Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4746086-20131112182225/@comment-995426-20160604071258

Kung fu frogz:

The "And so do your little buddies" remark was inexcusably belittling. Please watch your interpersonal tone and avoid ad hominem attacks.

My point was that we can criticize works of fiction all we want. But we have to be adults here&mdash;we can't personally attack each other. Keep your eye on the ball, and be civil to your fellow users. You'll have to mentally separate the criticism from the personal attachment and not take literary criticism personally. We're not here to be an echo chamber of universal praise and agreement, because the TMNT fandom honestly has never really been anything like that. We're in these forums to opine and discuss, and that's exactly what I've been doing.

But yes, I do have a strong aversion to the 1987 TV series and its legacy. Have I not been saying that openly for years now? If it came down to choosing between artistic integrity and popularity, I'd choose artistic integrity, because popularity doesn't retroactively make a work good. You are within your rights here to like what you like, and I'm not saying you shouldn't. You're totally welcome to that&mdash;please, be my guest, and like what you like all you want. But there are very different kinds of TMNT fans with different experiences, and don't be surprised if we don't value all the same things. That is tolerance of differing opinion&mdash;it is not required that you agree, but only that you treat the speaker with respect, as you would like to be treated.