#wars

"Your mercy will earn the respect of the Saracens." the freed slave told Balian.

A righteousness act of not killing the innocence by Balian earned the trust of the true master of the Muslim world who disguised himself as a slave in the middle of nowhere.

A genuine chivalrous spirit acted out by Balian saved the Holy City by refusal to involve in unjust wars within and outside the walls of the city.

I've noticed some double standards between different fandoms over Canon material vs extra content.

Sometimes fan are chill about it and accept every ounce of non-canon material and incorporate it with Canon hc's in some very clever ways. Or just be silly with it, but respectful nonetheless.

Other times, I've witnessed fan spaces get so heated about what's "canon and true and THAT DOESN'T COUNT-" that it becomes very upsetting. You're putting down other fans enjoying the extra content just because they want to include it to canon?

AND YES. WHILE NOT /ALWAYS/ CANONICAL, IT IS //OFFICIAL. CONTENT!//

In general it's rude to disparage other fans from what they enjoy out of the source material or otherwise. But it's so confusing seeing clashes like this. It makes those fan spaces feel entitled and stuck up, even if I can enjoy the media. It can be ignored or avoided to a degree but you'll always have this fear about your opinions being judged or having the fun sucked out of a harmless idea.

Again, not all fandoms do this. I've only noticed it so far with like...1-2. One in particular is HEAVY with it. The other seems mostly chill but I've still come across the darker threads just from people fighting other fans on canon alternate universes.

Oh well.