because they think that if they identify as (instead of with) a character, they have a legitimate reason to flip the fuck out if someone criticizes their fav character it's a get out of jail free card, butthurt edition
also everyone is a fan of character X, but *I* understand them better than everyone else, I'm their #1 fan! don't believe me? well joke's on you because I'm X. respect my authoritah!
yeah, this. a lot of fictionkin like to yell at or condescend people with different headcanons or interpretations by pulling out the "excuse you, i /am/ x" card. its annoyingly common for fictkin who are rabid shippers to claim seeing "themselves" paired with the "wrong" person gives them anxiety or causes them to disscociate.
tbh as far as im concerned, it's just the 2016 version of the people ten years ago who claimed to be married to snape on the astral plane. there's always people in fandoms who want to be 2speshul4u
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(frozen comment) Re: http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gend/1934889
(Anonymous) 2016-07-28 01:40 am (UTC)(link)it's a get out of jail free card, butthurt edition
also everyone is a fan of character X, but *I* understand them better than everyone else, I'm their #1 fan! don't believe me? well joke's on you because I'm X. respect my authoritah!
(frozen comment) Re: http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gend/1934889
(Anonymous) 2016-07-28 10:20 am (UTC)(link)tbh as far as im concerned, it's just the 2016 version of the people ten years ago who claimed to be married to snape on the astral plane. there's always people in fandoms who want to be 2speshul4u