I'm a little annoyed

[sparkfrost]

Fandom, you're annoying me right now.

Supernatural- did you HAVE to kill off yet another black man? At first I got really excited that you had a person of color playing a major role, but the moment he called humans mud-monkeys I shook my head and stopped caring about the character. I just... I love the show, I really do. But do you think they could try to be less racist and less misogynist? Because that would be really awesome. I'm also a little annoyed that most people on the boards at TWoP are like, FINALLY! Uriel is dead! Hooray! I know that he 'had to die' for the episode, but his story could have been so interesting! What would make a specialist like Uriel, an angel in God's army for thousands of years, decide to turn to Lucifer? Instead we got a short speech about humanity sucking, then a quick fistfight, then BAM! Stabbed through the throat. I'm just... annoyed.

Bandom- QUIT HATING ON THE WOMEN! Goddamn, but I'm getting sick of this. Pete Wentz is my current favorite for calling out all the haters and subtle sexism that goes on, for serious. I've said this before and I'll say it again- It is perfectly fine to dislike a band's music. I don't like Tyga, so I don't listen to him. But I don't go around talking shit about him! If you dislike Hey Monday, don't listen to them! But quit saying that they're only popular because Cassadee is pretty! Or, on the other hand, say you love the band but hate Cassadee. That is bullshit. Cassadee is the lead singer, she is the frontwoman, they wouldn't be Hey Monday without her. So lay off!

I just don't get it. Is it jealousy? I'm jealous of their success, I'll admit it. I would do all sorts of things for RiP to get big. But I also admire them for doing it! All this hatred makes me think of Mean Girls- these little haters are tearing people down to try and make themselves feel better. But it doesn't work, and I wish they'd just stop.

Gah! Off to go listen to Hey Monday and do my homework. New friends, sorry for the ranty intro. Although I did warn you...

Comments

[fax-celestis.livejournal.com]

Nothing annoys me more than idiotic characterization, so I feel you there. I mean, I don't watch the show, but it seems like either they needed more "dissatisfaction" build-up or better reasoning, rather than relying upon sensationalism.

[novembersmith.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, man, I was upset about Uriel for that very reason. One, I thought it was too soon to kill off a fascinating character--whoo, Uriel/Lucifer! YES. REBEL ANGELS. Two, did it really have to be another strong black character that went evil? I think it would have been awesome to have switched the actors playing Uriel and Castiel. Not that I don't love Misha as Castiel, but it would have been interesting.

And I have absolutely nothing to do with the Hey Monday fandom, so I cannot really contribute much to that conversation. But other parts of bandom don't hate on women! Or at least not that I've seen--there are some assholes, yeah, it is the internet. But for the most part there's a lot of love for bandom ladies like Lyn-Z and Jamia and Kitty and Chantal. ...I guess there is also a strong chance that I just happen to avoid the cesspits where such hating might exist, because it hurts my soul. :/

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

I was at a friends house the other day, and this was the first Supernatural episode I have watched this season and I was like "The black dude is the bad guy, right?" Sadly, yes.

[katieupsidedown.livejournal.com]

I think "Homecoming" is pretty catchy, as are the other bits of the album I've heard, but I'll admit I'm not a fan of Cassadee. I get really sick of Pete promoting the hell out of Hey Monday while bands like The Hush Sound fall to the wayside.

It all depends on how much stock you want to put in bandboys' opinions, but I don't feel as bad about disliking Cass when I met her because apparently their labelmates are not fans of hers either. What I've heard from others who've met her more than once pretty much confirms my initial impression: she's a phony. She's a little prom queen/cheerleader type who thinks very highly of herself. She couldn't cut it as a solo vocalist so she went Avril-punk and got herself a band. Every time I've been around her it seems like she thinks she's a lot more popular than she really is... and most of her bandmates act the same way, which is why most of the bands they've toured with dislike them so much.

And that's as much as I'm willing to say in public. :)

[sayingwhatiam.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much given up on expecting anything like...socially conscious from SPN. They're going to hate on women and make black men evil. I try to ignore it or I'll just end up hating the show. I would've loved to see some Uriel backstory though, even just Castiel asking him what happened to make him think like this. It would take two minutes!

Cassadee seems adorable and I really don't get why everyone seems to hate on her. And I love HeyMonday - they're like the actually good version of Paramore! People just need to...leave the band alone if they don't like them, and stop being dicks about Cass because she...what, has a vagina? And those are OBVIOUSLY evil. Whatever, bandom, you might hate women almost as much as SPN.

[berserkide.livejournal.com]

my thoughts, totally without need for justification or pseudo-academic babble, is this:

Just because she's a woman, doesn't mean I can't still dislike her, and her music. I still wouldn't like her and her music if she was a dude.

Their music isn't my thing, and while she's been perfectly nice every time I've interacted with her, she's just one of those people who grates on my nerves.

The end.