The biggest annoyance of fandom entitlement is the assertion that others must be wrong if they don't agree.
Well, not even the belief that others are wrong, but the need to convince them (and everyone else) that they're wrong. I mean -- I'm opinionated, I argue, I debate, but I try not to be a total wanker about it. (Actually, I'd started writing a much longer post regarding authorial intent and deleted it ... because I know that mine is very much a minority opinion in fandom, and I don't think there's much to be gained by trying to argue you, or anyone else, around to my point of view. I'll gripe about it in my journal if I feel the need to vent; otherwise, I'm not interested in being an evangelist.)
Mallozzi -- he cracks me up. I actually have bucketloads of respect for the man for the way that he handles the amount of crap he takes on a daily basis. If the fans are dumb enough to poke at him, he pokes back hard, and I like that. But then, I have a longstanding fetish for smart, sarcastic bastards. (I married one, in fact!)
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Well, not even the belief that others are wrong, but the need to convince them (and everyone else) that they're wrong. I mean -- I'm opinionated, I argue, I debate, but I try not to be a total wanker about it. (Actually, I'd started writing a much longer post regarding authorial intent and deleted it ... because I know that mine is very much a minority opinion in fandom, and I don't think there's much to be gained by trying to argue you, or anyone else, around to my point of view. I'll gripe about it in my journal if I feel the need to vent; otherwise, I'm not interested in being an evangelist.)
Mallozzi -- he cracks me up. I actually have bucketloads of respect for the man for the way that he handles the amount of crap he takes on a daily basis. If the fans are dumb enough to poke at him, he pokes back hard, and I like that. But then, I have a longstanding fetish for smart, sarcastic bastards. (I married one, in fact!)