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sadoeuphemistCONTEXT:
janegray is upset at Avatar creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for saying, "and I quote, 'people who think that Katara and Zuko make a good couple would never have a lasting relationship in life.'"
It's a "really shitty attitude" they have, she says. It's "disturbing" that they're doing this as writers and producers. They're conflating "enjoyment of something in fiction with personal flaws IRL" and practically accusing Zutara shippers of "abuse apologia." And she knows that they meant it seriously, she says, because of the statement's "serious and accusatory tone."
Hm, this all does sound pretty bad. But wait, where does this quote come from to begin with? Well...
It's from a comedy skit meant to celebrate fanart and to lightly poke fun at shipping! Mike and Bryan never even said the quote themselves! It's a line said by Sokka, one of the fictional characters in the parodic video!
So I asked a mod,icon_uk:
"...all this stuff she's saying about them being "disturbing" and trying to analyze their characters based on a single line in a comedy short they produced - doesn't this cross the line into personal attacks against creators?"
icon_uk's response:
"As to the other matter, in situations where a creator is being called out for their problematic behaviour, S_D has always allowed more leeway.
Now this discussion IS finished."
So you heard it here first, folks! You have the "leeway" to attribute a character's quotes to the creators themselves, and then to assume all sorts of things about the creator's personality and beliefs based on that. That's just "[calling] them out for their problematic behaviour"!
janegray is upset at Avatar creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for saying, "and I quote, 'people who think that Katara and Zuko make a good couple would never have a lasting relationship in life.'" It's a "really shitty attitude" they have, she says. It's "disturbing" that they're doing this as writers and producers. They're conflating "enjoyment of something in fiction with personal flaws IRL" and practically accusing Zutara shippers of "abuse apologia." And she knows that they meant it seriously, she says, because of the statement's "serious and accusatory tone."
Hm, this all does sound pretty bad. But wait, where does this quote come from to begin with? Well...
It's from a comedy skit meant to celebrate fanart and to lightly poke fun at shipping! Mike and Bryan never even said the quote themselves! It's a line said by Sokka, one of the fictional characters in the parodic video!
So I asked a mod,
icon_uk:"...all this stuff she's saying about them being "disturbing" and trying to analyze their characters based on a single line in a comedy short they produced - doesn't this cross the line into personal attacks against creators?"
icon_uk's response:"As to the other matter, in situations where a creator is being called out for their problematic behaviour, S_D has always allowed more leeway.
Now this discussion IS finished."
So you heard it here first, folks! You have the "leeway" to attribute a character's quotes to the creators themselves, and then to assume all sorts of things about the creator's personality and beliefs based on that. That's just "[calling] them out for their problematic behaviour"!
