[ SECRET POST #2352 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2352 ⌋

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 091 secrets from Secret Submission Post #336.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

You know what I hate?

[elephantinegrace]

I hate when assholes act like they're so much better than other fans because they were into the thing for longer. You know what? A person can be a fan of The Avengers if they've only seen the movies and read none of the comics, and even if the movies don't inspire them to read the comics, they're still fans. A person can be a fan of Sherlock Holmes if they've only watched the BBC show or the new movies or Elementary, and even if those shows don't inspire them to read the books or watch Granada, they're still fans. A person can be a fan of The Wanted even if they've only ever heard two songs from them, and even if those two songs don't inspire them to go out and seek the rest of their discography, they're still fans!

Sorry about the teal deer; fan elitism frustrates me to no end.

Re: You know what I hate?

[writerserenyty]

I totally agree with everything you wrote here. Fan elitism bugs me so much. If you like something and want to be considered a fan, you're a fan.

Re: You know what I hate?

[cassandraoftroy]

Agreed -- especially when one show/movie/series/etc. takes place within an entirely different fictional universe with no connection to any of the others. The MCU Avengers are not the 616 Avengers, and BBC Sherlock and Elementary are not ACD!Holmes. You can be a fan of one without being interested in the other, and it won't hurt your characterization any (in fact, it might help it, since you're not experiencing negative transfer. Sometimes I wonder if some Avengers fanauthors have read too much Ultimates and gotten their Steves confused).

And you know what I hate?

[(Anonymous)]

A person can be a fan of Sherlock Holmes if they've only watched the BBC show or the new movies or Elementary, and even if those shows don't inspire them to read the books or watch Granada, they're still fans.

Fans of the shows, sure. Fans of 'Sherlock Holmes' when the shows/films are really not very much like the source material? Actually, no. If it's elitist to point that out, then I am and I don't care. It has nothing to do with "length of time" one has been in a fandom. It has everything to do with derivations being so far from the original they have pretty much just pinched the idea or the names and run with it - which they can do, sure but you might as well say that a fan of The Lion King is a Shakespeare enthusiast. Exaggeration for effect.

Fan handwaving and "ooh, anyone who disagrees something is canon is an elitist" frustrates me to no end.

Re: You know what I hate?

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with everything except that I don't think you can be a fan of a band/musician when you don't feel bothered listening to more than two songs. Clearly it means you like those songs but you don't care about anything else but those songs, so you can't actually be a fan of the band/musician as a whole. You're not a fan of Sherlock Holmes if you have only ever watched one episode of the show either.

Re: You know what I hate?

[(Anonymous)]

Personally, I don't even bother remembering a band/musician's name unless I like more than one or two of their songs. Usually I decide I'm a fan by accident when I go through my music and realize that I have multiple songs by the same people... then I go looking for more. :)