[ SECRET POST #569 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #569 ⌋

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

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Notes:

FS Layout Contest. Contest entries close August 10th!

Little early today, might be late with edits. Fleshbag exoskeleton is giving out on me.

Secrets Left to Post: 19 pages, 455 secrets from Secret Submission Post #082.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 1 2 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

185

[she-who-is-soc.livejournal.com]

185: Be my best friend. There is no problem with loving those fandoms, and there are still amazing loving communities for you <3333

117

[wrong-incline.livejournal.com]

Gender roles and sexuality are two differnt things. FYI.

/psychology student

109, 112, 117, 143, 176, 178

[ariseishirou.livejournal.com]

109. I loved her too. My little brother and I must have worked for hours back then to try to save her (if you could save Sybil, why not her?).

112. I don't ship Squall/Rinoa myself, but my that is one fascinating theory. It never even occurred to me, but now that you mention it... there are facts to support it, no question. Interesting.

117. Dude, I'm a 100% straight chick who acts like a manly man. It can be done. (And you would be shocked by how many guys dig it.)

143. Y hello thar, Ms. Troll. (At least I hope so, no human could really be stupid enough to write off an entire medium of expression - books are a waste of time, lol.)

176. Companies haven't realized that the popularity of anime in the US is a DIRECT result of fansubs yet? Or have they, and feel the market is saturated so now they have to squeeze the fanbase for every last dollar? Either way, I'm one of those terrible people who now wants to make fansubs after seeing that poster. (Sort of like how the little note on the OFP, dripping with condescension and coloured with racist overtones, make me want to steal Japanese fanart. And I've never done that in my life - nor have I ever wanted to.)

178. Y hello thar, Ms. Troll #2. (Oh lol, everyone who's ever played an SMT game knows the female characters are a cut above the usual JRPG shtick - the series is known for it. Obvious troll is obvious.),

[fukkafyla.livejournal.com]

110. I used to draw only for myself. Then I got into fandom and started doing some fanart (for myself) and then people got interested so I kept on doing fanart (for them). And then... I'm not sure what the true turning point was but I just stopped caring. About the feedback, I mean. Now I just draw for myself and it feels good. I can still draw for other people and it brings me joy but at the same time I'm perfectly content with drawing for myself regardless of whether anybody cares or not.

What I'm trying to say is: Don't be afraid. Acknowledge yourself.

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[(Anonymous)]

101. I hear ya. It's difficult sometimes - for me, fandom is my only escape from my social status, so when friends start going on about a new game or movie or college or whatever... I'm happy that they're happy, but it kinda rubs the whole 'lol poorfag' thing in.

Wow did that get rambly and self-pitying - sorry. I hope things pick up for you, secret poster. *hugs*

101, 110, 119, 122, 130, 135, 138, 143, 150, 154, 159, 185

[(Anonymous)]

101 Library, ebooks, rentals, Internet, and most important of all: friends. That's how I get by. I think your secret would've been even more dramatic if you put it on a photo of produce, grains, or grain products instead of snacks.

110 As soon as you get a little bit of publicity, you should gradually move to drawing what you really want to draw. Those who are only fans of your fanart aren't your real audience, so there's no point in catering to them and letting it destroy you in the process.

119 I wish I could read your secret because I actually recognize the fandom and we don't get a secret of it everyday! Cursive calligraphy/handwritten fonts are usually not suited for small text. Stick with serif and selected sans-serif fonts.

122 Sadly, it may be in your best interest to move onto another fandom.

130 Is your RP public?

135 I'd prefer him alive but if he must die, he deserves an epic death after an epic fight for his life (http://youtube.com/watch?v=fa0VLYX9Jd8). (RIP, victims of that flight.)

138 SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iCh2FXzD6R4)

143 The time you spend here must be so much more productive.

150 You can learn something from 186.

154 RMVB = NO. I wish the Chinese fans aim for higher quality too. For anything full of kanji, I'd pick the Chinese subs over any other language if they weren't in that format.

159 Is that Italy? Is it ARIA? Nodame?

185 Sometimes, I watch or read something because I'm just too tired of defending my lack or interest or knowledge in certain series from the very people who have just told me that it's perfectly okay to not know or like something despite its popularity or reception. I come across too many fans interrogating me, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW/LIKE DGFAJKANKSA?!" too often.

Re: 159 - not OP

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

It's Budapest, Hungary. I'm also wondering about the fandom... (though I think the picture is used because one of the players live here)

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[dinogrrl.livejournal.com]

113. I know of about five people who said that all at the same time when a link to that picture was shared in a chatroom.

[jyusan.livejournal.com]

103 - I have a disease like this. I love to see my favourite characters suffering. I can't tell why, it's crazy, so your secret made me kind of...happy? :) I loved that scene, too. Though I loved it more what came after it - boomerang, throwing sword, kicking ass. Sokka > any bender. Like srsly.

111 - I'm still really disappointed about the Anita Blake series. It started out so well, they were interesting crime stories with supernatural elements... but after a while more than half of it was porn, so I stopped reading. Have you read what Hamilton said to those who think she writes too much smut? She said they should read something that makes them think less harder. Just..what? It's ridiculous.
I think the Twilight series is decent, though it definately doesn't deserve this huge fame. You might want to check it out because it's completely different from the Anita Blake series, and doesn't have any smut. Maybe the fourth book will have but who knows.
As for being jealous, I don't think you should be. I have far away dreams of becomming a writer, too, and I'm afraid of ever getting the shit Stephenie has to go through. At least here at F!S. :D I don't feel sorry for her, just I wouldn't want it for myself.
But gwah I'm so curious and noisy, do you really have a book? Or I misunderstood you?

127 - I've only seen parts of this movie in an electric shop, but I couldn't laugh, either, and I couldn't bring myself to properly watch it since that.

132 - Holy freaking god. I was just reading this and... hello, me? I don't really know what to say, for the most part I feel the same way. I've always thought it has to do something with not accepting myself, but I'm not sure anymore which self is the... real one?

141 - Oh my. tw_secret is incredibly crazy. I read one secret post but couldn't bring myself to do so anymore. I'm glad I didn't. This is freaky.

159 - Metaphor being Hungary = end of the world?

183 - Oh my, same here. I am a big fan of the old "series" but... thanks to the concept (mummy =/= zombie), the missing characters (actors) I feel like it won't have the same good feeling. :(

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

159 - being Hungarian myself, I can't really argue. :D (Okay, maybe a little.)

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[canadianevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I stopped playing too. Everybody says it doesn't count, but I don't actually care.

[karma-kalisutah.livejournal.com]

108. He really got me in the finale. At first I thought he was just being a whiny kid and kept wishing some sort stand-in for Krishna would show up to straighten him out a la the Bahagavad Gita, but he showed me, just like he showed his friends and his past lives. In the end, his choice not to kill Ozai wasn't wimpy, and it wasn't a cop-out; it was active, it was decisive, and it was what the world needed. Pacifism can be all that — and that's something we need to see more of in the media, if even self-described pacifists like myself are prone to forget it. I should have realized I could expect as much from the writers who just two episodes ago had played Katara's revenge quest so terrifyingly straight.

All this is to say, you shouldn't be ashamed of feeling inspired by him.

As for your spiritual quest, good luck with that. And namaste.

136. Sorry, but you sort of fail at being a Shakespeare fan.

163. Lots of "Disney made me think bad thoughts" secrets this week. Apparently, it's not that uncommon.




And yes, everyone, the Joker looks bizarrely attractive in drag. It's okay to admit that.

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[fenm.livejournal.com]

108. He really got me in the finale. At first I thought he was just being a whiny kid and kept wishing some sort stand-in for Krishna would show up to straighten him out a la the Bahagavad Gita, but he showed me, just like he showed his friends and his past lives.

Indeed. Though in their defense: At one point, Aang says that all his past lives are telling him he has to kill the Fire Lord... but none of them actually say that. Perhaps in context it seems that way, but really, most of their advice is actually pretty good.

In the end, his choice not to kill Ozai wasn't wimpy, and it wasn't a cop-out; it was active, it was decisive, and it was what the world needed.

Yeah. In fact, by dropping out of the Avatar State--which he had little control over at the time--he was being MORE active and decisive than if he'd just let things take their course.

I should have realized I could expect as much from the writers who just two episodes ago had played Katara's revenge quest so terrifyingly straight.

And yet, in the end, she opts for mercy as well (though you could argue that being stuck with his horrible mother isn't very merciful).

All this is to say, you shouldn't be ashamed of feeling inspired by him.

IAWTC!

[(Anonymous)]

101. I know exactly where you're coming from, because I'm in a situation that's very similar. It's really bad when you're in a fandom like Princess Tutu, because everyone will be bitching at you to buy the DVDs if you even so much as mention the subs, and then will go on and on about "OH THEY'RE SOOOOO CHEAP JUST BUY THEM AND SUPPORT THE SERIES!" and I just wanna respond about how I would really prefer to eat, thanks.

[(Anonymous)]

I completely lost all sympathy for your situation when you tried to exploit it to justify stealing. Fans who support the series have every right to encourage others to do the right thing. We may be "privileged", but we still spend our hard-earned money to support something we enjoy.

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[auditoree.livejournal.com]

I-I always thought she'd be minato in disgusted... D:

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[siriuslynow.livejournal.com]

135 - AND HEY, IF HE DIED, IT'S NOT LIKE HE'D ACTUALLY BE DEAD. ♥♥ WITH TSUNA CHANGING THE FUTURE AND ALL.

But really, yeah, I mean, I think most people are happy that we get to see Hibari again, but Invincible!Hibari's beginning to get a tad stale. WE NEED A SHOCK FACTOR!

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[(Anonymous)]

w-watch him get beaten by mr Slugs

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[(Anonymous)]

175. Poor Dean *sigh*. Seriously, though, that sucks. When I first got into the SPN fandom I didn't know what to do with myself... I wanted to fit in and ended up being scared to friend anyone because everyone hated each other. The problem is still there, one group of people against another group of people against a thrid group of people. Now I'm confidetn enough to just be friends with whoever and ignore all the hate. But it is so very tireing because, damn, these people get wanky.

180. Well, they're better books. His Dark Materials, that is.

[weyrdchic.livejournal.com]

112. I thought you were saying all that about Squall/Rinoa for a second (as a joke) and I cracked my ass up.
137. GLaDoS rocks. You will love it for her, I'm sure.
138. I think Maya/Phoenix would be like incest, but wow, your friend's a bitch.
143. ...It's ALL a waste of time. Why are you even in fandom, then?
152. Sadly this shit happens all the time. But yes, ugh. (And I have no interest in Twilight, these little subtle racist things are just fucking insulting.)
163. *patpat* There there. Sometimes, people who are just that awesome become sexy by proxy. (I am one of like two people who ship him with Flintheart Glomgold and I wish it were as obvious to the rest as it seems to me.)
176. So...buy it when it's licensed? Better yet, actually finish it and STILL buy it when it's licensed? A lot of fansubbers stop distribution when it's licensed anyway, it's just that now YouTube makes it a lot easier to get your hands on it anyhow.
185. I love Sailor Moon. From my understanding Naruto isn't any more 'adult.'

[caeliluminar.livejournal.com]

163. *patpat* There there. Sometimes, people who are just that awesome become sexy by proxy. (I am one of like two people who ship him with Flintheart Glomgold and I wish it were as obvious to the rest as it seems to me.)

Actually, I'm one and I know one more, so there's at least three :) (And I haven't looked, so I bet there are more. Rule 34 and all.) And I have no problem shipping Scrooge/Goldie on the side, because he's just that awesome.

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[perotine.livejournal.com]

fucking YES. S*P is very possibly the shittiest comic in existence.

[cdaae.livejournal.com]

101 - Although I grew up in a reasonably well off family, for most of my adult life I've been pretty much broke, due to disability. At the moment it's driving me slightly nuts that I really, really want to see The Dark Knight, but the town I live in doesn't have a cinema, and travelling to the nearest town with a cinema and paying for a cinema ticket would take up a significant chunk of my weekly income.

OTOH I had a few years in my late teens/very early 20s where I had plenty of money and spent just about all of it madly pursing my fandom, so I can't really complain. I probably used to be one of those incredibly annoying privileged cows who had no idea what life was like for the other half.

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[daniela-lynx.livejournal.com]

EVERY SINGLE MEGATEN FEMALE CHARACTER HAS BEEN..... WHAAAAAT?!

*Headdesks*

There's no god, nor do I have an icon to express my disbelief. Disgusting? Moronic? This anon clearly hasn't played any MegaTen game. Digital Devil Saga and Persona 3 specially.

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[ariseishirou.livejournal.com]

I hear that the specially released editions of SMT games encoded for the under the bridge region of troll town have female characters who suck.

And are full of nothing but lonesome beautiful boys who have hurt/comfort sex in defiance of God/YHVH/Brahman/Death/Battleships from the future.

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[omorka.livejournal.com]

117: You can be a het butch. Genderbending =/= gay. You'll probably intimidate the hell out of 90% of the men you meet, but that's not necessarily a big loss.

140: Not a fan of The Method, were they?

156: It's the tongue thing. (At least for me.)

184: Yeah, doesn't it suck when you're crushing on someone who doesn't exist anymore? It's sadder when they're dead, but even just having grown and changed into someone else is . . . tough.

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[lim.livejournal.com]

I am SO right there with you. My heart is broken. I'm in denial. I didn't even KNOW I CARED. *flail*

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[tosshi.livejournal.com]

117 - I once knew someone with the exact opposite of your problem. An M-to-F transsexual who was sexually attracted to women. She was a girl, through and through, but was straight as an arrow before that operation, and a whole-hearted lesbian after it. Not to say you should go to such extremes (though there is nothing "wrong" about it if you wanted to), but I just thought you should know that you're not alone. Whether it's just a desire to be strong like that kind of man, or to really BE a man, there's always people who understand. It's just who you are, it doesn't put you out on a sexual limb. There'll be guys who like you that way.

135. I agree it would have been an awesome death. But I don't wish he'd died, I just think that a death like that would have made up for how upset I would be if he got offed. I don't know why, and I know I'm a dork. But when that guy said "we've gained the upper hand" I honestly freaked out for the rest of the day. orz

[cyclicality.livejournal.com]

117+187. Sniper is the coolest thing, ever. :> *COMPLETELY IGNORES THE SECRETS*

143. So does my mom. :D

157. kdla;fsdfasfljsf AHAHAHAAHA.

[georg-vanlunden.livejournal.com]

110. I think this is a sad secret. True, but sad. But look at it this way, what is the most important to you: publicity and being wellknown, or doing the art you want to do? I mean, what are you risking, actually? Potentially losing out on all those people who reply to a piece you worked really hard on with "lol that character is my bishihusband" or "first!" or "OMG [characters name] etc, etc?

112. You mean that Rinoa was supposed to one day become Ultimecia? Well... I can't say I've given 8 that much thought... but it would be pretty cool if that was the case, and we actually ended up saving not only the world, and the future, but also that Rinoa ended up saving herself. And maybe Ultimecia wanted that, in someplace of her heart... man, imagine if Dissidia expand on that, wouldn't that be cool...

So, yeah. I think it's a cool theory, but I'm not the keenest 8-fan so i can't really utter any valid opinions.

117. You could still be rugged and awesome while being a girl, couldn't you?

135. Agreed. If only because I don't really like Hibari at all, and him dying in an awesome way is something I am completely cool with.

143. Much like any story whatsoever. Books prevent you from doing things with your life, if all yo udo is read them. Watching movies is a waste of your time, if all you do is watch them. Everything that is fun, one could argue, is a waste of ones time. But that's a very boring way to look at things, isn't it?

178. Every single one? My. You are entitled to your opinion, I suppose... but such a tasteless person not being part of the fandom is someone I for one will not miss.

181. Man. I want a link to that wonderful artists work, and I want it yesterday.

181 OP

[(Anonymous)]

enjoy (http://tksn.web.infoseek.co.jp).

his work is also in robot, which was brought over to the united states for a few volumes. it's more incredible in person than it is on his website, if you ever see one that isn't wrapped in plastic.

[callmejude.livejournal.com]

106. I used to ship Faye with Marten and I was really mad when he first started dating Dora, but now, I am so happy with how everything's turning out. It makes me squeal with joy. XD

122. I have to admit to feeling a similar way a lot of the time...but in my current fandom, most everyone is pretty well-educated, so I don't feel quite so cheated anymore. Not that I feel undeserving, I just feel at a more equal level.

152. Me, too. And I don't even freaking care about the books/movie. I'm just so mad when the movies chose an ethnicity that is specifically not described in the book. Like Brian for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I love me some Asian boys, but Brian wasn't supposed to be Asian! DX

156. I know the feeling! Not just with David Tennett, but with many actors, I'm always like, "wait...everyone always makes fun of my taste in guys - why does everyone agree that Rick Moranis is hot all of a sudden?"

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[x-drear-x.livejournal.com]

110 - Woah, if it's making you so unhappy, stop it! Draw whatever you want and the people who appreciate your work will still follow you. It's about you, not them.

131 - They should make these for 2d characters. I'd die happy.

163 - Does it really matter? I'm not seeing so much of these retarded fans myself. Also, it never fails to amuse me how Lelouch is so much more interested in his sewing than the hot chick in front of him.

[x-drear-x.livejournal.com]

*171, not 163. What.