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fandomsecrets2018-09-12 06:39 pm
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[ SECRET POST #4270 ]
⌈ Secret Post #4270 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-12 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)When you're younger, you're likely to see stuff just... about.
When you're older, it's easier to miss stuff aimed at younger people unless you've been given a direct recommendation by a fan (and that's good -- I've got into plenty of stuff I otherwise wouldn't have really known about because it didn't float past me). A lot of stuff aimed at kids has a serious cult following, so it wouldn't be weird for that to happen.
It's not judgemental to just ... not be from the era when something was popular. Let's face it, most media interest is spread by word of mouth. If your whole class is reading Warrior Cats, you're probably going to give it a shot. If your friend group in college are all burning through Gravity Falls, you'll probably get in on that shit.
If you're in your thirties, you're probably not going to go to the kids section in a bookstore to pick up new reading and you might not even hear about some TV shows.
It's not snobby or judgemental to be past the period where you're likely to have been absorbing media passively, instead of needing active recommendations, especially if it's not explicitly aimed at you.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-12 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)To me "after my time" seems to be judgmental. To me it seems to be saying "I grew up and thus don't watch kids' things. Why are you watching kids' things?"
My 43 year old self and 70 year old mother frequently go to watch kids' movies in the theater. Because they are enjoyable and light fun when we want a distraction and some happy time. (I know the OP mentioned Pixar being "acceptable" for adults to watch, but we don't just see Pixar movies.) I recently rewatched Moana on Netflix, because I love it. A couple of years ago, a friend got me to watch ATLA and I liked it. Sure, kids' things aren't as deep and complex generally as things aimed for adults, but assuming adults are reasonable about their expectations, I don't think it should be remarkable that adults watch some things aimed for kids, especially given all of the different ways we have for people to see things these days.
Thus, I don't think there really is an "after my time", as everything is available at any time. It's just whether or not someone might think they are interested in it. Which means I find that statement to be judgey. (Especially given the rest of the attitude I'm kinda gleaning from this secret. Maybe it isn't said in real life the way it is sounding in my head right now, though.)
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-13 12:43 am (UTC)(link)This is exactly how I feel. I'm only in my 30s but I love a lot of music from the 50s/60s because I caught some of it on the radio and liked it enough to start delving into it on my own. It's not as if media has an expiration date - that's the beauty of it. "After my time" means nothing in today's world where it's so easy to access anything you might want to check out.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-13 03:17 am (UTC)(link)You can always watch older stuff, but there is so much older stuff that what you watch is going to be a lot more individual. I mean, you mentioned music from the 50s/60s. I might mention music from the 30s/40s. Or I might mention blues, while you might mention rock.
And frankly, there are some shows that I can only watch now because of nostalgia. I don't think I'd ever get into them now if I was watching them fresh. I'm probably not going to start watching children's shows unless I've heard from adults who got into them as adults that they're good.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-13 03:06 am (UTC)(link)TBH to me this seems to be exactly the kind of oversensitivity the secret is talking about. I mean, you're kind of just ... inventing all sorts of meaning that just isn't there.
You even felt like you had to write an entire paragraph defending adults who watch children's media. No one criticized adults who watch children's media. The secret writer said explicitly that there's nothing wrong with it and they don't judge people who do.
It's just whether or not someone might think they are interested in it. Which means I find that statement to be judgey.
And so what if someone's not interested in what you like? You don't have to take it personally.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-13 07:13 am (UTC)(link)no subject
(Anonymous) 2018-09-13 03:08 am (UTC)(link)Well frankly, that's on you and your weirdly defensive interpretation, because that isn't what the phrase means. I wasn't hugely into Teletubbies because I wasn't a little kid when they were popular on TV. There's nothing wrong with NOT watching something, and it's not any sort of commentary on people who do.
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(Anonymous) 2018-09-12 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)fucking this
I'm in my 40s so the current crop of 25-25 year olds feeling judged that I'm not familiar with Rugrats because didn't watch it in my childhood - because I was not a child then - needs to take a step back. I'm not judging you I'm just stating the fact that I was in college in 1993 so your childhood is not my childhood.