For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways

[harp]

Foaming Rabid Canon Thumper(HP) :
1. An individual with the irrational, obsessive paranoia that somewhere on Earth, there is a person deriving happiness from the idea of a romantic relationship between Harry and Hermione.
2. An individual with the irrational, obsessive paranoia that somewhere on Earth, there is a person deriving happiness from the idea of a romantic relationship between a pairing that J.K Rowling has not confirmed as Canon either in books or interviews.

I reach out to the rabids here and ask a simple question- what is it to you? What is it to you if someone likes Harry and Hermione? You have gotten your way. Is it not enough? Do you not understand that at this point you anger is literally nothing more than being upset* because someone else might be happy?

I've invited a few people here to comment, but I swear on all that is holy that I will do everything I can think of to stop this from becoming a war zone, even if it means throwing my hands up and saying "fine". There's no wrong way to ship (in this post) but can't we try to be civil? I know we can. Just look at Harp and Heron!

Ships are about the love between two (or more) characters. Shipping is about getting together with people who think the same way and enjoying your similar interests together. Real fans celebrate their ship with fun and sharing "squee" because their enjoyment is independent of the kid down the block liking another ship.

The people I am seeing are people who can do nothing but make the fandom into a pissing contest. There is no enjoyment, only competition. They belittle not only people ("Delusional!") but concepts that could possibly make these people happy (such as a simple eight second dance scene). They only get pleasure from their ship by picking it up and using it to beat up another ship. They are not fans in any sense of the word.

*Note: I will gladly and without question accept and not argue with "I just like being cruel and nasty to people who don't share my ship views" because I appreciate the honesty

Also, I don't care if "so-and-so started it back in 1942". The wars are over; we all know what's canon, and that's just the way it is whether you got your way or not.

P.S- Free quick-and-dirty art in this post to anyone who wants it, regardless of ship

Comments

[mad-mediocrity.livejournal.com]

I will never forgive JK for HBP-Ginny (she lost me forever at crashing her broom. I wanted someone to... we won't get into that)

Eh, I'm a little more forgiving. Was Ginny written kind of bitchily in HBP? Yep. But personally, I don't find that to be a huge turn-off. I think it's reasonable for many readers and the characters themselves to still find Ginny attractive. (After all, the HP world is hyper-partisan with the damn Hogwarts houses and whatnot, and since Ginny was only mean to mean Slytherins, it's all okay, right?

What was a turn-off was Rowling's (and OBHWFers') expectations that we readers must love and accept Ginny because of this. I just hated how she was forced down readers' throats, and if you did happen to dislike her or the way she was written, you were automatically horrible or a Weasley-hater or misogynist (wtf?!) or whatever.

Miserable marriage, all sorts of tiny little unspoken rules (Hermione getting to hit Ron, Ron getting to shake Hermione if she hit him more than twice, both allowed to use magic to throw things at each other, but never without warning so that the other could move)

Hahaha.

And now a (million) word(s) about Ronald Weasley.

That was a great section you wrote about Ron, and one of the more rich explanations that I've read about his behaviour. I'm with you especially in regards to Ron slash and the emotions thing.

From now until New Year's,

So what about 2011? Heh. ;)

Cheers to 2011!

[harpsi-fizz.livejournal.com]

What was a turn-off was Rowling's (and OBHWFers') expectations that we readers must love and accept Ginny because of this.
Yes, this is what I meant. I should have added that I wouldn't mind this if someone had punished her for her behavior, or if someone that spoke out against it/pointed it out wasn't cut down or dismissed.

Thank you for your kind words on my Ron rant. I've got to collect those and keep track of them. Poor Ron gets a bad reputation from the Harmony fans, which is a shame. I try hard to defend him to a lot of them, especially Brad. Weasley hate is stereotypical of Harmony fans.

It's tough being an outlayer in this family. So much of the fandom has their mind made up about the other side. I suppose I'm very guilty of this at times, too.

I hope you, too, have a lovely New Year. Hopefully, I'll get some damn drawing done!