Alyska Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Well, what do you want her to do? Say "Oh, look, we got high rankings. That's because you're all jerks and you should be ashamed of yourselves." She's clearly not oblivious, and she's made some gentle but clear comments telling people to be kind to others. No creator should be made to feel responsible for cleaning up after the corrupt side of a fandom. She is not obligated to do or say anything, and if I were in her position I'd be feeling devastated, overwhelmed and completely out of my depth. There is nastiness in this fandom. As I said before, this is a big problem with Tumblr communities in general- the Sherlock fandom has had people sending death threats to creators and actors, and it's something that needs a massive overhaul. But there is also plenty of kindness and compassion, and even when bad things happen, there are people contributing to the fandom in ways that support those affected without lashing out with hatred. The ugly side of the fandom can't be ignored, but I don't like your implication that Sugar and the team should not be allowed to enjoy or celebrate their successes because of it. 3 Quote 3DS Friend Code: 0018-0767-4231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) Well, what do you want her to do? Say "Oh, look, we got high rankings. That's because you're all jerks and you should be ashamed of yourselves." She's clearly not oblivious, and she's made some gentle but clear comments telling people to be kind to others. No creator should be made to feel responsible for cleaning up after the corrupt side of a fandom. She is not obligated to do or say anything, and if I were in her position I'd be feeling devastated, overwhelmed and completely out of my depth. There is nastiness in this fandom. As I said before, this is a big problem with Tumblr communities in general- the Sherlock fandom has had people sending death threats to creators and actors, and it's something that needs a massive overhaul. But there is also plenty of kindness and compassion, and even when bad things happen, there are people contributing to the fandom in ways that support those affected without lashing out with hatred. The ugly side of the fandom can't be ignored, but I don't like your implication that Sugar and the team should not be allowed to enjoy or celebrate their successes because of it.There is 'something' (I wonder what it is? *sarcasm*) about Steven Universe that attracts the absolute lowest of the low Tumblr trash. There is no fathoming the depth of my hatred for that fandom (ATLA ref). Edited December 31, 2015 by Jaek_3 2 Quote Visit my Bionicle 2001 site recreation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I love how Rebecca Sugar celebrated Steven Universe being the most popular tag on Tumblr when she hasn't even realized the amount of cyberbullying that takes place there & that a large majority of those reblogs/likes are harassing someone to the point of suicide. I would definitely dispute the cyberbullying being anywhere near the "majority" of likes or reblogs about the show on Tumblr——probably a small minority, if anything. From what I've seen the vast majority of the fandom (including on Tumblr) is made up of entirely decent people who just genuinely enjoy the show. There are some jerks there, but the same applies to the MAJORITY of fandoms—judging a large fandom or community by its worst members is going to make pretty much anything look severely messed up. Edited January 9, 2016 by Lyichir 2 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Giraffe mom is best mom tho Quote Visit my Bionicle 2001 site recreation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyska Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Log Date was definitely my favourite episode of the series so far. Peridot the Slash Shipper was a thing I never knew I needed.Also the shorts. The stilts. The jokes. The roof bit. The fusion attempt aaaaah why is this show so perfect 3 Quote 3DS Friend Code: 0018-0767-4231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Log Date was definitely my favourite episode of the series so far. Peridot the Slash Shipper was a thing I never knew I needed.Also the shorts. The stilts. The jokes. The roof bit. The fusion attempt aaaaah why is this show so perfect Agreed. Quote Visit my Bionicle 2001 site recreation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyska Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm just picturing her writing bad fanfic littered with spelling mistakes, overly technical dialogue, and horrible misunderstandings of human biology. With diagrams, flowcharts, footnotes and academic referencing included. Quote 3DS Friend Code: 0018-0767-4231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Somebody edited the SU wiki to include this thank youShe also shares personality traits with the Ko-Matoran from BIONICLE, namely ice based powers and the ability to see into the future. Quote Visit my Bionicle 2001 site recreation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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