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i don't like the "awesome!sam" label for d/c fics.

it just strikes me as, i dunno, overly defensive/trying too hard. like, "SEE? I AM A D/C SHIPPER WHO PUTS SAM IN THEIR FICS! COME SEE HOW AWESOME I HAVE HIM BE! I'M NOT A SAM HATER! LOOK HOW MUCH I DON'T HATE SAM BY HAVING HIM DO SAM THINGS ON MY D/C FIC!"

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[fera_festiva]

SDFJHSAFGHDSAFG YES THIS. Defensive is exactly right.

Related: those tags on AO3 that are like "disabled people being awesome". Patronising as shit.

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

oh my god yes, those get on my nerves so much. as does the phrase ~AWESOME LADIES~. i didn't know why, but maybe you got it: it tries to sound supportive but it ends up being cutesy and patronizing.

poor awesome. such an awesome word, so abused by obnoxious people.