Re: A Statement on the 'Shipper War' and an Introduction

["Lilith" <lilithheart@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Nice intro. No idea who you are, but I've been stuck in a cave deeper
> and darker than The Bear's for the last half a decade, so that's not
> that surprising.

Thank you. 

So long as you weren't stuck in the same cave as The Bear. 

> Now, a Rabid Fuffy would berate you here. My POV: depends on where in
> character development (definitely not Season 8), and, for you, it
> doesn't work. To each their own.

I think they may have shots for that. I'm not sure. 

You misunderstand me. Faith/ Buffy would be marvelous if what I cared
to explore was character generated angst. They have wonderful
potential to have a tumultuous short term relationship. 

But most of us that've been around the block a couple of times know
that if you stick fire and water together what you get is a flash of
steam. Steam can be amazing fun, but if you try to go further with it
you just--well, you get the idea.

You have to initiate some sort of major personality change to keep
them together for more than steam. 

And there's my point.  

> Well, I'd give him a little more time to live than that. He's still
> alive after all these years - someone *cough*Joss*cough* must like him.
> But, yeah, I think that idea sailed off even for Xander on Valentine's
> Day many years ago.

And not dating Buffy. What I meant was that he'd be a huge liability.
She'd have to protect him and for the male ego that could grow thin. 

> I'd care if Satsu died. Who gets the lip gloss? 

For the majority of the fandom it would not be the loss of a beloved
key character.

> And the Rabid Bangels
> will still say "they're the best" at the top of their lungs. Thankfully,
> I have good earplugs: 130 dB noise reduction.

Rabid Bangels were most 10-14 year old girls when the initial romance
aired. I could care less. 

> Congratulations: you're a writer. You can put your hat next to Joss
> Whedon, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Christopher Moore, Mad Hamlet, and
> thousands of others. You write to entertain, both yourself and your
> audience, which - at times - will be just yourself. You get enjoyment
> from putting the proverbial pen to the paper, and, as such, I commend
> you. You even manage to take the high road and avoid embroiling yourself
> in what will be nothing more than a giant flame war - again.

*rolls eyes*

Yeah, okay... It almost sounds like you were poking fun. Though, you
placed me with some fairly pleasant company. I'll take it as a
compliment and move on. ;)

> That's because you learned how to think about possibilities, instead of
> limiting your scope of vision between a set of blinders. By their
> nature, people hate and fear that which is different from them, and that
> which exists outside their limited point of view. It's the rare
> individual that learns to expand their horizons, and discovers that the
> where the road ends, the journey truly begins.

My point... Well, you put it more eloquently than I did in the
paragraph above--at least part of it. The remainder is that I cannot
generate that much passion over a television program. I do love the
characters in my own eccentric way. However, I appreciate the idea
that they are simply characters and that depending on who's 'pen' they
fall under they can be manipulated to do anything from playing
tiddlywinks to *cringe* screwing Spike. You need only pick what you
enjoy. 

Val




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Willow: "It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."
Buffy:  "I kinda love you."
                      --'Choices'

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