Ugh

[selenak]

I hate bullies. Internet bullies who believe they're propagating "social justice" while doing their bullying are a particularly revolting suspecies. God knows I have my own criticisms of Moffat's writings, but death threats? With an added low of also going after twelve-years Caitlin Blackwood, who plays young Amelia Pond? What she said.

Not that this is new. I'm reminded of the internet back in Children of Earth, Day 4 and after time, when it were RTD and James Moran, but then Rusty wasn't on Twitter. Or going back to the Buffy days, those charmers who wished miscarriage on Marti Noxon when she was pregnant because they hated seasons 6 and 7 of BTVS.

Fandom can be fantastic to be in, but every now and then it makes you recall that "fan" comes from "fanatic", and not in a good way.

Comments

[gehayi]

While I do think that Moffat has issues (I'm not in the least comfortable with the fact that his "good" women are generally wives, mothers or both, for example, or with the fact that River Song's entire life is defined by her relationship with the Doctor), I can't imagine sending him death threats.

I mean, criticize the man's work. Write fanfic and meta about it. But...death threats? Just because you don't LIKE something? What the fuck, people?!

And threatening a twelve-year-old girl? That's insane. Why the hell would anyone threaten a child? What do these asinine troll-goblins think that she did to them?

I don't understand this at all. I swear, every time that I think that people could not possibly get any dumber, they discover a whole new low to which they can sink.

[selenak]

From what I could tell, the justification for threatening the child was that she was defending Moffat. It's just insane.

[gehayi]

That's just...man. There are some sick people out there.