[ SECRET POST #6450 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6450 ⌋

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 28 secrets from Secret Submission Post #922.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

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General comments:

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Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

What makes you dislike a fictional character?

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Lately it’s characters who are incredibly inconsiderate and never experience meaningful repercussions. They’re awful to others, often in a familial or professional context and are forgiven again and again, allowed to continually harass/abuse people.

I know they’re often characters that are there for comedy purposes, but I just have a hard time enjoying the joke when I can’t help imagining having to deal with someone like them in real life.

I wish I could let go of that and get in on the joke, but it’s just too close to home right now.

Re: Question for the comm

[philstar22]

Really sexist male characters, especially if they never learn any better, and especially if they are supposed to be a hero.

Anti-heroes in general, though sometimes there will be one I like.

Basically any "hero" who is a villain in all but name but because they are a "hero" canon ignores their flaws.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Assuming this is about characters that we're supposed to be rooting for and not characters we're supposed to hate...

Honestly mostly meta things. When they get obvious plot armor. Or the author is heavy-handed in how they totally were justified even if they did horrible things. When the author's vision of the character is something completely different from what I am perceiving on screen or in text.

e.g. I don't hate this character for being a piece of shit, lots of characters are glorious and funny and interesting pieces of shit. I hate it because the author and the fictional world the author created keeps insisting it's not a piece of shit when it is one, and that's grating.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Character traits: when they're hypocrites, have no flaws, are the obnoxiously quirky type that's supposed to be so funny and relatable but ends up just annoying.

Meta: when they're obviously the creator's pet, when they're blatant author inserts or obvious soapbox characters for the author's opinions.

Re: Question for the comm

[kaijinscendre]

Excluding characters we are supposed to hate, quirky characters or ones who are always cracking jokes. Like Darcy or Tony from the MCU.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Characters that make bad decisions or hurt others without repercussions. I chalk it up to mostly bad writing, but it makes me annoyed with the character too.

The "asshole with a heart of gold" type of characters. Where they are all jerky mcjerkerton but they are secretly a wounded woobie so we should excuse all of their jerky actions and words.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

This probably makes me a bitter jaded asshole, but I am done with rich characters. I just automatically dislike them or at least lose interest when they are billionaires.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Characters that the narrative treats differently than how they're actually shown on screen. Like the world building saying that a character is always virtuous, the music is always upbeat in their scenes, other characters agree that the character always chooses the morally correct option, but the actions of the character are at odds (i.e. cheats on their partner, kills non-combatants either directly or indirectly, steals, etc etc). The narrative is not trying to show that everyone is wrong about this character; the writers honestly believe that the asshole they've written is a morally virtuous person.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

One dimensional villains who are just crazy evil. I don’t mind evil villains that are irredeemable, but I don’t like it when all they do is laugh and kill people. They need to have a bit more personality and dimension than that.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Hmmm. My standards are different for supposed good guys, morally grey characters and villains.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

The same issues I dislike in real people: assholes, people who never take responsibility for their own actions, people with weak integrity, people who blame everyone else for their problems. I hate it when the good guy has a bunch of sexist, misogynist red flags that the author doesn't regard as red flags. I hate female characters who make excuses for men and their shitty behavior, especially when they do it because they're secretly in love with the shitty man and are willing to tear down other women for it.

But honestly, a lot of it is in the writing. A really compellingly written character makes a lot of difference, it's just hard for most writers to pull off.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

How much of a Mary Sue they are, I have a low tolerance for the instantly talented superpowered teen characters.

Re: Question for the comm

[(Anonymous)]

Fans who think they're morally superior for being fans of that character and pretend any reason someone has for not liking them is rooted in some kind of bigotry.

Recs

[(Anonymous)]

A thread to ask for recommendations for whatever.

Exercise/Strength Training?

[(Anonymous)]

Kind of random for here but I thought some of you might have some good routines or know of some to share. Right now I basically do treadmill/walks/hikes and riding a bicycle for exercise and I've lost 25lbs and would now like to take it up a notch. Specifically, I'd like to add some morning strength training sessions. Does anyone have any youtube or free online recommendations? I am very weak with poor core stretch, so something verrrry beginner friendly so I won't get discouraged.

I'd also like to get into flexibility and stretching more, if you have recs for those.

Venting

[(Anonymous)]

Please join me

Pain

[(Anonymous)]

I ate something that does not agree with me an I am in so much pain and so bloated. I am wearing pants that are 2 sizes too big normally and I look 6mos pregnant. It hurts so much. I fantasize about stabbing my stomach to pop it like a balloon and relieve the pressure.

I had a whole 4 days where my body was happy and now we are back on this bullshit. 😫

Re: Venting

[philstar22]

So, my supervisor is taking another job. So I will be department head in a month or so. Not sure how I feel about this, TBH. Not sure yet if I'll get a raise. But really nervous about it. And also, I know there are several people in the office who want to get rid of the immigration department altogether.

So on the one hand, part of me wants to be even more serious about finding another job. But another part of me worries about the two paralegals. I don't know.

ao3

[(Anonymous)]

I just settled in to bed and had the mind and the time to actually read fic before lights out an ao3 is down ;_; Whyyyyyyyy ;_;

It is so silly to be annoyed. I don't even have a fic in mind, I was just going to browse for a bit and see if something caught my interest.

Re: Venting

[greghousesgf]

I had to have an entire knee joint replaced by a prosthetic. I'm on scrip painkillers. They work but they're not going to last indefinitely and I'm having a hard time getting a refill.

Friending memes suck

[(Anonymous)]

I hate when people in your circle describe posts they don't want to read, and it's the kinds of things you post. Guess I know why you never comment now.

It's not like they don't have every right to feel that way. It just sucks.

Re: Venting

[(Anonymous)]

It's my birthday tomorrow and the new medication I'm on keeps making me sick :/

Looking for a piece of media

[(Anonymous)]

Have a movie? A book? A game? Sing? Fic? that you can't remember the name of, and are hoping someone else does? Post it here!