Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4723271-20140716053249/@comment-19765459-20140716162153

Sorry, but I am allowed to criticize a gay man's alleged "commitment to diversity" because I AM a gay man, and therefore am entitled to express an opinion on how I feel about Jeff's representation of our community.

Secondly, regarding Crystal, I stated a FACT. I did NOT say that she looked "old" (you interpreted it that way). I stated that she was 26 years old when the show started, which in fact she was, and that she looked her actual biological age. The trope is called "Dawson Casting" after Dawson's Creek, which had a bunch of really obvious twentysomethings playing high school students. If you consider saying that somebody looks their age to be offensive then you are saying that you find factual statements offensive!

Thirdly, since Jeff has opted not to issue any definitive statements regarding LOTS of topics, we the fans have no choice but to speculate as to what goes on behind the scenes. If that is a problem, Jeff can fix it in an instant by issuing statements to quell speculation. "Danny won't be returning as a character because we feel his role is no longer relevant" is one sentence worth of Twitter.

Fourth, can you provide any actual examples of me insulting the other fans? Other than the fact that I say things you don't personally like. Because otherwise I have gotten Kudos for numerous posts.

Finally, you can block me is you choose. But in doing so you will simply be proving that you abuse your position as a moderator to silence the opinions of fans you don't agree with. Those of us who have been watching since S1 have legitimate reasons to be critical of where the show has been going. Understand that every TV show is destined for cancellation from the moment its first episode airs. The only question is when, not if. For fans who want to see a show last longer, concerns about the quality of the show are crucial because that is one of the deciding factors for how long a show survives. Obviously, being a happy fan is more fun than being an unhappy one. But if things are proving disappointing, silencing unhappy fans just because you don't like hearing criticism is intellectual dishonesty and an attempt to cover up problems by pretending they don't exist.

Keep that in mind as you make your decision. I will not apologize for being unhappy with what I feel is the decline of a show that I enjoyed greatly in the past.