(Continued - because I knew it would exceed the limit. It's amazing I don't have carpal tunnel syndrome by now.)
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The reason I do not like DL and Lindsay has nothing to do with me thinking I am or wanting to be Lindsay...I do not think Danny or Don is my boyfriend...I also do not hate Jess.
I'll never get that accusation - that we don't like Lindsay or DL because we're jealous. Jealous of what? If I was jealous of Lindsay getting Danny instead of me, that would imply that I want to get with a fictional character. I'm as guilty of having 'crushes' as the next fan - everybody has done it at some point, so don't even deny it :P - but I know when to separate fiction from reality, and being jealous of Lindsay would indicate an inability to separate the two. (Besides, if I'm going to be jealous of someone, I'd be jealous of anybody but Lindsay.)
If I was jealous of Lindsay being with Danny because I'm a Danny/Flack fan - how does that make sense if I like Flack/Angell (for the most part) and enjoyed the interaction between Danny and Rikki last season? Maybe Danny getting with someone else ruins the pet ship for other people, but I don't feel that way - I might not always feel like working around the canon to make the slash work (translation: I'm too lazy to write fic), but Danny and Flack getting busy with other people doesn't prevent me from shipping them together. I never thought they'd get together anyway.
I don't really get the obsession with It Must Be Canon shipping (or There Must Be Nothing To Indicate That It Was Not Always Canon shipping, aka Danny's Peen Is Only For Mootana). If Don and Timmy broke up in the Strachey universe, I'd be devastated for a while - but that ain't gonna happen because their relationship is as important to the movies (arguably more important) than the plots themselves. It's a totally different kind of situation than a show like CSI:NY. I had moments when couples I liked broke up on Dante's Cove and Noah's Arc - but I got over it. I didn't hate on other people for liking half of those couples with other people, even when they were together (aka when I was 'right'). Toby and Kevin on Dante's Cove are a perfect example - people hated them, and that's fine. In fact, I understand completely. Seeing the flaws didn't stop me from liking it - or from wanting them to get back together. And now that Toby is with Adam (albeit trapped in a shadowy otherworld or something for the moment), people are gleeful - but while I'm not a fan of that pairing, I have no problem with the fans who ship it. In fact, I'm glad they enjoy it. I might have a problem with the ship, but not the shippers - I have no desire to run around trying to convert shippers to my slashy pairing of choice.
I don't measure the value of my opinion - or of the relationship I support - on the number of people who agree (or disagree) with me. I liked Adam and Hawkes together even when I thought I was the only one who was into it - having other people jump on board is nice, but it doesn't make me think the pairing is better. (It also didn't make me want to burn Kendall in effigy - I did have my issues with the character, but that had nothing to do with whether or not she got to stroke the sacred nerd peen and everything to do with her being snobby and annoying and not as awesome as Garcia on Criminal Minds. If she was as awesome as Garcia, I'd be writing feedback to TPTB demanding that they bring her back so she could have lots of sex and babies with Adam - and I'd still slash his adorable little ass with Sheldon. Whoring out your favorite characters FTW!)
Anyway, this is way long (and getting off-topic), and I've been typing it off and on for hours - I am so easily distracted. :D
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I'll never get that accusation - that we don't like Lindsay or DL because we're jealous. Jealous of what? If I was jealous of Lindsay getting Danny instead of me, that would imply that I want to get with a fictional character. I'm as guilty of having 'crushes' as the next fan - everybody has done it at some point, so don't even deny it :P - but I know when to separate fiction from reality, and being jealous of Lindsay would indicate an inability to separate the two. (Besides, if I'm going to be jealous of someone, I'd be jealous of anybody but Lindsay.)
If I was jealous of Lindsay being with Danny because I'm a Danny/Flack fan - how does that make sense if I like Flack/Angell (for the most part) and enjoyed the interaction between Danny and Rikki last season? Maybe Danny getting with someone else ruins the pet ship for other people, but I don't feel that way - I might not always feel like working around the canon to make the slash work (translation: I'm too lazy to write fic), but Danny and Flack getting busy with other people doesn't prevent me from shipping them together. I never thought they'd get together anyway.
I don't really get the obsession with It Must Be Canon shipping (or There Must Be Nothing To Indicate That It Was Not Always Canon shipping, aka Danny's Peen Is Only For Mootana). If Don and Timmy broke up in the Strachey universe, I'd be devastated for a while - but that ain't gonna happen because their relationship is as important to the movies (arguably more important) than the plots themselves. It's a totally different kind of situation than a show like CSI:NY. I had moments when couples I liked broke up on Dante's Cove and Noah's Arc - but I got over it. I didn't hate on other people for liking half of those couples with other people, even when they were together (aka when I was 'right'). Toby and Kevin on Dante's Cove are a perfect example - people hated them, and that's fine. In fact, I understand completely. Seeing the flaws didn't stop me from liking it - or from wanting them to get back together. And now that Toby is with Adam (albeit trapped in a shadowy otherworld or something for the moment), people are gleeful - but while I'm not a fan of that pairing, I have no problem with the fans who ship it. In fact, I'm glad they enjoy it. I might have a problem with the ship, but not the shippers - I have no desire to run around trying to convert shippers to my slashy pairing of choice.
I don't measure the value of my opinion - or of the relationship I support - on the number of people who agree (or disagree) with me. I liked Adam and Hawkes together even when I thought I was the only one who was into it - having other people jump on board is nice, but it doesn't make me think the pairing is better. (It also didn't make me want to burn Kendall in effigy - I did have my issues with the character, but that had nothing to do with whether or not she got to stroke the sacred nerd peen and everything to do with her being snobby and annoying and not as awesome as Garcia on Criminal Minds. If she was as awesome as Garcia, I'd be writing feedback to TPTB demanding that they bring her back so she could have lots of sex and babies with Adam - and I'd still slash his adorable little ass with Sheldon. Whoring out your favorite characters FTW!)
Anyway, this is way long (and getting off-topic), and I've been typing it off and on for hours - I am so easily distracted. :D