...just like a sacred cow, visions of swastikas...

[lyssie]

1. Man. You know, I don't get people who actually use smushed pairing names. Especially in multi-fandom endeavors. It's a little... what's the word I'm looking for... stupid? cliquish? Your pairings are not special enough for everyone to know what those grade-school level compound words mean, morons.

2. Though, in truth, it doesn't matter. I pretty much assume anyone using smushed names has an iq below grade-school level. Seriously, I tend to picture people who use them as unwashed, greasy thirteen year old boys. No education, no socialization, and certainly no intelligence.

3. It always amused me that Stargate: SG-1 never suffered them. I doubt the fandom was more mature, it's just harder to do smushed names. Atlantis is rife with them (have I mentioned lately how awesome it is that stupid-tastic show got canceled?), but that's no surprise given how badly-written the show is. Crap like that tends to attract unintelligent people. BSG is trying a few on for size, but the fandom seems almost too-small. Torchwood, NCIS.... Sigh. Unwashed idiots rule. I don't know about Bones, I stay far away (besides, really... Brenth? Anggins? ... yeah, no)

4. There's always a downside to something like that, of course. DC is canceling two female character titles, and Marvel is canceling She-Hulk. Yeah, I can see how your companies are just trying so hard to attract a female audience. Though, given personal observation, you should just do a shittily-drawn comicbook version of Brokeback Mountain. The ladies will come a-runnin' for cock.

5. Note to self: plastic the windows and buy a ladder this weekend. Living without overhead light is annoying.

Comments

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I believe the problem was that we couldn't ever get over the JAM vs. SACK question.

I like your theories here, though. I've been wandering around feeling at least a little bit responsible for the plethora of clever-words-for-pairing-names in the 'lantis cesspool, so I am relieved to hear that they would have done it on their own. :)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Such a torturous question.

Dude, the only comfort I have about Sparky is that at least it ain't Shweir.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I know. Marvel or DC would hire me, but they've got enough token females on their staff.

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

See, I used to think that cutesy pairing-names were always meant tongue-in-cheek, like "look how silly we're being." What did I know?

Though, given personal observation, you should just do a shittily-drawn comicbook version of Brokeback Mountain.

Every time I read about Torchewood or Supernatural I always come away so grateful that BSG never got taken over by the militant female-character hating slashers. Eeeeugh. Not quite sure how we escaped, but yaay.

[timjr.livejournal.com]

...I would make a joke about 'Fat Lee' being the reason, but I've had to deal with the fact that BSG fandom utterly hates my favorite female character on the show since I started watching it.

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

I love her a lot. Fandom can blow me. (!)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Sadly, they are all Serious Business about them. And think it's awesome.

To be fair to Torchwood, though, they love their ladies.

[brookiki.livejournal.com]

Torchewood or Supernatural I always come away so grateful that BSG never got taken over by the militant female-character hating slashers.

I'm a little tired tonight, so my brain processed it as you saying that Supernatural had never gotten taken over by militant female-character hating slashers and "Are we talking about the same Supernatural?" Then I reread it and caught the BSG part. Made a whole lot more sense then.

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Heh. :) Yeah, sometimes I get all ornery about fandom (ship wars arrgh), but then I'll read Fandom Wank or Metafandom and realize that it could be so much worse. I don't think I have the fortitude for SPN. Oy.

[brookiki.livejournal.com]

I love the show, but I'm terrified of the fic. I've been assured that there's good SPN fic out there, but I lack the...I'm not sure what I lack, but it keeps me from looking for it.

[quietlybemused.livejournal.com]

Didn't Stargate have Jam?

Anyway, I think that CSI:NY is one of the worst fandoms for squishing names together and coming up with the most stupid labels ever. "Cutesy" labels make me avoid the fics in question like the plague.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I think that was a joke started by Nostalgia, actually.

[thatpalebluedot.livejournal.com]

Soo ticked about DC. I just *started* reading BoP & Catwoman...

[brookiki.livejournal.com]

They're canceling BoP? You're kidding. And, having just discovered the BoP comic, I've been going around telling everyone who's listening what great female-centric comics DC has. That sucks.

Although, in all fairness, I've had a very hard time finding any stores that carry the comic and I've had to resort to special ordering the trade paperbacks, so I guess it's not that surprising.

[thatpalebluedot.livejournal.com]

Bittorrent is your friend. :)

And yeah--apparently Robin & Nightwing too, but they'll probably come back when all the Batman RIP crap is over...

[waterdaughter.livejournal.com]

Oh god the fucking smushed names. I hate them SO FUCKING MUCH. It makes me want to grab the person doing it and shake them so hard their teeth rattle.

Actually, I've been having a lot of moments like that today. Kiiiill.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

I just wanted you to know, I had 'China Girl' stuck in my head ALL DAY after glimpsing this post's title.

It was Bowie, though, so things could've been worse.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Whoot!