I agree heartily that the term Mary Sue is thrown about much too casually (and personally, I think with way more vitriol than is actually deserved). I hear the term Mary Sue bandied about so often I've almost gotten to the point where I want to go, "Whoo! Mary Sue rocks! Fight the power!"
Well, no. But I really do roll my eyes heartily every time I hear "____'s such a Mary Sue." I've seen fanfic characters called it, book characters, movie characters, and on two memorable occasions real people being derided as "Mary Sues". It usually makes me go, "Argh" and why, because an explanation is never given. It's rather frustrating.
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Date: 2004-09-11 06:52 pm (UTC)I agree heartily that the term Mary Sue is thrown about much too casually (and personally, I think with way more vitriol than is actually deserved). I hear the term Mary Sue bandied about so often I've almost gotten to the point where I want to go, "Whoo! Mary Sue rocks! Fight the power!"
Well, no. But I really do roll my eyes heartily every time I hear "____'s such a Mary Sue." I've seen fanfic characters called it, book characters, movie characters, and on two memorable occasions real people being derided as "Mary Sues". It usually makes me go, "Argh" and why, because an explanation is never given. It's rather frustrating.