Okay then. I will admit I read your secret wrong. It just brought back bad memories of the "Deluded" incident with Harry Potter (I was neither an R/Hr or a H/Hr shipper, but I was pretty well disgusted with the behavior of the fandom in that).
The reason I have the "martyr complex" I suppose is that any time I see a glimpse into the online fandom (which is only here), it seems to be saying how very stupid Zutara was. I see it in Doctor Who fandom, where oodles of people can do nothing but froth at the mouth over Doctor/Rose, leaving the saner shippers confused and a little frightened. And I'm tired of fandom being such a bitter place, where people love to focus on the negatives.
I tried never to get involved in the ship-wars because I thought fandom should be a more inclusive, happy place. It doesn't happen, it won't happen, but hey, I can dream.
The secret pushed my buttons less because of shipping and more because I'm uncomfortable mocking anyone who sincerely believes anything, no matter how stupid. I've seen it too much in IRL to have any taste for it in fandom.
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The reason I have the "martyr complex" I suppose is that any time I see a glimpse into the online fandom (which is only here), it seems to be saying how very stupid Zutara was. I see it in Doctor Who fandom, where oodles of people can do nothing but froth at the mouth over Doctor/Rose, leaving the saner shippers confused and a little frightened. And I'm tired of fandom being such a bitter place, where people love to focus on the negatives.
I tried never to get involved in the ship-wars because I thought fandom should be a more inclusive, happy place. It doesn't happen, it won't happen, but hey, I can dream.
The secret pushed my buttons less because of shipping and more because I'm uncomfortable mocking anyone who sincerely believes anything, no matter how stupid. I've seen it too much in IRL to have any taste for it in fandom.