Please don't confuse some hilsons with all hilsons, though. I don't. Many pretty much share my views despite the difference in ships. I'm okay with, 'let's ignore the S7-finale so that Hilson can happen'. It is, after all, a show and not real life. It's the 'let's blame the victim for the mess, so that Hilson stays intact' that gets me.
the year long huddy focus ruined the show. It did. I still have no idea what possessed TPTB to do that instead of sticking with the old, well-tested formula.
I wonder if the blame you notice doesn't stem in part from anger. This one event occurred in a context, and viewers had pre-existing feelings about the characters. That probably colors perceptions Blaming the victim is a traditional technique for dealing with a distressing reality. I understand how that line of thinking comes about, but that doesn't mean I have to approve of it or condone public utterances of it. People are free to hate certain characters, blame them for whatever happens in the show, etc., but they should think twice before disappointment at the failure of their favourite fantasy (and let's remember that 'House MD' is no more than that) causes them to utter sentiments in a public forum that basically justify crime or discriminate others. We had pretty much the same situation last year in the Huddy forum, with half the forum calling Dominika a whore. Yes, House flips the birdy at Cuddy by marrying her, but first, that isn't her fault, secondly, that doesn't make her a prostitute, just a pretty desperate economic refugee, and thirdly, using words like 'hooker' or 'whore' in order to denigrate a character is an insult to the people who are members of that profession. To this day I don't get why fans who objected to Dominika based on their perception of her as a hooker would still want the guy who married that hooker to renew his relationship with their favourite female character.
It'll be interesting to see how Hilson shippers stomach Dominika, should House end up sleeping with her.
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Date: 2012-02-23 09:13 pm (UTC)I don't. Many pretty much share my views despite the difference in ships. I'm okay with, 'let's ignore the S7-finale so that Hilson can happen'. It is, after all, a show and not real life. It's the 'let's blame the victim for the mess, so that Hilson stays intact' that gets me.
the year long huddy focus ruined the show.
It did. I still have no idea what possessed TPTB to do that instead of sticking with the old, well-tested formula.
I wonder if the blame you notice doesn't stem in part from anger. This one event occurred in a context, and viewers had pre-existing feelings about the characters. That probably colors perceptions
Blaming the victim is a traditional technique for dealing with a distressing reality.
I understand how that line of thinking comes about, but that doesn't mean I have to approve of it or condone public utterances of it. People are free to hate certain characters, blame them for whatever happens in the show, etc., but they should think twice before disappointment at the failure of their favourite fantasy (and let's remember that 'House MD' is no more than that) causes them to utter sentiments in a public forum that basically justify crime or discriminate others. We had pretty much the same situation last year in the Huddy forum, with half the forum calling Dominika a whore. Yes, House flips the birdy at Cuddy by marrying her, but first, that isn't her fault, secondly, that doesn't make her a prostitute, just a pretty desperate economic refugee, and thirdly, using words like 'hooker' or 'whore' in order to denigrate a character is an insult to the people who are members of that profession. To this day I don't get why fans who objected to Dominika based on their perception of her as a hooker would still want the guy who married that hooker to renew his relationship with their favourite female character.
It'll be interesting to see how Hilson shippers stomach Dominika, should House end up sleeping with her.