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Friday, September 2, 2011

The war is beyond getting old

 The fan base war between SamFF/LizFF/JaSamFF/LiasonFF is really out of control.  I don't blame all fans of the fan bases or even one fan base more than the other, but seriously do viewers not realize that all of the characters and couples are fictional? They are not real. They are not your friends, family, boyfriends or girlfriends- they are characters on the fictional soap General Hospital.

Courtesy of @AyshenRocks
Some fans blamed Kelly Monaco and verbally attacked her and her mother when Becky Herbst was fired from GH a few months ago, now those same fans are starting petitions to have Kelly fired so they could have their favorite couple, Liason, reunited. It's appalling, disgusting, disgraceful and honestly I'm pretty sure Becky and Steve Burton would be ashamed to have their fans acting like this. Especially since Kelly and JaSam fans joined in the fight to save Becky from losing her job.

I don't blame fan bases for wanting to have their faves together or in a great story line, front and center, but calling for another actress or character to be fired or killed is just juvenile. And even if said actress or character were to go - it does not mean you will automatically get your favorite back together.

Not every fan base can be happy all the time, but that doesn't mean the actors should be blamed. The last time I checked Kelly, Becky and Steve were paid to play fictional characters, they are NOT writers, producers or directors of the show. They play the parts of Sam, Liz and Jason respectively. Steve can not dictate who Jason's leading lady is, neither can Kelly or Becky.

I'm not a Liz fan or a Liason fan, but I am friends with A LOT of LizFF and LiasonFFs, the sane ones at least and I'm also friends with A LOT of Sam and JaSam haters, but we understand that not everyone is going to like the same couples or characters as we do and we understand that the characters are not real. 

People that can not let go of the fact Liason is not together at this point in time really need to have their heads examined. Neither Liason nor JaSam affects the ratings positively or negatively on their own. The show itself has many different characters and couples. Liason and JaSam are not going to cause GH to get canceled or renewed at the end of the contract. It's amazing, but there are other characters and couples that are on the show. GH is not just about Sam/Liz/JaSam/Liason; there's way more going on than just them. 
There's S&B versus CarSon; Lante versus JoLu; SpiXie versus M&M oh and let's not forget LL2 verus Liason and LuSh. There are some SamFFs that hate JaSam and some LizFFs that hate Liason. Chemistry is in the eye of the beholder.

But regardless of which couple(s) or character(s) you ship, grow up and realize that the actors/actresses portraying said couples and characters are friends in real life and probably can't believe how childish their fans are. If you don't like the direction of the show, stop watching it; don't petition to have someone lose their jobs. 
Courtesy of @MaryJaSamFan12
 Those wishing Kelly harm simply because they want Liason back together or wishing Becky harm because they like Sam better than Liz really need to have their head examined and in all honesty need to grow the f* up! Take your hatred and use it to change the world. Use your hatred to protect children from child abuse. Use your hatred to shelter the homeless. Use your hatred to save animals from abuse. Use your hatred for something positive in the world, not on a FICTIONAL SHOW AND/OR CHARACTER(S).

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