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

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I didn't say you couldn't judge somebody else, sweetie, everybody's does that every time they walk out the front door. I'm just saying that if you do it, you should own up to it. Like for example, if somebody called me a racist name I'd tell them to their face to fuck off and die and that I hope they catch the bubonic plague. In my eyes it will never ever be right, but for years on end, people have said racism is wrong unless you're being racist against X (Jews, blacks, Japanese, any sort of immigrant class). Right now that X is illegal immigrants, but I think it's just wrong full stop. And I'll tell you that straight up, some people will say it is, but they won't say it out loud. I think if you think it you might as well own it.

Was that coherant, baby? I tend to be tangential.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

Oh oh oh. Yes. That makes sense. Phew. I thought I couldn't tell people they were stupid anymore. And that was making me sad. ;)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Of course you can! I know you live to do that anyway, you hardly need my blessing.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

It does bring me joy. And the supply of stupid people is endless!