That's the thing I don't get - the way that personal opinions get turned into universal statements that everyone in fandom is obligated to agree with.
BECAUSE THIS IS TEH INTERNET AND IT IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!
Well, anyway, you said you wanted discussion and that's what I think is happening here.
Frankly, there isn't much agreement about the show, either. How many people I've run afoul of that think Xander was supposed to be representative of a "racist" I swear I do not know. Hundreds? So, okay, that's how they experienced it. I don't have to think that's valid (I don't) or pretend it's valid for the sake of argument (I don't do that either). To me, opinons like these hold the same amount of water for me as people who don't think we landed on the moon. I just ignore it and keep on keepin' on.
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Date: Jul. 14th, 2010 06:58 pm (UTC)BECAUSE THIS IS TEH INTERNET AND IT IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!
Well, anyway, you said you wanted discussion and that's what I think is happening here.
Frankly, there isn't much agreement about the show, either. How many people I've run afoul of that think Xander was supposed to be representative of a "racist" I swear I do not know. Hundreds? So, okay, that's how they experienced it. I don't have to think that's valid (I don't) or pretend it's valid for the sake of argument (I don't do that either). To me, opinons like these hold the same amount of water for me as people who don't think we landed on the moon. I just ignore it and keep on keepin' on.