Acerbic internet commentator "Doomcock" (yes, I know, sigh), released a (somewhat more SafeForWork) video essay today, which I would describe as an examination of how canon works in folk anthropology, particularly modern (with an eye on its application to Star Trek and Star Wars recently) -- though I recognize the principles on how people have applied the ideas of canon in the past as well.
I don't think I could bear to watch that video. The very subject threatens to turn me into a frothing rage...
I'll summarize the parts relevant to folk-anthropology:
1.) anything that contradicts a previously established fact (or detail) is not canon.
2.) canon may only be revised or discarded by the original creator, not by heirs or assigned curators.
3.) the moral right of canon supersedes the legal right of intellectual property.
4.) work that disregards a creator's written (or similarly established) plans for canon, cannot be regarded as canon.
5.) non-canonical work can however be ratified as canon eventually, by faithful fans of the original work (appreciating the genius of how the post-canon fits or improves prior canon).
Jason your post comes at a good time as I just saw that video yesterday.
Quote from: Martok on October 04, 2019, 04:06:16 AM
I don't think I could bear to watch that video. The very subject threatens to turn me into a frothing rage...
I
had to watch that video as well as others to understand why I was triggered into a frothing rage within the first 45 seconds of watching The Last Jedi on opening day. I had to watch that video to also understand why I was set into a frothing rage after the Game of Thrones season 8 debacle.
That rage has been replaced by a deep sorrow as I continue to watch what I once loved and held dear being torn apart by agendas of greed, social justice, and woke feldercarb. I fear that we are entering a new dark age as freedom, traditions, and canon folklore are being trampled on.
Quote from: JasonPratt on October 03, 2019, 03:54:53 PM
Acerbic internet commentator "Doomcock" (yes, I know, sigh)...
Haha! I actually like the future ruler of the universe also known as Doomcock. Let those who want to judge me for my likes do so. I am comfortable with who I am. LOL ;D 8)
He wears on me after a while, but I appreciate his thematic premise: Without Respect, We Reject.
This could of course apply just as fairly in several directions! -- which I think he understands.