#like this post was inspired by people on tiktok acting like theyd been mortally wounded because one man lipsinced to a fiona apple song

[zanderbobs]

I actually hate the whole bizarre new way of consuming media where people think that you have to relate to something to like it and enjoy it. The whole obsession around 'nobody understands this like I do' and the general antagonism within fandoms that it creates when it's taken too seriously is so insufferable sometimes.

Being able to relate to something and see yourself portrayed in it is great! But if you can't relate, there's no point in pretending you do or forcing yourself to. You can still enjoy it and find it interesting, and maybe even find small aspects of it relatable. I'm just so sick of seeing people being relentlessly attacked for harmlessly enjoying media that isn't personally relatable to them because 'they'll never get it' or 'it's not for them'. Obviously some fans who aren't necessarily the target audience do cross the line (cough cough some mitski fans for example, but thats a topic for a whole other day) but in a lot of cases it's just some harmless fun and there's no need to kick up a massive fuss about it all.