#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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This is the twenty-sixth post of Deke Dangle RPF Anon, a community for all your ice hockey anon meme needs.

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Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

I can't believe this entire argument is about werebeavers.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

NA

I'm always kind of amazed as to what people will wank over. Tbh I was enjoying it more when it was about whether people would believe the existence of werebeavers than the weird dovetail into racewank, but it's still amazing how anything can lead to wank.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Me neither.

Re: Exchanges, etc - Poly Hockey Exchange

[(Anonymous)]

Authors have been revealed! Any surprises?

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

I really don't think arguing whether people would believe in werebeavers was wank. That was just disagreement in a discussion.

Re: Hockey players of meme

[(Anonymous)]

I played when I was ~young because I'm from an enormous Minnesotan family where you learn to skate before you learn to walk. I have 3 uncles + a dad who played college hockey and 2 aunts who were probably good enough to be semi professional figure skaters if such a thing existed. We still play shinny at Christmas on the lake at my grandparents house and i miss living in Minnesota something fierce because I miss Minnesotans and the Twin Cities but also because I miss the opportunity for casual hockey.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Ooh, yeah that would be a problem.

But do android were-beavers dream of electric trees?

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Is he aware of what he's doing? Or does he wake up in the morning in the middle of damp sheets that smell like river?

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

This is truly a new depth reached by meme.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

If you "came to similar conclusion" (which you only stated after the critique of your first comment), it follows that the first comment wasn't referring to First Nations people (because why wouldn't you have specified otherwise?), and therefore the criticism of it was fair. "French colonialists hunting (were)beavers to near extinction could be an extension of the drain they put on First Nation lives and resources" STILL has the same problems if those werebeavers are in fact white Canadians. This was not a "mutually reached conclusion" if you didn't state a correction to your comment before someone criticized you, and because every step of the way you have defended yourself through disingenuity and bending logic. You're essentially saying "I already knew that! You're being mean!" to someone pointing out what it wasn't at all evident that you knew. I'm sorry if you feel personally attacked, but your comments are open to criticism on their own grounds, and regardless of what you "meant" or intended, it doesn't change the fact the effect your comment had. I'm not sure why you think someone's first interest should be in "understanding you," rather than pointing out what they perceive to be a racist line of thinking.

Re: white-washing -- you honestly think someone who is trying to point out your erasure of First Nations people by headcanoning an AU where white people could potentially be victims of colonialism, too, has overlooked the fact that there are First Nations hockey players? The existence of Carey Price and a handful of others doesn't mean that "hockey players in general" can stand in as "victims of colonialism" when "hockey players in general" are overwhelmingly white even when they aren't Sidney Crosby. Like, the fact that you are still trying to argue this makes me question what conclusions you think you've reached, tbh. You can't possible expect anyone to believe you were thinking of the history First Nations people playing hockey in the context of hockey rpf fic about werebeavers.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

It's an argument about someone who thought it would be fun to bring the real-life history of colonialism into an AU about werebeavers.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Just. Just take a second and realize how ridiculous this whole argument is.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Yes this is about ethics in werebeaverism. No one is actually going to write this.

Re: Hockey players of meme

[(Anonymous)]

I started playing hockey recently because of hockey rpf. I met another girl there who also started playing hockey because of hockey rpf. She's now my best friend (even though she switched to roller hockey.)

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

SA
Also, I gotta say that the indigenous people turning into animals trope is not one I want fic for. I vote the Canadian Olympic committee dopes its players and the side effect is werebeaverism.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

He wakes up with an almost compulsive need to floss.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

ILU nonnie ♥

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

NA

I was completely uninterested in there werebeaver conversation so I was cheerfully scrolling and deleting the thread from my inbox when I saw what it has descended into. This isn't the worst meme I've ever been on when it comes to wank, but it takes it the most seriously.

Re: Exchanges, etc - Poly Hockey Exchange

[(Anonymous)]

Pleasantly surprised by some. Confused by others.

Re: Hockey Media

[(Anonymous)]

Given how wanky meme has been lately I'm posting this and ducking. But social media Jonathan Toews absolutely makes me chuckle.

"Real men take their lap dogs fishing." Honestly. You're killing me here. If only you'd called it a purse dog.

https://instagram.com/p/BInfZThgekF/

Re: Hockey Media

[(Anonymous)]

But why oh why does he keep posting that scammy Onnit shit? Does he seriously believe it works? Bah!

Re: Hockey Media

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Also I would break my ankle if I attempted to do the move he's doing where he's jumping over the weight bench and landing half on half off (this is a terrible description. Here's the link.).

https://instagram.com/p/BInfZThgekF/

Upon rewatching that doesn't seem super safe with the ceiling fan right there next to his head.

Re: Hey, Nonny, Nonny!

[(Anonymous)]

na

hah, i got into hockey rpf through soulmate/soulbond AUs too.

Re: Exchanges, etc - Poly Hockey Exchange

[(Anonymous)]

I wondered why I didn't know Bluejayys name more, as I've liked a couple of their recent exchange fics, but they seem to mostly write pairings I am not into.

Re: Hockey players of meme

[(Anonymous)]

Oh man that's great. I play too and there are some girl I know through various hockey circles that have started playing fairly recently and I have a hunch they're in RFP fandom based on some of their twitter follows and a few random comments they've made. I'd have no idea how to even ask though because I don't really want to "out myself" as an RPFer and if I'm wrong then yikes that'd be bad.

How'd it come up between you and your friend?