Pegasus project fix and Daniel fix

[vacilicamalfoy.livejournal.com]

I'm finally watching the last two seasons of SG1, long after having watched all seasons of Atlantis. I just watched Pegasus project and the episode left me quite annoyed. I adore Rodney, and I felt John was showing off to Mitchell by being a bully  to Rodney basically, and while I'm not a huge fan of Mitchell in the first place, this really made me dislike him.

So, I'd like fics where John feels guilty or gets reprimanded by others, or where he realises  the Atlanteans are quite offended on Rodney's behalf, or that Rodney's way cooler than Mitchell.
Secondly, I've had enough of Mitchell's stupid attempts to try to copy Jack's behaviour, he just doesn't have the charm to pull it off.
So any fics where he gets taken down a peg or two. Maybe where Daniel has a go at him.

Secondly, while Daniel knowing how to use his P-90 is really sexy, it seems that's all he gets to do in the later seasons. So any fics where Daniel's  unique awesomeness shines through, or where Mitchell especially gets a new appreciation for him?
Any ships or slash is fine.
Thanks in advance

Comments

Re: Holy crap

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

I think I understand what you mean about wanting to see your character the uncontested winner, and how that's satisfying or makes you feel better after a frustrating episode (or heck, even after reading a frustrating fic). And I've felt like that too, I won't deny it, so yeah, I can understand where you're coming from. Our fic reading tastes can vary depending on our mood.

I'm not that well educated, and in fact I'm pretty lazy when it comes to learning new things. But in the last year or so I've become more interested in reading about "isms" (racism, sexism, homophobia, able-ism, etc) in Real Life, and in fandom. I've been focused on racism so far. Sometimes it's impossible to avoid, like when Harry Potter fandom had the Miscegenation debate last year (2 years ago?) and when SGA fandom had the Jason Mamoa hair debate, or when professional sci-fi authors had the Race Fail and Mammoth Fail debate earlier this year. I'm also trying to learn more about sexism, since it's one of those almost invisible prejudices-- we're so used to sexism that we don't even notice it any more.

I can't speak to your experiences, because perhaps you've been pretty lucky in not running into a lot of blatant or even subtle racism/sexism/etc in your life. I have a couple of friends in France who haven't been as lucky as you. I live in Canada, which I used to think was so much better than the United States. But even here there is so much racism and sexism, the burden of history (like how Canada has treated our First Nations and Inuit populations), and the harrassment my female friends endure in the office. A lot of times it's just that we're unaware, we don't see it. We like to think we're "colour-blind". As for cereta's post, she did ask for stories about men who are stand-up guys, and I loved reading about all the good men out there. But yeah, it's pretty sickening to read about how prevalant rape is in our society. A lot of those comments in cereta's post were also about how women weren't lucky. It's awful and I'm not sure what we can do to make things better.

Anyway, thanks for responding. You didn't bore me and I hope I didn't bore you. If you're interested in reading more about this stuff, I could probably link you to some good posts to start off, but you'd have to be prepared for a LOT of reading and listening.

Re: Holy crap

[vacilicamalfoy.livejournal.com]

Hi,
Sorry I went on holiday, me and my mom's annual camping trip in the Alps, no internet. Which is why I'm replying so late.
Of course you're not boring me, I'm not part of any forums or discussion groups, so this is actually the first real discussion I've had with a fellow Stargate fan, and so far I've found your replies really well though out and challenging.

"I've been focused on racism so far. Sometimes it's impossible to avoid, like when Harry Potter fandom had the Miscegenation debate last year (2 years ago?) and when SGA fandom had the Jason Mamoa hair debate, or when professional sci-fi authors had the Race Fail and Mammoth Fail debate earlier this year."
I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about, since I just read fics and otherwise tend not to get involved in fandom discussions, stuff like that goes straight over my head.

Please, I'd really appreciate if you linked me sites which deal with discrimination, all the -ism's as you call it, you got me thinking about it, and I'd really like to form an informed opinion about it now, even if I suspect it'll leave me more jaded.
I think I've seen sexism at my workplace too. Just men speaking of women very crudely with no respect for the work they do, just their physical attributes, and I admit I was disgusted at times.
But in all fairness, aren't women just as bad as men? When me and my girl friends have nights in, we go on about men's looks or our boyfriends attributes, and really it's just as degrading, isn't it? We treat men in the same degrading way they treat us, but if they do it, it's an insult, and we should be offended as feminists? This is not meant as an offense to your posts, it's just really thinking aloud about an issue I've not given much thought to in the past.
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Also, I'v actually encountered sort of reverse homophobia and racism before. I work with a guy who's gay and Croatian. He's a lazy and inconsiderate SOB who wouldn't know the meaning of teamwork if it bit him on the ass. But whenever someone tries to take him to the task about it, he just calls them a homophobic or a racist and the other person usually backs down. And he's not the only person I've met who uses their race or orientation to their benefit. Of course, the majority of people aren't like that, but I'd also like to think the majority of people don't discriminate.

So yes, I'd like to read about these issues and get a clear idea what is really going on in the world, not my view through rose-tinted glasses. If you could help me get started, I'd be very grateful.