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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-08-23 03:32 pm

[ SECRET POST #2790 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2790 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2014-08-23 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree.

There's nothing wrong with the term "Mary Sue" as originally defined, which essentially described a type of original character in fanfiction who was a blatant, overly-perfect self-insert, not any female character in any media with any skills, heroic traits, or attractive features.

The problem is that now people apply the term "Mary Sue" far more broadly and liberally than it was meant to be. When I hear people say they hate the term because it just means "female character you don't like" I want to shout "That's not what it means! All those people are using it wrong and now they've given you the wrong idea, too!"

(Anonymous) 2014-08-24 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
The problem is that language evolves and that's exactly what it means now. This is literally how language changes. You have seen it in motion.