Good post! There are three things that get me about this, all of them insulting to the very people whose reputations the anti-RPS people are trying to protect.
1. These people have money. In some cases a hell of a lot of it. They have access to public relations teams if they want them and Gods know they can afford really good lawyers. The idea that they need fans to protect them not only implies that they're helpless.
2. Being sexy and using that to promote themselves is part of their jobs. Orlando wouldn't be where he is if people didn't think he was hot as hell and even someone as concerned with acting as a craft as Viggo knows that part of his draw is his physical presence. To imply they never thought of this is to say that they are both ignorant and stupid.
3. This is the one that gets me as a lesbian. By raising such a huge fuss about slash and saying it might damage an actor's reputation if someone thought it was true, the protester is saying that there's something so wrong with even being called gay that even someone misinterpreting a clearly marked piece of fiction is disastirous. Two things about the Rings guys and teh gay a) they really don't care what people think giving the snogging that went on in various places, and b) if they had issues, those were probably challenged working day in and day out with Sir Ian.
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1. These people have money. In some cases a hell of a lot of it. They have access to public relations teams if they want them and Gods know they can afford really good lawyers. The idea that they need fans to protect them not only implies that they're helpless.
2. Being sexy and using that to promote themselves is part of their jobs. Orlando wouldn't be where he is if people didn't think he was hot as hell and even someone as concerned with acting as a craft as Viggo knows that part of his draw is his physical presence. To imply they never thought of this is to say that they are both ignorant and stupid.
3. This is the one that gets me as a lesbian. By raising such a huge fuss about slash and saying it might damage an actor's reputation if someone thought it was true, the protester is saying that there's something so wrong with even being called gay that even someone misinterpreting a clearly marked piece of fiction is disastirous. Two things about the Rings guys and teh gay a) they really don't care what people think giving the snogging that went on in various places, and b) if they had issues, those were probably challenged working day in and day out with Sir Ian.