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I love fandom. Anime and TV series enthusiasts, sci-fi geeks, gaming nerds, what have you. I love seeing people that are passionate about what they enjoy. People who like something fanciful, or complex, or removed from the ordinary. You just know that a lot of these people are misfits, outcasts, and were held head down in the toiled for the majority of their years in grade school and high school. And you know what? They survived. They didn't stop doing what they loved because it wasn't cool. They embraced what they like and are all the richer for it. That middle aged guy in the club, wearing just a G string? He knows you're all laughing at him, but he keeps wearing what he wants. It's a big "fuck you" to everyone who thinks they are cooler than him. That guy with the beard and the stretched out sailor moon shirt? He's happy. He's doing his thing, so get over yourself and let him do his.
I hate fandom. Anime and TV series enthusiasts, sci-fi geeks, gaming nerds, what have you. I hate seeing people who so fall in love with something they can't let go of it. I loathe it when a big change is made, and people fall to pieces and start hating the thing they loved without any regard for what has gone on before. It saddens me to see LOTR geeks sneer at the "normal" people who come to see the movies and haven't read the books. There is a reverse elitism that goes on, which occurs in any scene and subculture and perhaps I should give them a break about it. Come on, people. You know what it's like to be put down, why spend so much time putting down others? Get over it. Sadly, extreme degrees of fandom make me uncomfortable. I feel a little silly watching people dress up as comic book characters when I go to a convention. Perhaps it's not silliness, perhaps its envy. Part of me would like to embrace my passions as whole-heartedly as they do, to give the finger to the Hip Police and Sheep-like Masses. Thing is, not everyone is a big ol' extrovert. Some people love to appreciate things, but don't wear a neon sign on their head with glowing arrows pointing down at themselves. Live and let live. Do your own thing. Do it passionately. Love it.
I would just make two suggestions. If you're dressing up as a character from a movie or a book, try to be age specific. A grown man dressing up as a boy is a little creepy. Also, shower regularly. That is all.
I hate fandom. Anime and TV series enthusiasts, sci-fi geeks, gaming nerds, what have you. I hate seeing people who so fall in love with something they can't let go of it. I loathe it when a big change is made, and people fall to pieces and start hating the thing they loved without any regard for what has gone on before. It saddens me to see LOTR geeks sneer at the "normal" people who come to see the movies and haven't read the books. There is a reverse elitism that goes on, which occurs in any scene and subculture and perhaps I should give them a break about it. Come on, people. You know what it's like to be put down, why spend so much time putting down others? Get over it. Sadly, extreme degrees of fandom make me uncomfortable. I feel a little silly watching people dress up as comic book characters when I go to a convention. Perhaps it's not silliness, perhaps its envy. Part of me would like to embrace my passions as whole-heartedly as they do, to give the finger to the Hip Police and Sheep-like Masses. Thing is, not everyone is a big ol' extrovert. Some people love to appreciate things, but don't wear a neon sign on their head with glowing arrows pointing down at themselves. Live and let live. Do your own thing. Do it passionately. Love it.
I would just make two suggestions. If you're dressing up as a character from a movie or a book, try to be age specific. A grown man dressing up as a boy is a little creepy. Also, shower regularly. That is all.
