The Ray Wars live?

[butterfly]

I just got an anon comment on a six year-old post about Fraser/Ray K. Let me share it with you:

Why do you dislike Ray Vecchio so much?!

RayV takes care of Benny (and it's stupid of you to be offended by a nickname for Fraser that is given in affection) and does more for him than needy RayK ever does. RayV demonstrates, over and over, that he unconditionally loves Benny, and it was obviously very difficult for him to leave him for the job in Las Vegas. RayV almost sobs over the phone when he's trying to say goodbye to Benny, but can't exactly explain to him what is happening.

RayV also shows genuine affection to Benny. Just count the number of times that he touches him or puts his arm around him - and Benny does the same to him. I hardly think that Fraser would consider him to be someone that "he could not take home" - if you mean that he's ashamed of RayV, that's wrong; he demonstrates that he is proud of him several times.

I think you really need to watch Seasons 1 and 2 so you can get a better grasp of RayV and his love with Fraser - a strong friendship that can EASILY be translated into slash. Right now, you seem like you're badmouthing RayV and dismissing his relationship with Fraser to make the case for F/K slash - but you're not very convincing.

Fandom wars never die, I guess. They just go anon.

(note: I'm baffled that they think I dislike Ray V. I'm very fond of him. But I don't find him attractive or ship him romantically with Fraser. That's... not the same as disliking him)

Comments

[everysecondtuesday]

Didn't you know? You can't like a character unless you ship him with Benton Fraser. It's for this reason that I am shocked (shocked!) at your hatred of not only every due South character excepting Fraser and Ray, but your hatred of practically every character of every fandom ever.

[butterfly]

Gosh, I really should start working on that crazy deep-seated loathing of mine for every character who isn't Fraser or Ray K. But I have to start with Ray V, otherwise the anon might yell at me again.

[raine]

Oh, my. I heard rumors of the war rising again, but that just takes the cake.

[butterfly]

But why? I mean... but why? I'm so baffled at this. And amused, because it seemed like a lot of work to go to (I mean, finding really old LJ posts, what?) for point of scolding me for not shipping Fraser/Ray V.

[scrollgirl]

Fandom wars never die, I guess. They just go anon.

Even after how many years of the show being over? Wow, some people have too much time on their hands.

[waketosleep]

Haha I am tutoring a kid on Streetcar right now (even though I've never read the whole thing) and every time I read 'Stanley Kowalski' I grin. Although the original Stanley was the king of all douches, but whatever.

[fizzyblogic]

OH GOD I THOUGHT IT HAD DIED. D: DO NOT WANT.

[jic]

So. Wanna come over and watch Due South sometime?

[ride_4ever]

Alas, even in 2012. I just had one of my Fraser/Kowalski fics which I wrote THIS YEAR criticized for allegedly under-appreciating RayV and showing too much love to RayK.