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[charmedstrange1]

I truly believe that, whenever possible, you should champion what you love instead of shouting down what you hate

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[strive2bhappy]

oh my word, this is gorgeously put and just...a beautiful sentiment.

i'm afraid i'm going down with this ship, too, no matter what. you have eloquently, intelligently and without malice stated the heart of the show for me.

and this:

Despite whatever else may go on, I'll take whatever brother moments I can have and cherish them.

i literally couldn't have said it better myself.

this is awesome. thank you for posting.

[charmedstrange1]

Thank you so much friend! So glad to know I'm not the only one feeling this.

There's just so much, I don't know, malice? (ha! I just noticed- you must have primed that word for me) being flung around lately and my first impulse is to react to it. But that's not what I want to focus on, so I wanted to put this out there instead, in case there were other Brother fans out there feeling a little... overshadowed.

It feels a little like swimming against a tide. But I'm still swimming.

[strive2bhappy]

i'm only hearing the malice tangentially and i'm glad for that -- i think it would upset me if i knew the true depth of it.

i, like cillab42, think there are more brother fans out there than people realize. i think we're a bit more quiet, but equally strong.

there are a lot of folks swimming with you, bb. <3

[charmedstrange1]

I'm consciously trying to stay away from it, but it's hard. I get a hint of the crazy anti-brother faction in comments to articles and various places and I am so tempted to jump in and read and shout and contradict, but I have to pull myself back and remind myself that I don't have the time or energy to engage all that. I care, a lot, but I just can't get involved on that level, for my own time and sanity. So I wanted to make a small noise at least, at my own journal.

Thank you for helping me boost the signal. :)

[cillab42]

That's exactly how I feel, thanks for putting it into words.

[charmedstrange1]

Just so glad to find I'm not the last one!

[cillab42]

I think there's more of us out there

[charmedstrange1]

I hoped so, but it's good to know. ;)

[tabaqui]

Yup! This is why I'm in it for the long haul. I love the boys, the brothers, their relationship and their story. I love pretty much every single thing about Show and, while i freely admit to issues and/or problems, nothing will lessen my love for Show!

Well said. :)

*here via strive2bhappy

[charmedstrange1]

Thanks very much for coming by to say so! Glad you were steered here by strive2bhappy. :)

[big_heart_june]

ALL OF THIS. THANK YOU SO SOOOO MUCH ♥

Despite whatever else may go on, I'll take whatever brother moments I can have and cherish them.
This especially and the LOVE for BOTH brothers ♥
Here via strive2bhappy ♥ too

[charmedstrange1]

Thank you toooo!!! It feels so good to get such affirmation. I'm not crazy!! Ha

Faith intact

[ennisjackdean]

This was beautifully put. I'm sorry
that there seems to be such a large
number of people unhappy with Show.
But most of all I'm sorry it has
appeared to dash your spirits. But I
see your faith is still intact and I'm
glad. Thank you for sharing with us.

Re: Faith intact

[charmedstrange1]

Yes, my spirits are a little low, and I'll admit-- there are some things about Show that make me less than happy too sometimes. The thing though that makes me most uncomfortable is what I see as anti-brother sentiment in a large faction of fandom-- which honestly makes NO sense to me when it comes to this show.

BUT. I'm trying my best to say, "to each his own". But speaking for myself, it's about the Brothers-- both of them, together-- and always will be. And I'm holding out hope that we don't ultimately lose that.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me too.