3) The Overuse Of the Term Mary Sue. It's become downright meaningless and a synonym for "I dislike this character".
That! I've been thinking this a lot recently, because fans who dislike the character of Jennifer Keller on SGA have happily taken to calling her Mary Sue and thusly justify even the most vile, misogynistic character bashing - since, you see, she's a Mary Sue, not a real character. Personally I see no justification for that label, since none of the definitions of Mary Sue apply, in my book. Not liking the character really doesn't cut it.
On a related note... 2) (S)he comes between them - let's bash!
[insert incoherent frothing rant about the time-honored tradition of female-character bashing in fandom and Keller-bashing in particular.]
Okay, back to reading the rest of your post now... *g*
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Date: 2009-01-30 05:26 pm (UTC)3) The Overuse Of the Term Mary Sue. It's become downright meaningless and a synonym for "I dislike this character".
That! I've been thinking this a lot recently, because fans who dislike the character of Jennifer Keller on SGA have happily taken to calling her Mary Sue and thusly justify even the most vile, misogynistic character bashing - since, you see, she's a Mary Sue, not a real character. Personally I see no justification for that label, since none of the definitions of Mary Sue apply, in my book. Not liking the character really doesn't cut it.
On a related note...
2) (S)he comes between them - let's bash!
[insert incoherent frothing rant about the time-honored tradition of female-character bashing in fandom and Keller-bashing in particular.]
Okay, back to reading the rest of your post now... *g*