I think Rose does get an undeserved hard time in fandom, as do those who like her...but it's easy enough to keep out of it all and just enjoy what you want to enjoy. I've complained about series five and my issues with Amy but I generally only do so with like-minded people, and in my own journal which anyone is welcomed to defriend if they don't want their squee harshed. I have people who like Amy and people who loathe Amy friended and we all seem to cope reading each others babble without anyone getting nasty and personal about it, thankfully.
But I've always thought character bashing and ship wars are total lunacy and have never understood what drives people to devote so much time to getting so worked up, hateful and angry.
I know we can't ever just all get along, either, but people should be mature enough to stop being an asshole if they know it's upsetting someone, and when they don't and are fuelled by others dogpiling and jumping on bandwagons, that's when I have to close the window and do something else, because I like being my own person and people can STFU if they have a problem with that.
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Date: 2010-07-16 10:09 pm (UTC)But I've always thought character bashing and ship wars are total lunacy and have never understood what drives people to devote so much time to getting so worked up, hateful and angry.
I know we can't ever just all get along, either, but people should be mature enough to stop being an asshole if they know it's upsetting someone, and when they don't and are fuelled by others dogpiling and jumping on bandwagons, that's when I have to close the window and do something else, because I like being my own person and people can STFU if they have a problem with that.