So, everybody's talking about the bandom meltdown thingy. I sort of read this, and read that, and have a few thoughts.
Which, so does half of the freaking kingdom, so you might ask, "why bother?".
Whatever. They don't have these! Because lo, this is my list of ponderables.
Which, so does half of the freaking kingdom, so you might ask, "why bother?".
Whatever. They don't have these! Because lo, this is my list of ponderables.
- Bandom looks kind of interesting, in that way that I'd like to one day visit. I may fall in love, I may just cruise through, who knows. Right now I'm really really into the Js and their show, and Rodney and John and Ronon sometimes, and Nick and Nora. I had a GetBackers renaissance the other day. Lex is pretty and Clark shoots flame with his *eyes*. Gundam Wing's looking good again. Anime in general is kind of a draw at the mo. Also, Stardust is maybe my favorite movie ever and needs fiction, stat.
- I really like FOB's tunes, at least five of them. Listen to them all the time. Write stories in my head to them. Just, you know, SPN ones.
- A whole bunch of my favorite fan writers are building a body of work in there (bandom), so. Lots to explore, when I get around to it. I do get most everywhere eventually.
- Sam Winchester is really, almost enough for even crazy vagabond me. At least right now.
- Most of peoples' hurt and anger seems, to me, to be more generated by social pressures and institutional conditions, rather than the fault of individuals. But directed at the individuals who are not equally subjected to the dangers and oppression.
- I totally get the anger, though. It's completely understandable, and not always constructive, but. Feelings don't owe apologies or explanations. Actions taken based on them, yeah. But not feelings.
- I love watching same-sex people make out in public. It feels like vindication and apocalypse (in the good way). This is visceral, I wouldn't even try to justify it.
- If I was unable to make out with my love without risking my life? The above would also hurt me like hell.
- The hurt might be a GOOD thing. It might make me angry enough to do it anyway. I might fight back that much harder. Or cry. It's really hard to be sure.
- Sometimes celebrity worship just freaks me out completely. Like, have to just go hide level of freaked.
- I have been very interested in the reactions to this whole thing. I'm kind of glad to know how people feel, I don't actually have to feel the same or interpret things the same way. I'm really happy that there is a forum I have access to where i CAN find women's and queer folks and some non-standard-model men's reactions treated as important.
- I wonder whether
NickDonald andNoraTimmy are having sex RIGHT NOW, as I type this. They probably are!