mandaocity:

thethespacecoyote:

sometimes i get annoyed with people pointing out the difference fanon v. canon interpretations of characters like

idk like canon is CANON, its meant to have characters that suit a specific scenario, plotline, theme etc and it’s a completely different beast than transformative fanworks are. most of the time fanworks arent supposed to be direct translations of canon, they’re appeals to the id or fix-its for things writers might find personally disappointing or distressing, its by its very nature not supposed to be a direct translation of canon because its meant to both fill in the blanks and put characters in different settings/experiences to see what things might change and what things might stay the same

which isn’t to say people can’t write different characterizations, or comment on fandom portrayals, or explore things they find more accurate but like….people acting very very shocked when popualr fanon portrayals dont line up expertly with canon confuse me 

I can see where people get frustrated about fannon being treated like cannon and I think it can be discussed humorously but I don’t like it when people use it as a reason to bother writers.

I’m laughing at the idea of a coffee shop AU where Jack strangles the owner, takes it over and shoots customers and employees alike.

oh yeah people can still discuss it and definitely push back if others are being rude and using their fanon as a weapon, but if someones just making stuff on their own that isn’t 100% canon and not bothering anyone i think people should just let them be

lol jack aggressively takes over every coffee house in the area in the most brutal way possible. blood and viscera lattes for everyone