Tumblr crosspost (11 October 2019)
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anghraineI’m still very tired of the dichotomy between Good Villain Fans who accept the collective judgment on their faves, and Bad Villain Fans who defend their faves.
Bad Villain Fans are represented as fans who refuse to accept the objective truth of their faves’ villainy, and Good Villain Fans as those who understand this objective truth and consequently refrain from defending their villainous faves, from anything, ever.
There’s no possibility that reasonable people could disagree on the villainy in question, or that a villain could be falsely accused of something else, or that misrepresentation ever happens in fandom. If a character is guilty of any villainy, then it’s fair to accuse them of literally anything, and Good Villain Fans will meekly accept it.
Ugh.
Bad Villain Fans are represented as fans who refuse to accept the objective truth of their faves’ villainy, and Good Villain Fans as those who understand this objective truth and consequently refrain from defending their villainous faves, from anything, ever.
There’s no possibility that reasonable people could disagree on the villainy in question, or that a villain could be falsely accused of something else, or that misrepresentation ever happens in fandom. If a character is guilty of any villainy, then it’s fair to accuse them of literally anything, and Good Villain Fans will meekly accept it.
Ugh.