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Originally Posted by Jinn-Jinn
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Its not really a good show of loyalty and support if its hurting someone else in the process; you know that because you feel slighted as well.
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It's not hurting someone else. It's just fan criticism of celebs' work. Celebs learn to take that. Imagine if they got worked up every time a fan criticised their work? They could never get through life. Fan criticism of celebs' work is part of being a fan and is fair. Comes with the job of being a star. It's part of the same job that gets them these unreasonably huge paychecks.
On the other hand, it could be said that the reboot, the new Spock, etc, are changes that weren't easy for many fans. They have some legit hurt to express. And they should be allowed to express it. I don't dislike the reboot in general, but I can understand how many people who are emotionally invested in Trek were hurt by it. And that's how I am over the Spock reboot. And let's remember that none of these changes were made for worthy reasons. The sole reason for the reboot was to find a new way to make hard cash out of the Trek franchise. It can hurt for people to see their beloved story kicked around for Hollywood money-grubbing.
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Nimoy and some of his fans are just going to have to agree to disagree.
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But he isn't allowing that. He's not saying "We'll have to agree to disagree about Quinto's Spock." Rather, he's saying (effectively) "Shut up and go away." Agreeing to disagree implies some degree of mutual respect and respect for each others' opinions. But Nimoy is showing no respect for these fans or their opinions. He's not really allowing them to have their opinions. He's telling them their opinions are bad and chasing them away for expressing opinons he doesn't like.
I think Nimoy is a great actor and I've loved his work for years. I liked the reboot movie apart from the new Spock. It's a fun movie. And I think people are perfectly entitled to like the new Spock if they want to. But by the same token we are entitled to dislike the new Spock and to express that opinion. And nobody has the right to tell us to shut up and go away.
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