I think I'm mostly arguing from the position that fantasy != fiction, that cricizing fiction is not the same as criticizing fantasy. And I feel that Mary Sue is a legitimate fictional trope but also a legitimate critical concept. And I feel that mocking can be a legitimate form of criticism, and that publically posted fanfiction should not necessarily be off-limits from criticism (though what limits there should be I really can't say, it's an area I seesaw on all the time...) So fundamentally...I don't think all Mary Sue mocking is inherently bad. Even if some of it is.
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I think I'm mostly arguing from the position that fantasy != fiction, that cricizing fiction is not the same as criticizing fantasy. And I feel that Mary Sue is a legitimate fictional trope but also a legitimate critical concept. And I feel that mocking can be a legitimate form of criticism, and that publically posted fanfiction should not necessarily be off-limits from criticism (though what limits there should be I really can't say, it's an area I seesaw on all the time...) So fundamentally...I don't think all Mary Sue mocking is inherently bad. Even if some of it is.