Since it's all the rage...
Nov. 7th, 2011 01:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
webbgirlI have a question for the Hawaii Five-0 fandom...what is it specifically about Lori Weston that has so many people in the fandom jumping on the wagon of deeming her a "Mary Sue"?
I can think of two instances (and only two) that would stick out for me in this regard. The thing is, I can think of more than two for Steve and for Kono, but they don't get labeled as "Mary Sue". So what is it with Lori? Is it that she's the new girl? Is it that she's the most convenient target? Or is it something else in the character?
I'm not the biggest "RAH RAH" Lori fan, but I am saddened by the amount of vitrol that gets sent her way. She comments on not liking her coffee topped off and suddenly she's somehow forcing herself on Steve in fandom's eyes. Danny ponders about whether her outfit for Halloween was "slutty" and that's fine. She dares to call him "Danno" as a retort (instead of "misogynist asshole" like I would have) and the fandom pitchforks, torches and fix-it fics come flying out. Folks claiming that "Danno" is sacrosanct for Steve and Grace. Um...when have we ever been told that on the show? The closest we've come was Steve deciding to use a nickname that Danny and his daughter shared (against Danny's wishes) because he wanted to pull Danny's pigtails. So is it that it's fine for Steve but not for Lori?
I agree that there are some issues going on in the new season. White people galore, Steve and Danny being written as pod people, Kono being mostly absent, hugely touted but underutilized guest stars...again mostly white.
I guess what I'm getting to is, why is the character of Lori being treated as a cause of the issues of the new season, rather than yet another symptom of problematic writing which started before she even showed up?
And those who don't think she's being treated like the cause by many folk? Go scroll through the LJs and Tweets where the terms "Bitch", "Bimbo", "Homeland Security Barbie" and "Skank". I was saddened by the use of these terms on comms where in theory "character bashing" is not allowed.
I just wish fandom could get past the "girls are icky" thing.
I can think of two instances (and only two) that would stick out for me in this regard. The thing is, I can think of more than two for Steve and for Kono, but they don't get labeled as "Mary Sue". So what is it with Lori? Is it that she's the new girl? Is it that she's the most convenient target? Or is it something else in the character?
I'm not the biggest "RAH RAH" Lori fan, but I am saddened by the amount of vitrol that gets sent her way. She comments on not liking her coffee topped off and suddenly she's somehow forcing herself on Steve in fandom's eyes. Danny ponders about whether her outfit for Halloween was "slutty" and that's fine. She dares to call him "Danno" as a retort (instead of "misogynist asshole" like I would have) and the fandom pitchforks, torches and fix-it fics come flying out. Folks claiming that "Danno" is sacrosanct for Steve and Grace. Um...when have we ever been told that on the show? The closest we've come was Steve deciding to use a nickname that Danny and his daughter shared (against Danny's wishes) because he wanted to pull Danny's pigtails. So is it that it's fine for Steve but not for Lori?
I agree that there are some issues going on in the new season. White people galore, Steve and Danny being written as pod people, Kono being mostly absent, hugely touted but underutilized guest stars...again mostly white.
I guess what I'm getting to is, why is the character of Lori being treated as a cause of the issues of the new season, rather than yet another symptom of problematic writing which started before she even showed up?
And those who don't think she's being treated like the cause by many folk? Go scroll through the LJs and Tweets where the terms "Bitch", "Bimbo", "Homeland Security Barbie" and "Skank". I was saddened by the use of these terms on comms where in theory "character bashing" is not allowed.
I just wish fandom could get past the "girls are icky" thing.