Ari is not happy.

[hackthis_archive]

The other day I got what I originally thought was a flame, except upon a second third fifth read I realized it was just an opinion. The person liked the story, and found it well-written (go team hackthis!) but didn't like the gay aspect. Or didn't like the porn part.

Now considering that the disclaimer on my profile says "writer writes SLASH!" I was a little befuddled... but you know, the person thought the story was really good except for the slash part. To which I eventually just said, 'Uh... okay, opinions are like assholes. I can respect that.' And yet, all I've heard this morning is that people think there's only one asshole to go around. There is only one point of view and if you don't agree well then you are evol and should be fed for the Minotaur! For the sanitary sake of all, I hope there's truly more than one asshole opinion to go around, but one more time for the people in the back who have the craptastic acoustics:

Dissent is not disloyalty

Disagreeing with someone's views, whatever the fuck they are, does not automatically make them a bad person. We can all wish it did, but it doesn't. Dissent doesn't make you a good person either. Slinging hash and saying that someone is a horrible no-good very bad person behind locked posts, because you're not going to step up and say it to their faces? Weak. So weak.

What really tears it though, is that it's really just one or two people that piss in the pool* and then everybody has to get out and wash off, and parents are upset and threatening litigation, and you know, that's just not the spirit we came here in. I thought the whole point of this social experiment called fandom was to bring the people who disagree and the people who agree and the people who don't give a fuck (normally, that would be me) together, so we can all hug it out and talk about the porn and give ponies and have a good time.

Can't we just kick it old skool, or what?


*If you want someone to piss on you, I have a friend that knows this ace dominatrix who can do it for a very reasonable price.


+ I dun forgot, I posted music the other day for the September Frankenstein Mix, in case anybody's feeling the need for some tunes.

++ I found this posting by amezri on fandom and forums and acting like you have brain which I enjoyed reading. *gacked from voleuse

Comments

[chinawolf.livejournal.com]

But has it really changed that much? I've only been around fandom for five years, most of it on LJ in addition to other communities etc., but I have friends who have been in fandom for 25+ years and say that it's always been the same, the internet in general only made interaction faster, but not different. Do you think that's not true?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You know, I wasn't sure I wanted to leave that point in when I first posted, but yeah, your right. I expect what I was trying to say is that the internet has brought everyone so close that maybe we're all a little too close. I feel like it used to be you (generic) had to be a little bit more... succinct with what you say. Now you automatically hit send or comment after typing in 'YOU SUCK!' where before you'd have to take a moment to compose what you want to say, and then, by the time you're done, you didn't even give a crap anymore. Everything's bigger and faster, but maybe not necessarily better. Does that make sense at all? Sometimes I have issues with staying on topic.