[ SECRET POST #016 ]

[degrees.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #016 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 120 secrets from Secret Submission Post #003.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, 0 not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Monday, January 22st, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: Here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[shahni.livejournal.com]

1. Mmm, suits. ♥

2. ... :3

3. It's Advent Children's fault. D:

5. Why? *dies* Just curious. While this isn't just because I'm a Vincent fan, I can understand disliking a character because you don't agree with their personality or whatever, but being annoyed by a guy who isn't even real is kind of a waste of time, isn't it?

10. Why do I feel like I know who this is? *dies*

23. VAGRANT STORY LOVE FOREVER. I'm not the only one!!! ;-; ♥

#5

[(Anonymous)]

He's everywhere. It's hard not to be annoyed by a character you feel nothing for when all your friends love him. It's annoyance when he's mentioned because I'm tired of hearing about him, not hatred or anything I would go out of my way to feel.

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

He's always been around, though. The same could be said for, say, Cloud, Sephiroth and mostly everyone from that game. I'm honestly surprised people talk about him all the time, consideringVincent'shorridlyboringifhe'sleftbyhimself, and DoC really didn't do much for him.

Just ignore them and like what you like? *dies*

#5

[(Anonymous)]

There you have it, the very reason I can never express how much he annoys me. 'Why? You're silly for feeling that way. Don't.' While they consider themselves reasonable in being annoyed by characters that they dislike.

This is why I chose to keep my mouth shut and post it as a secret here.

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't be annoyed (I as a fan am annoyed by him too on occasion but that's only when trying to RP him or write him) but with all due respect, the only thing I find 'silly' in the sense is being bothered by a fictional character's presence among fangirls.

But that's just me. And I'm weird, go figure.

Re: #5

[degrees.livejournal.com]

Sometimes your way, while it works for you, won't necessarily work for others. So let this person have their annoyance, mkay?

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

I'll just keep my opinions to myself so no one's offended. D:

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

From now on that is, argh.

Re: #5

[degrees.livejournal.com]

♥ I'm just trying to stave off hurt feelings here, darling. Your opinion is just as valid as anyone else's.

#5

[(Anonymous)]

I thought you told me to ignore them and like what I liked. Isn't that the same thing as telling me not to be annoyed? Unless you were implying that I should ignore them and still be annoyed, or ignore them for no reason at all. Which makes no sense.

Read the secret over: 'I cannot express how much Vincent Valentine annoys me.' Perhaps I should have added 'without being called silly, dismissed, or offending people.' And frankly, people like you who cannot understand how people pushing a certain character over and over into your face might justifiably annoy someone are the reason I cannot express that. I'm sorry.

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

Actually, that would have made it a bit clearer, to be honest. It's something all of us go through at some point, right? No hard feelings? :3

#5

[shahni.livejournal.com]

And actually, all I was saying was ignore the fangirling. Like I know I might fangirl a character, and because of my fangirling, someone might start detesting the character I'm talking about.

I'd rather be told to shut up if I'm doing that, so the person who's getting annoyed is spared that sort of annoyance, know what I mean? And it's also the reason I don't fangirl in the open anymore.

#5

[(Anonymous)]

The 'fangirling' is the annoying factor. If I could ignore it, I wouldn't be annoyed.

I know what you mean, and I'm sure it works for you, but there are others that would rather not be told to shut up.

[(Anonymous)]

I think I know who ten is talking about, but I don't want to say it and be wrong. D-=

[(Anonymous)]

It's pretty general, though! Could be anyone. ♥ Looks like a positive secret, though.

[(Anonymous)]

5. Knowing you're a Vincent fan, would you have said the same thing if the secret were about Cloud or Sephiroth or others you mentioned or would you have ignored it? I think these comments just reinforced the necessary secret-ness of that secret...

[shahni.livejournal.com]

Yep, actually. I would have. (And I knew this question was coming.) Because while it -was- partly the character that made me want to ask that, the other reason for asking why was also because I've been seeing a lot of character hate simply because other people talk about them a lot, and so on!

[(Anonymous)]

Is that fan-driven character-hate so hard to understand?

[shahni.livejournal.com]

More like, why is it there when all it does is give you a headache for something that's meant as entertainment anyway.

But I'd like to not take the topic further, if that's okay?

[(Anonymous)]

Fine with me! ♥

[shahni.livejournal.com]

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[degrees.livejournal.com]

Let me try to field part of that one. It's easier to ignore something when it isn't being shoved in your face. I know I've said in the past that I have seething hatred for something, but that's always been at a time when everyone and their dog was fangasming over it. For example, right now? KH is only a mild annoyance that I don't even think about because I haven't come into contact with it for a while.

[shahni.livejournal.com]

I see where you're coming from. I'm kinda like that in the sense that I'll watch fandoms from afar if they're really big. Andit'skindawhyI'mavoidingtheAirGearandallthoseotherbigfandomsbecausetheylookinterestingandIdontwanttodislikethemifthey'reinteresting.>>"

♥

[degrees.livejournal.com]

I have no other reply besides "yeah"

I just wanted to use this icon *dies*

[shahni.livejournal.com]

~~~ ♥