[ SECRET POST #2644 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2644 ⌋

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Comments

[nyxelestia]

I think more and more, these days, people partake in fandom for its own sake as much as, if not more, than appreciation for the canon material. I love Merlin fandom, though I think the show is terrible - I wouldn't have watched past the second season if it weren't for the fandom, and even being part of the fandom I haven't seen the last one. But I am still very involved in the fandom because of the fantastic fic and art that comes about from it. "We watch for the pretty, we stay for the fandom" and there's a reason why AU fics so vastly outnumber canon fics in the fandom.

You then partake in certain activities as an expression of being that obsession.

I agree that reading the occasional fic or watching the odd fanvid in something you otherwise don't care for or participate in wouldn't really mean you are now a part of that fandom. But given that how much fandom is a culture unto itself, with its own standards and media and classics and overused tropes and all the other stuff, participating in fandom isn't always even dependent on having actually seen/read the original material, let alone loving it. (Granted, people who come into fandom having little to no experiences with the original material bring with them a host of other problems and irritations, but that's a whole 'nother can of worms entirely).