Feanor Self-Important?

[the phantom]

I was just reading the other thread and I noticed something: they are bashing Feanor like mad.

People always bash Feanor and the Noldor. Note the second to the last post in that other thread that I made explaining why people do it. It's pretty sad.

And I, for one, would almost excuse the kinslaying. Remember, not only did the Teleri refuse to give them a lift, but they wouldn't even help them build their own boats. Why did the Teleri do this? Because they were blindly following the wishes of the Valar as if they were perfect beings. "The Valar don't approve of you going, so we're going to refuse to do anything to help you."

And also, Feanor deemed the ice of the north impassible, so as far as he knew, the ONLY WAY to fulfill his destiny was to use ships to get across, and the Teleri wouldn't so much as lift a paddle. So Feanor, seeing no other way, took matters into his own hands and started manning the ships. The Teleri responded by throwing some of the Noldor into the sea and an all out fight resulted.

I would put more blame on the Valar (and the Teleri for blindly following them) for their interference with the fate of the Noldor.

Maybe this opinion seems radical to you people, but my opinion is partly a result of all the people I've seen who literally hate the Noldor and Feanor and are completely stuck in their ways. I feel that someone just as radical needs to oppose them, and defend the Noldor (and particularly Feanor) at all costs. If you don't want to see me post stuff like this, then stop Noldor & Feanor bashing.

(actually, this thread has been fairly good about not doing that thus far, I'm impressed)