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On Whiny Entitled Commenters
4 years ago
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Live life to the fullest, love with a full heart. Shared from my SoFurry account, since this took place over there.
I don't normally comment on people's comments, but I feel moved to do so today, since I received a comment from hotman4u (SoFurry link) to the effect that he found my story "The Company Christmas Party" (SoFurry link) "gross." Why? Because, in his words, he "was enjoying the story until you gave the girl a cock."
Oh dear. Oh my goodness. He doesn't like a story because of the gender of one of the characters.
Quick, hand me my smelling salts; he didn't like what I wrote!
Let me just point out for those who don't feel like going to his profile (or who don't have access to SoFurry) that he himself has contributed nothing of value to the community there. His gallery is void of any work; all he's done is comment on other people's work. Further, as I noted when I posted the story, and as I pointed out to him - since apparently he missed it - I wrote the story for a friend. Not for him. So his comment to the effect that he didn't like it is a perfect example of entitled whinging. To him, it doesn't matter that the story was written for someone else; all that matters to him in his basement is that he didn't like it, because it had a girl with a cock! Clearly it was of utmost importance that he inform me of his unhappiness and displeasure! Because obviously, knowing that he is unhappy with it, it's my duty to immediately leap into action and edit the story so that he will find it pleasing!
Critique is not a problem; I am quite certain my work can stand improvement. That said, this is a finished piece; published with all its flaws, for good or ill. This is not a work in progress for which I had solicited feedback; and even if I had, critique should identify and discuss specific problems and, ideally, present possible solutions. His comment was not critique; it was uninvited judgment as well as unfounded complaint. He was enjoying the story up to when he found out Rhiannon has a cock, then he felt cheated. Well, boo hoo, my child. You have no grounds to feel cheated because this story was not written for you. You didn't pay for it; none of your characters - assuming you had the creativity to create any - are present in the story. I don't have a problem with someone not voting for something they don't like; that's how an adult handles it - read it, not like it, move on. A comment to the effect that "I read something that I didn't even have to pay for, and which was written for someone else's enjoyment, and I didn't like it! Whaaaaaaaa!" is the very acme of whiny entitlement expressed by man-babies.
Feh.
I don't normally comment on people's comments, but I feel moved to do so today, since I received a comment from hotman4u (SoFurry link) to the effect that he found my story "The Company Christmas Party" (SoFurry link) "gross." Why? Because, in his words, he "was enjoying the story until you gave the girl a cock."
Oh dear. Oh my goodness. He doesn't like a story because of the gender of one of the characters.
Quick, hand me my smelling salts; he didn't like what I wrote!
Let me just point out for those who don't feel like going to his profile (or who don't have access to SoFurry) that he himself has contributed nothing of value to the community there. His gallery is void of any work; all he's done is comment on other people's work. Further, as I noted when I posted the story, and as I pointed out to him - since apparently he missed it - I wrote the story for a friend. Not for him. So his comment to the effect that he didn't like it is a perfect example of entitled whinging. To him, it doesn't matter that the story was written for someone else; all that matters to him in his basement is that he didn't like it, because it had a girl with a cock! Clearly it was of utmost importance that he inform me of his unhappiness and displeasure! Because obviously, knowing that he is unhappy with it, it's my duty to immediately leap into action and edit the story so that he will find it pleasing!
Critique is not a problem; I am quite certain my work can stand improvement. That said, this is a finished piece; published with all its flaws, for good or ill. This is not a work in progress for which I had solicited feedback; and even if I had, critique should identify and discuss specific problems and, ideally, present possible solutions. His comment was not critique; it was uninvited judgment as well as unfounded complaint. He was enjoying the story up to when he found out Rhiannon has a cock, then he felt cheated. Well, boo hoo, my child. You have no grounds to feel cheated because this story was not written for you. You didn't pay for it; none of your characters - assuming you had the creativity to create any - are present in the story. I don't have a problem with someone not voting for something they don't like; that's how an adult handles it - read it, not like it, move on. A comment to the effect that "I read something that I didn't even have to pay for, and which was written for someone else's enjoyment, and I didn't like it! Whaaaaaaaa!" is the very acme of whiny entitlement expressed by man-babies.
Feh.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9639537/
In these cases, I like to follow Robin Williams' dictum: "Let the asshole have the last word."
But think about it this way - what they're doing, that comment - this is the highlight of their day. There is nothing more worthwhile for them to do. It's the peak, this is it. Their life must suck so bad it's beyond sad, it's fucking tragic.
"Never play to the gallery."
Seriously though, you don't like girls with cocks, that's fine. Unless you're complaining that it wasn't properly tagged (and it looks like it was), then there is no reason to leave a comment like that. I just don't read/look at stuff I don't like, it's pretty simple when content has tags on it.
FUCK 'EM.
Can't please everyone...so I don't try to. And yes, I saw that assclown's comment yesterday.