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eternalstrigoii · 2 years

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I’ve said this on Twitter and I’ll say it again here, but like. The reason I actively avoided in engaging with Stranger Things fan-space is because you kids turn everything into a competition. I’m so sick of modern “fandom” being a bastardization of the word. Before fandom was this cool, popular thing that everyone was engaged with, we actually appreciated all of the characters to varying degrees, and if you didn’t favor a character, you just didn’t create for them. The whole “let me give you an entry level English essay on why you should like my favorite more than your favorite” way y’all interact with each other is a joke.

#Strig IRL #I'm saying this specifically bc I have seen a ridiculous amount of you kids talking shit today (and you know why).#You're not wrong. But you're still acting a fool. And I'm too fucking old to watch you act a fool on my off time.#Caleb deserves recognition. Period. That is institutionalized racism in the industry at work.#But you don't get to act like it's the fandom's fault for not loving him loudly enough or some shit bc the entire fandom is behind you.#You need to stop taking out problems with the industry on other fans bc other fans are not your enemy. We BACK you. We AGREE.#but I have seen this a /ton/ especially with shipping here and I'm.....are you all 12? What is this?#It's entertainment media. You are engaging with it for pleasure. If a thing displeases you move on?? no one else is beholden to you #god I was around when the Marvel.com message boards were a thing. I used to mod them. And you're all acting worse than entitled white men.#fucking giving me half a mind to write up the Ye Olde Fandom Rule Book

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