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⌈ Secret Post #2041 ⌋

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It doesn't narrow the field, I assure you. Plenty of folks write and see Sherlock as asexual. It's not an obscure thing. There are tons of fanworks out there that deal with it from fluff to angst and all in between. Ask for fic recs in communities. People will be more than happy to help you out.

I still don't understand how those people enjoying themselves in any way negatively affects you. Okay, so some people are too immature to handle the thought of other characters getting in the way of their ship- what does it matter to you? They'll grow up and learn from it eventually and most likely look back on their "I hate X cause they're ruining Z/Y!" with some embarrassment and a bit of wisdom. And okay, some people get a little delusional and want to see things that aren't there (like Sherlock glancing at John)... so what? Who cares? Shrug and move on. No one's forcing you to take part in that. You really can just roll your eyes and scroll right past it.

I assure you, there are so many wonderfully talented people in this fandom who are also kind, intelligent, hilarious, and fun. This fandom in particular is one of the funniest I've ever been in. It's a lovely place.

All this Sherlock talk is making me want to watch the show and get back to my reading of the books. I wonder if I can do both at the same time...

da

Isn't this person doing what you're suggesting already, though? Not complaining about being "forced" to participate, but asking for places that they can interact with the fandom in the way they prefer. It's...what you're telling them to do, except they're acting for specifics for the "lovely places" you or others might know of.

Like okay I get what you're saying about not looking down on people for having too much fun or whatever but this person isn't coming across as scoffing and dismissive to me at all

*asking for specifics, oops

ayrt

No, I was responding to their comment about "the crazy" and how that must somehow impact their enjoyment of fandom (they directly said they left a previous fandom because of it).

Okay, but if the way the fandom works is not enjoyable to you it's still a perfectly logical train of thought to divorce yourself from that fandom. Yes, actually, other fans can impact a person's willingness to interact with those specific fans. That's not inherently a bad thing. It's a personality/preference thing. It's one thing to say you can't enjoy a show anymore because of the fandom, but to say "I can't enjoy this fandom because of this fandom" seems pretty natural.

I'm mostly just baffled by your "no one is forcing you" bit because yes, yes that is exactly the point

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