Alright, so I've just heard about SPN_PETJA being forcefully suspended - it was a satirical site for Jensen Ackles (one of the guys of Supernatural) and it's just been served legal papers. And just... oh god, this is just utter crap. No offence to the creators - what's crap about it is that Jensen, or Jensen's 'people' can't seem to take a joke! I've looked at the disclaimer (which I found in estarmuerta's journal) and it's mentioned 4 fucking times that it's just a satirical humour site, and that they do actually like him!
I'm sorry to any Jensen fans out there but... for fuck's sake, can't celebrities take a joke these days?! Can we not create comedy around our fandoms without the constant threat of legal action against us? All satire does, is express love for a fandom or person in an unorthodox manner - would they rather us try and rape them in the streets?! Because believe me - I've been to a few McFly concerts and got hit with phones at one of them; if I were one of the band members, I'd rather have the satirical humour any day of the week! Grow up celebrities. Seriously, actions like this against the people who admire you for your work, rather than just your looks, will pretty much destory the people who care about you. Ungh.
It also got me thinking - what if this phenomenom spread to slash sites? I wonder which communities around here would survive? One that definitely would is slacken_ties... if it was still around. There was even an article in one of the leading papers where Franz Ferdinand actually spoke about the site in high regard - despite the fact that it's a gay porn website! I also reckon mcflyslash would survive as well - well, I'm sure McFly would regard these fans as better than the evil teenies. I mean, it's these slash fans who seem to have more maturity than most and when they meet the band, they're the ones who gets a nice, meaningful chat with them! Alright, so I'm not so sure on their actual reaction to slash sites in general - heck, I'm not sure what mine would be if someone told me I was getting fanfic written about me where I slept with Cher or... Kate Moss. But as a band, they know at the end of the day that these fans love them in their unique way - and as long as they cover themselves with a disclaimer (as the front page, info and every fanfic does) then nothing should stop these people from carrying out their fandom love in this way.
I'm sorry to any Jensen fans out there but... for fuck's sake, can't celebrities take a joke these days?! Can we not create comedy around our fandoms without the constant threat of legal action against us? All satire does, is express love for a fandom or person in an unorthodox manner - would they rather us try and rape them in the streets?! Because believe me - I've been to a few McFly concerts and got hit with phones at one of them; if I were one of the band members, I'd rather have the satirical humour any day of the week! Grow up celebrities. Seriously, actions like this against the people who admire you for your work, rather than just your looks, will pretty much destory the people who care about you. Ungh.
It also got me thinking - what if this phenomenom spread to slash sites? I wonder which communities around here would survive? One that definitely would is slacken_ties... if it was still around. There was even an article in one of the leading papers where Franz Ferdinand actually spoke about the site in high regard - despite the fact that it's a gay porn website! I also reckon mcflyslash would survive as well - well, I'm sure McFly would regard these fans as better than the evil teenies. I mean, it's these slash fans who seem to have more maturity than most and when they meet the band, they're the ones who gets a nice, meaningful chat with them! Alright, so I'm not so sure on their actual reaction to slash sites in general - heck, I'm not sure what mine would be if someone told me I was getting fanfic written about me where I slept with Cher or... Kate Moss. But as a band, they know at the end of the day that these fans love them in their unique way - and as long as they cover themselves with a disclaimer (as the front page, info and every fanfic does) then nothing should stop these people from carrying out their fandom love in this way.
That's my two cents about it; please, if you've got an opinion on this sort of thing please post it in a public entry at your LJ. The more people that hear about it, then maybe we could all try and figure someway to enjoy our fandoms, without enjoying legal action.
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