You're so right about default she, that is delicious! I fall more on the side of starting/perpetuating a trend of inclusiveness, but I dig the affirmative feminism :-D
Teapot dude, LOL. That's a great name for him. I think of him by his icon as well, but I hadn't put it into words. That's such a funny name. I first noticed him in the Sakuya-baby thread, where he was quick to point out that his masculinity was not at all threatened by being assumed female, but just so we knew, he was ALL MAN.
You think the fawning was because he's a man? I didn't think much about it, just assumed the OP was feeling a bit insecure and felt that teapot dude rescued them from the angry commenter by taking the heat and not backing down. I think teapot dude acted rather maturely and followed the rules of polite discussion, even leaving the keyboard when it was apparent we weren't getting anywhere, so if I hadn't also thought he was defending privilege and skewing my words so he could slay the straw man I might have been impressed with him as well.
You reread Ronia, and I'll reread The Children of Noisy Village and see if I can turn my plotbunny into a fic for my Lindgren comm. If I have time in my busy schedule of procrastinating from doing my actual job.
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Teapot dude, LOL. That's a great name for him. I think of him by his icon as well, but I hadn't put it into words. That's such a funny name. I first noticed him in the Sakuya-baby thread, where he was quick to point out that his masculinity was not at all threatened by being assumed female, but just so we knew, he was ALL MAN.
You think the fawning was because he's a man? I didn't think much about it, just assumed the OP was feeling a bit insecure and felt that teapot dude rescued them from the angry commenter by taking the heat and not backing down. I think teapot dude acted rather maturely and followed the rules of polite discussion, even leaving the keyboard when it was apparent we weren't getting anywhere, so if I hadn't also thought he was defending privilege and skewing my words so he could slay the straw man I might have been impressed with him as well.
You reread Ronia, and I'll reread The Children of Noisy Village and see if I can turn my plotbunny into a fic for my Lindgren comm. If I have time in my busy schedule of procrastinating from doing my actual job.
Good morning, btw!