DA fandom pet peeves

[miraelh]

What about the Downton Abbey fandom drives you up the wall?

I get most frustrated with the 'Mr. Bates is ugly/unattractive. Why would Anna want him?' comments that pop up. It's ok to personally not find someone attractive. It's another thing to take that opinion to the Internet and slag them off there.

[LNAKP]

Yes, all of the above, but really for me is not only Mr Bates, is all of them. I just hate hate in general. Like i really hated sybil but you won't see me post it on the tag or anything. They are all part of the same show so yes, we have a right to express our feelings about the characters but there's no need to be mean.

The fans i can't stand are those of sybil's. They seem to me like 13 year olds and it's just sad sometimes the way they think.

[FGNP]

Wow. Many things. Mostly though, it's the fact that so many people hate him because of his age/physical appearance. Is that a good enough reason to hate a character? Because you think they're ugly/old??? So shallow and immature!
People who were "horrified" by the A/B bed scene and "had to look away." Like.. really?! first of all - THEY WERE ALOMST COMPLETELY COVERED UP!! You could hardly see a thing, and the scene is pretty much just them kissing. That's it. There are a lot of shallow ignorant people in this fandom that really get on my nerves.

[miraelh]

Oh the fandom and the bed scene, it's enough to make me scream. It's got to be very strange to do those sorts of scenes as an actor and then to have to come across people saying rude things about it....has to be disheartening.

For the record, I think that he's heart-stoppingly gorgeous in that scene and I frequently forget to breathe when it happens.

[joana]

Sybil fans (and after last night's episode we can expect ALOT of Bates hate)
I hate when they're like: 'Bates storyline is boring! who the hell cares? Nobody cares!' Well bitches I care, I care and it's not just bit! I care ALOT!
or when they say he's ugly and Anna is silly because she likes him. argh!
When they say he's too good and too noble? There are not such things as too good or too noble!
when M\M shippers say: 'OMG my ship! so so sad... i'm crying so much, Why can't they be happy at once' or whatever they say.
WHAT? What the actual what? oh yes Mathew is in jail for life, with Satan as his cellmate, and Mary is working the hell out of her to free him, and they never had a glimpse of happiness because of that bitch of Mathew late wife.
But what really bothers me is when they say that nobody cares about Bates. Bates is one of the most beloved characters on the show! don't they know that? don't they read magazines? don't they see how people react to him? he even is a sex symbol! of course some people don't think that, i'm alright with it. I don't think Mathew is handsome and well...probably he is (for what I read) but saying that nobody cares is just wrong and show that those people don't know nothing about the show.

[joana]

Oh I forgot the bed scene! well...nonsense is what haters are. and i'm ashamed if Brendan saw the nasty comments about him. But he's smart and he knows his value. and I know that he knows that he's niiiiiiiiice! all I can say is: I wish I was Jo in that scene, or in any other scenes with him! I would run my fingers across his chest hair and then i would make something up to excuse myself ...or not. Because he would know the truth!

[floridaredsnapper]

The only shippers I've ever had a problem with is M/M people. TO ME, Matthew & Mary are both selfish, vain, spoiled, obnoxious people (although Matthew much less so) and their fans seem to follow suit.

I don't like M/M so I go out of my way to avoid them (Thank God for Tumblr Savior) not blab on about how boring I find them & tag it with Downton Abbey for everyone to see.

Also? Dan Stevens never closes his mouth.

There. I said it.

[ELV]

I do like Dan Stevens but the MarMat storyline was so overplayed. The will they, won't they was annoying when you knew from the first episode they would eventually get married.

I agree with all that has been said in this thread. People saying 'no one cares about Bates.' HELLO! I DO!!!!

Sybil/Branson shippers annoy me too but I put this down to the fact I felt nothing for that pairing from the get go.

Also when people say 'am I the only one who....' when quite clearly if they search hard enough they are not.

[joana]

Oct 15, 2012 15:15:04 GMT -5 floridaredsnapper said:

The only shippers I've ever had a problem with is M/M people. TO ME, Matthew & Mary are both selfish, vain, spoiled, obnoxious people (although Matthew much less so) and their fans seem to follow suit.

I don't like M/M so I go out of my way to avoid them (Thank God for Tumblr Savior) not blab on about how boring I find them & tag it with Downton Abbey for everyone to see.

Also? Dan Stevens never closes his mouth.

There. I said it.

OMG THIS hahaha

also: Tumblr Savior? don't call me stupid please but what's that?

[miraelh]

I am floored by the lashing out of other shippers. It's so unkind and mean-spirited.

[FGNP]

Oct 15, 2012 15:15:04 GMT -5 floridaredsnapper said:

The only shippers I've ever had a problem with is M/M people. TO ME, Matthew & Mary are both selfish, vain, spoiled, obnoxious people (although Matthew much less so) and their fans seem to follow suit.

I don't like M/M so I go out of my way to avoid them (Thank God for Tumblr Savior) not blab on about how boring I find them & tag it with Downton Abbey for everyone to see.

Also? Dan Stevens never closes his mouth.

There. I said it.

Totally agree re M/M, FRS, I really dislike those characters, they're my least favourite characters on the show. Mary's a total bitch IMO, always have been and Matthew is a whiny moron. They have no chemistry at all and their storyline is a snoozefest. I also agree re M/M shippers - most of them are VILE and I have a big problem with them. BUT lately, and especially after last night, S/T shippers are really getting on my nerves. They're becoming just as horrible as M/M shippers. Today on Tumblr it's just crazy. They're bitter and taking it out on Bates, as if she died so he can get more screen time or something!

Oh also - I don't know Dan Stevens, obviously, but he seems very full of himself to me. I even unfollowed his twitter account at some point becasue his tweets really got on my nerves!

[floridaredsnapper]

Oct 15, 2012 15:44:10 GMT -5 joana said:

Oct 15, 2012 15:15:04 GMT -5 floridaredsnapper said:

also: Tumblr Savior? don't call me stupid please but what's that?

It's a browser add on that will prevent whatever tags you choose from showing up on your dash. When someone posts something with that tag, you see a message that says "[user] posted something with the tag #whatever, if you can't stand the suspense click here". So you have the option of seeing it. Google tumblr savior for [your browser]

[teamhousemaid]

The only character I really hate is Molesley and it has less to do with him hittin on Anna and more to do with how he tried to avoid the war... I like M/M and S/T although their stories this season have been a bit draining.

I think upstairs people get bent out of shape that a downstairs ship has out romanced, out acted, and well out everything. We have one upped them at pretty much every opportunity.

[1732]

The 'my ship is so wonderful, but xx ship is ugly' stuff mostly just makes me laugh. To me, a ship isn't so much about how pretty the people are, as how the characters are portrayed. All the F$%# You, Fellows is getting on my nerves, but I had my fav die a sudden death on a show a few years back, and it does hurt.

[miraelh]

After today, I have a special hatred for overly fawning morons who tweet highly inappropriate things at himself.