I feel this way too. I get cranky at Moffat as much as the next feminist, but the hate is a little much. I think a lot of the legit social justice criticism is being used a bit as a shield to cover for just being irritated by the ubiquity/popularity of the fandom ( kind of understandable? We are SQUEEING IN EVERY CORNER OF THE INTERNET right now), along with people just generally deciding to make Sherlock and the Eleventh Doctor personal avatars for Moffat for taking out their feminist rage on.
Mostly because if it were really about Sherlock being a privileged asshole starring in a sausage fest, you'd see a similar (and much stronger) campaign being lobbied against Tony Stark, who is really really a privileged asshole, a quality that the viewer is meant to find endearing (unlike in Sherlock, where we are meant to like Sherlock despite the way he treats people/women, not because of it). But (and granted I only made it halfway through the comments) I haven't seen a similar anti-Stark campaign.
*shrugs*
I might be taking it a bit personally, though, as I actually really identify with the BBC interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.
Still voted for John, though. He's the better person! How can you not love him?
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Date: 2012-03-08 01:37 am (UTC)Mostly because if it were really about Sherlock being a privileged asshole starring in a sausage fest, you'd see a similar (and much stronger) campaign being lobbied against Tony Stark, who is really really a privileged asshole, a quality that the viewer is meant to find endearing (unlike in Sherlock, where we are meant to like Sherlock despite the way he treats people/women, not because of it). But (and granted I only made it halfway through the comments) I haven't seen a similar anti-Stark campaign.
*shrugs*
I might be taking it a bit personally, though, as I actually really identify with the BBC interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.
Still voted for John, though. He's the better person! How can you not love him?