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[gategrrl]

I'm trying to figure out WHY I simply can't "go with the flow" and like, or even Adore, the prominently featured couples on the shows I like (well, USED to like a whole bunch) when some of my friends have no problem with it, or them.

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[betacandy.livejournal.com]

It's the same as asking why someone can't get into CGI when all their friends love it. If it doesn't ring true to you, it just doesn't.

I want to be able to understand the relationships on a show. You don't have to give me tons of backstory or lots of cuddly scenes... I just want to know why they click. If I can't see the click, I can't get on board.

Maybe other people see the click, or maybe they're just happy to project their fantasies when the show falls short.

Just speaking for myself, the only reason I get hostile about some pairings is that people act like I should apologize for not embracing them. So for me, the two elements are: the show makes it clear what they're going for, and no one evangelizes the couple to me.

this is why I'm avoiding the online House fandom like the small pox. I know there are House/Cameron shippers and that pairing would gross me out as much as Sam/Jack. Now, House/Cuddy I could get on board with if the show handled it properly. ;)

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Just speaking for myself, the only reason I get hostile about some pairings is that people act like I should apologize for not embracing them. So for me, the two elements are: the show makes it clear what they're going for, and no one evangelizes the couple to me.

There it is in a nutshell! Although I don't think the folks I know think I should *apologize* for not "going with the flow"...it's still like, they're playing in the really cool tree-house club-house, and I'm at the bottom of the tree in the shade by myself (or nearly) while I hear squeeing and simulated sounds of sex drifting down from the tree top. It *sounds* fun, but to me, there's nothing to back those feelings up.

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who annoys me sometimes because she'll say, "Did you see Desperate Sex In Housewife City the other night when blah blah blah, and wasn't it great?"

I'll say, "I don't watch it."

She'll go all bug-eyed and say, "Oh, you don't watch that???" and then shake her head as if to tsk tsk me! I suspect it's just something she picked up from a parent or something, but the effect is like she's pitying me.

I think it's just insecurity. she wants to share the show with a friend, and maybe the fact that I don't watch it means I think she's stupid for watching it, so she's pre-emptively doing a little passsive-aggressive maneuver. I don't think she's stupid for watching, actually. Her shows just aren't my type of show. It's no big deal.