Entertaining in a Disturbing Way

If you haven't heard, Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault/abuse: https://snickfic.dreamwidth.org/963211.html - this post has a decent round-up/discussion.

And while I have lots of thoughts, they mostly boil down to a couple of things:
- I'm tired of hearing reports about this. But that's my choice. The people who are subjected to these things have no choice in being violated.

- I'm not surprised. And this isn't just Gaiman, but society as a whole, which continues to be complicit in the way sexual assault/reporting is treated. It's always, always, "well, Not All Men." And NOT ALL MEN is PART OF THE PROBLEM. YES, all men! There are no fucking exceptions! Yes, all women, too, but that's a lot less likely to happen (and the people being assaulted are a lot less likely to be able to admit that is what happened). Men are constantly fed a diet of "you are apex predator, women need to know their place, women are sexual beings for you to take" - even as young children, they're not told, "you have to read about girls as people" because little boys are catered to with stories about boys boys boys, because they're such picky fucking readers.

- Yeah, I do believe this happened. And I absolutely believe it's a pattern of behavior that has been known for years. The SFF community as a whole has been massively complicit in Everything Goes-type sexual expression, so a lot of things just slide right under the radar because people don't want to Harsh The Buzz or be known as That Uncool Bitch.

- The dead silence from the wider SFF community is actually mind-boggling to me. But I'm also not surprised on some level. After all, old white dudes can still be useless as fuck and get people to call them the Greatest Fantasy Author Ever. See: GRRM being unwilling to follow normal procedures and fill out a form so he could have a panel at WorldCon. Of course his fans are whining about how he should totally be the exception to all rules because he's the most famousest fantasy author ever and how dare people not treat him with deference.

In closing, if you're like, "omg, but innocent until proven!" or "clearly fake!" please get the fuck away from me. Because you are part of the problem.

Jean then reconciles with Cyclops and fully bonds with the Phoenix Force and ascends to a higher plane of existence called the "White Hot Room"

....wtf.

THIS IS WHY ONE DOES NOT READ MARVEL COMICS ANYMORE, KIDS.

SG-1 fandom, you are full of stupid. Sam Carter is not a ruined, useless, character because, one time, she had a thing for a male in her vicinity.

Seriously. If you think she spent x number of seasons pining for Jack, shut the fuck up and think about how stupid you sound. (why can't I punch stupid people through the internets?)

How to fail at a convention:

1. Anyone buying a full weekend membership receives an ugly wristband. Don't bother with the slightly less failtastic badges, because those might actually look classy. Your convention-goers are probably basement-dwelling gamers who don't bathe anyway.

2. Charge for 'parties'. This makes certain the casual fan who might be interested will get bored and do other things at night (like write porn).

3. When putting on a 'slave' auction, be sure to joke about how getting women drunk so they can't remember having sex with you is awesome. Making the joke multiple times will be even better.

4. Don't bother putting out a program of events, just have printed (or handwritten) 8-by-11 signs on random doors. Maps in program books are also for losers.

5. Pretend the Saturday Night 'party' isn't just an excuse to play really awful music for your faux sex club. (starting with 'Baby Got Back' is always appropriate)

6. Give the impression of a highly insular group of fans. Back this up by shunning newcomers and fawning all over the actors.

7. When the live band finally gets a chance to play, be sure to kick them out after four songs. (it's ok, your group of slaves aren't interested in them anyway)

8. Advertising is for losers.

9. Make sure your guests are world-weary old hipsters of the convention scene. Bonus points if they're known for getting drunk a lot. Getting actors from current (and/or relevant) genre endeavors is pointless.

10. When talking the con up to people who might interested, claim it's "better than DragonCon".

(the last one is hearsay)

You know what makes me not want to participate? When you say, "this started as the Kill Anders ficathon".... Yeah. I'm all about that. Really.

Seriously. I don't go around saying, "Let's start a kill the Stupid People in fandom" ficathon, do I? ok, maybe a little No, I don't. I certainly don't plan on starting a "Kill Lee Adama" ficathon (I have better things to do with my time), or a "Kill Kara" ficathon (though she would make a pretty corpse)).

I think I need to leave the sj lists. There's just SO MUCH STUPID.

First, we have a rehashing (time 9,745,321) of Laira and how much Jack was drunk and we all hate her, OMG.

And then someone actually wants that shitty fic where Sam has to have sex with the rest of SG-1.

I ALMOST HAD THAT PIECE OF SHIT FORGOTTEN, FUCKITALL.

*headdesk*

PS. I have no woodface. *flails*

I know this may be kinda dumb but well...

When im logged into fanfiction.net and on my page it says that fanfiction.net doesnt take original stories anymore and to do that at fictionpress so heres my questions.

Why/how does fanfiction.net still let you upload stories? What does original stories mean? Do they have stargate at fictionpress? If so how do you look for that specific show?

And plain old what does that mean the whole we dont accept originals?


...PLEASE CAN I KILL PEOPLE WITH MY MIND?

and please can I have a Kara Thrace of my own, khtnx

ETA: Also, wtf? Why do people want stories where Sam and Jack are married to other people and have an affair with each other?? (anyone know any good romance novels I could recommend on this subject?)

Is infidelity the new black and nobody told me?

I don't get it. I still think fooling people into reading something with a bad ending by omitting a warning is mean.

...y'know... there's just nothin' I can say to that.

Stark Incomprehension all round, lads?

Congrats. I suppose this just means one less place to post fic. *shrugs*

In other news, were you aware that othere are only two (or three) Stargate fans who hold the characters all up to the same standards?

Remember, if you're a chick, you're supposed to hate Carter, and you can either pick Teyla or Weir. You can't like both, and god forbid you hold any of the three to the same standard the men are held.

Conversely, if you're male, you probably still prefer Jack and Sheppard, and find Weir boring and Teyla only sexy if she's not dressed.

Remember, people, make every effort to sound as hypocritical as possible.

After all, everyone else is doing it.

So, as if the day hasn't already been sucktastic enough (it's cold, it's dreary, I have no fluff, I actually have almost nothing to do, I was feeling incompetent with my writing), I got flamed on ff'net. Now, normally, I simply ignore flames. But this one had to come at a time when I was feeling particularly pathetic...

First, let's examine the story this was attached to. It's 'Swimming', the Red Cap femslash I wrote a while back. Very few people even know what Red Cap is, let alone would read fic for it. In fact, if you read fic, you're either into Jo/Burns or Jo/Roper. Jo/Neve is so niche it doesn't even exist except in my head. Most people don't even LIKE Neve, much less want to see her boinking Jo. Ironically, this is a story I've been told could pass as original fiction. Good, original fiction.

I've just recently put it up because there's now a Red Cap category on ff'net. It's at the top of my list.

Supposition: I've pissed someone off, and they wanted to smack me down, therefore, they're bombing the first fic on my list.

From: Give up( notalentwhatsoever@yousuckass.com )

Ah, the name says it all, really. Although, I'm trying to decide how they've determined how I suck.

Yep I have come to a descion.
Good for you. Decisions can work wonders on the soul.

You are probably the saddest writer on this site.
Well, right now I am, yeah. It's been a depressing morning.

Your stories (all three of witch I have read) suck
Ah. A 3-story sample proves they all suck. *checks* At the top are 'Swimming', 'expiation', and 'Always Waiting For That Red Letter Day'. Ok. I'll give you points for saying they're sucky. Because they are all three kinda depressing. (I'm amused that they've been witched, btw. Does this mean I'm now cursed to write only angst forever and ever amen?). It's also three fandoms: Red Cap, NCIS, and Farscape. So, apparently, this person is wide-read.

you also don't seem to have a story with more than 15 reviews
I don't? Oh, horrors, that must prove I suck, especially since, as we all know, only discerning people leave reviews on fanfiction.net. And the level of quality? pshaw. What level? After all, someone's epic which has never seen a spell-check, beta, or logical common sense can garner more reviews than the best spelled, beta'd, logical fic ever.

now that is really sad because you do have over 50 stories.
Yes. Yes I do. In fact, I have 207 posted here. That doesn't count upwards of 20 completely plotless porn fics.

You should really quit writing.
From your (single) hand, to God's ears, I'm sure.

While you're wanking away, be sure to read (and loathe) 'Unfaithfully Pursuing the Policy of Truth', ''Getting a New Philosophy', and 'No Angry Drama'.

Cheers.