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fandomsecrets2011-06-10 07:51 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2011-06-10 07:51 pm
[ SECRET POST #1620 ]
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
01.
[Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai]
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02.
[Hetalia]
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03.
[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]
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04.
[Michael Silas/Asiel Hardison, Lady Gaga's dancers]
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05.
[Tiger & Bunny]
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06.
[Evangelion]
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07.
[Zero Punctuation]
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08.
[The Catherine Tate Show]
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09.
[Grimgrimoire]
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10.
[wonderful days, guyver, cowboy bebop, texhnolyze, togainu no chi, black lagoon, samurai champloo, aishiteruze baby, tenjo tenge]
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11.
[X-Men: First Class]
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12.
[Tales of the Abyss]
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13.
[Human Target]
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14.
[A Song of Ice and Fire]
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15.
[Masterchef Australia]
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16.
[Sucker Punch]
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17.
[Mystique]
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18.
[Workaholics]
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19.
[Mark Reads]
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20.
[Jamie Campbell Bower ]
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21.
[Hey Arnold!]
[ ----- SPOILERY SECRETS AHEAD ----- ]
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22. [SPOILERS for Homestuck]
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23. [SPOILERS for Gintama]
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24. [SPOILERS for Kamen Rider Kabuto]
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25. [SPOILERS for Loveless]
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26. [SPOILERS for Doctor Who]
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27. [SPOILERS for Mockingjay]
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28. [SPOILERS for Kung Fu Panda 2]
[ ----- TRIGGERY SECRETS AHEAD ----- ]
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29. [TRIGGER WARNING for non-con]
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30. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
[Game of Thrones]
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31. [TRIGGER WARNING for eating disorders]
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32. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
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33. [TRIGGER WARNING for transphobia?]
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34. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
[SPN]
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35. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape, pedophilia]
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36. [TRIGGER WARNING for eating disorders]
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37. [TRIGGER WARNING for self-injury, suicide]
[Manic Street Preachers]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #231.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeats ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments and concerns should go here.
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I understand why you would think that I was talking about the sex and I can totally see various LJ feminists (and I use the term loosely here) going on about misogyny and ‘how dare he’, while missing the larger point entirely. I agree with you that if the writer is going to set his story in a misogynist world, then I had damn well better see the misogyny, or what’s the point? The problem is, GRRM doesn’t deal with any of the issues he brings up on a meaningful (or at least interesting) level, because he is too busy playing with his imaginary little world in a way that doesn’t devote enough depth to any aspect of his story. Overall, I found his writing entertaining enough to read, but not remarkable. His brand of fantasy is nothing new and he has too many already-seen motives competing for the reader’s attention, without fully devoting himself to any of them. The same goes for the characterisation. The whole weak/strong I was going on about was about the quality of the writing, not the personality of the characters, but I totally see why you would have interpreted my original comment that way.
I do identify as a feminist, in the sense that I believe in equal rights and choices for everyone regardless of gender and sexual orientation. I believe in the right to have those choices respected. I believe in accountability for one’s actions and taking responsibility for your own life. I work hard for my education and independence and realise that I only have these options thanks to feminism, whose basic principles stand for everything that I believe in. What I meant to say up there is ‘I am not a feminist raging against misogyny in a fictional misogynist world’ in response to what you implied in your comment, because I was complaining about the author’s depth of characterisation, not his choice of characters. ^__^
On the subject of ‘feminists’ (on LJ and IRL) raging against men in general, women who choose to marry (take their husband’s surname/choose to stay home instead of working/make dinner/walk the dog/whatever the hell doesn’t measure up to their ‘feminist’ standards) and having children, I totally agree with you. These people forget that the basis of feminism is the right to make the choice about what kind of life you want to live without being judged and bashed for it, and sadly, they do not realise that by acting like this, they are undermining the very movement that they claim to stand for. I’ve noticed that the most aggressive ones among this group are usually the most privileged ones too, who have never actually had to fight for their rights, or make sacrifices in order to remain true to themselves. They usually don’t know what they are talking about and think that being loud and extreme somehow makes them special and cool. (Yes, I am bitter about this. =__=)