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fandomsecrets2009-08-25 03:42 pm
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[ SECRET POST #963 ]
⌈ Secret Post #963 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
101.
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102.
[Code Geass]
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103.
[Gossip Girl, Harry Potter]
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104.
[Team Fortress 2]
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105.
[Karl Urban]
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106.
[Doctor Strange/Pepper Potts]
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107.
[Cracker]
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108.
[Star Trek]
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109.
[Colin Morgan]
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110.
[BSG]
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111.
[Golden Girls]
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112.
[A Very Potter Musical]
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113.
[Team Fortress 2]
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114.
[Tenchi Muyo GPX]
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115.
[Laurel and Hardy]
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116.
[Codename: Kids Next Door/House, M.D.]
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117.
[Emma Watson]
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118.
[Watchmen]
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119.
[White Collar]
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120.
[The Death Gate Cycle]
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121.
[Dr Who]
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122.
[Emilie Autumn]
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123.
[Star Trek]
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124.
[Avenged Sevenfold]
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125.
[Farscape]
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126.
[Princess Tutu]
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127.
[Man v Food]
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128.
[Avatar]
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129.
[Return to Oz]
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130.
[Gundam Seed]
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131.
[Star Wars: KotOR]
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132.
[Code Geass]
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133.
[MGS]
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134.
[District 9]
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135.
[Star Trek, Q]
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136.
[Coraline]
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137.
[Nemi]
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138.
[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]
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139.
[RENT, Everworld]
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140.
[HSM]
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141.
[True Blood]
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142.
[Odin Sphere]
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143.
[ST: Voyager]
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144.
[TWEWY/Kuroshitsuji]
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145.
[10 Things I Hate About You]
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146.
[Supernatural]
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147.
[Touhou Seirensen Undefined Fantastic Object]
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148.
[Star Trek/Ranma 1/2]
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149.
[Sugarland]
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150.
[George Harrison]
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151.
[The Boat That Rocked]
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152.
[House]
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153.
[Band of Brothers]
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154.
[Utena]
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155.
[Artemis Fowl/Series of Unfortunate Events]
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156.
[Norio Wakamoto]
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157.
[Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto]
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158.
[American Idol]
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159.
[Tatort]
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160.
[Professor Layton]
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161.
[Michiko to Hatchin]
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162.
[Gossip Girl]
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163.
[Ponyo]
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164.
[Soul Eater]
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165.
[Watchmen]
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166.
[Misha Collins]
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167.
[Superjail]
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168.
[Desperate Housewives]
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169.
[BtVS]
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170.
[Fire Emblem]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 09 pages, 218 secrets from Secret Submission Post #138.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 4 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ], [ 1 - empty comment ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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But being involved in fandom reflecting negatively? Yes, actually. Say you were in the 501st--it's a charity/community service type of troop. Of course, one of the requirements is dressing up in professional-grade Stormtrooper costumes. While it's something a non-fan-type coworker or boss would have no problem with--community service is good and all--they'd think you were kind of the weird one for making pretend that you were a Stormtrooper on your off days.
In fandom, we have these weird, bizarre, and intense discussions that just don't seem normal to non-fans. Someone in a professional aspect finding out that you roleplay an anime character in all earnestness, or that you have a boatload of fic written about a kid's cartoon, or stumbling on an in-depth discussion of the potential love-interests of a fictional character would probably find it just downright weird. It wouldn't get you fired or not-hired, but it would probably set you up to be made fun of at the very least.
The big thing, though, is your behavior in a fandom. Were you on scans_daily? Remember how it got shut down? Normal ranty-reviews of extreme vitriol taken out of context by someone who wasn't a part of that community. Imagine if a future employer found a review you'd written of a book or movie, just on a board, where you'd used fandomly-accepted hyperbole? If they don't know you as a person, they'll judge you by what they read there.
To spell it out, I'm not just saying "if you write a review" or "if you drew porn" or "if you roleplay/cosplay." Really, it's a matter of being on the internet at all. Non-fandom-folk get passed over because they had an embarrassing photo on myspace where they were being drunk or slutty, or were rude in a forum. It's not too far a leap in judgement to figure the same could happen if the first thing an employer found on your facebook was you cosplaying (depending on the costume).
Depends on the job too, I'd suppose. It's hypothetical.
But yes. People who aren't in fandoms tend to think of them as weird. Harmless and weird usually, but weird.