I know this isnāt the typical fare for this blog, so I understand if it doesnāt get posted, but I felt this needed to be highlighted to a wider audience than my own.
The rise of ABO fic is not the death-knell of a fandom. Far from it. Some of us (not all) simply want to explore gender identity within the safety of much-loved characters.
ABO isnāt everybodyās cup of tea. I get that. Thatās fine. I refer you to the ancient fanfic edicts of ādonāt like, donāt readā, or taking it one stop further, in the words of a valued member of my fandom ādonāt yuk on other peopleās yumsā.
Iām sure Iām not the only ABO writer getting this, and as much as this comment stung (it was more personal than the previous trolling I got), what made my day was watching my fandom rally around and ever so politely smackdown this commenter. Much love to them all.
[image ID: an ao3 comment that readsĀ āWhy is it when a fandom dies, that this omega/alpha/fuckknowswhat shit is always the last thing left standing? The decent authors migrate elsewhere but the weirdoās remain. Like cockroaches.ā]
Iām not going to post this as a comment of the day because, like you said, this isnāt what this blog celebrates. In fact, this is the type of comment that makes me wonder why this person even clicked into the fic in the first place.Ā
A/B/O isnāt for everyone. Neither is fluff or hurt/comfort or whump or any other genre of fic. Iāve never actually read an A/B/O fic myself, but Iāve been learning more about the genre in the last year or so and I think I could probably find some very interesting stories there. Iām just not reading much of any kind of fiction at all right now. My brain is too occupied with the real world, unfortunately for me.Ā
Much like RPF, A/B/O gets a bad rep in fandom and in the wider non-fandom world. People donāt understand it and so they mock it. They reduce it down to the most shocking stories and think everything is like that. Even if it were, that wouldnāt be a reason to hate on it. It certainly isnāt a reason to compare fellow fans to cockroaches.
I would encourage people to take a breath and reconsider before they post this kind of message - especially in an authorās comment section. Why ruin someone elseās day when you really donāt have to? If something isnāt what you want, just leave quietly and let the people who do like it enjoy it in peace.
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