[ SECRET POST #3168 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3168 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Criminal Minds]


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[Community]


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(Harry Potter, Yu-Gi-Oh)


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[JerryC]


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[J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter]


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[Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance]


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[Hatfields & McCoys]


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[Proof]


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[Brooklyn Nine Nine]


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[Scarlett Johansson]


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[No Escape]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

And I don't see how that would be any better, really, if you WERE writing just for appearance, to say this random dude you made up totally is not based on $popularactor but looks exactly like them anyway...

Really? You don't see how it would be less alarming to say "oh, the character just like me!" versus "oh, this character IS me, with my mannerisms, personality, reactions, etc."

You don't see how that wouldn't be better? I mean, I don't have a horse in this race either way, but I can definitely see how the latter would be more uncomfortable than the former.

[(Anonymous)]

More uncomfortable for whom? The actor, who probably makes it a point to not read their own fanfic?

"oh, the character just like me!" versus "oh, this character IS me, with my mannerisms, personality, reactions, etc."

And if they did, read the fic, they'd probably recognize the mannerisms, personality, etc., are those of the public persona that most celebrities have, and not their actual private personalities.

[(Anonymous)]

So you only write about public personas rather than the actual person? What if you can't tell if this is their actual personality? I'm assuming you don't know what celebrities act like behind closed doors, so what if they don't have a public persona? What if they're just who they are?

I mean, write RPF if you want but that's a huge game semantics you're playing there.

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

So you only write about public personas rather than the actual person?

Of course? I don't know the actors beyond any information that they release to the public. If they act exactly the same way at home as they do on the red carpet then that's not my fault or my problem, and they probably should distance themselves somewhat, for their own sanity.

I am taking the character that they have put out into the world (whether it's their own character or one they've created) and I am entertaining myself and a few other people with it. I'm not tweeting photomanips to them or anything creepy. I don't write fic about killing off the spouses to enable OTP sexytimes. I just explore the characters that they choose to present to the public.

And basically everything is semantics, so I dunno what point you're making there.

[(Anonymous)]

> If they act exactly the same way at home as they do on the red carpet then that's not my fault or my problem

lmao okay, you should have just said something like this in the first place, I wouldn't have bothered engaging with you

[(Anonymous)]

Oh good. Are we done then?

[(Anonymous)]

If you would like to, sure.

[(Anonymous)]

>they act exactly the same way at home as they do on the red carpet then that's not my fault or my problem

>whether it's their own character or one they've created

A created persona is equally as valid as a real persona (because I'm sure not all celebrities have created one, whether that's good or bad) and because you want to and because that's what the celebrity has put out there, writing fiction about that persona is valid and should be considered as non-problematic as writing fiction about obvious fictional characters? That's what's going on in this thread?

(god, that sentence is a terrible run-on)

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

TBH, I don't even know what's going on in this thread anymore. People are arguing with me, with opinions that I already hold, so...

[(Anonymous)]

So you only write about public personas rather than the actual person? What if you can't tell if this is their actual personality? I'm assuming you don't know what celebrities act like behind closed doors, so what if they don't have a public persona? What if they're just who they are?

Doesn't everyone have a public persona though? I'm certainly not the same person at work as I am at home, and I have the most unremarkable job ever. I assumed that was true of everyone.

Unless you know a celeb personally, all you know is the public persona. Social media has blurred lines from the glossy magazine spreads of the 30s and 40s that created the mystique of Cary Grant and Greta Garbo, but don't be fooled-- We don't know anything about who these people really are.

That's why I've never had a problem with RPF. You're not writing about Tom Hiddleston the person. You're writing about Tom Hiddleston the character. It's just another role being played out in front of you.

[(Anonymous)]

so we can write rpf about anyone we want? sweet.