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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-09-15 03:31 pm

[ SECRET POST #2448 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2448 ⌋

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[personal profile] lirren 2013-09-15 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
So, the fact that your parents do that means all parents do that, and gives you the right to judge, is that what you're saying? Because none of the parents I know, both online or off, pull that kind of shit on their kids.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-15 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't judge people in fandom by their age, thank you very much.

You were implying it's mostly young people who pull this "you're too old for A or B" because they want fandom for themselves. And I brought up the parents because they're often the source for why young people see their own fandoms as childish and dumb and something you need to grow out of.
They have internalized what adults told them is "childish" and what is not and they are applying it to other adults. Big surprise?

(Anonymous) 2013-09-15 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that's a good point to make, but you could have made it without being so hostile. Your tone implied that you found her at fault for something.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the hostility and tone of the first comment pretty much killed any righteous indignation to be found here. Lumping together a whole generation is hardly proof of maturity.
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[personal profile] pkbitchgirl 2013-09-15 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
BAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, someone's picking on young people!

(Anonymous) 2013-09-15 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's hardly old people complaining about older people in fandom, is it? It this case, I think singling out youngsters for certain things in fandom is perfectly justified.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
THIS. "I hope I have better things to do with my life than be in fandom when I'm that old" is NOT being said by older people.

[personal profile] kirby_crow 2013-09-15 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)

>>You were implying it's mostly young people who pull this "you're too old for A or B"

If we're talking fandom, I think it's a given that it's mostly young people pulling that. You certainly wouldn't have a lot of older people running around fandom yelling "Get out! This pool is too young for us! Leave!" XD I mean, if they felt that way, how would they even be there?

(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
That's exactly what I'm going to do when I hit 40. It feels good to have a plan for the future! :) It's going to be fun.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, it is mostly young people pulling the "you're too old for fandom" stunt, because old people aren't trying to eject themselves from fandom. That'd just be silly.

I know you're trying to make logical connections here (and maybe work through some of your parental issues) but you're not quite there in terms of sound reasoning.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-16 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder how much of it is blamed on parents drumming that into their kids' heads when it's really the fact that some very vocal younger people just don't like the idea of older people having an interest in fanfiction or shipping, and thereby likely having actual sexual feelings. Disgusting! rme
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[personal profile] lirren 2013-09-16 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
The vast majority of them, IMO, considering the number of them that have said this exact thing to me.
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[personal profile] dazzledfirestar 2013-09-16 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
lol Exactly this. Even if they're not screaming from the rooftops that it's so gross, looking at the general shipping tendencies in most fandoms... well, there aren't a lot of folks over 40 getting a whole lot of play.