[ SECRET POST #641 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #641 ⌋

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

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Notes:

CITY STUFF → http://lolbuttsex.myminicity.com

Also, you may hear firefly99 singing this in the near future.

Secrets Left to Post: 09 pages, 219 secrets from Secret Submission Post #092.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

122

[ceasefire.livejournal.com]

Tell us how you really feel.

[megglez13.livejournal.com]

Love your icon. XD

105 152

[cleartempest.livejournal.com]

105: I SECOND THAT NOTION.

152: I'm not sure I agree with you, but LOL. XD

[velvet-mace.livejournal.com]

103) I can see why you'd have a problem. But rather than blame people for being confused about where your squicks lie, I think you need to make clear that you do have a squick there -- because it's often not obvious at a glance what is rape and what is consensual bondage and discipline (at least not in static pictures). And it's a pretty easy mistake to make to assume that someone who likes seeing a character bound, beaten and humiliated might be okay with rape, since they look substantially the same. Put it in bold: I only do consensual BDSM requests. That will avoid the awkwardness.

For what it's worth some people are the other way around: They have no interest in a character that would willingly let themselves be hurt and degraded, it seems like weakness. But they do appreciate the horror and drama of rape, because it gives the character a chance to show their inner strength.

107) LOL oh me too. I think if I saw a character I saw hot, at most I'd want to share a friendly platonic dinner. I have no urge to sleep with any of them.

122) Canon is thataway ----> Go enjoy your pure.

126) At least it's an attractive tatoo that could stand for anything.

166) That was one of the most poignant moments on screen ever. Babylon 5 rocks so hard.

re 122

[darsynia.livejournal.com]

Canon is thataway ----> Go enjoy your pure.

Except... *bites lip* there's slash canon! AND THEY HAVE SEX! *cries into pillow*

120; 155

[cnyll.livejournal.com]

120: I loved the "Under the Sea" scene; the set was fantastic. :D And I play the soundtrack in my room all the time, so I agree with you.

155: That's so cute. I hope you find someone. ♥ Try doing karaoke, and maybe you'll get lucky and meet a nice guy? XD;;

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[thickets.livejournal.com]

161. You know, I don't think you are giving this topic the complexity is deserves.

NO, I don't think women need to be "tough" and "strong" to be a good character. An example of a great female character who ISN'T that is Tohru from Fruits Basket. But she's a complex character with MOTIVATIONS, dynamic emotions, and a story.

However, I have to say. A great deal of female characters in anime are not given the benefit of that sort of development. They're two-dimensional and exist purely to complement the male characters, or to titillate male viewers.

A pretty good way to determine whether a story really contains good, well-written female characters is the Bechdel Test. It should usually have ...

1. At least two main-ish female characters.
2. These characters should talk TO EACH OTHER,
3. And they should talk about SOMETHING OTHER THAN MEN.

That's it. And unfortunately, that can often be difficult to find in a lot of manga. Just look at Death Note ... very few of the main female characters ever even meet each other.

Re: 161

[(Anonymous)]

What about Ghost in the Shell? The only major female character is Motoko Kusanagi, who is also the protagonist, and yet she is commonly regarded as the ultimate example of a well-written, strong female in anime and manga.

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[jlh.livejournal.com]

107 I'm with you. I can't think of many characters I really have crushes on, rather than, "I love the way this relationship plays out." Which so many people who look at fic writers don't seem to get.

161 Actually they call the men with tits "mary sues."

[mireia-antonina.livejournal.com]

123. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, but it's not the greatest movie ever made.

140. You can be nice and still dislike characters.

167. American Girl secret? <3 (Unfortunately, I don't remember enough of Felicity's story to add any worthwile comments, but...)

NotFandom: Yeah, I usually do, too.

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[mature.livejournal.com]

FUCK YEAH SNARFQUEST!

[oohasparklie.livejournal.com]

All of the Jared Padalecki secrets made me smile. :)

[wendy.livejournal.com]

Me too! YAY JARED LOVE!

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[cynical-fluff.livejournal.com]

That movie freaked me out so much when I watched it because there were no men in it. And I know that's kind of the point, but the lack of men even in the crowds was just so creepy.

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[cosmic-evila.livejournal.com]

Roger Smith looks fine in a suit. <3 I can see where you're coming from, OP.

Also, The Big O is amazing. Why do people blame it for Adult Swim's 'hatred of anime?'

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[(Anonymous)]

Because they actually coproduced the second season, and it was a rating disaster for them here in the States.

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[(Anonymous)]

LOL WAT. Narnia has a thriving fandom on LJ. Especially since the movies came out. There has always been a fandom for the books obviously. It grew with each movie.

Even if slash isn't your thing, narnia_slash gets updated often, though like most fandoms some of it is really crap. And I am quite sure that there are many more active communities involving subjects that don't make Lewis have kittens in his grave.

Lurk moar, plz.

Re: 119

[(Anonymous)]

the one im with doesnt update that often.
makes me sad :[

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[dots.livejournal.com]

I just don't understand how anyone can come out of it thinking that the creators thought all fat people were mean, lazy, stupid, and greedy. The humans we got insight into the lives of weren't any of those things. They'd just lost their sense of wonder and become complacent in their high-speed wish-fulfilling world. It's a metaphor.

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[eli-artemisia.livejournal.com]

Who is the gorgeous girl!?!? *_*

Re: 112

[archerstar.livejournal.com]

I'm 99.9% sure that's Katherine Moennig, from The L Word.

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[archerstar.livejournal.com]

Am I the only person on the planet that doesn't think Supernatural is anti-feminist or racist? I mean, they kill off everyone, not just the women and the minority races. And when a good strong character of either of those two categories (although, it's usually women) comes along, it's usually fandom who up rises so hard that the ratings drop and the writing team has nothing left to do but write them off or risk their show getting canceled.

I don't know, maybe I'm not seeing it because I love the show so much, but you can't just say 'all the women die, anti-feminism rah' and ignore the fact that literally everyone but like Bobby has been killed.

Re: 163 OP

[(Anonymous)]

You're not, sadly.

There's a difference in the treatment of women and men as recurring characters. There's a difference in the treatment of women as characters. There's a difference in the way they die, in the number of women who are useful as opposed to men. There's a difference in the way they treat male and female villains.

But you're not the only one who doesn't see it.

And trust me, fandom is not that powerful. If Kripke said "fuck off, I'm going to write this my way" and every person who hates the female character stopped watching, they'd still have plenty of casual fans. As I said-- it's gotten to the point where my casual-fan, non-feminist male friends are noticing this shit.

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[dots.livejournal.com]

I think anyone who thinks Jon would make any of his siblings his bitches (including Sansa) has no idea of how his character actually works. I do think he's destined for something great in the books (that, or death -- or both!) but I think anyone who says "yea, and then Sansa will be sorry!" is just being petty themselves.

That said, Sansa is my favorite Stark, and I don't understand why everyone hates her so much. She's, what, eleven?

Re: 133

[alenxa.livejournal.com]

Hate Sansa? What fandom are you in? Everyone I've met is practically in love with her, and I have no idea what inspired such devotion. (I don't hate her either, but she's just not very interesting to me at this point.)

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[fifercat19.livejournal.com]

133. LOL, I never knew Jon had such an ardent following. I love the books but I'm not involved in the fandom. I dunno, I like him as a character but I don't think he's OMG the best ever...

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[meagenimage.livejournal.com]

Aw. It's a cute lil' innocent prudish 12-year-old. Or a troll pretending to be one.

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[enjolras.livejournal.com]

161. I like Orihime, but some people just don't like weak characters. Not many people like characters or people who don't have confidence in themselves. That doesn't mean they're misogynists.

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[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I played there for a few months, then dropped my character because it was so unsatisfying and so NOT what I was expecting. I don't miss it, and apparently it's a good thing I left.

Re: 156

[(Anonymous)]

Not the OP - but I miss the *really* early days. It was a lot of fun, for a while...

[t3h-w0lfy.livejournal.com]

136. I used to love those books when I was younger, but then school took over my reading life and I got behind... D:

[(Anonymous)]

not!fandom 1: ...then why are you reading fanfiction? Canon almost always does everything better but the porn. idgi :|

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[loosewiring.livejournal.com]

As someone with a video game tattoo (that I would really, really like to turn into a sleeve of all of the games I love), it'd be hard for me to criticize here.

But...I think the location in a little weird. And the design could have been done better. ...and the coloring and linework are a bit shaky. I hope they plan on getting it touched up, as it could look really fucking awesome if the colors popped a little more, imo.

Still, not a reason to hate the fandom. It happens everywhere.

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[fruitsgrow.livejournal.com]

I keep meaning to catch up, but. I loved Bobby and Spader when I read it before. >:

OP = 122

[(Anonymous)]

I wanted to apoligize for the way I worded my fandom secret.

No, I'm not sorry for disliking those things, and I know a lot of people will hate me no matter what I say because of that. However, the "pure" comment at the end was rude and elitist sounding. It made me sound like I think I'm better than other people for not liking those things, and I don't think I am nor do I want to think I am. I'm not a troll, rather somebody who wanted to express an opinion that in public they'd get hammered for, like everybody else here. But the way I said it was rude, and I apoligize for that.

Re: OP = 122

[mahkia.livejournal.com]

To each his own, and I don't blame you for having an opinion. Last I checked, that was the point of this comm; saying things you might not necessarily say in public, or things you don't know where else to say.