STFU Moffat

Ah, thank you so much. I don’t see how we have a ‘persecution complex’ since, as many people like to point out when arguing with us, we’re in the minority. We’re not persecuting Moffat per se, we’re merely point out issues that we have with his writing, ways of thinking, and behaviours that make him appear prejudiced. What he’s doing is along the lines of 'I’m not sexist but…’ where he knows he’s saying something potentially problematic, but not having the care to word things differently to be inoffensive.

The big show of Moffat’s persecution complex is the way he handles people on twitter. 'Also I block rude people.’ But what constitutes as rude to him? Criticising him? Asking him rational questions? It’s like… I think blocking someone when they disagree with him and then publicly mocking whoever it was so his fans can go and attack the nonbeliever is the very epitome of the complex. It’s ridiculous how all his die-hard Moffins are blinded by their groupthink.

- Sway

Also, I think some ‘fans’ need to realize that the show doesn’t get made to suit their particular needs. Millions of fans love the current era the way it is, why should they change a successful show just because a minority doesn’t like it? That’s ridiculous. Ignoring criticism (which really is bashing) from some megalomaniac, narcissistic, self-righteous 'fans’ like you is the best he can do.

Because we still enjoy his shows - even if we find aspects of them to be problematic? Personally, I follow him for any news about Sherlock and a side-effect of following him is, of course, reading some of his more hurtful tweets. The fact that we enjoy his shows is what makes him more of our focal point; if we can criticise and critique our show writers on some things that are bothersome, then hopefully they can mend their thought processes so we can enjoy the shows even more.

TV shows are not politics. We know shows don’t get made to suit minority needs or desires - if they did, I’m pretty sure Sherlock and John would be together by now. However, minorities do deserve the right to be represented in a positive manner and the majority rub their privilege in our faces by saying exactly what you did - that because we’re the minority, we don’t have to be catered to. But how is that hurtful to the majority? Why would it be bad if the next Doctor Who companion was an Indian woman or a Latino man or even an older trans* person? Nobody would be hurt by it (unless you’re a bigot) and it helps boost minorities’ self-esteem since they’re being represented by something they love.

Anyways, the issue we have is the fact that, not only is Moffat attempting to erase our interpretations, but also our own personal identities. Sherlock can’t be gay, and if he were, he wouldn’t be attracted to John - Sherlock can’t be asexual because they’re too boring - River is bisexual but we don’t have to cater to bisexuals because they’re too busy getting it on with everyone. That is what’s problematic.

And the fact of the matter is, he’s not ignoring criticism. He’s ignoring legitimate concerns about his identity erasure by calling people 'rude’ and then blocking them so they can’t question him anymore and he doesn’t have to answer. It’s called ad hominem, which you should probably look up. Maybe then, you wouldn’t make presumptions about a person’s character based off of absolutely nothing. That, to me, is what’s disturbing.

- Sway