Shoulda, woulda, wouldn'ta... What?
Jul. 2nd, 2011 11:30 amFound a Panic! story focused on Urie's young adulthood. The story itself? Amazing. There's craziness and trials and singing and high school problems and the dialogue is astoundingly perfect and I'm not done with it yet, 'cause it's a good read and I don't want it to be over.
And I try not to think too hard about how the author's portrayal of his parents and the religious side of things is just gonna make people not-understand and get angry. The author's not LDS, and doesn't get some of the things right, and I'm ... not scared exactly. More worried? That after all my raving about how great this is, if I suggest a couple word changes -- not plot changes -- for realism's sake, it won't go over well.
'Cause, I mean, it's fiction. It's not *supposed* to be real. Even if it's fiction about real people. And maybe I'm just uncomfortable with how people think about Mormons, and yes I know there are those of us who are absolute dicks and homophobes and clique-ish, but. But there are those of us who read/write slash and who love everyone no matter who they're attracted to, and don't see the point in being conservative if it means disaster relief and humanitarian aid gets ignored. That whole "Love thy neighbor" thing? It's a worldwide rule, man.
What do you think? Should I gush at the author and offer insights as to life-as-a-Mormon? Or should I just gush at the author?
And I try not to think too hard about how the author's portrayal of his parents and the religious side of things is just gonna make people not-understand and get angry. The author's not LDS, and doesn't get some of the things right, and I'm ... not scared exactly. More worried? That after all my raving about how great this is, if I suggest a couple word changes -- not plot changes -- for realism's sake, it won't go over well.
'Cause, I mean, it's fiction. It's not *supposed* to be real. Even if it's fiction about real people. And maybe I'm just uncomfortable with how people think about Mormons, and yes I know there are those of us who are absolute dicks and homophobes and clique-ish, but. But there are those of us who read/write slash and who love everyone no matter who they're attracted to, and don't see the point in being conservative if it means disaster relief and humanitarian aid gets ignored. That whole "Love thy neighbor" thing? It's a worldwide rule, man.
What do you think? Should I gush at the author and offer insights as to life-as-a-Mormon? Or should I just gush at the author?