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⌈ Secret Post #2115 ⌋

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[Elementary]

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[To Aru Majutsu no Index]

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[Ghostbusters 2]

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[One Piece]

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[Teen Wolf]

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[Big Time Rush]

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[Sherlock]

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[Pitch Perfect]

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[Blue Exorcist & Supernatural]

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[Homestuck]

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[Rose Byrne]

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[khaos komix]

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[Once Upon a Time]

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[The White Buffalo]

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[Teen Wolf]

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[Dawn of the Dead]

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[CSI: Miami]

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I'm the opposite, the more I learn about quadrants the less I'm interested in ever checking out Homestuck. It's one of the aspects that really doesn't make sense in my head.

You realize the quadrants are just names for things we have anyways right?

not really? at the very least, when I've tried to read up on them on the wiki and understand them, (to understand people defining ships in my fandom that way) I don't really go to myself "wow, that sounds just like my relationship with XYZ." To me I just go "Wow, that sounds really alien."

Maybe its a poly thing then?

could be. I know I'm DEFINITELY not poly at all, so it could just be an inability to understand relationships of that sort.

It's not really a 'poly thing'. The closest parallels, iirc, for the various quadrents are something along the lines of Romantic relationship, Arch rival/hatesex, Best friends, and kind of a threeway negotiation set up. None of which is really something that's really like being poly.

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(Anonymous) - 2012-10-18 01:23 (UTC) - Expand

And that was kinda the point. They are aliens with alien thoughts and alien functions. Close enough to be uncanny valley but not completely equivalent.

AYRT: That's what I assumed when I first found out about it. I always thought that the trolls were supposed to come across as being very, very different culturally than humans, so...when I see people defining human character's relationships by the quadrants, or in particular their own relationships, it comes across as really weird to me.

I find your perspective intriguing, because to me, the fact that troll romance is so "alien" piques my interest. Part of the reason I enjoy fantasy and science fiction is because I love reading about cultures that are vastly (and sometimes incomprehensibly) different from my own. If the culture approves of some behavior or desire that I would never myself countenance, then it's doubly fascinating. I want to learn all about the whys and hows, and about the feelings and thought patterns of those who engage in said behaviors or harbor said desires.

So, given my disposition, the fact that someone would be turned off by that which is alien is of great interest to me. I would like to know more about your feelings, if you are so inclined as to tell me, and if I haven't succeeded in creeping you out (which I acknowledge is a risk).

(Anonymous) - 2012-10-18 00:03 (UTC) - Expand

No, it's really not. It's concepts close enough to understand, but how many time's have you legitimately wanted a sexual relationship with somebody you honestly hated? Or pitied?

They might be more focused on the matespirt and moiral part which seems to be a tendency in the fandom. Though I will admit wanting to have hate sex with at least one person in the course of my life so far.

Hate sex? yes. But a relationship? Not so much. Maybe you were sublimating something else into hate, but if it's legit hate, humans don't have those feelings.

Like a lot of Homestuck, it's ridiculous and overcomplicated on purpose. You're not meant to take it seriously.

so it's another one of those "read Homestuck but avoid the fandom" things?

that's all of homestuck really. Though fair warning... this fandom sucks you in. by the time your a few thousand pages in your one of us anyway so you figure you might as well check out all the sweet fanart and music and audio dramas and oh,well, I do look like dave, maybe I should participate in nudestuck?

Or just don't read Homestuck. I recommend that course of action, because it's seriously not good enough to justify putting up with the fandom that comes with.

Oh please. Anybody who actually lets the fandom decide if something has merit or not is the worst kind of fan/hater. The source material should be all that matters in terms of if you like something or not, because every other part can be easily avoided.

Edited 2012-10-18 01:15 (UTC)

(Anonymous) - 2012-10-18 05:27 (UTC) - Expand

insanenoodlyguy - 2012-10-18 22:28 (UTC) - Expand

(Anonymous) - 2012-10-19 00:58 (UTC) - Expand

The whole quadrants thing isn't a major part of the comic. Just flavour for the aliens.

it's not the only element that makes me disinterested. it's just one of many things. I also hate second-person, never liked text-based adventures and dislike the art style.

Okay, see, now those are some good reasons to stay away from it. Cause it's got all of those in spades.

Long as the reason isn't that you hate the music. In that case fuck you. :P

http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/mother

nah, I like the music fine when I've heard it. And I like the character designs when drawn in fanart.

DA

Only if you'll fuck yourself too :P

insanenoodlyguy - 2012-10-18 01:16 (UTC) - Expand

(Anonymous) - 2012-10-18 13:31 (UTC) - Expand

It's not a big part of the plot. People latched on to it because world building and rp-wise it's fun, but I'd say overall it takes up less then 50 of 5000+ pages.

Noooo, most of the fandom is about SHIPSHIPSHIP.

It is not a coincidence that Homestuck got really, really big around Act 5.

Not denying that it's a huge part of the fandom. But it's a small part of the story.