#what if people write FANFIC about hot sauron? very troubling | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

anghraine · 2 years

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This take on ROP Sauron from Salon is just like ... damn, you're going to grind your pearls into dust if you clutch them any harder. Oh no a villain being attractive to a fanbase, attracting shippers, and having motivation beyond "because I'm evil"??? #problematic

#i've read a lot of whiny purity culture-damaged takes from past and present #but this is such a shallow insubstantial argument that is actively promoting thin characterization of major characters #that i'm just kind of astounded that it found publication anywhere #it does concede that sauron being attractive and persuasive at this point in time was already canon #even if the particular details of his persona differ #but it's still very troubling #what if people write FANFIC about hot sauron? very troubling #[meanwhile on ao3 for the last 10+ years]#anghraine babbles #tv: lotr #legendarium blogging #legendarium fanwank #general fanwank #villain blogging #anghraine rants

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