Thread:Utter solitude/@comment-6175354-20140909001049/@comment-16953943-20140910135336

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Shadows Vale wrote:

And lastly, I took another look at what was actually on the thread. Noticed that two of the people who are on your page, saying they wanted the topic taken down, (ChocolatEyes613 and  Nightlily)  were adding to it when it was up, but yet never once said it was an uncomfortable subject but rather (based on their responses) they were unhappy that people didn't see "CaptainSwan"  the same way they did. Doesn't seem like the subject of rape bothered them that much. As a matter of fact, you were the only one who stated that the subject matter bothered you. '''That thread was inactive for over three months, the conversation was over.... there was no reason, to resurrect it!'''

I was disgusted that someone like you, has no idea what rape culture actually is. It had nothing to do with a "ship". It had to do with people posting uneducated, and fatually incorrect opinions. I am sick and tired of a vocal minority misconstruing everything to fit some warped agenda, when that is clearly not the intention of the writers. This is Eddy's and Adam's show, not yours.... and they do not have to change it, to suit your preferences. If someone had something to say about the topic, there was no reason for them to start a new one when they could simply expand on the already existing one. Seriously it's not that big of a deal.

I'm more than aware what rape/rape culture is. No where did I ever say that I agreed with the idea that the Hook/Emma relationship was compareable to them. Actually I'm quite sure I said I didn't agree with it personally, but that I enjoyed reading what other people's perspectives were. There was one time that I used an example to say "if" I agreed, but I clearly stated that I personally did not.

Opinons are not fact.There are no such thing as "factually incorrect opinions". when discussing one's interpretation of events. Not sure how you are assuming that becasue someone interperets the way Hook pursued Emma, or her reaction to it in a specific way, they are stating some kind of facts. Again, it shows that you are obviously a fan of the ship, which is fine, but you can't seem to be able to handle that other people may view them differently and interpreted something about them in a way you didn't like. Regina is my favorite character, but there are a lot of people who would prefer if Emma killed her a long time ago, and that's ok. They don't have to like her. Hell, if any character's actions could be compared to rape, it's her's. (The Huntsman). I'm not going to get upset if someone interprets her actions in that way. I doesn't stop me from liking her, as other people's opinons of Emma/Hook won't change how you feel about them. That does not mean, however, that we have the right to silence the opinons of the people who disagree with us.

I never said the show was mine, nor that Adam and Eddy should change it to suit my preferences. I'm rather enjoying what they are doing, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with all of the choices they make, and that doesn't mean I can't discuss them.

The only agenda I have is to try to ensure that everyone's opinon gets a chance to be heard, not matter if people agree with it or not. Nothing more, nothing less. That's the only reason I even left a message here in the first place. To give my feedback to an admin on something that I felt to be an issue. I wanted to further prevent that issue from happening again, but unfortuatly, by the looks of things, it will. It's unfortunate that you guys can't see it as a problem. Though I suspect that if the roles were reversed and it was your opinion being shut out, you'd be just as vocal as me about it.