On the habits of fandom

[selenak]

a) Serious take, Doctor Who edition:


That. Exactly that. I can't say how much I am behind all five points listed.

b) Cheerful take, Greek mythology edition:

Homeric shipping wars

Comments

[wee-warrior.livejournal.com]

The one: I am wondering why this has to be said again and again. You would think it is obvious, and yet...

The other: Even more fun is to be had with this once you add gods and goddesses! You know, Zeus/everyone...

[selenak.livejournal.com]

And yet. *sigh*

Zeus/everyone indeed. Also, half the cast has a goddess for a mother (Achilles, Aeneas, Memnon...) , and we're all just waiting for Odysseus/Athena to go from subtext to text...

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

No no no! I've just stated my manifesto on that chez kathyh, but I'll repeat it here:

"I think Edith Hall thinks Athene so fancies Odysseus, but I don't buy it because
(a) they're my One True Cross-Gender Friendship; I don't think he could have that easy, friendly relationship with any other female, even Penelope among mortals, or Kalypso & Kirke among immortals, and I don't think she has it with any other male (most of the gods are too stupid)
and
(b) Athene has been too much in love with Hera from the moment she emerged from her father's head ever to think of anyone else in that light, so there."

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Now you awaken a moral dilemma for me, because I love the rare m/f friendships we get across the millennia, and your points are so true.

However: re: Athena/Hera - don't see it. Do see darkfic potential in Athena/Arachne, given that story doesn't show Athena in a very good light and her overreaction must be due to some other factors than Arachne being better at weaving and sarcastic about the gods...