The mind, she boggles
Jul. 18th, 2005 03:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neadodsThe Harry Potter hysteria continues - the prize gobsmacker so far is the unpublished author informing JKR how to write. From the condescending "I wish you the best of luck for the continued success of the series" at the beginning to the rather hypocritical call for people to boycott the books at the end, it is a marvel of pretentiousness. My favorite line is As far as the role of women in literature, you have done inestimable damage.
And what inestimable damage is this? Not going for the poster's favorite 'ship.
The mind, she boggles.
I'm going to officially post something that got bandied back in private email. IMO, "My 'ship uber alles" is just as bad a pox on fandom as MarySuedom, and possibly worse. Why? Because Mary Sues just infect fandom itself, while the people who focus on their ship to the exclusion of all else are taking their grievances right to the creators. This accomplishes two things: dividing the fandom (which inevitably leads to wars) and, if they pay attention at all, pissing off the creators.
What's the point? What does it win, ever?
Ngah. Trying to come up with a really rational rant on this, to put on fanthropology.
And what inestimable damage is this? Not going for the poster's favorite 'ship.
The mind, she boggles.
I'm going to officially post something that got bandied back in private email. IMO, "My 'ship uber alles" is just as bad a pox on fandom as MarySuedom, and possibly worse. Why? Because Mary Sues just infect fandom itself, while the people who focus on their ship to the exclusion of all else are taking their grievances right to the creators. This accomplishes two things: dividing the fandom (which inevitably leads to wars) and, if they pay attention at all, pissing off the creators.
What's the point? What does it win, ever?
Ngah. Trying to come up with a really rational rant on this, to put on fanthropology.
