106: That anime is exactly like the worst kind of crappy shoujo. I'm a BL/yaoi/slash fan, but I can still tell when something is utter rubbish.
Of course, that doesn't mean that I don't also despise the notion that certain sets of behaviour should be reserved for one gender. I welcome more varied roles for male characters, and I cheer everytime someone dares to give a male character a characteristic that traditionally has been considered "feminine".
128: I agree. Every fandom has its pockets of insanity, but if insanity's all you've seen, I suspect you willfully refuse to look at the fandom as a whole.
147: Many things I loved as a child were, in fact, childish and silly. It didn't stop me loving them, and it doesn't stop me from feeling nostalgic or having a soft spot for them even now. Not everything has to be Great Art for us to enjoy them. Even some things I've come to enjoy later in life have been silly and/or childish. They're still enjoyable.
151: Part of enjoying a god story has always meant talking about it afterwards, imagining what happens later, and wondering about unclear things in the story itself. It's been like this since I was little - now I just have more people to do this together with!
106, 128, 147, 151
Of course, that doesn't mean that I don't also despise the notion that certain sets of behaviour should be reserved for one gender. I welcome more varied roles for male characters, and I cheer everytime someone dares to give a male character a characteristic that traditionally has been considered "feminine".
128: I agree. Every fandom has its pockets of insanity, but if insanity's all you've seen, I suspect you willfully refuse to look at the fandom as a whole.
147: Many things I loved as a child were, in fact, childish and silly. It didn't stop me loving them, and it doesn't stop me from feeling nostalgic or having a soft spot for them even now. Not everything has to be Great Art for us to enjoy them. Even some things I've come to enjoy later in life have been silly and/or childish. They're still enjoyable.
151: Part of enjoying a god story has always meant talking about it afterwards, imagining what happens later, and wondering about unclear things in the story itself. It's been like this since I was little - now I just have more people to do this together with!