[ SECRET POST #2002 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2002 ⌋

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

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Comments

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The gay community is as accepting as they come. I think so, at least. I don't know about you, or anybody else, but we can tell when a gay character becomes so much of a stereotype or gets "put on the bus". You hear about damsels in distresses who can't do anything for themselves or are totally dependent on men for her wants and needs? You can expect a backlash because that's definite bad writing and characterisation there. But that's seriously going to extremes. I argue that it's similar to gay characters- you write one that's image-obsessed, promiscuous, and effete, (playing that stereotype to the hilt and highlighting the negative attributes of that stereotype), then of course you will at least raise a few eyebrows. I don't know if I'm being idealistic here, but I think writers know better than that.

And if they're going to pull a stereotype, it really depends on the delivery. I mean, we have Fire Emblem (http://tigerbunny.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem) from Tiger and Bunny and he's a walking stereotype. But for some reason, it works for me- you know why? He's still part of a team of superheroes, he can still hold out on his own as a superhero, and while he may think of himself as "gender-free", the other characters don't seem to have any real issue with this and he's still treated as part of the core unit of superheroes.

I know your blame rests on the fandom not being happy with characters who are part of minority groups, and not the writers. But seriously, as a gay person myself, I can appreciate a lot of gay characters, and a lot of which belong to stories and comics written and produced by independent writers and artists. Of course you'd have your vocal few who just can't be pleased with anything. But the point I'm trying to make is that if a creator is worth their weight in gold, they would've done their research and written their characters in a way that makes them believable. If a creator is worth their weight in gold, they'd know how to write characters and plots which people can appreciate.

I may not speak for all of us, but I think we can tell where the effort's been put. The gay community isn't rife with pedantic individuals who say that everything needs to be right. I don't think so. At least not with the group I run with. We're still people who can appreciate a damn good story.

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It's not just the gay community the backlash comes from (I'm saying this as a bisexual myself), though. It's anyone who watches/reads/consumes the product. And if only a couple of people are unhappy, it's still enough to make most non-minority creators to go, "you know what? I'm not gonna chance it. I don't need people telling me I'm homophobic or racist or a privileged white/straight/neurotypical/cisgender/what-have-you. I'm going to tell the stories I want the way I want, but cut down on anything that can be seen as offensive". And that's certainly a valid viewpoint.

There are plenty of stories of fic writers with EDs or mental disorders that experience backlash for writing about things they've directly experienced. People get snapped at for writing trans characters that don't meet reader's standards. Whites get told to stfu when they create a character who uses AAVE. People who make mistakes on foreign languages get them forced down their throats or told they're appropriating and insulting another person's culture. Most creators aren't looking for trouble, and the newer ones usually don't take criticism well. So they avoid doing what might stir up the vocal few, because, sometimes, they're the only ones who say anything at all.

I think you know a particularly nice group, but I also think there are a whole lot of people who complain about things that don't apply to them and would prefer everything be done only by people who have directly experienced those things.