contention always seems to be Lois Lane), and even people who like the actress who plays said disliked character -- Erica Durance.
I'm sorry but when you start bashing on the actress because you don't like the character she plays or how that character's been written, you start sounding insane and overly obsessed and delusional. And if you are reading this, and hate Erica Durance because you don't like Lois Lane on Smallville, and this show is the only reason you have me friended? Well, feel free to defriend.
Sure, feel free to say whatever you'd like in your own journal, in your own place--paid for or not--that's your right. But know that when you make vicious hateful statements, people who read it will get tired of your bullshit and will eventually fire back at you.
And let's clear up another couple of things here. The post I referred to of Tobi's where she bashed all Chlollie fans--not only the pairing itself--but the fans of the pairing? I DO have screencaps of it, in fact. You know why I've chosen not to post it? Because I'm not in junior high and I'm not a two-faced bitch. I did, however, defriend her the same day that I read her nasty little post. I assumed she would get the notif in her mailbox as I do when someone defriends, and defriend me back.
She did not do this, and that is not my problem. I didn't hang around to "spy" on her because as I said before--I have a life.
Also? I didn't accuse her of misusing funds for the charity she's involved with. I simply pointed out the two-facedness of her having made posts in the past asking for Chlollie fans to donate money to it and then calling them fucking morons behind their backs. It's disgusting and pisses me off.
And yeah, maybe according to some individuals I should have named names and posted screencaps for proof, but you know what? I believe in karma. People who do bad things and talk about people behind their backs and act like two-faced little children WILL get what's coming to them eventually. I don't generally see the need to get involved in that process because then it brings MY spirits down, too. I actually don't get satisfaction in hurting other people the way some seem to.
Not too long ago, someone else I've since defriended made a statement about how if you dare to profess that you LIKE Smallville's Lois Lane, she would take you off her list of "cool" people and come to your house and kick your ass. Obviously the latter part of that was tongue in cheek, but you know what?
GROW UP.
If you've only friended me because of fandom, that's fine. But I'm not going to hold back my opinions anymore in MY journal which I paid for to keep YOU happy, either. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fandom is a very small part of who I am. There are those of you here who've been here for a very long time--people who actually know me and care about as a whole person, not just as a person who's in fandom.
And quite frankly, those of you that defriended me over this? Weren't really my friends anyway. You rarely (if ever) commented on any real life posts I've made, so don't expect me to cry because you left. As for those who will defriend me now over what I've said here? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
And for the record, I don't ship Chlark anymore. I haven't since season six. And I like Erica Durance. And Smallville's Lois Lane.
So. Feel free to be shocked, dismayed and defriend me if that's really all you're here for.
So let me start out by saying that the hypocrisy in fandom will never ever cease to amaze me.
Apparently it's perfectly all right for one person to post their thoughts in their livejournal and generalize an entire group of fans as being stupid, morons, etc, etc, but if someone else does it, it's not all right.
...
Let's cut the bullshit here.
There are a great deal of nasty, vicious people in the Smallville fandom, and not only are they vicious about certain characters and pairings (I don't care about this at all myself--like who you like, dislike whoever you want--it's fiction, something people tend to forget.) But they are also nasty and hateful about other fans--anyone who does not agree with them, people who DO like characters they don't like (in this case the point of contention always seems to be Lois Lane), and even people who like the actress who plays said disliked character -- Erica Durance.
I'm sorry but when you start bashing on the actress because you don't like the character she plays or how that character's been written, you start sounding insane and overly obsessed and delusional. And if you are reading this, and hate Erica Durance because you don't like Lois Lane on Smallville, and this show is the only reason you have me friended? Well, feel free to defriend.
Sure, feel free to say whatever you'd like in your own journal, in your own place--paid for or not--that's your right. But know that when you make vicious hateful statements, people who read it will get tired of your bullshit and will eventually fire back at you.
And let's clear up another couple of things here. The post I referred to of Tobi's where she bashed all Chlollie fans--not only the pairing itself--but the fans of the pairing? I DO have screencaps of it, in fact. You know why I've chosen not to post it? Because I'm not in junior high and I'm not a two-faced bitch. I did, however, defriend her the same day that I read her nasty little post. I assumed she would get the notif in her mailbox as I do when someone defriends, and defriend me back.
She did not do this, and that is not my problem. I didn't hang around to "spy" on her because as I said before--I have a life.
Also? I didn't accuse her of misusing funds for the charity she's involved with. I simply pointed out the two-facedness of her having made posts in the past asking for Chlollie fans to donate money to it and then calling them fucking morons behind their backs. It's disgusting and pisses me off.
And yeah, maybe according to some individuals I should have named names and posted screencaps for proof, but you know what? I believe in karma. People who do bad things and talk about people behind their backs and act like two-faced little children WILL get what's coming to them eventually. I don't generally see the need to get involved in that process because then it brings MY spirits down, too. I actually don't get satisfaction in hurting other people the way some seem to.
Not too long ago, someone else I've since defriended made a statement about how if you dare to profess that you LIKE Smallville's Lois Lane, she would take you off her list of "cool" people and come to your house and kick your ass. Obviously the latter part of that was tongue in cheek, but you know what?
GROW UP.
If you've only friended me because of fandom, that's fine. But I'm not going to hold back my opinions anymore in MY journal which I paid for to keep YOU happy, either. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fandom is a very small part of who I am. There are those of you here who've been here for a very long time--people who actually know me and care about as a whole person, not just as a person who's in fandom.
And quite frankly, those of you that defriended me over this? Weren't really my friends anyway. You rarely (if ever) commented on any real life posts I've made, so don't expect me to cry because you left. As for those who will defriend me now over what I've said here? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
And for the record, I don't ship Chlark anymore. I haven't since season six. And I like Erica Durance. And Smallville's Lois Lane.
So. Feel free to be shocked, dismayed and defriend me if that's really all you're here for.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:27 pm (UTC)Absolutely!
Ironically, I think this is why so many people got their feelings hurt. Because they felt that people whom they thought were friends were, in fact, laughing at them and calling them crazy and delusional simply because they ship Chlois. It isn't the shipping preferences that got people so upset- it was thinking that this is what their friends really thought about THEM as people (not just their ship) behind their backs.
Me, I never care who a person ships, or what actor they like or don't like. The only thing I care about is how they behave towards others. Fandoms are replaceable. Friends are not.
"I just want to write fic and read it when I can and squee over my pretty pretty blondes with fellow fans and see Chloe get her happy ending"
Totally. :-)
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:32 pm (UTC)But it's over and done with now.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:43 pm (UTC)I just hope everyone goes back to enjoying the SV party, no matter what PART of the it they like, you know? And also, that Chlollie ends the season with blonde babies. Hey, if I'm going to wish, I'm going to wish BIG! *g*
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:46 pm (UTC)And I agree. On both accounts. They would totally have pretty blonde babies together. ;)