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I don't mind "furry" ships, I did like Raph's relationship with Ninjara in Archie, but I'm too keen on animalxanimal pairings...even if they are mutants. |
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09-08-2014, 06:57 PM | #22 | |
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What else is going on h-- Uh. Ok... carry on. *flees thread* Last edited by IndigoErth; 09-08-2014 at 07:36 PM. |
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09-08-2014, 07:01 PM | #23 | |
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But it ain't my thing either. I like the mutant/animal ships the most. But the difference is that almost none of the ones I support are canon. :V
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09-08-2014, 07:35 PM | #24 | |
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They've always existed. What's different now is that they have a space that welcomes them and has allowed them to visibly and semi-safely express themselves.
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09-08-2014, 08:05 PM | #25 |
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Well at least tumblr keeps them away from the forums, so I guess all is good. I imagine most of those girls have never gotten into TMNT before and the Nick cartoon is their first exposure to it, so they assume the antics between the brothers and the Don/April thing is the norm for the franchise.
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09-08-2014, 08:38 PM | #26 | |
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09-08-2014, 08:59 PM | #27 |
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Well if that really is the case for many, who's doing this with the Nick Turtles, teens? In that case I'm inclined to just leave well enough alone and let them have their thing, assuming we're talking about the so-called "shipping" and more intimate stuff. Just the harmless fantasy of youngsters.
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09-08-2014, 09:10 PM | #28 | |
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Maybe this is a good opportunity to experiment with itself and try new things since there is no real plot driven storyline other then Karai at this point. I guess I wouldn't mind watching a couple pizza face episodes like this. I guess it beats watching another monster of the week.
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09-09-2014, 02:05 AM | #29 | |
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And let me tell you, the age of Tumblr fandom bloggers is pretty varied. I see 13-15 year olds on there a lot, but there's also a sizeable portion of people that are in their 20s. EDIT: Also, not all of them are girls. Stop implying only the girls could be "bad".
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09-09-2014, 02:56 AM | #30 |
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I still don't get this tumblr stuff, but I guess if I used it I would.
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Most of the girls I'm friends with [and most of my friends are girls] say the same thing. Some of them have actually told me they consider me quite brave for posting here as much as I do. They are scared of the people here.
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I hear that all the time as well, and even well before the "Shellshocked" interview with Ciro.
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Really? I know these forums have their share of sly trolls and cynics, like any website that hosts forums, but it's the internet. The reason Deviantart and Tumblr appear to be safer is because anyone can make some random remote webpage that's difficult to find, and be able to isolate themselves to their close friends and contacts (with blocking features), but with the Technodrome Forums, it's fairly distinct in being one of the, if not the biggest, forum site for TMNT, so there's going to be a lot more people showing up, carrying with them their criticisms and their internet personalities. Therefore, there's bound to be someone out there who vehemently opposes one's viewpoint/opinion in some way. I'm not saying I support the harsh environment, but that's the culture of this form of communication when there's an increasing amount of people arriving at a site that have some anonymity. Last edited by Refractive Reflections; 09-09-2014 at 10:07 AM. |
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First off, you assume I think fanboys are all of a specific gender, which I don't. I'm a woman, and identify as a fanboy. Secondly, don't confuse passion with being an outright jerk. It's not passion that I have a problem with, it's the hostile attitude that, "SOMEONE IS PLAYING WITH THEIR TOYS WRONG!" The idea that there's only one-true-way to be a fan, and anyone who deviates from that needs be "Shunned to the darkest corners" of another part of the web. Like what you like. Don't like what you don't like. As the song goes.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI Quote:
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That and forums aren't exempt from their own stereotypes and reputations. Just as we tend to view Tumblr as an SJW breeding ground, other places view forums as rabid fanboy hives that are often sexist, racist, homophobic, and filled with people that think they're way smarter than they actually are. [They're also more likely to contain people like CyberCubed that lord their opinion over others and treat it as fact. That's a stereotype too.] The only fandom forums I've been to that didn't carry a large userbase that conformed to these stereotypes were run by and for female and LGBT fans. Also, many of these problems are multiplied when the userbase has lots of gamers or western comic book fans. This forum has both. This environment is not "just the internet".
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09-09-2014, 10:43 AM | #37 | |
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I guess I don't frequent the Internet enough to get it fully. Getting down to it, I don't frequent many fandom boards. I come here, a Detective Conan board, a You Can't Do That on Television forum and that's pretty much all I can think of that I go to semi regularly. You know, scratch that. I go to those other ones once in a blue moon. I watch videos way more. |
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I used to be a regular on the InvisionFree Support Forums. I saw peoples' forums every day, trying to help them with their problems, joining other forums, moderating them, the works. My whole life revolved around forums for years.
But I do consider it a good thing that you can't relate to my post. Means you've probably had it easier than me in regards to fandoms on the internet. That's good.
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Most discussions on tumblr resolve around shipping and, "which female character is the best" for other fandom's.
Since TMNT has a lack of major female characters, and shipping in TMNT has always been practically non-existent, that kind of stuff doesn't really work here. The TMNT fandom hasn't been sitting here for the last 25 years saying, "Which girl should each Turtle wind up with?" and so forth. This is not anime. This is not shipping. This is not female character wars. This is TMNT. |
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