All the major characters has passion hate from somebody. Snape has a lot, Sirius has loads, Dumbledore has tons, Hagrid, twins...everyone. It's all the same.
This is very true. Tonks is another one who gets loads of fan-hate as well as fan-love. In Tonks' case, at least, I believe much of the hate comes from fannish issues with her gender and Metamorphmagus abilities - IOW, it says less about Tonks' character per se than fannish agendas about what should or should not be canon "content."
In many of the other cases - let's take the Twins for an example - I believe that fandom functions as something of a mirror. One person might think F&G are cute, adorable, high-spirited redheads, another might think of them as bullies lacking in empathy. I believe that different personalities, values, life experiences, etc. of the different fans make for different reactions to, say, F&G, Sirius, Draco and so on.
For example, I adore Luna Lovegood. She reminds me a lot of me. I can relate to being the spacey, dreamy "weirdo" who believed in Crumple-Horned Snorkacks. Another person might find her dreaminess and eccentricity annoying. (Which is different from saying, "Luna ought not to exist because she's NEW and we don't want no stinkin' newbies 'this late' in the series!" The latter kind of criticism gives character debate a bad name.)
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Date: 2004-12-01 10:23 pm (UTC)All the major characters has passion hate from somebody. Snape has a lot, Sirius has loads, Dumbledore has tons, Hagrid, twins...everyone. It's all the same.
This is very true. Tonks is another one who gets loads of fan-hate as well as fan-love. In Tonks' case, at least, I believe much of the hate comes from fannish issues with her gender and Metamorphmagus abilities - IOW, it says less about Tonks' character per se than fannish agendas about what should or should not be canon "content."
In many of the other cases - let's take the Twins for an example - I believe that fandom functions as something of a mirror. One person might think F&G are cute, adorable, high-spirited redheads, another might think of them as bullies lacking in empathy. I believe that different personalities, values, life experiences, etc. of the different fans make for different reactions to, say, F&G, Sirius, Draco and so on.
For example, I adore Luna Lovegood. She reminds me a lot of me. I can relate to being the spacey, dreamy "weirdo" who believed in Crumple-Horned Snorkacks. Another person might find her dreaminess and eccentricity annoying. (Which is different from saying, "Luna ought not to exist because she's NEW and we don't want no stinkin' newbies 'this late' in the series!" The latter kind of criticism gives character debate a bad name.)