And it's gonna be TOTALLY AWESOME!

mrsmycroft:

ironfries:

exploding orgy of gender anarchy: On Shipping and Fanboys

lascocks:

carororo:

hils-k:

bringmehsomepie:

patheticfangirl:

This is my letter to angry fanboys.

First, let it be known that I love most fanboys. When I go to a con, most of the guys there are respectful. They share a passion with me, and that’s awesome. We’re all on a rock floating through space with little connection to most of the people who surround us, so anything that allows us to bond is fantastic.

What I don’t love are angry fanboys (I wish there were a different word for them). I don’t love being scoffed at when I jump excitedly at finding a comic. I don’t love being told that, if I didn’t like something, it’s because it wasn’t “meant for chicks.” I don’t love the notion that I’m not a real fan because I have two X chromosomes and like to look at the Avengers cast. And I sure as hell don’t love my online interests (particularly shipping) being looked down on by the people who do this:

(Comment on a negative Rotten Tomatoes review of The Avengers.)

(Message in my inbox. Way to be an anonymous coward.)

(Comment on the the SHH boards.)

That last one’s fairly tame. It followed a (now deleted) comment that went something to the effect of this: “Tumblr is sick. I can’t even browse the Avengers tag because of all the fangirls posting porn.”

Well, you know what? I’m not sorry.

I’m not sorry my enjoyment of fandom is different from yours.

Maybe my time would be better spent bitching at reviewers and complaining that Black Widow made it to film before Ant-Man. But that’s not what I choose to do. I choose to draw. I choose to write fanfic. I choose to share podcasts and make comic book recommendations. I choose to be positive (when I’m not pissed of at people like you anyway).

I’m not sorry you sometimes stumble upon sexualized male characters.

You know why? Because of this:

(Zatanna’s new “costume”)

And this:

(Starfire)

And this:

(Heroes for Hire #13)

And, finally, this:

(Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye, and TITS AND ASS!)

You get to ogle comic book characters constantly. You get to ogle movie characters constantly. And you know what? While I have a problem with the double standard in comics, that is your right. Women are sexy.

But if I want to put Iron Man and Captain America on the cover of The Notebook or pose them like Cyclops and Jean Grey, I’m going to do it. And I think I have the right to without being thought of as some sort of freak.

(Shameless self-promotion.)

How is the way I enjoy my hobby less healthy than the way you enjoy yours? How am I the one who’s inappropriate? I think it’s because I sexualize male characters instead of female ones.

I’m not sorry that makes you uncomfortable.

(“Leave the Avengers aloooonnneeeee!”)

(Wasp would never say this.)

I’m not sorry you’re a homophobe.

Actually, I kind of am. Exploring alternate sexual orientations isn’t “defamation of character.” It’s 2012, for crying out loud. I’m not a lesbian (or curious for that matter) but I can appreciate the Spider-Woman/Ms.Marvel pairing and the occasional Pepper/Natasha fic. The world of internet fandom has a lot to offer you if you let it.

I’m not sorry for shipping.

Shipping is glorious. I ship because it’s nice to think that these epic heroes have equally epic romances. Some of the fanfic out there is better written than a lot of comic books. Some of the fanart is better than real comic book art (looking at you, Rob Liefeld). Some of the things I ship are canon (Spider-Man/MJ). Others aren’t.

(Not canon.)

There’s a misconception that fangirls are only interested in male/male pairings. Some of them are, and who cares? That’s their right. But the assumption just isn’t true. There’s a reason Natasha/Clint is popular among movie fans. There’s a reason Tony/Pepper is popular. Those characters have boatloads of chemistry.

Then again, so do Loki/Thor, Tony/Bruce, and Tony/Steve. Don’t want ladies to overwhelmingly ship male characters together? Make a movie with more than one female lead. We can’t help it that The Avengers is a sausage party.

We are going to ship. We are going to ship loudly and proudly and there’s nothing you can do about it. I suggest you stop complaining and jump on the bandwagon. You might be surprised at how much you enjoy fangirls when you get to know us. We have a sense of humor. We have a sense of fun. We just happen to also have a strong sense of romance and a thing for attractive men.

So sue us.

*STANDING OVATION*

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So much this

Oh, I’m sorry, are people sexualizing your gender and then putting it on the internet in a way that makes you uncomfortable?  Welcome to every single day for women.

^^

i like it when the boys kiss

I don’t even particularly like most ships, but as;kdlfjaslkdfj THIIIISSSSSS.

A-Kon 23 Cosplay question

If I cosplay Molly Carpenter from The Dresden Files at A-kon this year, will ANYONE know who the fuck I am?

schizoauthoress asked: ????? What just happened?

Looong story. This RP had started up last year, but we lost like, 4 Dresdens in a row, then a lot of the other main characters, so it was just like, 3 of us left. Also I was dealing with a lot of shit IRL so I left for a bit. I got shit together and wanted to come back, so I sent up the bat-signal so to speak and most of the old gang came back. So, today in the IRC, I comment that the chat is dead and get this:

[20:53] <Hendricks> It’s not like the chat hasn’t been completely dead for months. You’re not allowed to complain when you were one of the first people to drop out. Thomas, John, Chand, and I were the last ones here after everyone else left, still trying to keep the whole thing going. I’m sorry if you guys are upset over the “hiatus” or whatever you’re calling it, but stop
[20:53] <Hendricks> acting like it’s ~so much fun~ now that we’re all back together because you ditched us first.

Which, excuse me, it isn’t my responsibility to hold this group together. Not my fault everyone left, you were welcome to find another Molly.

And then also, earlier today I had a chat with our Kincaid, who’s….well, he’s really bad. You can see some of his posts. He’s really OOC, and his posts are hard to read, and he godmods. Several of the other RPers have taken issue with this and complained about it, especially when he godmods their characters. So, since everyone brings this to ME because for some reason apparently I’m in charge here, I took him aside and basically told him what he was doing wrong, gave him some advice, and told him he has 2 weeks to show signs of an effort to improve or I’d have to ask him to leave. And you were in the chat when Murphy called me out on that and said it made me look like a jerk. So I don’t even know. >.<

ETA: I figured out why I’m so upset.

That awkward moment

when everyone decides its “let’s hate on Robin” day and makes you regret trying to do something nice for once.