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⌈ Secret Post #6539 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Damn.

This is disappointing to hear. But not surprising.

It's really easy for a lot of fandom spaces to turn bitter and make everything/majority of content about "us versus them". It's even harder to break out of this mentality if there is a schism in which each side feels like their indignation is just.

I'm not surprised to hear that proshippers can be just as clique-y and toxic with who is "good" and who is "bad".

I've had to accept that every time certain friends bring up their qualms over racism-related issues/discourse I have to tread carefully.
Because often, it is an issue, but I feel like my friends think that if we - the fans - shout angrily about it enough we'll cure racism or something (?)...and it usually just becomes fans drawing lines in the sand and yelling at each other that those they don't agree with are the worst people to exist.

I want to have nuanced discussions about problems in art, fandom, etc. But the point is to hear other points of views and ask yourself what you personally can do to make your own experiences better/less self-contained - or hell, it's OK to be aware of what others like/don't like and so you can be aware if such points-of-view is worthy of your time/interaction in the future.
But often I feel like a lot of fandom places treat schism or different perspectives as a way to gatekeep in some way.
They don't see that their behavior is really much more along the lines of creating enemies and furthering divides, and not so much about building communities that fans can feel safe in.
And yes, that means blocking fans who you know will not change their minds or are just trolls/puritans on crusades to cause chaos and divide.
But it's also being aware on if I myself am dismissing others because I believe I can do no wrong and I feel threatened in a way in which does not align with the situation at hand - as well as seeing if the company I keep are doing immature/mean and gatekeep-y things.

I know it's hard to deal with fandoms in which not everyone you agree with is your friend and not everyone you disagree with is your enemy, especially when it seems like a lot fandomers don't believe this to be true.
Just yikes all around and further reason as to why fandoming is really hard for me these days.