Monday, April 19, 2010
♥ Fandom politics
Fandom politics are a tricky thing. I have a rather long rant for this elsewhere (as my fandom rants are usually for LJ, haha), but as a favour to someone, I'll do a short post here. Basically it's just my bias on why fans that access some things in a way others disapprove of, I dislike the way they consider the method to be hurting the greater fandom. I know it's not right and it's not ideal, but is war? To gain peace we must fight? To cook an egg we have to break it's protecting shell first, don't we?
Look it's not ideal, but far out stop telling us it's hurting the goddarn fandom, because it's not!
Here's two scenarios, where I use Burimyu as an example. Supposably, I am hurting Burimyu by taking alternate methods to access their shows (i.e. youtube, torrents etc). I'm not proud of doing that to them, but I'm a the ends justify the means kind of person.
But if I had not accessed Burimyu in these questionable ways, I would not have seen it, I would not have fallen in love with it.
I would not have gone to Japan in February, with the sole intention of watching the 3rd Live Bankai Show.
I would not have spent over 50 000 yen on TICKETS and over 23 000 on OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE!
So no internet access; 0 yen.
Internet access; 73 000+ yen towards the Burimyu franchise.
Excluding the All DVD and Quintent DVDs (for Eiki and Tatsuya), and the soon to be released Bankai:003 DVD, which is another 20 000 yen
※73 000+ yen = $860+ Australian dollars
Go on, tell me which of these HURTS Burimyu more!
But what got me most was a comment saying how fans "distort" a mangaka (manga-author)'s vision. Let's take a look at something shall we?
Original: 面を上げろ、侘助！
(面; Head, face. 上げろ: Lift, raise 侘助: Wabisuke)
Fan version: Lift your face, Wabisuke!
Viz version: Show yourself, Wabisuke!
Go ahead, please tell me which of those sounds like the LESS DISTORTED translation.
Mind you I think both fans and Viz later changed it to "Raise your head, Wabisuke!" which we are all use to. But also we look at this!
Original: どけって言うのかわからないの！！！
（どけ; move 言う; say (said) わからないの; not understand?)
Fan: What part of 'move aside' don't you understand?!
Viz: I'm telling you to move!
Mmm... debatable I suppose, I'm use to the fan one honestly, so this is fairly bias. But that line was to me delivered as a question rather than a demand.
Never the less though, this is ALL MY PERSON OPINION. As a fan, of course I can only dish out this side of the argument. But there is a part of me that says "take away all the internet content that is suppose to be taboo. Take it all away for about a year, and tell me what that does to your fandom. Will it survive? Will the sales really be saved?"
♥ Tomorrow will be a HALLELUJAH
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