User blog comment:The Oblivious Prattler/I'll Never Understand This.../@comment-28310326-20160428102819/@comment-27926542-20160503211902

Oblivious Prattler

Apologies for the late response. Life happens. Here's my reply in detail

'''That's what you think this boils down to? I just "really like Nex?" If that were all there was to it, I wouldn't care. People don't have to like the same characters I like, and I don't have to like the same characters they like.

How do I explain?

I hate hype. When I think something is overvalued and overrated, it annoys me and I want nothing to do with it. Conversely, when I think something is undervalued and misunderstood, I become more attached to it. That goes for anything: movies, shows, books, video games, and in this case, characters. Think of it as "rooting for the underdog."''' So that personally has everything to do with you and nothing to do with the fandom. You like the underdog idea. So basically anything overvalued and/or overrated= annyoance and repulsion (my observation) ok cool got it. you hate hype got it? Is that a good reason to hate or like something? in my opinion No. Does it make sense? No. But thats me

'''I feel like Nex is an undervalued and misunderstood character. What the fanbase thinks about his personality and behavior is literally the opposite of what Rainbow intended for his character.''' So how exactly do you know what Rainbow intended for his character? Do you work for Rainbow? Are you part of the creative team? I ask this cause you sound very sure of yourself. Have you met with Mr Straffi personally, that you could have come to such a conclusion? How do you know what Mr Straffi's true intentions are?

'''I know this happens in fandoms sometimes, but how did it happen this time? Did Rainbow introduce him badly? Did they mean for this to happen? It's like a mystery, and mysteries energize me.''' I guess what im trying to figure out is...you state to hate hype, right? Now my question is...is there an actual valid reason that you like nex besides trying to go-against-the-grain. Is that the only reason that you appreciate his character because he is ""the underdog"? Cause if it is the only reason, than you cannot be surprised that some people in the fandom dont feel the same way about him.

Fact of the matter is that the fandom doesnt know much about Nex yet (hopefully this will change in the future) but at the moment there is nothing about him that is appealing to the fandom. So its quite understandable to me why alot of people feel the way they do about him. The other specialists have been there longer, and we have some official information about who they are and their character, except for nex. Nothing nada...so its great that you can feel such a connection with him but for other people, its going to be a bit more difficult.

The only reference on his character is the show (and a few mentions from the comics) and therefore people take that as who he is. So people see him in a particular way because of this. Now if Rainbow would dedicate maybe an episode to him, so they could flesh out his character more, so people could learn more about him that would be better. That in turn would give people perspective into his character...but until then..im sorry but people have a right to feel the way they do.

Example: Riven. He happens to be my favourite male character(besides Nabu)...why? because of the potential they had with his character. But what is potential if its wasted and thats essentially what happened with riven. Wasted Potential. They used his character as a plot device and im my mind he could have been one of the best specialist ever, if Mr Straffi wasnt so preocuupied with building up Sky. Now i know from reading your posts that you dont like Riven very much, but guess what...i understand why because of how he was portrayed in the show. But that doesnt change how i feel about Riven.... My point is i think that is why you like nex so much. You have this idea of how Nex is in your mind and unfortunately your treating that idea as if its canon when its not. People have watched the show and they didnt particularly respond positively to Nex and theres nothing you can do about that

Mysteries energise me...And thats cool but i feel that your energy (annoyance, irritaiton whatever) is misguided. Maybe you should set your sights on Rainbow since they are in control of the storyline. Write to them, send them emails if you have to. Protest if you have to...but protest to Rainbow. Esentially being angry at the winx fandom for their views and opinions isnt fair since they are also reacting to the exact same show that your watching. Write a petition to Rainbow if you have to. Be angry at Rainbow, sent them emails, go to Italy if you have to, park in his driveway if you have to, call his wife and children if you have to ( im being serious by the way) but do something more proactive, something that could acutally change the outcome of the show...but dont make it seem like WE are the problem.

''' I'm like Tecna. When something makes no sense to me, I have to analyze it. It's like trying to solve a puzzle. Almost everything about how the fanbase treats Nex is illogical to me.''' Surprise surprise, i consider myself to be alot like Tecna and strangely enough alot of the time, your arguments dont make sense. I love to also analyse things and its still makes no sense to me. Maybe if you tried to actually listen to the reasoning behind why people dont esentially like him (LISTEN being the key word) maybe the fandom will make more "logical sense".

And just like Tecna im still trying to get to the real reason why you like Nex. Do you like him because that makes you the outlier in the fandom, the "anomaly" in the fandom. Are you doing so cause you personally connect with this character or love him or are you doing this for attention?( no offense but as an analytical person, i go through all my options). I dont know cause i dont know you as a person. But what i do know is that your reasoning makes no sense. You have so many opinions on who Nex is as a person but when im watching the show i dont see any of these things. What exactly are YOU SEEING that most people( and by most i mean 98% of people) arent seeing? Cause im not seeing it and its not cause were blind, or stupid, nostalgic or are exhibiiting "herd behaviour"... its just not there.

I know I can't force anyone to change their minds about him, but I'm still gonna present a different viewpoint about him. Now i have NO problem with people having different points of views to my own. In fact the world is a better place because of it. Its how discussions and discoveries are made. Its great!! But the issue is you getting aggressive and irritated and annoyed...(insert other words here) when people exhibit opinions different from yours. Again, something that is very un-Tecna. I believe that all opinions can coexist in the same space. Life isnt about rights and wrongs, its about shades of grey and its the same with our fandom as well.

'''I've basically become the Winx blogger who tends to think differently than everyone else. I don't know why that is, but I've noticed it more and more lately. And no, it's not something I'm doing on purpose to "stand out."''' Now this is where i get a little annoyed with you. No offense but when you state things like ". I've basically become the Winx blogger who tends to think differently than everyone else" i find that incredibly insulting to the rest of the fandom. I have some fiery opinions but i do NOT think that im the only one in the fandom capable of coming up with reasonable or valid arguments, and please remember going-against-the-grain for just the sake of going-against the-grain makes no sense to me which is exactly what it feels like what your doing. And no offense, but you dont sound like a Tecna...and a conclusion ive come to from reading your numerous posts that youve written. You sound more like a musa or stella... who are more overly emotional personality types...Which isnt a bad thing either

Ive had some thought provoking debates with people  from the fandom  and alot of those debates where NOT with you ( im not being mean but its the truth) and to group everyone under the heading of "people who think the same" is in my opinion arrogant and insulting. Ive had some amazing discussions with people that go beyond Layla and her love life... deep thought provoking personal discussions with people. People that have gotten to the core of real issues, people who have asked some burning questions with regard to race, sexuality and LGBT issues within the winx universe... issues that you have surprising kept quiet about...real issues that we should be talking about. There have been other bloggers that have contributed intellectually to this fandom and you're not the ONLY one ( not saying you said you were the only but thats what it comes across as) and i think you give yourself way too much credit in this regard

Again I feel like your annoyance and irritation is misguided.Layla is my favourite character and i would have liked someone as equally awesome to be with her. Is Nex that person? No ...but at the same time Rainbow has made them a couple and i have to be okay with that. But other people wont and you know what? thats fine too. If you like him ( Which i believe you do cause no one fights this hard for a character if there isnt a part of them that likes a character) thats great...but some people may not see that way.

'''Maybe this all sounds silly, but that's how I am. There's more to it than that, of course, but I'm not gonna get too deep right now. But it's not as shallow as, "Everyone hates this character, but I like him." Like I said, if that were it, I wouldn't care.''' My point to all this is that at the end of the day, if you like a character ( for whatever reason ) like that character and allow other people the same opportunity. There are characters that i like that people in the fandom hate ( Riven, diaspro etc) but guess what their opinions dont matter to me at the end of the day. I like what i like and no one is going to change that. I state my opinions and if people feel differently. I state my opinion, they state theirs and i move on with my life. But im not going to be annoyed or irritated by it...as a Tecna personality type im just not about that life. That my opinons. Take it or leave it