These two things have nothing to do with each other

[effervescible]

Anyone who doesn't see why smooshing names together when it comes to fandom ships is stupid needs to look no farther than Avatar fandom and Sukka. Good Lord.

Although I kinda like Kataang simply because it makes me think it's a cool sound effect.

Aaaaand the comments on this ANN article amuse the shit out of me. Instead of people LOLing at some dude who wants to file an age discrimination lawsuit against a library that simply fucked up and didn't properly advertise that its manga/anime club was for teens only, and then wouldn't let him join it when he showed up, there's a ton of commenters who are taking the whole thing really personally because they happen to be anime fans who are past their teen years, too.

My favorite comment:

The part where he files a complaint for being told that the club is for teenagers only? OH NOES! He wasn't allowed into the club! Call out national guard to force the library to let him in! Where's Lyndon Johnson when you need him?! It's tiresome the way people go around saying "I should be able to do whatever I want, whenever I want, and if you don't let me, OMG! my rights have been violated! SUE TIME!"

Me? I don't care if he was treated rudely when he tried to join in. That's a customer service issue, not a legal one.

In summary: CRY MOAR.

Comments

[scathachdhu.livejournal.com]

People continually amaze me with their lack of shame. Why would he even bring that up in public, much less in a court of law?

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I don't think he really would. People love to threaten that shit.

[scathachdhu.livejournal.com]

Oh, I read too fast. XD I thought he actually had done it, not that he was just talking shit.

[hallowd.livejournal.com]

For extra boggle, consider that that ship portmanteau means "sock" (as in the article of clothing) in Finnish.

Yeah, I could never take it seriously from the moment I first saw it.

[ursamajor]

*snort* Why call it "sukka" when you can be like me and call it either "sukokka" or "sukokki"? ;)

(That, and in Hebrew, "sukkah" is the dwelling you live in during the week of Sukkot. Which, given the whole "made of natural materials, camping out under the sky" thing, kinda works given the whole Avatar traveling thing, but.)

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

How did I not make the sukka/sukkah connection! I feel so dumb. But it sounds like it should be some other ship, like... Appa/Momo, or something. (OK DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT TOO HARD.)

Namesmushes kind of make me miss the Pokemon days when you had to make up a creative name like "Venoshipping" for your ship and then see if it caught on. But then there's always just saying "Fred/Ethel" and shutting up about it.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

As a 41-year-old anime fan, I probably should have more sympathy for that guy than I do, because if I showed up at an anime club thinking "Hey, I can meet some anime fans in real life and stuff" and I found out when I got there that it was just for teens I'd feel really stupid for having shown up in the first place.

That said, I wouldn't be a douchebag about it, so I'll go ahead and mentally criticize his behavior.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

That's because you understand that teens sometimes want a safe space without adults around, especially older men in the case of girls.

[zarahemla.livejournal.com]

He might have the best collection of manga ever, but I wouldn't want him hanging around with a bunch of teenagers, because that's creepy (on their side and on his). Why doesn't he start his own manga club at the library, and exclude all teenagers from it? Lollerskates.

[emiweebee.livejournal.com]

Although I kinda like Kataang simply because it makes me think it's a cool sound effect.

Every time they kiss, KATAANG!