And if those things don't coincide with what you watch for, your opinions, your interpretations - well, that's fandom for you. You don't have to like it, but you don't get to tell people how they have to view things, characters, or ships. You don't get to decide what they can or can't express.
Precisely. I have nothing else to add other than I absolutely agree.
But you know what really is interesting, is all the same-old arguments people are using like "if you don't like it stop watching the show" or my favorite of "what kind of fan are you?" when they see someone expressing a critical opinion about the show. If they would just stop and think about what they're saying, I think they would come to understand how narrow-minded and ridiculous they sound in telling other people how they should feel. But some people just don't get it, and probably never will, which is unfortunate because you'd think others would understand the "agree to disagree" concept, especially in fandom where there's bound to be massive amounts of differing opinions.
I can understand that with the premiere and such people were being very reactionary and defensive about their show and thinking that probably all the negativity was bashing the show (which it wasn't) but it's just shocking to see people still thinking that way after two weeks had passed from it.
Nobody should be frightened from ever expressing their thoughts in a constructive manner, regardless whether it's in a positive or negative kind of way.
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Date: 2010-10-04 09:01 am (UTC)Precisely. I have nothing else to add other than I absolutely agree.
But you know what really is interesting, is all the same-old arguments people are using like "if you don't like it stop watching the show" or my favorite of "what kind of fan are you?" when they see someone expressing a critical opinion about the show. If they would just stop and think about what they're saying, I think they would come to understand how narrow-minded and ridiculous they sound in telling other people how they should feel. But some people just don't get it, and probably never will, which is unfortunate because you'd think others would understand the "agree to disagree" concept, especially in fandom where there's bound to be massive amounts of differing opinions.
I can understand that with the premiere and such people were being very reactionary and defensive about their show and thinking that probably all the negativity was bashing the show (which it wasn't) but it's just shocking to see people still thinking that way after two weeks had passed from it.
Nobody should be frightened from ever expressing their thoughts in a constructive manner, regardless whether it's in a positive or negative kind of way.