...I'll forgive you for that, but you don't want to say that in front of greenygal:).
Actually, Ollie's reputation is exaggerated. Exaggerated in large part by Judd Winick of late, but still exaggerated. Granted, a lot of that is lack of opportunity for actual canon; he was, in fact, faithful to Dinah just a few issues before their first breakup (and at that point it was more of a lips problem than a pants problem; he kissed two other girls, one of whom was the catalyst for the breakup when Dinah caught him at it); Shado did have sex with him, and conceive a child during that period, but he was delirious at the time and essentially? Far more clearly rape than what Tarantuala did to Dick lately...
When he's *not* dating Dinah (and when Winick's been writing him, as with Johanna Pierce), yeah, he does sleep around. Unfortunately, even Ollie couldn't manage all *that much* booty--I'll have go count sometime, but I can only remember 2 women offhand, though there may have been one or to more--in the twenty-six issues between his breakup and his death, and post-resurrection, Quiver!Ollie was too bewildered.
Nor has he had much opportunity pre-Dinah, simply because very little of what was originally written about that time is still canon or recognizably refers to the Ollie we know (and love!:)) today. In more recent retcons, yes, we have Connor's mother, Moonday, and a random girl or two referenced or appearing in _The Ring, the Arrow, the Bat_, (there are also rumors about Bonnie King, but nothing substantiated) but his backstory isn't really filled in yet.
So yeah. Ollie needs some work to really live up to his reputation. Which is why y'all should write more Ollie!fic. Ollie cheating on Dinah, at least pre-Quiver, should really require more convincing than Winick implies, if it should even be done at all, but otherwise, please do go ahead.
Now Hal Jordan, OTOH, actually *is* a slut. But that's another discussion...
And you didn't really want to start this one, either, did you, but buggery did warn you about us...
If you want to see what greenygal has to say about the subject without having to face her wrath:), you can try here.
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Date: 2004-05-15 12:22 pm (UTC)Actually, Ollie's reputation is exaggerated. Exaggerated in large part by Judd Winick of late, but still exaggerated. Granted, a lot of that is lack of opportunity for actual canon; he was, in fact, faithful to Dinah just a few issues before their first breakup (and at that point it was more of a lips problem than a pants problem; he kissed two other girls, one of whom was the catalyst for the breakup when Dinah caught him at it); Shado did have sex with him, and conceive a child during that period, but he was delirious at the time and essentially? Far more clearly rape than what Tarantuala did to Dick lately...
When he's *not* dating Dinah (and when Winick's been writing him, as with Johanna Pierce), yeah, he does sleep around. Unfortunately, even Ollie couldn't manage all *that much* booty--I'll have go count sometime, but I can only remember 2 women offhand, though there may have been one or to more--in the twenty-six issues between his breakup and his death, and post-resurrection, Quiver!Ollie was too bewildered.
Nor has he had much opportunity pre-Dinah, simply because very little of what was originally written about that time is still canon or recognizably refers to the Ollie we know (and love!:)) today. In more recent retcons, yes, we have Connor's mother, Moonday, and a random girl or two referenced or appearing in _The Ring, the Arrow, the Bat_, (there are also rumors about Bonnie King, but nothing substantiated) but his backstory isn't really filled in yet.
So yeah. Ollie needs some work to really live up to his reputation. Which is why y'all should write more Ollie!fic. Ollie cheating on Dinah, at least pre-Quiver, should really require more convincing than Winick implies, if it should even be done at all, but otherwise, please do go ahead.
Now Hal Jordan, OTOH, actually *is* a slut. But that's another discussion...
And you didn't really want to start this one, either, did you, but
If you want to see what