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My Little Controversy
14 years ago
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(Legal disclaimer: I'm posting this to my own journal. Therefore, I am -not- shoving my opinions in anyone's face. I've seen some of your faces and I wanna keep as far away from them as possible!)
I've noticed some issues that have been brewing for quite a while. And now, some recent drama has brought it to the forefront. In the interest of trying to encourage some sanity, I feel it necessary to state my opinion on the matter:
I'll start by trying to distill the situation into its simplest form:
Category 1: Folks who like a thing.
Category 2: Those who don't like the thing.
Within each group, there is a subgroup:
Category 1A: The fans who like the thing so much that they go batpoopy crazy nuts every time they encounter someone in Category 2.
Category 2A: Those who hate the thing so much that they go batpoopy crazy nuts every time they encounter someone in Category 1.
Naturally, drama will ensue whenever a 1A and a 2A meet. When multiple 1As and 2As get involved, the result can be a brawl on a massive scale. Sometimes an attempt is made to peacefully convert someone to the other side, but most of the time, there's just a lot of yelling and screaming and threats of violence. Eventually, both sides end up looking so freaking stupid that we end up with Category 1 despising Category 1A, and Category 2 despising Category 2A, almost as much as 1A and 2A dislike each other.
Next thing you know, everyone's stupid! And everyone else gets yelled at just for mentioning the thing or acknowledging the existence and/or the popularity of the thing.
Now, I'm not going to say whether I'm in Category 1 or 2, because it's not relevant to what I'm trying to say here. I am, however, going to say this:
Those in Category 1 should respect the right of others to be in Category 2.
Those in Category 2 should respect the right of others to be in Category 1.
We must all face the fact that, if the thing is popular, there must be a reason for it. (That doesn't mean we have to like the reason.)
The only reason there's a problem at all here is those A groups. So don't make an A outta yourself.
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By "the thing", of course, I'm referring to...
I've noticed some issues that have been brewing for quite a while. And now, some recent drama has brought it to the forefront. In the interest of trying to encourage some sanity, I feel it necessary to state my opinion on the matter:
I'll start by trying to distill the situation into its simplest form:
Category 1: Folks who like a thing.
Category 2: Those who don't like the thing.
Within each group, there is a subgroup:
Category 1A: The fans who like the thing so much that they go batpoopy crazy nuts every time they encounter someone in Category 2.
Category 2A: Those who hate the thing so much that they go batpoopy crazy nuts every time they encounter someone in Category 1.
Naturally, drama will ensue whenever a 1A and a 2A meet. When multiple 1As and 2As get involved, the result can be a brawl on a massive scale. Sometimes an attempt is made to peacefully convert someone to the other side, but most of the time, there's just a lot of yelling and screaming and threats of violence. Eventually, both sides end up looking so freaking stupid that we end up with Category 1 despising Category 1A, and Category 2 despising Category 2A, almost as much as 1A and 2A dislike each other.
Next thing you know, everyone's stupid! And everyone else gets yelled at just for mentioning the thing or acknowledging the existence and/or the popularity of the thing.
Now, I'm not going to say whether I'm in Category 1 or 2, because it's not relevant to what I'm trying to say here. I am, however, going to say this:
Those in Category 1 should respect the right of others to be in Category 2.
Those in Category 2 should respect the right of others to be in Category 1.
We must all face the fact that, if the thing is popular, there must be a reason for it. (That doesn't mean we have to like the reason.)
The only reason there's a problem at all here is those A groups. So don't make an A outta yourself.
...
By "the thing", of course, I'm referring to...
This all reminds me of the scene from MLP episode 21, "Over a Barrel," where Little Strongheart meets Braeburn. They hold differing opinions but seem amenable to a negotiated settlement. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash and Applejack play the roles of "1A" and "2A" and mess up the proceedings with a lot of unnecessary drama. This is analogous to "the thing" you're referring to.
In Internet parlance, "amirite"?
As I've said elsewhere, I think a lot of the drama is due to a very small but VERY vocal minority. On the flip side, I believe the majority of Furries and Bronies would just as soon get along, like Little Strongheart and Braeburn.
In short, "don't feed the parasprites."
Tympany, OUT!
Yeah, if everyone was a little less vocal then we definitely wouldn't have so much "line noise" everywhere... Then again, might that also mean less people hearing about (insert metaphor here) and enjoying it in the first place?
Meh. Like anything enough and it's worth it. This is the kind of controversy that mostly goes away when it's ignored anyway. (The internet's kinda weird that way!)