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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-04-16 06:41 pm

[ SECRET POST #2296 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2296 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-04-18 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Your latter point - namely, 'who cares' - is precisely why non-fandomers might find it shallow. 'These people don't exist, why waste so much of your life thinking about them?'

And once again, it's not about the degree of affect, it's about the cause. You might initially dislike a real person for all kinds of shallow reasons: they have an annoying laugh, they share a name with someone you hate, you have a knee-jerk distrust of their ethnicity...they're dating your crush. But if you're aware of why you're having a negative reaction to them, accept that it is a silly or shallow reason, and are willing to open your mind, you might find a friend.

A fictional character can similarly get on your bad side for irrational reasons. If you understand that, and are willing to explore who the character is, maybe you'll enjoy them.

Or maybe you won't. And yes, it doesn't matter if you never try. But it doesn't matter if you like any fictional characters. Because they're fictional. See beginning of argument.