Cynatnite
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| Cynatnite | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Country from | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Fandom | |
| Fandoms | Meta community, Pretender, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, Starsky & Hutch |
| Chronology | |
| Joined LiveJournal | September 17, 2004 |
| External links | |
| LiveJournal | |
cynatnite is a member of the fan community and has participated in fandom on LiveJournal.
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[edit] General biography
She is over 40 years old.
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Below is a partial timeline of this person's involvement in fandom.
- On September 17, 2004, cynatnite joined LiveJournal. (profile)
- On December 9, 2004, Cynatnite was featured on fandom wank. [1][2]
- In June 2009, she was a major participant in privilege wank. [3]
[edit] Kerfluffles
[edit] Stalking, Hitler, bannings...Oh my!
This wank took place in December 2004 and was featured on fandom wank. Their report said:
Two fans, Cyn and Helene, have had the nerve to question or make fun of everyone (including such BNF's as Flamingo and Suzan Lovett).
Cyn and Helene challenge other S&H fans' judgment, scruples, writing skills, their ability to publish zines, hold conventions, sing songs at conventions, create artwork, etc. The wank never ends.
It's gotten so bad that one person even broke Godwin's Law calling the two women "mini Hitlers" on the S/H Venice Place list. (Wait it gets better, it seems that Cyn actually is related to a former Nazi - her grandfather - and she took offense to that comment.)
The uproar began when Cyn created a new S/H mailing list called SHFandomcircle.
The groups's purpose, you ask? "This group is dedicated to Starsky Hutch and the fandom which has sprung from it. Here you can post stories, talk about other lists, other fans, snark about the fandom, review stories and just about whatever happens to cross your mind at any given moment. I'm just a mod. I'm not a fandom queen, I'm not a zine publisher or a zine editor. I'm not even a beta. I'm just a fan who is very opinionated and enjoys a good discussion...
Names can be named and no one is looking to force someone to go with the rest of the crowd. Cursing is welcomed and encouraged if venting is needed. This is a place to speak your mind even if you believe it to be an unpopular viewpoint."
However, it seems the only snarking that can be done on the new list is by the list admin and her unnamed co-moderator, Helene. While there are tons of wanky moments in their mailing list archive, it seems recent battle(s) spawned a 'parody' story.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cynatnite/4470.html
In this thread, Cyn writes a story that mocks and defames most of the fandom and it's main mailing list (Venice Place), including said owner of that list and many long-time S/H fans, so when people show up to lodge their complaints, Cyn calls S/H fans "stupid."
However the funniest part is when an anonymous writer posts an epilogue to Cyn's story. In it Cyn and Helene's 'characters' (Thelma and Louise) are killed off.
Cyn cries foul, you stole my story! Plagiarist![4]
[edit] privilege wank
The following are some quotes by Cynatnite during the height of privilege wank:
- You believe I have a moral obligation to put warnings of rape or other trauma on my stories in order to protect a reader's mental state. I say bullshit because I am not responsible for your mental upkeep. [5]
- I get resentful with the use of emotional blackmail in order to get me to do what they want even though it goes against my beliefs.[6]
- They chose to stop at my story. They chose to begin reading. They chose not to stop reading once it became obvious that a rape was about to happen. Hell, there was enough indication ahead of time it was going to happen. [7]
- The reader needs to say to herself "I shouldn't have read that" and then stop reading. It's called taking responsibility for one's actions and acting accordingly.
- I view warnings as spoilers. Noncon, rape, or whatever is content and spoiling the story. [8]
- Some folks just take fanfiction way too seriously. [9]
- "triggery" Sorry, I have a hard time taking that as a warning very seriously. [10]
- If reading a story provokes such a response I'm of the opinion that they might need help and all the warnings in the world isn't doing them any favors. You went into painful details about your experience. Your responses to fic that brings that back isn't because of the fic or because of the writer...It's because of you and your trauma. [11]
- It's only to the degree that if I went out of my way to intentionally hurt someone with my words then I am responsible. [12]
- The names I've been called during this less-than-reasonable discussion reinforces my personal belief that fandom should not be taken seriously at all. That's why it's a hobby I enjoy and this experience won't change that. [13]
- So, do you think that NC-17 isn't enough of an indication that there is some material many might find objection? By all rights it should cover subjects like rape or incest. You are saying this is what writers "should" do which is pretty much telling them how to present their work and what content they are obligated to present in order to protect the reader. The reader doesn't need protecting. If reading about a rape is going to provoke such an intense reaction...the reader obviously has problems and needs help beyond warning them of content in a story. I see no one willing to address this. [14]
- We know a few war vets who suffer PTSD. They're in treatment and they've been taught how to know when an episode is coming about. They know how to deal with it before it gets away from them. There are methods to this. [15]
- That's called life. Life blindsides us all the time no matter the traumas. [16]
- It seems like majority of folks here have not a clue on PTSD or the affects of it. I wrote a story based on a graphic rape and the aftermath. PTSD was a big portion of it. The character wasn't protected from bad things that might provoke him. He was given tools to deal with it when it does happen so that he can live as close to a normal of a life as possible. [17]
- Don't forget you are the one who opened your soul up for the world to see. [18]
- NC-17 covers extremely graphic violence and more...not just explicit sex. It's a rating and the highest one as far as I'm aware of. What's the rating for graphic rape and incest? [19]
- I'm just stunned that so many people here have so little understanding of PTSD and all that comes with it. [20]
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