transphobic torchwood?
out of curiosity though
how do other people deal with jack’s moment of transphobia in greek’s bearing gifts?
like do most people not even really notice it at all? have you figured out a way to explain it away? do you think it makes any kind of sense for jack’s character? what does the fandom actually think about this?
also, for everyone who’s been in the fandom way longer than me, has john barrowman ever addressed this moment? has anyone ever confronted him with it and asked him his thoughts on it?
I suppose that they did that just ‘‘for the laughs’‘ / didn’t actually mean all that much by it.
Somehow, that only makes it worse :/
(though no, I have no idea whatsoever whether john ever addressed that. anybody else??)
I don’t remember a scene where Jack is transphobic. Can someone tell me which scene it is? I feel like I’ve missed something here.
It’s towards the end of Greek Bearing Gifts, where Jack… let’s just say ‘‘joked’‘ about being ‘‘suspicious whenever a friend starts behaving out of character’‘ ever since a friend of his, named Victor apparently, behaved strangely for a while, went away for a couple of days or smth and when he came back, wanted to be called Vanessa (you can imagine the rest I guess).
It’s a pretty terrible moment I tend to forget until I watch the episode or someone talks about it. I know Barrowman has said some problematic things in the past himself. I’m sure the thought was it was for the laughs, but it’s a really ugly moment, and to me it feels out of character:
JACK: Friend of mine. Let’s call him Vincent, that was his name after all. Regular guy, girlfriend, likes his sport, likes a beer. He starts acting a little strange, a little distracted. Suddenly he disappears for a couple of months. He comes back, and we’ve got to start calling him Vanessa. Since then I’ve always been a little nervous when a friend behaves out of character. I’m sorry, we haven’t been introduced. Jack Harkness. My guess is you’re not from around these parts.
For the record the screenwriter was
How do you feel about setlock
numb tbh
The tags tho…. Oh brilliant beeb3
these ACTUAL ACTORS are going to be reading ACTUAL WORDS and acTING?????in SCENES which no one has EVER SEEN BEFORE there are no gifs of these momentsno reams of meta or fanfic fresh virgin canon snow untouched and purehow fitting that setlock begins in the spring*takes a deep breath as the stage lights dim and a single spotlight shines upon the Blob*TO SETLOCK OR NOT TO SETLOCK that is the questionwhether tis nobler on the web to suffer the speculation and pain of potential angstor take up meta against a sea of troubles and by opposing fluff them to fic to gif…your-holy-nerd
For everyone who hesitates to comment on a fic
Today I got a reply to a comment saying that the author had been so discouraged by the lack of response on the last two chapters that they had decided not to finish it, but that they had changed their mind and were now thinking of finishing. Just because I took 30 seconds to comment on each chapter.
It doesn’t matter if the fic is years old
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to say (“I loved this” is always music to an author’s ears, no matter how many times we hear it)
The author will not think you’re a creeper if you’re commenting on every single one of their fics
The author WILL cuddle your comments close to their hearts like the precious gems that they are, even if they’re only one word.
Comments and feedback matter. I’ve written in fandoms and for pairings that have very active, vocal fans who comment a lot, and I’ve written for ships that are not terribly popular and don’t get much reaction. The difference in my attitude is incredible.
Your feedback matters to authors. Click the kudos button, but please, take the time to leave a comment. Even if it’s just one word. If you like the writing and want to see more, let the author know
/rant
Eliza: Angelica
Angelica: Eliza
Pause
Alexander: The Schuyler Sisters
Peggy: *shows up with Starbucks* fuck
