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.

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[red_satin_doll]

Sorry it took me a while to come back to this! (I got distracted by a wee little leg injury. Or rather not so "little". argh

I did read that post and thread before but it was definitely worth a re-read. Gabrielleabelle did a similar post on her LJ. The comments were definitely interesting - I got the sense that some readers did NOT. GET. THE. POINT. Still trying to get their digs in, which we've heard already. You were airing a viewpoint that is almost never expressed.

Which goes beyond Marti, IMO to a broader consideration of how gendered the conversations about women in power whether Martha Stewart, SMG, Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin - and no, I'm no fan of Palin's, but liberals "dissing" her in a mean-spirited way is the same damn thing, regardless of whether or not I agree with her. My sweetie and I watched that bit she did for SNL, sitting in a chair speaking to the camera and the monologue they gave her was so cruel in terms of talking about herself - ha ha it's just a joke, right? - that even my sweetie was offended by it.)

I had read that statement from Joss before and I'm glad he wrote that - although it didn't stem the tide. Apparently Joss is God - unless fans disagree with him - but I wish he'd left off that last sentence. Name-calling and stooping to that other person's level doesn't help matters.

[selenak]

Oh, I know what you mean about Sarah Palin. I can't stand her politically, either, but the comments regarding her were definitely gendered in a way that, say, this year people having a go at Romney were not, or pre-Palin at Dubya.

I'm sorry to hear you were injured! Hopefully you're doing better now?

[red_satin_doll]

but the comments regarding her were definitely gendered in a way that, say, this year people having a go at Romney were not, or pre-Palin at Dubya.

Very much so. And I've certainly seen that happen time and again - and we'll continue to see it for some time to come, as more women run for higher political office. (I'm going to try to cheer myself up now - yay Elizabeth Warren! Much better.)

I pulled my leg over three weeks ago getting off my bicycle of all things - I didn't fall, but the bike did while I was trying to get off, and yanked my leg. My reg doctor thinks it's actually spine-related (inflamed disc or somesuch) so I'm off to get an MRI tonight. they've already done an xray on the hip and it's not a hip fracture thank god.