the poor taste of the unwashed masses

[cimorene]

also. for those of you who, like me, have this syndrome whereby you think you're always right, and everyone who disagrees with you is probably wrong although you don't want to be too mean and unaccepting about it and of course other opinions are acceptable but it's just how could they think that. especially when it's not what you think?

uhm. so yes, have always been of the opinion that the vast majority of people are stupid. evidence the kind of books that get to be vastly popular, with, of course, the notable exception of harry potter--except that hp isn't even the best of its genre (british children's fantasy) out there, and it just figures the best wouldn't come close to it. right. but look at tom clancy, stephen king, danielle steele, that dude who wrote jurassic park, and the guy who writes all those exactlythesame!lawyer novels that are supposed to be dramatic. even within sff, look at mercedes lackey, marion zimmer bradley, anne mccaffrey, david weber. the list goes on.

pop music is obviously the exception here, because the only criterion for it isn't absolute quality of music/etc, but also includes catchiness, sparkliness, cool dance moves, appearance in eye makeup.

ahem. so. my point is that i shouldn't be surprised when the very slash stories that i find the most maudlin, insipid, predictable, mischaracterized repetitive bullshit ever garner pages of feedback and squishy gushing goodness from hordes of fans. why? well, evidently brain damage, or simple native lack of intelligence and good taste. so why am i surprised? but i always, always am.

naming no names of fics. hey, i'm probably not talking about any of the people who are reading this.

someone agree with me to make me feel better.

*pout*

Comments

[strangelette.livejournal.com]

It all comes back to the unfortunate fact that most people are stupid. Mediocre writing will get great feedback from people with mediocre intellects because they can understand it and that makes them happy.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

this makes perfect sense; it's just so sad and unfair.

i should learn to be happy that people without taste don't like my fic, yes?

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

yup. and people with incredible taste like me are absolutely smitten by your writing.

(ok, i still haven't looked at the nsync stuff yet but i don't want to add to the list of people saying "i like this but not nsync" which i am afraid would happen if i read them. so at least by not reading them this can't happen...)

i love your writing enough for at least 20 people. so if you like i could get myself 19 new email addresses and write feedback in 20 different ways?

[cimness.livejournal.com]

yes, and obviously your taste is impeccable. because you like me. *coughcough*

but look, all you have to do re: nsync is not *mention* in your feedback that you don't like them. that's all i'm asking.

but fine, don't read them. :p

Re:

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

*smiles*

ok, i will read them. but ahahahah not on the day when i should have left the house to catch the train 5 minutes ago but instead am not yet dressed and using the computer - aarghhhhhh!