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fandomsecrets2012-07-29 03:33 pm
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(Anonymous) 2012-07-29 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)no subject
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I can't speak to any other groups, but for the two I'm a member of, OP:
I wouldn't care if you exaggerate a queer character. I don't tend to agree with the people who think that certain representations are untrue to real gayness. But if you made a gay character stupid and not others, that might bug me, yeah.
I wouldn't care if you used ableist language either. I don't care if you call something "lame" or call someone "crazy" But if you made fun of someone for using assistive technology, or mocked a speech impediment, or made the character with mental illness the butt of all the jokes, or something like that, it might bother me.
I wouldn't care if you used gendered slurs, like "bitch" or "slut" or "cunt." I would care if you portrayed a female character as stupid or worthy of mockery if you didn't write men the same.
I can't speak to other axes of oppression really, but I think you'll see a trend in my responses: some things, I do find to be a bit overboard. But others, yeah, I'm not so gung-ho about.
So the question that arises in my mind is, is someone raggin' endlessly on you for calling someone "lame," or is it something bigger?
Either way... if it's an endless stream of complaint from people who don't listen to a reasoned "I can see why that bothers you, but I choose not to take the fic down," then they're probably overstepping no matter what.
And it sucks if they've suddenly appeared after years and won't shut up, too. That's not helpful, even if your fic is completely horrifyingly gross.
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(Anonymous) 2012-07-30 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)By that I only want to say it really all depends on what OP wanted to portray, on the fandom at the time etc.
But yeah in general I agree with you, sometimes there are just things you can't ignore.