As an author, I've gotten reams of hate mail about what I've done to my characters.
On one hand, sure, that's kind of a good thing. It means readers are connecting with them. But some readers connect with them too much, and seem to have a dubious grip on reality vs. fiction. For example, I've been told I should be in prison for not preventing one of my characters from being raped, since it's just as bad as doing the act myself. None of these are real people. Nobody was actually raped. They're only letters arranged on a page, okay? Calm the fuck down. No letters were harmed in the writing of this post.
A fascinating rebuttal birthed from a complex analysis of the phenomenon and its interactions with the modern-day social zeitgeist. Truly an exhilarating read.
Fun fact: Q can take an omnipotent human form to mess with humans, and an omnipotent draconequus form to mess with ponies. Not just the same actor, but arguably a character so powerful he can hop fictional universes. But wherever he goes, he reluctantly finds friendship.
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OwOarchist@pawb.social · 76 pts · 163d
Kinda true, though.
As an author, I've gotten reams of hate mail about what I've done to my characters.
On one hand, sure, that's kind of a good thing. It means readers are connecting with them. But some readers connect with them too much, and seem to have a dubious grip on reality vs. fiction. For example, I've been told I should be in prison for not preventing one of my characters from being raped, since it's just as bad as doing the act myself. None of these are real people. Nobody was actually raped. They're only letters arranged on a page, okay? Calm the fuck down. No letters were harmed in the writing of this post.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 34 pts · 163d
Counterpoint [NSFW]
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 162d
A fascinating rebuttal birthed from a complex analysis of the phenomenon and its interactions with the modern-day social zeitgeist. Truly an exhilarating read.
kautau@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 162d
Holy shit I haven’t laughed that hard in a week, thank you for that
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 17 pts · 162d
It's true.
I know plenty about minor characters on 'Star Trek' but can't name any of my neighbors.
ThunderComplex@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 162d
To be fair tho when your neighbor is called Krzygzÿgczkr and a Star Trek character is called Q this makes sense
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 4 pts · 162d
There's a Star Trek character just called 'Q?'
ICastFist@programming.dev · 3 pts · 162d
Yes, and he can bend reality to his whim, so essentially a god.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 2 pts · 162d
Woooosh!
Stamau123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 162d
I don't get the joke
ThunderComplex@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 162d
Fun fact: In TNG he’s played by the same actor who also plays the ATC causing the pane crash in Breaking Bad
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 162d
Fun fact: Q can take an omnipotent human form to mess with humans, and an omnipotent draconequus form to mess with ponies. Not just the same actor, but arguably a character so powerful he can hop fictional universes. But wherever he goes, he reluctantly finds friendship.
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 162d
He was named after a Survivor contestant.
froufox@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 162d
all twitter-like networks induce my anxiety a lot. i quit mastodon and feel much better since
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 162d
Sometimes when I’m with my mum I realise she’s talking about the characters in Line Of Duty for the last ten minutes and not her friends from tennis.
toynbee@piefed.social · 1 pts · 161d
I like the running joke in Brooklyn 99 that none of the characters can tell whether another character is talking about a dog or a wife.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 3 pts · 162d
This tweet would've been even better if it was from ~2014, because it was true even back then
Rika@crazypeople.online · 2 pts · 161d
"As if they were real"? Rude 💀
Zwiebel@feddit.org · -1 pts · 162d
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 162d