I didn't provide most of the context : It started with a post made by mamadebhere, which might have been a bit clumsy but recolted some extremely hostile answers. Then the whole exchange appeared on fandom wank where there were more hostile answers. Then it sort of exploded with many posts appearing on metafandom, chopchica made a round up of some of them. I think the only thing that Chopchica is saying is oppressive is that when one mentions being uncomfortable about the Sesa's christmas trapping, people have reacted with a level of hostility which really stinks.
I guess what I feel annoyed with, and some others too, is that we feel forced to participe with some which bears the whole Christmas regalia even though I don't myself practice Christmas because it's the big event of fandom, and people feel that Christmas is something universal and people like me should just suck it up even though we feel a bit uncomfortable by that. At this period of the year, in Western Europe and in the US and probably elsewhere too, Christmas is EVERYWHERE, and it does end up feeling a bit oppressive in the sense of making someone uncomfortable. I admit I wish fandom at least would be a place where I could get a rest from it. Being utopic, I wish exchanges organizers would aknowledge that it makes some people left out, and that they sympathize, but that it still the best solution to gather the most people and cheering them. Key thing is, don't tell us to suck it up.
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I think the only thing that Chopchica is saying is oppressive is that when one mentions being uncomfortable about the Sesa's christmas trapping, people have reacted with a level of hostility which really stinks.
I guess what I feel annoyed with, and some others too, is that we feel forced to participe with some which bears the whole Christmas regalia even though I don't myself practice Christmas because it's the big event of fandom, and people feel that Christmas is something universal and people like me should just suck it up even though we feel a bit uncomfortable by that.
At this period of the year, in Western Europe and in the US and probably elsewhere too, Christmas is EVERYWHERE, and it does end up feeling a bit oppressive in the sense of making someone uncomfortable. I admit I wish fandom at least would be a place where I could get a rest from it. Being utopic, I wish exchanges organizers would aknowledge that it makes some people left out, and that they sympathize, but that it still the best solution to gather the most people and cheering them. Key thing is, don't tell us to suck it up.