Cactus Wren
VileCorp's Muscly Woman-slave
Join date: 2009-08-21
Location: West of Superstition
 |  Subject: Re: Patron Saints of Badfic Thu 03 Feb 2011, 5:34 am | |
| | rachel wrote: | | Cactus Wren wrote: | | I_Lam_Edhellen wrote: | | rachel wrote: | | Rabid Badger wrote: | | I never did figure out where they got the idea Thranduil abused Legolas. Given that Elves tended to greatly treasure their children (mostly because they had so few of them), the idea of an elf ever abusing a child is patently ridiculous. |
Yeah, now that you mention it, where the hell did that particular idiocy come from? There is nothing whatsoever in the canon--either about elves in general or Thranduil in particular--to support that reading. Whose ass did that trope get pulled out of? |
The need to pamper a poor tortured blondey. |
Also, it's established in The Hobbit that the Elves of Mirkwood drink wine: fanbrats have used this as a basis for depicting Thranduil as an alcoholic. |
But... The Elves of Mirkwood are happy drunks. |
In fangirldom all drunks, especially the parental sort, are violently abusive. |
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Rabid Badger
And This is Why I Need Medication
Join date: 2009-06-11
| | Subject: Re: Patron Saints of Badfic Fri 04 Feb 2011, 12:48 am | |
| | Cactus Wren wrote: | | In fangirldom all drunks, especially the parental sort, are violently abusive. |
Badfic Rule #33: There is no such thing as social drinking in fandom. Anyone who drinks even the slightest bit turns into a raging, abusive asshole. Especially parents and other authority figures.
Also, all liquor has the same effect. It doesn't matter how small the amount of alcohol involved, something as minor as a few sips of alcopop will turn a normally peaceful person into a violent rapist. |
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