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This is a rant that I’m not sure whether or not to post but I just need to get my thoughts out of my head.

Fandoms are so disgustingly toxic now! It is such a shame, especially as someone who has interacted with fan content since the early 2010s where people were having fun and just being creative and kind. Yes, there was flaws back then, I’m not saying there wasn’t, but ever since covid lockdowns in 2020, more and more toxicity is flooding fandom spaces. I have been through many fandoms but slowly they’ve all been ruined by toxicity. There are obvious ones like marvel fans being horrible to any non white cishet males, but then even in fandoms like the stardew valley fandom is toxic as they hate on anything that they don’t view as canon like shipping and crazy headcanons or even just not liking certain characters. I’m constantly losing my love for so many things because of how fandoms are now days. There’s no creativity, no etiquette, no kindness, no love. It’s so heart breaking to witness places that used to be full of kind and creative people turn into places full of gatekeeping, hatred and cruel people.

Not everyone in fandoms are toxic, I have met some kind and lovely people through fandoms, but I am generalising because there has been such an increase in toxicity that it feels 90% of people in fandoms are. People in fandoms now don’t know the etiquette that was so important to the spaces that were carved out. It’s as if the dude bro fan mindset has spread like a parasite. Fandoms used to be an escape to discuss and create based on mutual interests and not feel judged or made fun of for their interests, but now that escape is disintegrating and it’s hard to find fandom safe spaces anymore.

If you don’t like it scroll, you don’t need to start fights if you don’t agree or have a differing opinion. If you don’t like it, don’t interact. I try and uphold this when I interact and view fandom content, but it’s clear not many people do anymore. It’s just so upsetting to me to see places that I used to be excited to go and talk about headcanons and my favourite ships and any new content by fans or otherwise has now become a place I dread since no matter what fandom I always know there will be hate or arguments or plain old bullying.

If you write fanfics or create art and have received hate for no reason other than someone don’t like it, I am truly sorry, you are all so talented and brave, putting yourself out there is hard but you do it. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad for your work, keep writing fanfic for your crack!ship, keep drawing your favs cosplaying your other favs. Even if you don’t post things, your headcanons, opinions and ships are all valid. Keep enjoying fandoms despite how toxic they’ve become because your ships, headcanons, opinions are so valid and no matter how you want to interact with fandoms it’s okay, just don’t spread hate and everything will be okay.

Please, for the sake of fandoms, be kind, let everyone enjoy their experiences even if it’s different to your own, we are better than the hate, better than what we’ve become. Sending love to all you beautiful souls out their enjoying your fandom experiences 🩷

Tldr: please be kind fandom goers 🩷

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My brother and I were talking about the byler height difference and he was like "what if everyone but noah is in platform heels" and then I was like "no... stilettos!" So now I want season 4 to be released with all the characters wearing masks and everyone (excluding will/noah) to be wearing stillettos

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Question:

Is the captain canary fandom still alive? Because I- I miss you

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I saw this and immediately thought of boreo 

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If in Stranger Things 4, Karen Wheeler doesn't ask to see a manger, what was the point!

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Richie dressed up on Halloween: I’m a cat, but not a hairless cat because those are ugly and I’m not

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Chapters: 3/?
Fandom: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ben Hanscom/Beverly Marsh, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Bill Denbrough/Audra Phillips, Patricia Blum Uris/Stanley Uris, Mike Hanlon/Original Female Character(s), Richie Tozier & Original Female Character(s), Losers Club - Relationship Series: Part 2 of Loser verse
Summary: “Swear it. Swear if It isn’t dead, if It ever comes back, we’ll come back, too.” Part 2 of my It rewrite series the ‘loser verse’

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Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Ben Hanscom/Beverly Marsh, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, one sided Bill Denbrough/Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough & Georgie Denbrough, Losers Club - Relationship Series: Part 1 of Loser verse Summary:

"Um... I should get goin' now."

"Without your boat?"

"You don't want to lose it Georgie... Bill's gonna kill you."

So I made a thing... it’s an It chap 1 rewrite and an It chap 2 one is in the works and so go check this one out on ao3 and I’ll inform when chap 2 is out (not completed this time).

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Stan: if there wasn’t water bellow this cliff I’d jump

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Sign the It coming of age Netflix show petition!

http://chng.it/Mnzw972gkG

I need to see the losers happy!

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Zari: to the best computer!

Gideon: not a computer

Zari: girl?

Gideon: not a girl

Zari: straight up hottie!

Gideon: I am attractive, yes

Source: the good place

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John: Mick I’d ask what you’re doing but then it occurred to me... I don’t care.

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Mick: Oi, when was the last time you showered?

Zari: Maybe you should ask yourself that question.

Ray and Gary: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

A covosation me and my sibling had

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Sara: And what did he say to you?

Nate: He said he would destroy me with his penis!

Quote from a Superwog video (Breaking Dad)

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Zari: So you’re not just going to The Berkshires anymore?

Leonard: Uh, screw that crap hole, it’s a dump and anyone who goes there is garbage.

Ray: I was going to take Nate there for a romantic weekend.

Leonard: Oh, well, congratulations, ya poor!

Sara: I am so sorry! Money really changes you.

(Brooklyn 99 Scene with Captain Canary instead)