Getting slagged by Maple Leaf fans!

[wild_jay]

It appears that my latest story, Going for the Goalie, (www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=17846) has enraged a few hockey fans...particularly Toronto Maple Leaf fans.

In the story I note that the Conn Smythe Trophy, given to the playoff MVP, was named after the 'crusty' old owner of the Maple Leafs. The feedback has taken strong exception to my use of 'crusty' and has been anonymous (or I'd reply directly).

However, being from Toronto, I happen to know that I was being pretty charitable. Smythe was a cut throat guy and destroyed many a young athlete's career by signing him to a junior league contract, then refusing to release them to play elsewhere, when they didn't make Toronto's junior team. His son donated the trophy in his name, and although he did build Maple Leaf Gardens and establish the team, many disagreed with his methods. In particular, his autocratic dealing with players (no union in those days).

I'm still a big Leaf fan...make no mistake...in spite of Smythe, not because of him. Lighten up Leaf fans...the story was meant to be fun, take it as it was intended, not as a criticism of a team or teams.

 

[Sateema Lunasi]

slag this

I know zilch about sports, but I do know this about writing...

You write whatever in nine hells you want to. If you want to call a character crusty then that is your right. Personally, I think any "fan" of a person who objects to you doing so, is a little bizarre and off thier chum.

For hell's sake, I wrote a story that had a character that smoked cigarettes. The guy was a nervous, drug jittery hit-man who was obsessed with his ex-wife. Of course he would smoke. It seemed right for his personality. I got a half a dozen emails from enraged psychos saying I was polluting the minds of people by having my character be a smoker! Nevermind that he was butt fucking his teen aged neighbor, stalking his ex wife, killing people for money and generally an ass hole. No, they were upset that he smoked a pack a day! Ha!

Anyway, write what you want and if they object, send a simple statement:

"It's fiction. Bite me."

 

[rambling man]

i can't imagine someone taking sports that seriously in an erotic fiction site....

I can honestly say I have never read an erotic story, slid down my pants, started masturbating, then had thoughts of...hey, she was awful rough on Con Smythe....

some folks, I swear...keep up the writing!

 

[Weevil]

I didn't read the story or comment on it but you have to understand that Torontonians are a wee bit protective of the Buds.

 

[wild_jay]

EBW, just a wee bit.

Thanks all for the input.