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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
I know I quoted your post, I'msoAfraid95, but I didn't mean to sound like I was calling you to task. It was kind of you to apologize, though (not that one was needed).
Elle suggested I'm taking things too seriously, but it's honestly not that. I can take a joke as easily as anyone (although usually when you have to say that you can take a joke, it hurts your credibility!), and I certainly don't think that anyone is required to like 'In Your Dreams' or, for that matter, anything that Stevie's done -- but the collective theme of the comments had become off-putting. That's all I was trying to convey. If I were a more articulate man, I wouldn't have needed five posts to get my point across.  |
I see what you're saying. There's always been Stevie v. Lindsey factions here, and everywhere in the fandom. I love 'em both the same (in different ways lol) and I think that the reason some LB fans are so aggressive about praising Lindsey at Stevie's expense is that they feel Stevie undeservedly gets more attention than LB and they are trying to compensate for that.
And hardcore LB fans, I can say that some of these comments, in jest or not, do come off as pretty divisive. Many quite overtly convey an "us vs them" mentality, not just one or two posts in this thread. It's all over the board. This is coming from one who is not regularly accused of oversensitivity, and who is a hardcore of BOTH.
Like I said, though, it's nothing new! SN hardcores can also get clique-y and make unflattering comparisons to LB; it's just not as aggressively done because there's no need to try to make up for a lack of external attention to their fave.