To paraphrase ...

[veronica_rich]

... the erstwhile fabu, if you want me to look at your art and comment, or read your story, it helps not to just throw in random character-bashing in the product description. While I realize a great deal of fanfic apparently can't exist without the crushing defeat, emasculation, or villainizing of a non-villain character I like, I was not aware visual arts that don't even feature the character in question could fall under the same guidelines. When you draw a perfectly cute little scene that I would otherwise happily comment upon and feel the need to note that it's celebrating getting rid of said character (when such information is really not germane to the drawing), you can expect no comment from me. :-D

Oh, sure, it's your art, and you can say what you want in your own journal. Just don't expect as much feedback as you might've gotten otherwise, especially if you're going to crosspost to general communities where everyone may not appreciate your bon mot as much as your pairing-specific friends do. I know too many artists who don't resort to throwing in random desultory comments when presenting their work, and they're more deserving of praise.

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[elibad.livejournal.com]

I've been attempting to refrain from commenting, which obviously, I suck at. XP My attempts at being all 'tolerant and understanding' (i.e. un-smug) are being undermined by the 'idiots', dammit.

The Will bashing. Yeah, okay, whatthefuckever. He's a good, strong, upstanding character who gets the girl and is played by an actor perceived by some as somehow threatening to Johnny's (fangirl favorite? big hot stud? Master of the Universe?) status. This clearly makes him a pansy or whelp or whatever the hell they are insulting him with these days.

And can I just add; wow, little Miss (that's Mrs now) Freedom and Independence being talked 'into' a dress, how delightful. Is that better or worse than being talked 'out of' her dress?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I don't want to confuse the Elizabeth fans. There are at least two distinct groups: Those who actually like her and would like her regardless of the other characters, and don't need to bash anyone else to like her. Then there are those whom I suspect don't necessarily like her so much as they like her *better* than a character they hate. And that's hard to fathom, especially since I can make a list of reasons for being annoyed with Elizabeth, and I still don't hate her (although I admit I have stated once or twice that, given the choice between James and Will dying, or her, I've shamefully picked her).