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fandomsecrets2008-05-22 05:32 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2008-05-22 05:32 pm
[ SECRET POST #503 ]
⌈ Secret Post #503 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 83 secrets from Secret Submission Post #072.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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(Anonymous) 2008-05-23 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)37. You know, all the people who are screaming "Homophobe!" at you and posting condescending little messages are EXACTLY the reason I dislike hardcore yaoi fans. I'd say that you starting your message with "I'm not a homophobe, but" was a mistake, but, I don't think anything you could have said would have helped you. Saying "I dislike yaoi" in ANY context, for ANY reason, gets accusations by some of the hardcore folks of homophobia. I've met gay and bisexual people who don't like yaoi who get accused of being "homophobes" for it. Also, this kind of mentality is why I think people who enjoy canon gay and assorted non-canon m/m pairings in their fandoms, but who don't like ONE particular pairing (the "it" pairing in the fandom) get "homophobe" thrown at them.
You could have been more gentle in your message - put aside things words denoting "fear" and "anger," but, honestly, I don't think ANYTHING you said disfavoring yaoi and or slash would have been met with anything less - in MOST corners of fandom, fandomsecrets aside.
I'm sure a simple "I would like to see more het" would have been met with screaming. Hell, saying "I would like to see more gen" gets met with accusations of "elitism."
And, Fandomsecrets - it's a narrow strip of fandom, but really, I've found it gives a good cross-section of general fandom attitudes. It's another thing to confirm for me that I'm just not as intersted in sex (yaoi, het, whatever) as the average online fan. *Shrug.* I find the place scary for all the "I'D HIT IT!" and "I SHIP IT!" secrets -- Who the hell bloody cares? I don't care. I don't think people should be afraid to like characters they want to like, nor to ship what they want to ship. Yaoi/slash or het.