idk who needs to hear this, but can be a fan of a certain media AND be critical of the writing choices that were made into the work.
you can be a fan of a certain idea in the story, BUT wish the idea could have been executed better.
you can be a fan of certain themes introduced into the story, BUT wish the themes were handled better.
you can be a fan of certain parts of the story, BUT wish those parts of the story would have been build up before/introduced earlier.
you can be a fan of certain hyped up parts from the story, BUT wish the parts from the story would have lived up to the hype.
you can be fan of certain character, BUT wish the character's development had been handled better.
being critical of a piece of media, doesn't automatically mean you're some mindless hater. It just means you have certain criticism to a certain media and wish some of the writing choices were done differently.
i might disagree with some of the criticism, but, at the same time, I can just scroll past the post, engage in a conversation with the person, letting them know why i disagree with them or even block them if their posts bring me such discomfort/annoyance/etc.
but sometimes, when i see criticism about some of the things in the story, i get to see others view points and understand why certain tropes/story choices/etc. can be bad or even harmful if not handled properly.
i'm aware that those who are critical of a certain work can become toxic and stop seeing anything positive about the work, to the point you don't feel like you can share an opinion that might be differ from theirs, out of fear they might get agressive with you.
this in fact is one my personal worries that i might become like that and create uneasy space in my blog for others.
(and yes, I'm also aware that there are certain people who hate on certain stories for reasons outside of caring about the story.)
but, despite this i don't think that you can't be critical of media.
no media is 100% perfect and the writers behind the stories aren't perfect either, but it doesn't mean people who have genuine criticism or some small things they wish got adressed in the story, should keep their mouths shut and keep quiet.
criticism isn't 100% bad or 100% good, because both sides have their flaws, but it is needed.
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