on naruto and characterization...

[askerian]

recycled Naruto rant that makes me come off like an elitist, controlling bitch.

I don't begrudge people the right to enjoy fics using a looser sense of canon, they can be very fun as well; I just get a bit twitchy when that fanon is so accepted that it becomes strange to actually use stuff that's not totally raping canon. Also, I desperately needed something to rant about, so here. Whatever.

oh god i can't read NaruSasu fics anymore, I just can't find any new fics that don't make me barf. noooo. I don't want to lose all enjoyment of that pairing, damn it, they're the closest thing I've ever had to an OTP. T_T /whine

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Possibly the truest rant I've ever read.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, another one of those doesn't-have-an-LJ-and-usually-just-lurks-
on-other-peoples'-but-was-so-wowed-by-a-particular-post-that-she-just-had-to-
reply-anonymously-at-last people here. ::wave:: XD

Just wanted to say: I love you. I mean, I already did (everything you write is great), but, you know. I love you *more* now.


1) NARUTO DOES NOT WANGST OVER HIS SAD PAST.

YES.


He's not going to cry because of a sad song or because someone's mean to him -- if someone's mean to him, either they're a friend and he'll yell back or sulk, or they're an enemy and they'll get a fist in the face.

YES.


12) The ability to give up on Sasuke. Ever, ever, ever.

And at the risk of sounding repetetive... YES. Dear god, yes. That last point in particular, the manga has only been proving more and more each week, and yet some people still refuse to acknowledge it. ::sigh::

I wish there was some way to make that required reading for anyone who wants to write a Naruto fanfic. Because, YES. I think Naruto may actually be more consistently portrayed OOC in fanfic than Sasuke is (which is saying a lot). It gets to the point where you start feeling ridiculously outnumbered by all those people writing uke! and angsty! and whomgsmart!/whomgretarded!Naruto, which is... depressing. So thank you for posting that rant--it's a relief to see I'm not the only one. You are awesome. XD

-Spectrum

Re: Possibly the truest rant I've ever read.

[askerian]

heh ^____^ *squishpets*


Well, it might also be because Sasuke fits the typical dark, brooding, handsome profile more than Naruto ever will fit the "heroine" profile -- and as well all know, if they don't fit in the stereotypes, it's not a true romance. =_=