| In Defense of Kiku Honda aka Japan |
[14 Dec 2009|09:38pm] |
Overall, the Axis Powers Hetalia fandom is relatively free of character bashing, especially when compared with the majority of other fandoms. Virtually all characters from the series - even those who haven't made a canon appearance yet - have their own devoted following of fans.
Kiku/Japan, while not having nearly as large a fanbase here in the Western fandom as he does in his own country, definitely does have his number of fans. Even the people who don't like him tend to be more apathetic than hateful toward him, and he's more often ignored than outright bashed among them.
That said, I still want to debunk some of the more ridiculous accusations occasionally leveled against Japan. Partly because I happen to think that he's a cool, interesting character and partly because the hate seems to come largely from groundless presumptions.
( On why 'relatively quiet and stoic character that unavoidably shares the nationality of the author =/= Mary Sue =/= character with no personality' )
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[14 Dec 2009|09:41pm] |
Uh, mods. Ever go to a sandwich shop in the hope that you'll be sold on some used car parts?
... No?
Cuz I don't think people looking for the advertised "advanced" play opps are gonna be pumped about a legion of RP n00bz on the roster.
Is it an unwritten rule that once "advanced" RP gets slapped on any game, it's a time bomb?
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| Really? |
[14 Dec 2009|09:27pm] |
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Okay, so I put up a character ad for my character's ex. He's basically so obsessed with this girl that he follows her around, calls her phone, and is an all around creeper. You say you're interested, I say 'hey awesome, I can't wait to see what you do with him!'
...And then I get this PM:
( Are you that lazy? )
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| Short and Bittersweet: |
[14 Dec 2009|05:24pm] |
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Considering the fact that you've been dropping heavy-handed hints both IC and OOC since this story's conception, why are you getting offended that neither my character nor I were particularly caught off guard when your girl finally came out and blatantly stated that she's a prostitute?
When your character's first introduction to mine was to blurt out "Oops, sorry, I thought you were a client--I mean, friend," while wearing a completely slutty get-up in the AMs on a barren, industrial road, how stupid do you think my character would have to be to not immediately catch on? e.e
PS: Being a prostitute in a post-apocalyptic world isn't quite as taboo as you seem to think it is. With the entire world in shambles and many groups of people struggling to just barely survive, there isn't much of an oppressive government around to make rules against having sex for money.
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[14 Dec 2009|06:43pm] |
Because so many stories, tv shows, movies, and comics do this...
Making it dark and edgy is no excuse for forgetting characterization and plot. Because it's no longer "dark and edgy", it's a sad parody of dark and edgy and in most cases, it just seems that you're cruising for ratings or sales. You see, back when dark and edgy started, we had enjoyable characters and plausible plots. I'm pretty sure that the right reaction to your new dark edgy characters is to love them, not to smother them with their pillow or drop a cyanide capsule in their food while they aren't looking. They annoy me and they're supposed to be your heroes. Even antiheroes need a point of sympathy so the audience will care what happens to them, not take bets on when they'll be killed off or pray that they some catch on fire because that would be interesting. And your plots... I would rather watch the paint drying channel or read fortune cookies for the rest of my life. They're flat and have plot holes out the wazoo for the sake of drama.
I like dark, I write dark, but this is making me want to cry.
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[14 Dec 2009|02:12pm] |
'Scuse the letter-ish format.
I'm a little flattered, I guess, that a few players and their characters seem to have taken a sudden interest to my large (about 6'5", 230 lbs), boisterous female bruiser who likes to fight hard and drink harder, but there's just one tiny but:
( DO NOT WANT. )
Annoyed,
me
tl;dr: No means no, leave my character out of your romancing attempts and target someone willing please.
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| Epic DM Fail |
[13 Dec 2009|06:31pm] |
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...all righty then...
So we have a small player base, and you, oh DM, have been complaining about the lack of players, how there's no one new to play with, why don't we have more players, yadda yadda yadda...
Le gasp! Let there be new players!
Now, with these shining newbies in our presence, YOU ignore all requests for DM help. *eyebrow lift* Wtf?! And you, who were so pointed in making sure I didn't get any DM position when I volunteered to act as one to run events for the other DMs who get tired of taking up all the slack- namely one poor DM who does ALL the events by herself- just sit there IC and sulk when you're asked to log on with your DM sign-in and help.
...all right, did I miss something here? Since when did complaining about your DM duties indicate good things to the new players we're trying to KEEP here? *facedesk*
Incidentally, getting into a verbal bitch fight with another DM- one who logged in when I asked him to specifically to help the poor newbie who was figuring out how things work on our server- while he's trying to help the newbs? NOT HELPING.
If you're going to complain that no one wants to play with you- is it scary this is the same player that I've mentioned in the first couple of posts I put up? And that he's a DM? Seriously... Be afraid.- and that there's never anyone new on the server, -don't scare away the new people who come in!!!!!!!!!!-
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| Just /die/. |
[13 Dec 2009|05:41pm] |
First time rant, and sloppy because I'm not raging, just...twitching and irritated.
Yes, my Joshua is gay. No, he will not have sex with your character. No, he does not fuck everything in sight in the canon series.
NO, it is not OOC for him to refuse to fuck your character immediately after meeting him. My Joshua is touch-phobic. He cracks the jokes, but will not be okay with touching right away. He doesn't even let Neku touch him. We are not in a comm together, we are not good friends, I told you know, Joshua told HIM no, so just...STOP IT.
And by the way? Greeting me when I get online with "____ smirks and reaches out to grope Yoshiya's ass" is fucking creepy. I don't like you. At all. If you're going to greet me AT ALL, greet ME, don't try and rape my character.
Speaking of the rape thing? Joshua can blow your character up in a millisecond. Your character is NOT stronger, NOT smarter, NOT faster, he is just a horny gay boy who is a little bigger than Joshua. Rape? No. It's not even possible, let alone wanted.
If I see you reserve at my comm, I am telling our mods. Because that is just not okay.
Side Note: This post is unrelated to a community on LJ. It started with IC_Secrets, but turned into bad news in private messages.
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| On Sakura Haruno |
[13 Dec 2009|07:28pm] |
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(Originally posted in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) naruto_rants.)
Because in Part 1 she's useless and in Shippuuden she's a Mary Sue
Because when she shows any sign of interest in Naruto she's a threat to SasuNaru or NaruHina, but when she doesn't, she's a heartless bitch
Because she's got small breasts and in the Naruto fandom, female characters are important if they're well endowed, and because she wears a short skirt, she's a slut
Because if she shows any emotion, she's weak and pathetic, and if she doesn't, she's cold-hearted
Because if she heals people, she's just another female medic, and if she fights people, she's a man in drag
Because if she punches Naruto, it's obviously a sign that she's abusive, and not an overused shounen trope
Because if she argues with Naruto, she's a bitch, and if she shows any affection towards him, it's utterly meaningless
Because if she worries about Sasuke, she's a clingy little stalker, and if she doesn't, she's cold and selfish
Because when she doesn't get any panel time, she's fodder, and when she does, she's ruining the manga
Because when she's selfish it gets noticed and commented on, but when she puts herself before others, it doesn't
Because when she loses a fight, she's the weakest character ever, but when she wins a fight, it's Plot no Jutsu
Because when she helped evacuate the village and heal people during the Pein invasion, she apparently didn't do anything
Because when she healed Hinata, she's a matchmaker, but when she hugged Naruto while Hinata stood in the background, she's an evil bitch out to steal Naruto from his rightful lover
And because she's a girl and Kishi hates girls she will never get any development
And because she was trained by the weakest Sannin, it means she's weak
And because people never got over Part 1
These, and many other reasons, are why Sakura Haruno just can't win with the Naruto fandom.
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| dear GM... |
[13 Dec 2009|04:56am] |
Please don't start inserting all this whitewolf in our 4th ed D&D campaign! Tzimice and black spiral dancers? Not as special when one of the party members is an undead drow sumonner with a psychic link to his twin sister, and another one was a human sorcerer who basically turned himself into a dragonborn through alchemy and sets himself on fire as a valid combat technique... (yes, our evil team is made of freaks... to be fair, this is my first non-standard character)
I didn't sign up to play V:TM! Besides, three out of four players at least know way too much about the whitewolf games. I know you really like them, but I overdosed on that stuff ages ago and the mention of vampires still make me itch.
plz to be keeping ur Tzimice and BSDs out of D&D?
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| Is it so hard to give a yes or a no? |
[12 Dec 2009|04:31pm] |
This is just really really irritating me right now. In the game I'm in you are required to run player run plot events through the mods first. This I have no problem with, it makes it so not too many things happen all at once, or cause problems with each other. But, this method only works if the mods actually communicate with the players about their plots.
I submitted my request somewhere between three and four months ago, contacted a mod about it, revised it and... still waiting for a response. First time I contacted them they said I would have to wait for things to settle down, that's fine, I can wait. I'm not super impatient, but... at this point it would be nice to get a yes or a no by now. If it's something they don't want to go for, I'm all fine with nixing it, or changing it, but having it out right ignored is really aggravating. Especially since not long ago it was mentioned people were not requesting plots.
Is it really that hard to reply to something with a "yes go for it" or a "no, we don't like where this is going"?
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| Why do you do this??? |
[12 Dec 2009|12:50pm] |
Letter format, I guess? Very much YMMV, no offense intended to those who practice these beliefs respectfully and respect the beliefs of others.
Dear you and you and you....
I understand that furry stuff is fun for you. I get that you prefer to roleplay animals and anthros. I will accept that your spiritual beliefs are just as valid as any other belief system...usually. I acknowledge the existence of spiritual therianthropy, and understand that for some people, being human really DOESN'T make sense, and so you turn to an animal form. And I'm all right with that. But there are things that really have to stop.
YOU: I understand that you think you have the soul of an animal, and that you think that people telling you this is impossible are out to get you. That doesn't mean you need to make an entire canon based around how HORRIBLE humans are, and how everyone pursecutes the darling animals and their furry lifemates. It doesn't mean you should, by stating that all humans are evil and those who aren't have the soul of an animal, force people to have to play furries so their character is not looked down on. At the moment, I'm playing an evil furry and a good human...we'll see how long it lasts before I start getting shit. I'm imagining not long.
YOU...are more of an OOC issue than an IC issue, but since you're obnoxious all round, I'ma say it anyway: Just....shut up. Your spirituality is your business. I'm glad you're proud of yourself, but please...just stop. I am tired of hearing about your newest discovery in whatever LOLSPESHUL form your "soul" is taking this week. And stop using some random furry art site as your be-all and end-all explanation of what animal totems represent. That's not how it works at all.
YOU: For fuck's sake. Please, stop taking a book that I loved in high school (and still love) and turning it into some weird furry fantasy. The concepts laid down by Philip Pullman are NOT meant to represent therianthropy. You might have missed the point, but in Lyra's Oxford, EVERYONE had a daemon. Not just the LOLSUPARSPSESHUL furries. So why your His Dark Materials RP canon consists of only the SPECIAL who go through some sort of trauma getting a daemon....I don't understand. And please stop claiming that you have a daemon. If you are seeing an animal follow you around and talk to you...there might be some problems here. Thanks for taking a canon I desperately wanted to roleplay in and RUINING it.
I think I might have to start my own now, just to counteract the MASSIVE SUCK that you're putting out.
Goddammit, guys,
calcetin
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| Just a rant |
[12 Dec 2009|12:02pm] |
More of a rant than really a suck.
So this thread I had started specifically for this person's character and mine has been rotting on the forum since the end of September. I understand people have lives, but when you say you've been busy and you'll get around to a reply then show back up posting on your other character in other rps, it kinda upsets me a little you know? It makes me think I'm boring, or I suck. So if I'm either of those, I'd at least appreciate you telling me instead of thinking I'm stupid. I know your mps, I'm an admin.
Also, does it burn anyone else when people ask to start an rp and expect you to come up with the entire plot or offer no creative input whatsoever?
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| Sing Sing Sing! |
[12 Dec 2009|02:00pm] |
"Go Go Go New Justice Team!" On to the final they go. Along with the wonderful "Elves Go Back To Work Today" song.
More song battles!
Poll #1497991 Sing-along-a-Futurama!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 143Pick your favourite song!
Only one more heat after this before the final!
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