I wonder if they’ll include the handy list of Watergate excuses Art Buchwald compiled in 1973. It needs to be there for historical accuracy, not for any parallels with anything going on today, of course.

I mean, I could read it, but I’ve got plenty of, y’know, real books I’m trying to read.

Most published art (books, movies, paintings or music) is garbage. Fanfic is art that isn’t even good enough to be published. It’s a simple enough equation.

“Unfortunately, snobbery and elitism are two forms of prejudice that are not only acceptable, but almost mandatory amongst certain circles”

We sneer because the overwhelming majority is cringe inducing bullshit.

Your post seems to suggest the fan fiction culture itself isn’t incredibly elitist.

We don’t sneer at fanfic, we laugh at My Immortal. There’s a difference. Now if you’ll excuse me I actually have a fanfic to finish writing.

It is a category with some pretty tough competition.

If the highest grossing exemplar of this phenomenon is E.L. James, I’m going to go ahead and say that on outcomes-based evaluation, this is not evidence in favor of quality.

Like a bunch of kids scamming instruments and starting a band with no previous experience, I support taking whatever you have and writing, using whatever assets you want.

Johnny is a wizard banker at Gringotts, and is also a vampire.

Thank you once again for blessing us with your wisdom, Captain Contrarian!

I think it’s possible to both enjoy fanfic and drop your jaw at just how awful some of it is. I know I manage it.

You’ve got the right to express yourself in fiction, and we have the right to sneer at it, because it’s crap.

Ha, they don’t have Wizard College, either! There is no hint in the novels of further education past Hogwarts; by year 5 all students are deciding on careers based solely on their Hogwarts academic achievement.

“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!”- Dumblydore

Most comic books aren’t superhero based, that genre is just the most prevalent in American comics, there’s also something to be said about the writers for long established characters weaving a modern form of mythology, a long tapestry passed down from storyteller to storyteller. Fan fiction on the other hand usually…

Pretty sure we sneer at fanfic because 99.999% of fanfic is absolute shit.

“Spelling is a subject clearly not taught at the Hogwarts depicted in My Immortal”

John Stalvern waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were demons in the base. He didn’t see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway.
John was a space marine for fourteen years.…