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fandomsecrets2008-03-15 06:24 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2008-03-15 06:24 pm
[ SECRET POST #434 ]
⌈ Secret Post #434 ⌋
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 0 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #062.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 ] broken links, [ 1 2 3 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 2 ] too big, [ 1 ] repeat, [ 1 ] posted twice.
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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14. Fuck 'em. Get new family and friends.
20. That's always struck me as stupid. Don't they know that canon pairings get next to no fanfic, fanart, or even attention? How many Haru wo Daite Ita fics can you name? How many artists draw Masa and Kai from Kizuna? Exactly. Not only is it not going to happen, but on the off chance that it did, people would stop working with it. That's how fandom works. And it's lame too! I want fan output for actual yaoi couples dammit!
25. I still wonder why I watch the comm since I don't read anything on it. Roy/Ed = DO NOT FUCKING WANT! Can I get some MEN in my MAN porn please?
28. When are people going to learn that something is always gong to be more popular than something else? I love Moyashimon and all but I realize that other things will appeal more widely and that's fine. As long as I enjoyed it, it's all good.
30. I still have to get rid of my Neopets crap. People had a feeding frenzy when I cleaned out my mules.
31. Oh man! That pic! It's still made of win.
35. Yeah...chibis can make lots of things better. And...what's a thread of death?
41. I HATE that word. I HATE how everyone makes out even the slightest interest in anime, J-pop, Japan, or anything remotely Japanese to be "Weeaboo." Fuck you guys. Weeaboo is a stupid word, concept, insult.
63. Kind of annoys me that any inflammatory secret automatically equals troll for some people. People can hold an unpopular opinion without being a troll. The reason they're posting it as a secret is because obviously if they say it out loud they'll get slaughtered!
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25. I could take this one of two ways, so I'm just going to ask.
Is this a 'Ed's too young' comment or a 'Dear God, stop writing them like women' comment? Either way, I can completely follow where you're coming from, but I'm just curious.
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25. It's an "I like MEN!" comment. FMA seems to have taken a vote in which all slash must contain Ed. I like Ed just fine, as Ed. I prefer him without the trappings of shitty romance and as mature as he can be, he's still too immature for me to pair him up with any of the adults in the show. Maybe his brother, but not Roy. Either way, I prefer to read about men. I'd rather read about Breda, Falman, Fury, Archer, Broche, Kimblee, Armstrong, Havoc, Scar, Dr. Marco, ANYONE else, who's balls have actually dropped and have passed through puberty and who can hold their own in a relationship. Sure, maybe Ed could....if all the fans didn't write him like a girl, but I'd rather not read about it.
Besides, men are just hotter. I'd rather have someone with hair on their balls (and other places). Of course, your standard fangirl will just implode upon hearing that. You mean all men aren't clean-shaven hairless bishies?!?!?!
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25. Seems to cover both aspects of my original question, yeah. I only like to read Ed in relationship fics, either with someone his own age or post series - when he's an actual adult. I don't want to read porn about a fifteen-year-old, ever. The complete destruction of character personalities in FMA fanfic is what has kept me from reading much of it, the entire time I've been in fandom... but for the most part, I prefer gen-fic myself.
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Either way, fangirls who perceive even the slightest amount of intimacy between two characters go apeshit retardo because it's "OMG YAOI!" Um, no kids, it's not.
25. I always wondered why Russell Tringham wasn't more popular. He and Ed have the same antagonistic dynamics that Roy had, but they're closer in age and Russell is cute and blond. I really like the idea of them together, fumbling through first love and fights and drama and all that. I think they'd both push each other to be better alchemists and it just seems like it'd work out a whole hell of a lot better than Roy and Ed. I imagine that Roy would get no end of flack from the military and everyone around him should he dare to touch Ed. It doesn't seem like it'd be a pretty thing.
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(Anonymous) 2008-03-15 03:59 am (UTC)(link)Either way, while something with gay side-characters may not be called "Shounen-ai" or "BL" by fans, the fact is that Soubi/Ritsuka is pretty much the main pairing of the series (they are the main characters after all), and while their relationship is not the full focus of the plot, it certainly appeals mostly to BL fans because of the fetishy feel of the manga/anime, and therefore that is what will be latched onto and what people will hype on. It's mostly BL fans who will watch loveless. 90% of the people who watch loveless are tolerant of/like BL. Loveless is a fetishy manga, and its' not exactly child-friendly or mainstream the way Ouran is, with or without the twincest.
That's just my two cents. Take it how you will.
to OP: Loveless is worth reading for the story. The first two books seem fetishy and strange, but if you keep going there are a lot of questions to be answered and the events are intriguing. It's also lovely to see the main character grow. Side characters are sweet and engaging, and the relationships between them are beautifully developed. The battle system is also incredibly poetic and full of mystery.
Ignore the cat ears; honestly i don't know why they're there other than to add to the whole fetish feel, along with the gratuitous use of chains and bondagey clothes... ;;
don't watch the anime :/ the manga's betterno subject
I can't educate people if you're gonna pull this bleeding heart anon shit. Why don't you crawl back in your mouse hole and leave the education to the people with a clue and the balls to actually educate?
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(Anonymous) 2008-03-14 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)Re: OP #25
C'mon people, I realize that Ed is the main character, but I find that half the fun of fandom is using smaller characters that you can build on! How about a fic about Breda's fear of dogs and how Fury helps him cope? How about a fic of the alchemists sharing a tent during the Ishbal conflict? How about using your imagination for once?!
Re: OP #25
You're right there, srsfnbsns, and you've touched on a preference of mine. I happen to have a thing about writing about the Ishbal conflict, and Mustang's team in general (I think writing about Breda's fear of dogs is actually in my notes somewhere). For what little we know of the guys, I like them. As for slash, well, I've been known to do that with them too...
Re: OP #25
Actually I think the rest of the fandom's (and other fandoms, even!) whining was what killed Ed/Al. My impression of the subfandom, at least while I was there, was that people always tried to be discreet and not 'shove their disgusting incest into people's faces,' or whatever. And they got more and more discreet and cloistered until ultimately, no new fans knew where to find them. And since no new fans were coming in, when some of the old fans moved into new series, the subfandom died.
The Elricest comm blowing up didn't help matters much, either.
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25 - Seeing your reaction below, I too would be glad to see more about the other men in the series. There's much that could be done with the secondary characters.