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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-04-12 03:20 pm

[ SECRET POST #3021 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3021 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 093 secrets from Secret Submission Post #432.
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(Anonymous) 2015-04-12 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Image: a pinky-purple subway train

Text: Week after week, after I read the episode discussions in forums and on Tumblr, I can’t help but find the fandom’s criticisms about the show’s handling of the female characters really repetitive and unproductive.

I want what most fans want too, that is for the show to allocate adequate screen time so that eaqch character, both female and male, can be the best they can be and grow from their flaws. But just pointing out that the show isn’t doing that and not approaching the matter differently won’t improve one’s experience of the show and the fandom.
There are so many other ways to take a proactive approach to truly enjoy the show. Writing meta about the worldbuilding, making up backstories and headcanons, writing missing scenes fic that give the sidelined characters their due. Those who still want to enjoy the characters can then still do so through fan discussions and fanwork even when the show is annoying them.

B!S: I especially hate the repetitive fans whose responses imply that they won’t be satisfied until the female characters are portrayed as generic flawless queens destined to kick all the boys to the curb. That’s not what these young women want…why can’t you at least try to come up with specific scenarios in which they get what they specifically want!?