fanficrants: Hey all!I've been lurking in this commun

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football_girl) wrote in

fanficrants,
@ 2006-10-20 15:14:00

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Hey all!

I've been lurking in this community for quite a while. I will not be surprised at all if I'm flamed for this post, because I've been a needle in many of your asses lately with my comments to your entries, and that's fine with me.

I have a little problem with things I keep seeing in this community, which I find partialy amusing, partialy useless, and partialy just stupid. I mean, I understand that this is a RANT community, so I will not go into how I think it's pathetic to publicly laugh at people's spelling mistakes behind their backs, how it's immature to expect for everybody to agree with the way YOU think fics should be written etc.

However, a re-ocurring theme in this community is something like this: OMG!! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?! *this character* DOES NOT LOVE *this character*!! Or. *this person* IN *this fandom* HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSONALITY AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK, HOW DARE YOU DESCRIBE HIM/HER LIKE THIS, IDIOTS!!!

Ok, since when, in FANDOM, of all things, has everyone decided that artistic license is worth nothing? Let's learn, boys and girls. There is a part of fandom who prefer CANON - that means they like characters described exactly how the original writer wrote them, and they have to be IC, and they have to end up with people they ended up with in the show/book/cartoon/game etc. There is also a thing called FANON - that's for those who write pairings they prefer, sometimes like OOC, and yes, crack!fic fits in here as well.

Because, you see, the whole point of fan-fic is for people who want to see the different sides of the characters the writers have written to be able to do so. For those of us who think Draco should end up with Harry to be able to read/write about it. For those of us who think Draco would be a gentle lover to write/read about it. ETC ETC ETC

So why are people yelling all around in this community things like: "Draco is supposed to be crule and vile and stubborn, stop portraying him as actually good deep inside!! What must I do to make people understand Draco is vile and cruel? Can't you people read? Haven't you read the books?"

If we were satisfied with "the books", fan-fic would not exist. Because someone wants to portray a character differently than you, YOUR MAJESTIES, would like to see him/her, it doesn't mean their work is crappy or wrong. If you don't like nice!Draco, don't read it! If someone wants to dress Snape in a tutu and you don't like it? DON'T READ IT, stop bitching on here that: "HOW DARE THEY, BIATCHES, NOT SHARE MY OPINION ON WHAT THING SHOULD BE!!!"

I somewhat understand people who get frustrated about grammar and post on here that they just CANNOT see the same mistakes done over and over again! I can relate - I'm a Beta, sometimes it gets frustrating.

But flaming people because they prefer fanon? Because they want to portray characters in their own FAN-FICTIONS the way they want to? Make them end up with whom they want to? Describe them in whatever words they want to?

Are you serious?

*** All examples and quotes are theoretical.

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xayeidemon
2006-10-20 07:27 pm UTC (link)

Oh, wow. May I please have your babies?

Because someone wants to portray a character differently than you, YOUR MAJESTIES, would like to see him/her, it doesn't mean their work is crappy or wrong.

That line right there summed up how I've felt about the "so-and-so will never do such-and-such" rants. I guess it is too hard for some people to just hit the back button and move on.

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	football_girl 2006-10-21 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	LoL Yes, you may have my babies - I don't like babies. I just couldn't STAND the stupid: "Stop raping MY character" rants. People have GOT to get a life. :P (Reply to this) (Parent)

allira_dream
2006-10-20 07:27 pm UTC (link)

They can like fanon all they want. Or crack!fics. I do love well done crack!fics.

However, when I'm searching for something IC to read, and find 'Ooooh, Draco is a poor damsel in distress wearing leather pants! He really should've been in Gryffindor! *woeangst*', it annoys me. And thus, this wonderful community where I can come to rant about how people keep writing characters OOC. I do stop reading the fic a 90% of the times, I'm not stupid. But, it still annoys me.

And, the thing is: these fics are being shared with everybody else. It's not something you just stumbled into a journal, which is supposed to be for funs and giggles. By putting it over the net, you're pretty much saying 'Hey, it's okay to read this and it's okay for you to give me your opinion'.

I'm satisfied with most of the canon my fandoms give me. I still wish I could read more, of the CHARACTERS that I fell in love with. That means that I want a brash, impatient and many times down rude Edward Elric; I want my megalomaniac sociopath villians to be that, I want the sweet characters who dislike to fight but will do so to protect someone remain like that and not suddenly be kick ass violent bitches or, if I'm not going to be reading this, I want a damn good reason why they're not like that.

I read (and write) fanfiction because I'm a fan of the original source. Not because I suddenly decided that because it's fiction I could do whatever the hell I wanted with it. For that, I can write original stories.

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allira_dream
2006-10-20 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Oh, and, since you were ever so kind with your appelatives: If you don't like to read bitching about fanfiction or characterization, Your Majesty, HIT THE BACK BUTTON! It's as simple as that! Just because you don't agree that people have the right to get annoyed when someone rapes the characters they care about, it doesn't mean it's wrong! Just, DON'T READ IT! But flaming people because they get tired of bad fanfiction? PLEASE.

	shanaqui 2006-10-20 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	I think the thing is that this community is an opinion community. Everything should come with an "in my opinion" preceeding it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	krwalker 2006-10-20 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	Or, at the very least, should be implied by the reader. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	iggy04 2006-10-20 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	Edit 1: I meant "development". Obviously. Edit 2: It's not how we think it should be written. It's how the characters are perceived, and writing something on a sugar-hi because you like it and expect everyone else to like this "sudden change", even though there's no explanation, is not perception. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	linen 2006-10-20 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	I'm placing my bet here, and most certainly on: "Not because they want some author to invent some new character, stick a familiar name on it and pretend like it's right." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ninjitsu_x 2006-10-20 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	And another thing-I agree that you should rephrase your claims and allegations, because you sounded very stuckup and snobby when I read your rant. If you want people to respect you, then respect them, and not make yourself look like a complete jackass. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: You're new, aren't you? el_regrs 2006-10-21 03:23 am UTC (link)
	I'm in love with your icon. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	I don't have a 'please, bitch' icon... des_butterfly 2006-10-20 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	...So this 'fuck you' one will have to do. ^_^ BRING ON THE WANK. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: I don't have a 'please, bitch' icon... the__ivorytower 2006-10-20 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	You could use the wank icon! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	vzg 2006-10-20 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	Oops, my mistake: ffrantsrants. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	vicky_v 2006-10-20 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	I wonder if they'll be mod tags. I will agree with you on the pairings front. Why? Because I've been settling into odd-ish couples lately. On fanon, if you're familiar with DBZ, how does gangsta!pimp!paedophile!shags-anything-with-a-shadow!Piccolo sound? Because I found one. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	viralmemory 2006-10-20 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	I just got a mental image of Piccolo in a purple hat and long fuzzy coat saying "Where's my money bitch!" Needless to say, LOL. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	krwalker 2006-10-20 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	You just rocked my world, baby! Excellent thoughts! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pretentioustfu 2006-10-21 02:53 am UTC (link)
	WORD. You've drawn what the line is between canon and fanon and WTF DID YOU SEE very well. ^_^ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	football_girl 2006-10-21 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	No, of course I'm not saying they don't have a right to dislike it. There is a difference between disliking and "flaming", and I can't get into a mindset of these people and figure out how: "I don't like it, thus it sucks and the author is an idiot." even works. Thank God. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	allira_dream 2006-10-20 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	Well, in Joss-verse, the whole seeing someone in a new light usually involves splodity or Apocalipsis anyway. ;) not the best thing for Twu Wuv, I don't think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rekallthegreat 2006-10-20 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	For those of us who think Draco should end up with Harry to be able to read/write about it. Uh...you do realize it's possible to write Draco/Harry (or any other pairing for that matter) and keep them IC, right? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	des_butterfly 2006-10-20 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	That would be earth logic. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	football_girl 2006-10-21 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	What makes a fanfiction entertaining is how the characters we all know and love react to one another and to certain situations. --> For you, yes. Are you willing to make that generalisation for ALL fan-fiction writers out there? Because that's stupid. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	football_girl 2006-10-21 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	Het-lovers may rant about slash. --> Nope, that's against the community rules, actually. Sure, rant about w/e you want. And I'll rant about whatever you rant about once in a while. We're all allowed to rant, aren't we? (Reply to this) (Parent)

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