1) I have pointed out things I think are wrong with the show.
True. I am a fan of the show, and this is a comm for fans of the show. The default assumption is that we like it. I don't know about you, but I have read a lot of episode reactions and squee both here on DW and on LJ. The common reaction seems to be that the show is fun, stylish and well cast.
I truly do not understand how my pointing out one single aspect of the show I find questionable, the obvious sexism, can feel like overwhelming negativity to anyone, or make them feel that speaking up about what they do like about the show would be cause for shock and disapproval.
When I labeled my post "discussion", I furthermore did not mean to mislead you into thinking I was writing an academic "discussion" of the type where you weigh pros and cons and contrast different opinions, and I don't know why you would expect that kind of post in a fan comm. I meant discussion post in the everyday sense, where one person states their own opinion, and then another person answers with their opinion.
2) I have used sarcasm.
Yes. So? Are you criticizing my tone? Are we going to play a fun game of silencing bingo?
3) I have disparaged... something.
Do you have a problem with me disparaging sexism? Or do you feel that pointing out what the show is about is somehow disparaging? Well, brace yourself, here goes: White Collar is about a criminal and a cop working together, and the show is milking the clash of personalities and world views as much as it can. How did that make you feel?
4) There have been comments from people who didn't agree with me.
Have there? Because I've only received comments from dragonfly, who criticized my tone but did not contradict anything I've said; devilc, who criticized my tone but did not contradict anything I've said; you, who criticized my tone but did not contradict anything I've said; anatsuno and jmtorres who mainly agreed with me, and did not contradict anything I've said; snakeling who might disagree with me but didn't have time to contradict anything I've said; and last but not least solaciolum who, yes, did disagree with me and contradict me. So there has been a comment, if not "comments", disagreeing with me.
5) My replies to comments have been snide.
My reply to dragonfly was almost word for word the same as theirs to me. I believe that is equally snide. Will you be sending them a comment later, telling them to watch their tone?
My reply to devilc was a dry statement of the obvious, just as theirs was to me. I believe that is equally snide. Will you be sending them a comment later, telling them to watch their tone?
My replies to your snide, negative, derisive comments have been asking you to explain to me why you object to my posts, because I assume you're not hypocritical enough to disapprove of snide, negative and derisive comments just on principle.
My reply to solaciolum, the only commenter who disagreed with me, was friendly and polite.
6) I'm pretty much the only person having fun.
And what are anatsuno, jmtorres, snakeling and solaciolum, chopped liver? You don't have to like meta just because I do. Please feel free to filter my posts, I won't be offended. But don't pretend to speak for everyone when you tell me my posts are not appreciated.
7) My behavior is silencing others by discouraging them from participating.
Yes, I'm sure they're all shaking in their britches, thinking that if they dare post anything to this comm I will send them snide, negative, derisive comments telling them I disapprove of their tone.
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True. I am a fan of the show, and this is a comm for fans of the show. The default assumption is that we like it. I don't know about you, but I have read a lot of episode reactions and squee both here on DW and on LJ. The common reaction seems to be that the show is fun, stylish and well cast.
I truly do not understand how my pointing out one single aspect of the show I find questionable, the obvious sexism, can feel like overwhelming negativity to anyone, or make them feel that speaking up about what they do like about the show would be cause for shock and disapproval.
When I labeled my post "discussion", I furthermore did not mean to mislead you into thinking I was writing an academic "discussion" of the type where you weigh pros and cons and contrast different opinions, and I don't know why you would expect that kind of post in a fan comm. I meant discussion post in the everyday sense, where one person states their own opinion, and then another person answers with their opinion.
2) I have used sarcasm.
Yes. So? Are you criticizing my tone? Are we going to play a fun game of silencing bingo?
3) I have disparaged... something.
Do you have a problem with me disparaging sexism?
Or do you feel that pointing out what the show is about is somehow disparaging? Well, brace yourself, here goes: White Collar is about a criminal and a cop working together, and the show is milking the clash of personalities and world views as much as it can. How did that make you feel?
4) There have been comments from people who didn't agree with me.
Have there? Because I've only received comments from
5) My replies to comments have been snide.
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My replies to your snide, negative, derisive comments have been asking you to explain to me why you object to my posts, because I assume you're not hypocritical enough to disapprove of snide, negative and derisive comments just on principle.
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6) I'm pretty much the only person having fun.
And what are
7) My behavior is silencing others by discouraging them from participating.
Yes, I'm sure they're all shaking in their britches, thinking that if they dare post anything to this comm I will send them snide, negative, derisive comments telling them I disapprove of their tone.