Gwen, an apology

[galadriel1010]

A few of my friends recently have posted in their journals about the amount of anti-Gwen vitriol that they've seen, and wondering why there is so much.

So I, being me, replied, explained why I didn't like her and tried to join the discussion.

I didn't realise it was a rhetorical question. Nor did I realise that there's been a lot of anti-Gwen stuff around, because the fandom places I hang out in are Twitter and my flist. This does not cover any of the major non-fic communities or AGA. I had no idea it was going on. So when I saw stuff in my flist asking why people dislike Gwen... I thought they were honestly asking.

Being lonely, bored and procrastinating, I felt like answering it.

So, basically, I didn't know the context, and I apologise for joining in where I shouldn't have. Apparently the fandom is full of Gwen hate that people on my flist don't want to see. My flist is mostly full of people who like Gwen, and I keep feeling like I have to justify my dislike. I shouldn't feel like I have to, and I shouldn't try. So I'll stop.

ETA: I don't think most of the people I'm apologising to are actually friends with me, so they won't see this.

Comments

[ms-bekahrose.livejournal.com]

That's a fair call. I'm the same with the character from another fandom. If I can, I'll write around him, or conveniently have him away and doing other stuff "behind the scenes". I've only ever killed him off once.

I think some of the staunchest Gwen-Fans really need to take a long, hard look in the mirror when it comes to their uproar over Gwen-Bashing, and maybe, make sure that they take a page out of their own books when it comes to other characters.

I can spell, honestly!

[fiwen1010.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling that Gwen might get killed off in one of my series. Well, I know that she does, but I have yet to work out how and when. It's a proper Torchwood death, though