#just stfu and mind your own business if you don't wanna interact with fandom

[lesbiansanemi]

Okay, so lord knows I’m one of the first people to criticize fandom (I fucking hate a lot of aspects of fandom), but the weird new branch of people who keep saying things like “stfu up about fandom/writing or reading fanfic isn’t a personality trait/all shipping is terrible and you need to shut up about it/idc if you participate in fandom but you must always talk about how much is sucks and you can never act like you enjoy it because it’s awful and irredeemable and actually if you participate in fandom I hate you” like... are yall okay? Like yes, I know, fandom can be awful, but have you considered that some people have hobbies? Some people like having fun? And so long as they’re not hurting anyone why the fuck do you care? Can you gremlins get off your high fucking horses for two goddamn seconds and quit turning anything and everything into a game of morality and not to be that person but let people enjoy things? 

#i cannot stress to you enough but more often than not it really IS NOT THAT DEEP #it's just ppl wanting to talk about the things they enjoy? and there's nothing wrong with that? #like yes some of fandom culture can be toxic but we are veering towards this weird almost bullying of anyone who wants to participate in it #which is... ah... not great #like i'm definitely not saying don't criticize fandom #but maybe acting like the ENTIRETY of fandom is irredeemable and terrible is um... not it chief #but hey maybe that's just me #also look at it from this angle #you're only seeing what people say/post on the internet #MOST people aren't talking about or engaging in fandom a lot IRL #most ppl i know IRL don't know i write fanfic and most of them don't consume the source material so where am i supposed to talk about it? #THE INTERNET #so you're whole 'making it your whole personality' argument #is generally gonna be BS anyways #like how DARE someone make a meaningless account on the internet #that most likely is one of their only places to talk about something they enjoy? #OH NOOOO HOW TERRIBLE #god the more i'm thinking about this the more pissed off i'm getting #it's so mean-spirited and petty like genuinely why the FUCK do you people CARE #just stfu and mind your own business if you don't wanna interact with fandom #like that's a fucking option you know #kaz rambles