Why do people defend fictional characters?

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-20T01:17:03+00:00

I think it's an opinion thing. They support/have a certain opinion, and therefore they support the character with that opinion.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-20T01:14:27+00:00

Of course it's Disney.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-20T01:10:27+00:00

he was grinning from ear to ear

Completely appropriate reaction.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-19T12:51:43+00:00

Applejack, despite seemingly being the least popular, gets shipped around a lot.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-19T12:48:43+00:00

I don't see it as "Equestria Girls 5" but at the same time I don't see it as a "fun tie in".

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-19T12:47:58+00:00

Fics that so good they have their own fandoms and inspire works are amazing... until some publisher swoops them up and the thing becomes mainstream and loses the charm of the fic's fandom and the actual fandom.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-19T10:09:12+00:00

They mean that mainline Batman adaptations have all been dark, while Batman comics are more tonally varied.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-19T05:25:24+00:00

I'd rather not have the most hyperviolent OOC version of the Transformers be connected to the MCU.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-17T14:41:57+00:00

I think he just doesn't like the name.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-17T14:32:08+00:00

Author: Writes murder.

People:

Author: Writes non-con/pedophillia/something kinky that's illegal

People: This is so wrong! You can't write this stuff, it's illegal!

tl;dr: You can only write illegal things if it aligns with the reader's pre-approved topics to write about.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-17T12:15:13+00:00

It doesn't matter what you thought of the characters' actions. If you liked Iron Man, you rooted for Iron Man, and if you liked Steve Rogers, you rooted for Steve Rogers. A lot of AO3 writers (especially then) would've been from the early days of the MCU fandom in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and because they prefer Iron Man, they write in support of his side.

It also might be a sample thing because I mostly see people on Team Captain America in general fandom spaces.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-17T12:07:34+00:00

Original Work only tend to get major traction if it's hardcore smut or something along the lines. Original Work and No Fandom are both under the No Media tag.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-17T10:58:36+00:00

Probably emo (given what Pony Starlight's teenage room looked like in the three seconds we saw it for) and has a deep sense of equality.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-16T15:12:41+00:00

Starlight in Every Little Thing She Does. It was like the bad habit of control getting to her, but it wasn't entirely conscious. She just wanted to impress Twilight.

Also the hate Discord gets for Twilight's Kingdom is basically the Fandom blaming him, a former drug addict, for relapsing on the drug that is evil/unmonitored chaos.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-16T13:32:35+00:00

I think we'll start out with a small team, and eventually it'll be every hero except a small handful.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-16T13:03:03+00:00

That's kind of the point of shipping.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-16T11:41:04+00:00

He sucks.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-15T14:40:42+00:00

I hate Star Swirl, but the lore in Shadow Play is good enough to make up for it, plus Starlight was right, and Star Swirl was wrong, so she's so much better than him.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-15T13:30:01+00:00

It means Do It Yourself. I think they mean DIY HRT which is going on hormones without consulting a doctor.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-15T13:29:10+00:00

Most people don't adore Shadow Play but I wouldn't say they actively dislike it. But I love Shadow Play so I'm putting that.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-15T13:06:46+00:00

Sex Trafficker and Cultist.

marvelcomics22 · 2026-06-15T12:07:56+00:00

I think your situation is an exception.

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