Nick Leifker <nightelf@thekeep.org> wrote:

Perhaps I might be able to keep it private if you were to refrain from
public insults, Gary.  As you seem to be unable to afford such a
courtesy, this remains public.

Excuse me?!? You'll have to help me out with this one. Only insult I see
in my last post is in the subject header, and I sure didn't put it
there.

The bashing involved is a subtle one, one brought up in other posts.  By
naming your work 'Justice', then showing the events in the story, you
are implying that Ukyou's final fate *is* justice, that somehow she
deserves the curse she is given in the story.

Nonsense. There's no reason the title can't be interpreted as referring
to the quest rather than the result.

 Moreover, your showing of
Ukyou is totally one-sided; you don't show any of the compassion she is
capable of.  All you show is her drive to get Ranma.  After such things,
it is difficult *not* to view it as character bashing.

That's interesting -- because I can think of several other stories that
don't show Ukyo's compassionate side. For starters, her origin story in
the Ranma 1/2 manga. Now, if you're accusing Takahashi-megamisama of
bashing or hating her characters, I'm afraid I can't take you very
seriously.

(He mentioned that your work had been impetus for him to write it), left

Um... no. Actually, Ken specifically said that all my story changed
about his was the timing.

You can say whatever you like about my characterizations, Nick, as long
as you respect my right to disagree. But questioning my personal
feelings about the characters is, IMO, out of line. I can only imagine
how you'd react if someone were to do it to you.


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics