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elseNet I said:

Kindred spirit indeed. Even one is usually enough for me to feel "ok, if I am crazy, at least I'm not alone in it." I know, in some sense, this is silly, and there are people out there who would laugh. But dammit, I feel it. And I don't want to be ashamed of feeling compassion, love, sorrow, grief, even if they are about a fictional character. They are not destructive emotions, dammit. They are ones that contribute to the human experience.

Why am I defending myself to an apparent compatriot? Probably because I am defending myself to myself.


DAMMIT SELF STOP FEELING BAD FOR THIS. It might be foolish. Emotions are foolish. It is certainly irrational. Emotions are irrational by definition. People who are in a more intelletcual space may make fun of you. They aren't in the right space to judge.

I(N/S)TJ shut up shut up shut up!!

Date: Oct. 19th, 2007 01:52 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] shalora.livejournal.com
Here's a thought I just had. In reality, what do we really know of anyone beyond the person we have formed in our own minds and hearts? Given that, what difference is there between a "real" person and a fictional character? And as such, why should we not laugh and cry with fictional characters as we do with real people?
Just a thought. :)

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