#accio-fandom

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I feel like this is easier than repeatedly writing in each other's ask boxes

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MY PERMANENT EMOTIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING

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Priscilla and I are actually going to be the deaths of each other. Or the reason we - I mean I - flunk out of college

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So Prisci and I are conditioning the people around us two duck when we yell "Vatican Cameos"

So far, there's only been one injury.

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So I think I'm going to leave tumblr for a while. Maybe just a day or two, maybe longer. I really just can't deal with all this hate.

And it's not because it's hate.  It's because of how those of you sending it have directed it.  You've made it about me and why I'm such a horrible person rather than your disagreement with my ideas.  When I form an opinion, I base it on what I see, what I here, and - shockingly - what I've experienced.  Those of you telling me how stupid and horrible I am are essentially telling me that what's happened to me isn't as important as what's happened to you.

A few days ago, I made some stupid Glee related post.  Like a stupid little rant that I just wanted to get off my chest and didn't actually expect anyone to read.  And naturally people freaked the fuck out.  And guess what?  I listened, I read your comments, and I conceded some of your points.  But apparently that wasn't good enough.  I still got tons of messages - anonymous and not - about how I'm such a fucked up person who condones date rape and is blinded by my ships.  And I really can't deal with that.

Yeah, there were some people like accio-fandom, who basically just messaged me to let me know not to worry because the fandom is so fucking insane, and others, like longlivethekumcanoe and a few anons, who were incredibly mature in letting me know their opinions on the situation, you know, like decent human beings.  But a lot of people just wanted to tell me how horrible I was for saying what I said, even after I amended my original views.

And I see this happening all the time.  I guess that's why I'm basically tagging all the ships and everything in the fandom.  It's ridiculous that someone can post an opinion, which - by its very definition - is not right or wrong, and suddenly that person is awful.  Really, I'm ashamed to be part of this fandom sometimes.

So I'm going to leave tumblr for a few days while this cools off, because I really can't deal with all this misguided hate.  Hate on my opinions all you want, I wouldn't call them opinions if I didn't expect people to disagree.  But don't let that mean that I'm a horrible person because, call me biased, but I don't think I am.

Sorry this is so long, but I wanted it out there for people to read, not hidden beneath a cut.

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Honestly, even though I am a part of it, the Glee fandom always terrifies/upsets me-- and it's because of things like what has just happened to you. Why is it that every time someone has an opinion about something in this fandom, everyone else immediately has to go to tear them down? If there is ONE MESSAGE that Glee preaches, it's the idea of celebrating our differences. So, why on earth is the Glee fandom so intent on always making everyone think the same thing? It's ridiculous.

Pretty much.  What I fail to understand is how someone can post something about a character - an opinion on a fictional character - and it turns into how the original poster (in this case me, although I see this happening all the time) is stupid.  Seriously, fellow Gleeks, if you disagree with an opinion, make it about the opinion, not about the person who thinks it. 

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If we go down, we go down together!

Prisci

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So my roommate for next year slept in my room last night and now we're blasting all the first listen Friday songs. Next year will be so beautiful.

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So my friend who speaks Spanish as a first language needs the subtitles to understand Will's Spanish