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selenak ([personal profile] selenak) wrote2012-09-12 09:16 am
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Ugh

I hate bullies. Internet bullies who believe they're propagating "social justice" while doing their bullying are a particularly revolting suspecies. God knows I have my own criticisms of Moffat's writings, but death threats? With an added low of also going after twelve-years Caitlin Blackwood, who plays young Amelia Pond? What she said.

Not that this is new. I'm reminded of the internet back in Children of Earth, Day 4 and after time, when it were RTD and James Moran, but then Rusty wasn't on Twitter. Or going back to the Buffy days, those charmers who wished miscarriage on Marti Noxon when she was pregnant because they hated seasons 6 and 7 of BTVS.

Fandom can be fantastic to be in, but every now and then it makes you recall that "fan" comes from "fanatic", and not in a good way.
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[personal profile] astridv 2012-09-12 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
Now they're bullying kids? Jesus.
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[personal profile] legionseagle 2012-09-12 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
I understand the only writer who was on Twitter during TW:COE was the lovely Paul Cornell, and he got death threats, despite the fact that he hadn't even written the episode in question.

[personal profile] meri 2012-09-12 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
This makes me so angry. It's unacceptable. :|
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[personal profile] gehayi 2012-09-13 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
While I do think that Moffat has issues (I'm not in the least comfortable with the fact that his "good" women are generally wives, mothers or both, for example, or with the fact that River Song's entire life is defined by her relationship with the Doctor), I can't imagine sending him death threats.

I mean, criticize the man's work. Write fanfic and meta about it. But...death threats? Just because you don't LIKE something? What the fuck, people?!

And threatening a twelve-year-old girl? That's insane. Why the hell would anyone threaten a child? What do these asinine troll-goblins think that she did to them?

I don't understand this at all. I swear, every time that I think that people could not possibly get any dumber, they discover a whole new low to which they can sink.
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[personal profile] bobbiewickham 2012-09-14 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
As horrible as this is, I can't say I'm surprised--fannish hate can be truly toxic, and when the toxic haters start believing that their hatred is based on a righteous cause...

I seem to recall someone wishing either a miscarriage or death in childbirth upon JK Rowling because they disliked the developments in HP Book 6.
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[personal profile] red_satin_doll 2012-12-19 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Or going back to the Buffy days, those charmers who wished miscarriage on Marti Noxon when she was pregnant because they hated seasons 6 and 7 of BTVS.

THAT astonishes me to no end - except that it really doesn't given how women with any authority in our culture tend to be vilified (as do female heros like Katniss or Buffy. this was also the period when "Buffy's a bitch" was at it's height, and hasn't let up in some quarters.)

What's odd is that for all the fans who do love the later seasons now (as I do) I read little to no praise of Marti. The good stuff ends up being credited to Joss.
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