Like I'm sorry, when did it become fandom's job to shelter the creator of anything? Obviously I don't think people should be harassed; don't send the creators death threats, don't put hate on fanart, etc. But that's basic and that's different.
The overall vitriolic relationship fandom has grown towards its critical voices and communities, although some do have less than analytical complaints, is... really gross? People are allowed to complain. About anything, really, even things that are really beautiful and complex and may be your favorite thing in the whole wide world.
I think the person who has the worst take on my favorite character of ever, should still be allowed a space to complain. Because complaining is a human right. And maybe I want to see what they think. Maybe I want more than a single perspective.
I always suggest using the method of labeling your thoughts 'x and y critical', so people can use the tag system, for the sake of those sensitive. But lately those sensitive have forgot, on their end, to use the block button. I'm seeing people be explicitly shamed for following a story, getting excited, making their own theories, and getting dissapointed when when what the story lead up to, just doesn't happen.
I will always stand by the people's right to complain, especially about the media they consume and are invested in. Don't we have enough forces in the world right now, with enshittification, telling us to sit down and just take it? Why should I coddle a person I don't know? If a creator doesn't want to see people's thoughts or can't handle criticism, they can literally do that. But they're not going to end up making very big strides in their storytelling abilities.
This is not a fanfic. It is the source material. Being able to take criticism, because the relationship between creator to consumer is to producer and *customer*. Not every customer is right, I've had stupid demands made of me, but if all your customers hate your product, you have a problem and if you don't address it, it's not going to get better.
There is a line in the sand between 'creatives have their own vision and should be allowed to convey it', and 'humans are also people that contain biases, some harmful, and when they potray a story those can show and harm those the biases are against', and 'you need to consider that creators are real people', and 'creators are not your best friend that you have to defend personally and sometimes real people suck no matter how talented they are'.
Holy parasocial boom, for fuck's sake. I know this is Tumblr. But stop demanding the poor take the piss.
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