LogFAQs > #979565843

Not trying to put anyone on the spot, but asking for examples of an alleged trend is always a catch-22.

If a person fails to come up with an example -- or if they come up with one or two examples, but fail to cite the exact episode, chapter, or scene -- then it isn't even a thing; let alone a trend. If a person comes up with two examples, and can properly cite them, they're isolated incidents. If a person comes up with three or more examples, and can properly cite the exact scene and context within a given work, the fact that they would document multiple specific examples of this trend means that they're watchdogs actively sniffing out something to be upset over. People don't typically have a photographic memory for things or catalogue everything that annoys them.

At no point is a trend actually a trend. Or, if a trend is acknowledged, the goalpost moves from proving that it is a trend to explaining why anyone should be bothered with the trend. And it's not just about issues related to social progress. It could be about anything. It could be about comic book characters becoming increasingly dark and meanspirited. Post #7 is "Do you have proof of this?" and post #11 is "Well, you can go back to watching 70s Superman movies if modern superheroes are 2 edgy 4 you."

I'm not trying to defend or attack anyone specifically. It's just a recurring issue that I've seen anytime a burden of proof is requested.