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Re: general RPF fandom discussion

From: (Anonymous)
NA

All this "amateur girl detective" garbage really turns my stomach. What, does she think she's going to solve The Mystery of the Girl Who Lied on her computer at home by asking all the lawyers she knows how the legal process works and digging up other cases? Her bias here is so transparent and sad, and it makes me wonder if her life is really this bound up in shipping K/T and admiring Kane that if she stopped for one second and acknowledged he's probably guilty, everything would fall apart.

I mean, I know how crappy it feels, because I was deep in this pairing too. But the rest of us have gone through the letdown and depression, and moved on without basically finding ways to twist reality and simultaneously perpetuate rape culture.

Re: general RPF fandom discussion

From: (Anonymous)
I feel sort of sketchy saying this, but this is why I was glad pretty much all of my friends embraced a "we're moving on because this pairing in this fandom is not that important" kind of attitude. Fandom is wonderful, I love fandom, I love shipping, I love the friends I've made and the community and so on, but at some point you have to know when to step back.

Re: general RPF fandom discussion

From: (Anonymous)
ayrt

I won't lie, fandom is a really big part of my life right now and something that keeps me going, and I had a really bad week in there that was just selfish sadness over losing that. But I also tried really hard to keep in mind what was the right thing to do, and seeing the people who are trying to justify still hanging around and writing fic, I'm glad I did.

Re: general RPF fandom discussion

From: (Anonymous)
AYRT

Well, I don't think that's unreasonable! Since the move to Twitter/Tumblr I feel like it's gotten a lot more normal in fandom to react to things right away, stream of consciousness, etc. But it's not actually bad or dishonest or ill advised to react to things with caution, to hold back on actually posting because you know your feelings don't need to be broadcast right that moment. I have all kinds of unfair, petty, shitty, sometimes even misogynistic feelings that I deal with internally. The reason I do that is largely because I know they're born of my immediate situation and aren't something I'd always want to stand by, you know?

Re: general RPF fandom discussion

From: (Anonymous)
ayrt

The funny thing is I did make up my mind right away, and made a lot of public statements. The emotional backlash didn't hit for a couple of weeks, and then I felt like I had to have my crisis in private because I didn't want to look like a hypocrite (I wasn't changing my position, just sad about it). So yes, something to be said for not airing one's positions immediately, even if they are ones you ultimately believe in. ;)