It's my impression of fandom, not Viv's (though we share major opinions on it). I try to stay away from it because there are quite a few people and ideas that make me raise my eyebrows higher than Dana Scully ever did. I can see where it looked like I was jumping into something to defend viv, and I hate that feeling of being dogpiled on when I'm trying to just have a discussion, so I can understand where you were coming from, but I totally didn't mean it like that. I didn't think there was anything to defend - you guys were having a decent discussion, and I was just trying to be a wiseass, which is my default operating mode. Here's the "dry translation" of my original comment:
There are a lot of whackjobs in SPN fandom, and they tend to freak out if any woman but them seems to have a chance at a relationship with the Winchester brothers - the characters or the actors who portray them. There are a lot of issues that can be discussed regarding the show (the material itself, and also the "politics" of fandom and where that "freaking out"/hatred comes from), but I prefer to just enjoy what I see because it's an escape from major issues in life that I deal with on a daily basis, most important these past few weeks being the worry that my parents and grandmother may not be able to afford heat on their limited social security benefits and not making enough money to help them out, and also my poor health these days.
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Date: 2008-11-15 09:16 pm (UTC)There are a lot of whackjobs in SPN fandom, and they tend to freak out if any woman but them seems to have a chance at a relationship with the Winchester brothers - the characters or the actors who portray them. There are a lot of issues that can be discussed regarding the show (the material itself, and also the "politics" of fandom and where that "freaking out"/hatred comes from), but I prefer to just enjoy what I see because it's an escape from major issues in life that I deal with on a daily basis, most important these past few weeks being the worry that my parents and grandmother may not be able to afford heat on their limited social security benefits and not making enough money to help them out, and also my poor health these days.
It's just not as fun to say it that way. =P