I hate the
House fandom...
Okay... that came out really harsh... Let me explain.
I don't hate the entire fandom. I hate the negativity in the online fandom....Most people are really nice and fun to have a chat with about the show. But still....
I have never seen a fandom that can be so.... callous towards one another (and actors on the show) than this one. Seriously, I though the
Buffy fandom could get bad. I've lurked on so many House boards and only post occassionally in the general forums. I usually avoid doing so because usually when I do post, someone takes it out of context and... actually, it seems as though they are trying to start a fight. Which is why I usually stick around the House/Cameron forums....
Which brings me to the 'ship wars...
OMG the 'ship wars! I thought it was horrible with Spuffy (Spike/Buffy) vs Bangle (Buffy/Angel).
It is probably the 'ship wars that I hate the most about the fandom. It gets so... violent isn't the word I'm looking for... but it might have to do for now.
In one corner you've got the House/Cameron shippers, in the other corner are the House/Cuddy shippers. And they must battle it out to prove that they are the best. (I happen to belong to the House/Cam corner but that's neither here nor there.) It's so bad that I know a lot of House/Cam shippers that avoid any other forum other than the H/Cam specific ones because of the treatment they get from the general forums. That's horrible, IMO. One person makes a comment about something they don't like about a character and then they get bashed for it because they just happen to like a ship that the basher doesn't. And then a fight breaks out...
How can a fandom have a discussion of an episode or whatever when there is an entire voice missing?
Just because someone likes a different ship from the others doesn't mean their opinion is of lesser value or wrong.
Then there's those who bash the actors... although they may claim that they are not. Yes, you are. And the fans of those actors are not happy... and another fight breaks out... A post about a photo op of one actor will undoubtedly contain posts from various people saying that they suck, they need to eat, her hair is awful, which eventually somehow turns into comparing the actor to their character. Which is something I don't understand... But a fan of the actor in question will try to defend them but then they become a recipient of harsh comments.... It's a never ending cycle. Comments about outfits worn are one thing, but commenting about a persons abilities in their job is a completely different thing. They auditioned, the producers loved them, they got the job. Get over it.
If you don't have something nice to say about the photos and the actor in question... why don't you just
not say anything...?
I once had a little chat (if you wanna call it that) about this very issue... and the other poster somehow tried to turn it into a 'ship war... until I put an end to that. I made a little comment about how I wish that fans of JM and LE could get along without resorting to insults. One user commented and somehow managed to interpret my comment into telling people how to think and who to like... Um no I didn't say anything like that. Somehow, and I'm really not sure how this happened, but the poster made a comment about how they like JM just fine, even if the thought of House/Cameron wants to make you gouge your eyes out. Then they went on about how House/Cuddy was the bestest best of all the best. Their statement about House/Cam was a little harsh comment to be sure... and I could have said something about that, but I responded with "That's a matter of opinion and
not mine." I also went on to actually say some nice things about House/Cuddy (something they couldn't do about my ship). I said that I liked their interactions with one another most of the time...
Well, that stopped all the ship war talk right there probably because they didn't get a rile out of me.... although they still continued to say that I was dictating how people should think...and putting words in my mouth that I never said. Eventually, it got to the point where I just said that I wasn't going to say anything else because it's obvious that anything I say in the general forums will be misconstrued and misinterpreted. And that ended that...
You know... I blame the producers and the writers for helping to create the animosity between fans.... Seriously.
They spend so much time bouncing back and forth between various ships and whatnot because it's 'fun' that I guess the feeling that they have to prove that their ship is the primary ship just developed. We had this scene, but, hey wait, they had
that scene... it's ridiculous...
Well... I said that I hate the
House fandom... but really it's just the few people that think they are the majority just because they are the most vocal that I hate. And I hate to break it to ya, but the online fandom in general is
not representational of the millions that watch the show. The online fandom consists of just a small percentage of those that watch the show.
Most people in the fandom are wonderful and are capable of having discussions without trying to bring down one group of fans. But sometimes, that's not enough... It's the the others that sometimes give this fandom a bad name....
Which is why I stick to my House/Cameron corner... I'll continue to venture out occassionally, but it's nice to know that I have a place to go. :^)
Sorry for the rant... I have no idea why but I really needed to get this off my chest.... I feel better now.... :^)