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7/12/2025, 3:13:31 AM
>>530883692(me)
Adding to this and what I posted here >>530876863 about the Weird Route being a critique of people who "play dolls" with fictional characters.
I don't mean it's bad to create AUs, fanfics or even ship a non-canon relationship. But there IS a certain subset of people in fandoms that "enjoy" a work but they completely mischaracterize everyone, misunderstanding the message. Or they even outright hate the actual work and just do whatever they want with the characters and environment(see: most gen z VN fans). It really is an oxymoron to treat a work that way. I mean, why did you pay $25 to have a specific type of experience, why did you click "I Agree" to the "YOU ACCEPT EVERYTHING" pop-up only to complain that the ride's going in the exact way that aligns with the author's vision?
If you "enjoy" a story but disregard the characters, the craft, the story and the themes, then you might as well be playing an entirely different game with how little it even matters. Whether you like it or not, all works of fiction have a purpose. They aren't an endless toybox for you to play around in. "Media literacy" has become a big meme but it does say something about you if you genuinely don't fucking read the text on the screen to just say whatever you want about the characters and get mad when they inconvenience you like they're real people who can control their actions.
Anways back on-point. tl;dr When "fandom people" get criticized for "playing dolls", it's a critique of completely ignoring what the story has to say to force your own opinions onto it, while still doing whatever you want with the characters.
Adding to this and what I posted here >>530876863 about the Weird Route being a critique of people who "play dolls" with fictional characters.
I don't mean it's bad to create AUs, fanfics or even ship a non-canon relationship. But there IS a certain subset of people in fandoms that "enjoy" a work but they completely mischaracterize everyone, misunderstanding the message. Or they even outright hate the actual work and just do whatever they want with the characters and environment(see: most gen z VN fans). It really is an oxymoron to treat a work that way. I mean, why did you pay $25 to have a specific type of experience, why did you click "I Agree" to the "YOU ACCEPT EVERYTHING" pop-up only to complain that the ride's going in the exact way that aligns with the author's vision?
If you "enjoy" a story but disregard the characters, the craft, the story and the themes, then you might as well be playing an entirely different game with how little it even matters. Whether you like it or not, all works of fiction have a purpose. They aren't an endless toybox for you to play around in. "Media literacy" has become a big meme but it does say something about you if you genuinely don't fucking read the text on the screen to just say whatever you want about the characters and get mad when they inconvenience you like they're real people who can control their actions.
Anways back on-point. tl;dr When "fandom people" get criticized for "playing dolls", it's a critique of completely ignoring what the story has to say to force your own opinions onto it, while still doing whatever you want with the characters.
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