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fandomsecrets2013-09-15 03:31 pm
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Re: As someone who religiously warns for OCs
(Anonymous) 2013-09-15 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)The amount of offense people take over OCs is ridiculous to the point of satire worth hilarity.
DA
(Anonymous) 2013-09-15 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)Check out the one below. "If someone forgets to warn , I'm entitled to make a snarky comment because MAH TIME WAS WASTED."
Back. Fucking. Button.
Re: As someone who religiously warns for OCs
(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 12:21 am (UTC)(link)DA
(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 12:43 am (UTC)(link)Your comment is a perfect example. Someone commented on ridiculous anger over something you hate? You just have to rush in and make a derisive patronizing comment about it. "You're just mad because you're defensive surely that's it."
Why is it pathetic that people speak in favor of OCs and retort when people are rude to them about what they write.
Maybe i'm just a fiction writing nerd who's a bit annoyed that the important skill of learning to create ones OWN characters is pushed aside and labeled as "something stupid suethors do". I guess some fanfiction writers love to play in someone else's sandbox but get personally affronted at the thought of adding something of their own.
Either because
a.) I don't like to read it so no one should write it.
b.) It was done badly a lot before, so it shouldn't be done
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c. ) BUT THAT"S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO DO FANFICTION.
I mean really I agree with the idea of warnings. But it would be really nice if people could advocate it without slipping in a snide "you stupid shitty Mary Sue."
Some people who write OCs are probably defensive because almost all they ever get is jeering sneering and snide remarks , or faux-concerned "just write original fic so you don't get flamed sweetie" . But no. It's not all right for them to get upset about that or they're just"speshul snowflakes" or "butthurt whiners". Sometimes they're considered butthurt for asking for critique without the razor sharp remarks.
Some people don't like OCs. Congratulations. We get it. We know it because it gets reinforced. We don't need to have it beaten into our head every time someone brings up OCs.
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be in a community where you're reminded constantly that you're not wanted unless you can produce something of amazing skill and sometimes not even then. Or told all the time when you have an idea, "keep it to yourself" sometimes even "if you like writing that chop off your fingers so you never touch a keyboard again". You can watch other people talk about and rec fics but know that if you talk about yours you'll get told repeatedly that it's shit and you should just take it down.
tl;dr :Nobody's asking you to love OCs (well nobody here). I've never expected that of any of my friends. When one friend of mine told me how she didn't like OCs because of bad experiences I fully sympathized having seen quite a few bad OCs with annoying creators myself. All I've asked of people is , for God's sake don't be a dick about it. I know it's unpopular. I know it.
For every annoying 13 year old with a sue , there's about five people who just want to write what they love without being sneered at or yelled at, or cussed out.
Re: As someone who religiously warns for OCs
(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 12:58 am (UTC)(link)Re: As someone who religiously warns for OCs
(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 01:00 am (UTC)(link)Re: As someone who religiously warns for OCs
(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 02:55 am (UTC)(link)I see far more whining about those "horrible" OCs than I see anyone getting defensive of their OCs.