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

[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

Well, see.... My dad LOVES science fiction and fantasy and is all obsessed with it. I've never been able to stand it. I dunno. I like my stuff grounded in our reality, normally. It can be surreal - I love that - but I like it to occur within our universe. I just can't get up any interest in description of make believe lands or new magical species or green and purple forests or whatever. ::shrugs:: Some people feel it wakes up their imagination... I just find it too implausible. I think it probably depends on personality type. It's a taste issues, that's all. Nothing to do with genre quality - since there are equally bad fantasy novels and horror novels out there.

hmmmmmmm... I wonder if we both just have major father issues. ahahahahahahaha! Daddy issues! ahahahaha!

in other news, people need to stop disagreeing with me. grrrr.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.... *petpetpetpet*

[cimness.livejournal.com]

oooh! i got petted. then i forgive you.

i admit of a possibility that it is taste and not brain damage.