[ SECRET POST #6961 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6961 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

Not sure it's any specific fandom, but anyone who believes they are the reincarnation of a fictional character. It's extra hilarious when it's from a relatively new series.

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

They also tend to "kin" more than one fictional character depending on their mood that day.

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT - A few people once called me problematic for finding these ideas concerning.

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

I'm perfectly fine with being deemed Problematic for worrying about kin shit. At best, they're just super into or inspired by a character, and that's totally fine! Not the terminology I would use for having an absolute fave or two, but I respect it. But more often than not, I've seen it used as a bludgeon (either of the "I'm right and you're wrong" variety or the "everyone listen to me, I AM [Character]" variety), and at worst, it's veering into or outright involving actual cult tactics of in-group specialness.

And yes, I've had bad personal experiences with the bludgeoning variety, but I've also had friends get hurt by cult tactics in fandom spaces, so I'd rather be kind of an asshole to some attention-seekers than promote that path.

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

I'm totally fine with people kinning whoever they want as long as they don't then come into the fandom and be shitty to people who see that character differently.

I remember getting into fandom back in 1995 in a forum that had a rule that you're not allowed to answer question as a character on the main boards (there was an RP board too) because they got too many arguments from multiple people "being" the same person and answering "X happened/didn't happen and I know because I was there." The term "kinning" wasn't invented yet but it was exactly the same. Those people could be grandparents to kinning teens now!

Re: Delusional fans

[philstar22]

I find the idea hilarious in general. These are characters written by other people. Had someone once insist that it wasn't enough to block me on Tumblr, I needed to block them. Because they were a reincarnated Sauron and were offended that I multi-shipped him.

Re: Delusional fans

[(Anonymous)]

I...what

philstar please help I can't wrap my brain around someone wanting to kin Sauron.

Re: Delusional fans

[philstar22]

Yup. I don't get it at all. Some fans scare me. Like, I like villains. Villains are fun. But they are villains. And when you are talking about a villain who is supposed to represent the devil, thinking you are him is just plain creepy.