I think anyone who's reading fanfiction period is going to need to take a long, hard look at themselves before judging others. There's some fantastic writing out there, but I don't think I would call it high art to borrow someone else's characters and write about them fucking. Maybe I'm a terrible snob. I'm not saying I don't enjoy it, because I clearly do, and I strive to be good at everything I do, including writing, and that means getting the context right as much as the grammar and the style.
And as I said in my original comment, as far as I'm concerned, RPF is fanfic like any other for me and the people in them can't be "real" for me because I don't know them [writing fiction slashing two actual friends might be an issue. Even though the thoughts might have crossed my mind on occasion, I wouldn't ever commit them to page!] and what I'm attempting to portray is the same "character" that they use when in the public eye. That's why RPF isn't wrong for me. It's not like I'm actually going to stalk down John Simm and see how he really does act with his kids to use that as context for his angst in the run up to doing David Tennant over a dining chair. It's fantasy put into words. Nothing more than that. If you don't like, don't read.
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Date: 2009-04-02 05:20 pm (UTC)And as I said in my original comment, as far as I'm concerned, RPF is fanfic like any other for me and the people in them can't be "real" for me because I don't know them [writing fiction slashing two actual friends might be an issue. Even though the thoughts might have crossed my mind on occasion, I wouldn't ever commit them to page!] and what I'm attempting to portray is the same "character" that they use when in the public eye. That's why RPF isn't wrong for me. It's not like I'm actually going to stalk down John Simm and see how he really does act with his kids to use that as context for his angst in the run up to doing David Tennant over a dining chair. It's fantasy put into words. Nothing more than that. If you don't like, don't read.
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