Don't offend my fantasy

[DrZoidberg]

Here's a fun discussion where WH40K aficionados are offended by WH40K bronies and furries

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/452926.page

I think it's impossible not to read this and draw obvious parallels to religious intolerance.

Basically, "don't fuck with my fantasy". As if what goes on in an others imagination has any bearing on your life. Bizarre.

 

[Keith&Co.]

In any given fandom, whether it's gaming, TV, movies, religion, there's canon, there's crossover. I love crossover. X-Men on the Enterprise, NCIS investigating Marine deaths at Stargate Command, Jesus' trip to Hell as 'Fear and Loathing...'

"We were somewhere around the River Styx, doing 40 stadia/hour with the horses flat out, when the sins began to take hold. Suddenly the air was full of these big ugly demons, whopping and screaming and diving around the chariot. In the distance I heard a voice screaming, 'Damn all these demons to Hell!'
THen they were gone. Michael was pouring wine on his Heavenly robes to facilitate the disguising process. "What are you screaming about?" he muttered.
"Nothing," I said, pulling the reins. "It's your turn to drive." I figured he'd be seeing the demons soon enough.
We were going to Hell."


To me, crossovers and original characters expand a fandom. Their universes should be big enough for ponies and bronies and trekkers and Jedi and Jesus.
STEAMPUNK JESUS IS MY BOILER TECH!

If you want something that never changes, reaches a static point of perfection and then just sits there, pick up a dead language.

 

[DrZoidberg]

In any given fandom, whether it's gaming, TV, movies, religion, there's canon, there's crossover. I love crossover. X-Men on the Enterprise, NCIS investigating Marine deaths at Stargate Command, Jesus' trip to Hell as 'Fear and Loathing...'

"We were somewhere around the River Styx, doing 40 stadia/hour with the horses flat out, when the sins began to take hold. Suddenly the air was full of these big ugly demons, whopping and screaming and diving around the chariot. In the distance I heard a voice screaming, 'Damn all these demons to Hell!'
THen they were gone. Michael was pouring wine on his Heavenly robes to facilitate the disguising process. "What are you screaming about?" he muttered.
"Nothing," I said, pulling the reins. "It's your turn to drive." I figured he'd be seeing the demons soon enough.
We were going to Hell."


To me, crossovers and original characters expand a fandom. Their universes should be big enough for ponies and bronies and trekkers and Jedi and Jesus.
STEAMPUNK JESUS IS MY BOILER TECH!

If you want something that never changes, reaches a static point of perfection and then just sits there, pick up a dead language.

I don't like cross-overs.

I don't like cross-overs because they fuck with a fantasy world's internal logic. In a cross-over, which set of world rules apply? If both, it often leads to all manner of inconsistencies (which I hate). I really really loathe logical inconsistencies in my fantasy worlds. That can really make me shut off a film at any point and walk away (in rage).

But I have zero problem with other people liking cross-overs. The ability to shift perspectives and understand how it is possible to enjoy = zero problems. I get it. It's not my cup of tea. But it is someone else's. I'm totally cool with it. I'm just happy for their joy. I am certainly not annoyed.

 

[Keith&Co.]

I don't like cross-overs because they fuck with a fantasy world's internal logic. In a cross-over, which set of world rules apply? If both, it often leads to all manner of inconsistencies (which I hate). I really really loathe logical inconsistencies in my fantasy worlds. That can really make me shut off a film at any point and walk away (in rage).

But I have zero problem with other people liking cross-overs. The ability to shift perspectives and understand how it is possible to enjoy = zero problems. I get it. It's not my cup of tea. But it is someone else's. I'm totally cool with it. I'm just happy for their joy. I am certainly not annoyed.

Sorry, but it's impossible to read this without drawing comparisons to religious zealots trying hard to live as religious moderates...

 

[DrZoidberg]

I don't like cross-overs because they fuck with a fantasy world's internal logic. In a cross-over, which set of world rules apply? If both, it often leads to all manner of inconsistencies (which I hate). I really really loathe logical inconsistencies in my fantasy worlds. That can really make me shut off a film at any point and walk away (in rage).

But I have zero problem with other people liking cross-overs. The ability to shift perspectives and understand how it is possible to enjoy = zero problems. I get it. It's not my cup of tea. But it is someone else's. I'm totally cool with it. I'm just happy for their joy. I am certainly not annoyed.

Sorry, but it's impossible to read this without drawing comparisons to religious zealots trying hard to live as religious moderates...

I understand this is humoristic. But I'll attempt a serious/aspie answer. The difference lies in that religious zealots are wed to an exclusive belief which is an OR relation. In the religious zealot's world view everybody else, is by necessity, wrong. That's when it become silly when they "respect" other religious people. They clearly don't. For them it's all talk. At most they tolerate all the wrong people. Ok... granted... yes, that is me. Cross-overs are wrong. Bad I say... evil. Why do they hate the truth? Why do they hate freedom?