Beyond Selidor

On the one hand, I totally agree: nothing happens in a vacuum and everything that can be analyzed and picked apart should be analyzed and picked apart. Personally, I'm not always comfortable with my favorite shows/books/forms of entertainment being scrutinized and criticized, but I'm hardly going to stop people from doing it or complain that it's happening. I just don't always like admitting that things I enjoy are problematic. (Not that I'm going to say they're not, I'm just going to be petulant about it.)

On the other hand, in regards to f!s and the SJ-wank? That's pushing it way, way past the boundaries of acceptable. There was a lot of, "I think you're X if you like Y," type stuff flying around, and yeah, that's not cool. There are a lot of people who can recognize where and why something is problematic and enjoy it anyway. It's one thing to discuss the problems that arise, but when it turns into relentless judging/shaming/mocking of the fans, it's lost its purpose. I'm not an active participator in fandom anymore, so I don't know what exactly the complaints are referencing, but if I had to guess, I'd assume that they're talking about the shit-stirring trolls that are using social justice issues as a front. If they're bitching about civil discussions of problematic themes...I have no words. There's no reason these things shouldn't be talked about.