James/Sirius fans frequently react as Gryffindors - they make a quick judgment based on emotion and run with it.
Having seen a lot of this vitriol, I agree. It seems that a lot of people immediately jump to the conclusion that Snape fans agree with Severus on everything for no good reason, only like Snape because of Alan Rickman, or simply choose not to notice James/Sirius' good qualities. (And it isn't just Marauder fans that do this, which points to the rift having to do with personality types.)
I think that the love some people have for Snape is utterly incomprehensible to people who are attracted to totally different characters, and that explains the random conclusions jumped to. Because, after all, if someone doesn't agree with you, they must be thinking illogically. *eyeroll*
But I can also see that, in many ways, Severus and Sirius are very alike (I have an essay about that!;)) And, because I can see those similarities, I can understand where Sirius fans are coming from.
That makes sense. I hate James, but I can't seem to really dislike Sirius as much. In fact, he is my favorite of the Marauders (the lesser of four evils, more like). This could be the reason.
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Re: Interesting essay
Date: 2008-03-27 07:33 pm (UTC)Having seen a lot of this vitriol, I agree. It seems that a lot of people immediately jump to the conclusion that Snape fans agree with Severus on everything for no good reason, only like Snape because of Alan Rickman, or simply choose not to notice James/Sirius' good qualities. (And it isn't just Marauder fans that do this, which points to the rift having to do with personality types.)
I think that the love some people have for Snape is utterly incomprehensible to people who are attracted to totally different characters, and that explains the random conclusions jumped to. Because, after all, if someone doesn't agree with you, they must be thinking illogically. *eyeroll*
But I can also see that, in many ways, Severus and Sirius are very alike (I have an essay about that!;)) And, because I can see those similarities, I can understand where Sirius fans are coming from.
That makes sense. I hate James, but I can't seem to really dislike Sirius as much. In fact, he is my favorite of the Marauders (the lesser of four evils, more like). This could be the reason.