[ SECRET POST #7032 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #7032 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, I'm in my forties and frequently use my (pretty basic) ita bag to hold phone/wallet/etc for trips to the grocery store or library, and I've never had a judgy/rude interaction, but I have had people of different ages and genders compliment my bag, either for the pins/keychains or the overall bag itself, so I'd say go ahead and wear it out to non-fannish places! A lot of people aren't going to care, but some people just like seeing whimsy/personality even if they don't know the fandom(s). If cons and fan spaces are letting you down (and I do feel a LOT of these complaints), I don't think you have to put away fannish things. You might find people in the wild care less about discourse and snobbery than the people making the most noise in fan spaces.

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, itabags and fannish keychains/pins aren't even remotely uncommon to see around these days. I've got a bunch of fandom keychains and pins on my key lanyard and purse and I've never gotten anything but compliments on them. (In fact, my FFXIV ones usually get people asking me what server I play on since I have keychains with my primary job symbols.)

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe it depends on where you live. I'm in a smallish town and I've only ever seen two teenagers wearing itabags in the wild. People were judgemental when I was a teen with a couple of kawaii keyrings ("omg kiddy") so I don't even wanna know what it'd be like now. People my age do attend cons but most do so with their kids. I don't see a problem with any of this, I just feel very, okay, so there isn't a place for me here anymore huh. I kinda knew that this would happen, because it's happened with every generation of women I ever knew and maybe that's why it's so disappointing.

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm 50, live in a small town and wear fandom stuff all the time. People are way less judgy now than when I was a goth nerd teen in a slightly larger town, maybe because I'm old enough that they can see I don't give a shit about their opinions. A lot of women do seem to want to not stand out, but there's plenty who are just doing their own thing.

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

That’s good. I’m not as old as you, still get mistaken for younger and have social concerns like employment in a small town so I prefer to stay safe but I am glad to know people are getting more accepting in some places

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm 40 and get compliments on my Slullpanda or Hello Kitty bag charms, and my dresses which are quite alternative. I've seen a young girl who wears angel lolita clothes in public and also seen her in a Japanese-style school uniform (she is blonde and western ftr), and she has more courage than I would have had at her age.

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

I used to work at a store that sold Hello Kitty and Sanrio stuff and no small number of the people who bought it were middle-aged women, amusingly.

Re: Sometimes ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ fandom just isn't kind.

[(Anonymous)]

I have Pokémon keychains on every bag and people either ignore them or compliment them. In general people really don’t care what you’re doing and strangers really don’t spend time judging us like we might think.