It's not like anyone really reads my journal anyway...

[lunesque]

You know, I'm kind of disappointed. I don't know quite how to explain this, but I am really disappointed. I suppose it's because I just now got to the post poetic_licence made about the anonyomous poster. So, of course, I want all the facts, and I go searching for the comment. And it just makes me sad. I mean, so what if Amy has other interests besides Nocturne_Alley? Yeah, she left it. So she didn't leave on exactly the best terms. Whoo. There's no reason to mention anything if she *horror-of-horrors* wants to just move on with her life.

I mean... I guess I was naive? When I first entered the fandom, I thought that Big Name Authors were supposed to be a sort of role model that we could look up to, you know? And all I've heard about are these obscure fandom flame wars, and people ganging up against people, like with the Veelas and Miss Breed (whoever that is) and it's not right. None of this is right. So Amy isn't on the best terms with everyone--you're crazy if you think there's such a thing as perfect popularity anyway.

I suppose I'm disappointed in vanityfair because she really didn't need to say anything at all. Especially after she made this post about grace. it just seems that alot of people in the fandom just need tolerance. There's a reason the Golden Rule was made in kindergarten, right? 'Treat others as you would like to be treated'?

But I suppose 'grace' and 'tolerance' are words used only when it can be applied to things you care about. Words to be used when it's your friends being attacked. After all, grace isn't a state attained by many, but obviously, the ones who need it are the ones who have it already.

Just in case any random person thinks this is a flame against vanityfair, it isn't. I'm just musing about things.

So yeah, this is me. Most likely with 2/3rds of my facts wrong, blindly following my heart, and standing up for my friends. *cuddles poetic_licence protectively*

Comments

[swallowmewhole.livejournal.com]

[dies] i was just about to do one of these myself. i'm sure she will be honored.

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[moriavis.livejournal.com]

hee hee. *shnoogles you*

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[swallowmewhole.livejournal.com]

[loffs]

[ishuca.livejournal.com]

meh.

i can understand where you're coming from, but after over 6 years of lurking and then being in fandoms the one thing i've learned is that people make role models. role models don't make role models, and all they can do is try and fill the shoes people shoved them in.

which is not to say that i think it was good or tasteful, what aja did. at least amy kept the final explosion behind closed doors. but who knows about the explosion itself?

it's too bad about all of it- and hotaru just attacked my ankle and tried to gnaw it off.

lost my train of thought.

yeah. so disillusionment sucks, as does fandom crud. :huggles:

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[moriavis.livejournal.com]

I guess I've just always thought that in a way, people lead their own destinies, and how people percieve them. So at the least they should be able to conduct themselves with civility toward each other, yeah?

And it's an attack of the evil tabby cat! Hee!

And yes, disillusionment sucks. Although I suppose I should be used to that by now.