Rant On Characterization!

( Thoughts about character bashing, writing characters out, and making the effort to write characters you don't like--don't care one way or the other about, don't understand--fairly, and with sympathy. It's not a how to guide. It's a rant where I get my mean on, and possibly shout from the rooftops unpopular fannish opinion #543. )

Thoughts? Opinions? Tomatoes?

ETA: And because I was too ranty to express myself well: redbrickrose states my thoughts exactly here.