[ SECRET POST #3701 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3701 ⌋

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

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02.
(BBC Sherlock)


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03.
[Parks and Rec]


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04.
(Shadowhunters, Malec)


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05.
[Judith Martin (Miss Manners)]


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06.
(British comedian Jayde Adams)


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07.
[Regina Mills, Once Upon a Time]











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Comments

[randomdrops]

I don't get all these "coded" things people are talking about. I guess it hasn't come up in my (tiny tiny) fandom circles?

I've learned the hard way to pick and choose what shows I fandom for. Because yeah, it can enhance the enjoyment but holy hell can it spiral to hate and ruin of a show I once loved just by association of an awful fandom.

Also, I am intrigued by this show. I have no knowledge of it.

[sabotabby]

It's surprisingly good. I started watching, expecting to hate it, because I read the first book and it was hilariously bad, but the show fixes all the terrible prose so it's just fun demon-hunting and overwrought romantic drama and I can't stop watching it. And Magnus/Alec is handled with the kind of respect and focus generally only afforded to heterosexual relationships on TV.

I figured the fandom was probably batshit, though. I haven't checked it out beyond looking at pretty gifs on Tumblr.

[nightscale]

Keep to the pretty gifs, the fandom was fun to begin with but then turned nasty when the hiatus kicked in and everyone got bored.

/sigh

[feotakahari]

"Coded" used to mean "blatant metaphor for." For instance, different writers for the X-men comics used them as a metaphor for everything from gay people to disabled people. Then fans started using "coded" to mean "has traits associated with" or even "reminds me of myself, and I'm a." For instance, I've heard Pearl from Steven Universe referred to as Asian-coded because there are Asian-American fans who identify with her.

"Mentally ill coded" is a thing, but it's usually simplistic and/or offensive. The only thing I've read that pulls it off well is The Severing Crime Edge, which uses a curse as a metaphor for obsessive-compulsive rituals. Most mentally ill characters in good fiction are actually, literally mentally ill.

[randomdrops]

Hm, thanks for the info! But I have to say, something about the term and the way I've seen it used really bugs me. I understand the desire and use of shorthand, but I'd much rather see people just say "blatant metaphor for".

[(Anonymous)]

Coded also used to mean hinted at so that it was obvious to audiences, but could get around the censors. Everyone knew what it meant if a character said he was a "confirmed bachelor" , for a not-subtle example.