Oh, shit, you have no idea how glad I am to realize that it's not just me who thinks that. It astounds me how often that happens with J2 fic and it's really kind of scary. It... well... it makes me wonder what kind of basis for comparison some of these people have; what's happened to them (or is happening to them) that they consider that kind of behavior so "normal" that it never occurs to them how unbelievably fucked up it is. I've always hesitated to say anything much about it because I am aware that I can be highly critical, so I just blame it on me being me sometimes. The thing is that, upon serious reflection, I can honestly say that most of the time in such cases it isn't me; it's the story itself.
It's not just J2 it happens with though, I see it H50 fandom sometimes--though rarely because that fandom thrives on the most assinine of fluff--and it's WHOA levels of WTFF?! to me. Example: Read part of a fic last night because it was hawked as darkfic, but the thing that got me was that Character A was a complete psychopath and a serial rapist. Yet, the author kept insisting that he was madly in love with Character B and so on. Um, no. Psychopaths don't get the warm fuzzies and he really was a psychopath. I would've been fine with that bit of it (and even the serial rapist part, although rape makes me squirm, if the "logic" behind why Character A was doing so wasn't so convoluted and/or contrived) but what got me was what you're talking about: It was obvious the author was unaware of what she was doing. To her, everything was a-okay and coming up roses. Nuh-uh, I beg to differ.
That kind of thing is just one more reason I rarely read fic anymore--the writing isn't bad (sometimes, but sometimes it's a nightmare unto itself) but the characters/characterizations are horrible (and a little scary-sad). Another thing I've noticed--and this one may just be me--is that almost any story with JDM in it, he's a complete creeper of a sonofabitch and that does not compute. JDM (like the other two Js) seems like such a sweet, lovely man all around that it boggles me.
I wish I could write you a note m'dear, but I fear no one would take me seriously. Only thing working in my favor is I have nice penmanship. I say you politely demand a sweatshirt though. Everyone deserves at least one red sweatshirt. I'm sure there's a law somewhere that stipulates that.
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3/7/13 07:12 am (UTC)It's not just J2 it happens with though, I see it H50 fandom sometimes--though rarely because that fandom thrives on the most assinine of fluff--and it's WHOA levels of WTFF?! to me. Example: Read part of a fic last night because it was hawked as darkfic, but the thing that got me was that Character A was a complete psychopath and a serial rapist. Yet, the author kept insisting that he was madly in love with Character B and so on. Um, no. Psychopaths don't get the warm fuzzies and he really was a psychopath. I would've been fine with that bit of it (and even the serial rapist part, although rape makes me squirm, if the "logic" behind why Character A was doing so wasn't so convoluted and/or contrived) but what got me was what you're talking about: It was obvious the author was unaware of what she was doing. To her, everything was a-okay and coming up roses. Nuh-uh, I beg to differ.
That kind of thing is just one more reason I rarely read fic anymore--the writing isn't bad (sometimes, but sometimes it's a nightmare unto itself) but the characters/characterizations are horrible (and a little scary-sad). Another thing I've noticed--and this one may just be me--is that almost any story with JDM in it, he's a complete creeper of a sonofabitch and that does not compute. JDM (like the other two Js) seems like such a sweet, lovely man all around that it boggles me.
I wish I could write you a note m'dear, but I fear no one would take me seriously. Only thing working in my favor is I have nice penmanship. I say you politely demand a sweatshirt though. Everyone deserves at least one red sweatshirt. I'm sure there's a law somewhere that stipulates that.