Thorns

So. I've been reading this anonymous fanfic fandom discussion meme and the discussion around it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, there's some interesting discussion of a type you don't see many other places, on the other there's some really vile nastiness and Fail, and specifically there's been some nasty attacks on people I like and respect. I thought to myself "How would I feel if people said that stuff about me? Not that I'm well known enough that anyone would bother."

I started a few vague pondery posts but couldn't articulate my thoughts, what with this chronic illness that makes me too sleepy to write coherently, answer my mail or deal with much of anything most of the time(*). (Achievement for today: opened windows to air out house, remembered to close them again)

But! I just found out that I am in fact one of the the secret minds behind the meme!

IT WAS SO SECRET EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW.

I know it's just one person and I'm sure 99% of the people on the meme would respond with either "Who?" or "What?" but since it's just bizarre rather than nasty I don't mind feeding the "troll".
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A train of thought:

*reads Fruits Basket meta*

People hate Rin? Oh, of course they do. She's like Mai from Avatar the Last Airbender.

Man, I love het(*) relationships where they express their love through snark etc and are all understated and emotionally repressed. Fangirls seem to hate the girls in them though. Hmm. What are some other examples?

Huh! I guess Elizabeth/Darcy sort of is. NOONE writes it that way in fic though.

You know, if P&P was an ensemble story not from focussing so much on Elizabeth's POV I bet everyone would ship Darcy/Jane or Darcy/Bingley and HATE Elizabeth.

Hmm. An Avatar the Last Airbender/Pride and Prejudice crossover could be interesting. But not a crappy regency romance AU...

OMG. Elizabeth is a Ninja! Darcy can shoot fire from his hands! YES.

(*)Possibly also femslash? But I can't think of any.