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[bubosquared]

[Note: if you think this is in any way about you, it prolly isn't. The people that brought this on are mostly not reading this, and the few that do will not think this is about them. Just to make things clear.]

I'm getting sick of fandom. All of it. Bcause it's just so fucking full of people who think that the right way to demonstrate how 'passionate' you are about your chosen fandom is to become all mouth-frothingly incoherent about it.

Am I frothing-at-the-mouth? I like to think I keep at least some semblance of coherence and logic. If I don't, it only further proves my point: fandom sucks.

And it's not always the fans. "It is absolutely essential that you respect my wishes." ?!?! Fucking Anne fucking Rice, man. Good thing I was never into that fandom!

Speaking of fandom, I feel like I should be more upset that Joey Ramone is dead. Because while I did feel bad about it, it didn't really hit me as hard as I feel it should've. Because I'm a punk. I should feel bad about one of my idols passing away. But I don't feel all that bad. Because, I guess, I'm not a fan-type person. And I'm much more of a London-style-punk, anyway.

Still, though, Mr Ramone, we'll fucking miss you, man!

Comments

Re: With tongue firmly in cheek...

[ex-verdandi713.livejournal.com]

Slashers Against Fandom's Evils? Uh...I'm sitting here trying to think of a catchy acronym and it's failing me. LOL. But the time has come!

The date on that Anne Rice rant is over a year old--did she just now start coming down hard on the fansites or what? I'm confused. (But as I always loathed both Anne and her writing, it's not really any skin off my nose.) Someone really should keep a warning list of the lawsuit-happy writers/creators, BTW--Anne Rice, Harlan Ellison (*never* cross this guy, or even dare quoting him online, unless you love the inside of courtrooms), Terry Pratchett, there are a few others.

Re: With tongue firmly in cheek...

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I only now came across that, through a link in someone's LJ. I've never liked Miss Rice's writing much, so any and all fandom stuff passed right over me.

It just really pisses me off, because she's got absolutely no reason to suddenly come down on the fanficcers like this. Marion Zimmer-Bradley used to allow and encourage fanfic, until some fanficcer claimed she stole an idea for a novel from her and demanded 50% of the money made from that book and to be listed as co-author. I can understand how that would make someone turn their view on fanfic around. But fucking hell, like anyone'd be foolish enough to want to be listed as Anne Rice's co-author? Bitch. I bet she was just jealous cause some of the fanficcers outshine her by far. [I did read a bit of fanfic, and while there's a lot of crap, there's also some gems.]

There is a listing of the policies of various authors on the subject of fanfic here.