Really, some of the overly aggressive "fans" in some fandoms are almost enough to turn a person off the entire fandom "experience".
Yeah, I happen to be one of the fans that have been ran off by fandom because it frustrates me so much. All the drama and snark and just general idiocy of fandom I can't deal with, and my ships/opinions are usually unpopular to begin with. I can't tell you how many names I've been called for saying something as simple as "Hey, I don't like X ship."
As for the OP, I agree on all accounts. I bitch about fandom on my journal, but I never tell people they can't or shouldn't like something - it's more than pretentious.
What gets me most are those who say "Well I don't care that you dislike like X ship, but you're still a _______." Which I find most on tumblr, which isn't surprising. Tumblr pretty much epitomizes everything I hate about fandom.
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Yeah, I happen to be one of the fans that have been ran off by fandom because it frustrates me so much. All the drama and snark and just general idiocy of fandom I can't deal with, and my ships/opinions are usually unpopular to begin with. I can't tell you how many names I've been called for saying something as simple as "Hey, I don't like X ship."
As for the OP, I agree on all accounts. I bitch about fandom on my journal, but I never tell people they can't or shouldn't like something - it's more than pretentious.
What gets me most are those who say "Well I don't care that you dislike like X ship, but you're still a _______." Which I find most on tumblr, which isn't surprising. Tumblr pretty much epitomizes everything I hate about fandom.