You do have valid points about some of the things in the 911 fandom fanfiction (like the blatant racism, the poorly concealed character assassination, ect) but also... Things like people having Buck call Athena Mom is literally harmless?
The 911 fandom is fucking rabid when it comes to fanfiction. Nothing is ever good enough. If its not 100% character accurate and realistic its a weird piece of shit that shouldn't be read. Fanfiction absolutely has to be this perfect, no-nuance, straight-from-canon content and frankly I'm sick of it.
And don't say that's an exaggeration, because your own posts repeatedly assassinate fanfiction for not being canonised. And often over stupidly small things like the Mom/Dad thing.
I call my best friend's Mom 'Mom.' She's a mother figure to me. She approves of it. My mother approves of it. Its a fucking moniker that presents a person's relationship and bond with another person. Its not that deep.
Let fanfic authors in the 911 fandom breathe, please. Do you know how fucking horrible it is looking through 911 tags and all you ever see is people bashing fanfic and edits and creators? The ratio of content praise vs content dragging is ridiculous and its not even over valid things fandom racism. Its stupid shit like someone deciding to go a little OOC and embrace a familial dynamic with Buck and Athena.
Literally get over yourself. Its pathetic.
well if you even bothered to read anything i said; i was specifically criticizing fic writers that have athena's only purpose in fics be to baby buck and treat him like a child, but go off i guess? yes, it is fucking weird when people write their relationship to be like that, because not only is it just not OOC, it's always done in a way that feels utterly demeaning to athena and her entire character! yes, it is that deep; when fic writers make it abundantly clear that the white man is the only character they're capable of writing in a nuanced and understanding way; while the other characters are reduced to racial and/or misogynistic stereotypes! eddie is the aggressive mexican man who drops a spanish word every other sentence, chim is a bully and an abuser; hen, athena and carla, the black women, are there to stroke buck's hair and call him 'baby'; maddie is either turned into buck's personal bodyguard, or is blamed for being a victim of domestic violence. ana was often written as an aggressive, evil woman; while taylor, a white woman, is written as buck's mean bi bestie. you know very well that what i said —while poking fun at athena being called 'mom' in fics—was talking about so much more than characters being OOC, so don't act deliberately obtuse.
also, i don't know where you're getting this idea that i regularly criticize content creators in this fandom. i have often defended them from the entitlement people have, both in private and on main; i hate how this fandom takes them for granted. but i will also not hesitate to call out the racism i see, for fear of hurting people's feelings.
i've said this before, and i'll say it again. if you feel this threatened and called out by POC in fandom talking about racism; you're simply telling on yourself. there's no reason for you to come and be this aggressive and rude in my inbox, acting as though i personally attacked you; if there wasn't any truth to what i was saying, with regards to you. so, it sounds like you, my dear friend, are the one who needs to get over yourself.
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