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lord-squiggletits · 2 years ago

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It actually really annoys me how "expecting people to read the source material" is considered gatekeeping these days because like. Besides the obvious reasons, it's pretty off-putting trying to have conversations with people who only know a bite sized chunk of the overall story they claim to be a fan of? Like it's so off-putting to try and jump into a headcanon conversation like "oh yeah I think you could also add this aspect from this part of the comics" and the response you get is either "I haven't read that part" at best or "I literally don't care" at worst because it's like. Okay. I don't really want to hang out with people who seem disinterested or outright hateful towards the things that I like, so I'm literally just going to leave that space.

I guess you can be a fan of something without consuming every story it has to offer, but it's pretty fucking annoying to share fandom spaces with people who basically don't give a damn about the source material and will call you a meanie if you point out how this is perhaps a little bit strange.

#fandom wank #honestly i think the whole accusation of gatekeeping is kind of dumb too lmao #like literally no one can control who's allowed to be a fan because this is the internet where there's a billion ways to interact #however i'm perfectly at liberty to think that some fans have shit takes that seem more based on their imagination than the actual story #platitudes like don't like don't read apply to curating your content and interacting with other people #i can be civil to people in fandom and avoid content i don't like. but still have opinions on whether a take is shit or not #idk i just hate it when you say 'i don't like this' and ppl are like NOOOOOO YOU CAN'T SAY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT OTHER FANS #yes i literally can and you're not going to stop me #this isn't kindergarten we don't have to hold hands and sing songs all day. i can and do think some ppl and some content is bad #and like as long as i don't spread gossip or try to harass them then why does it fucking matter #i'm not obligated to like every fan i come into contact with i'm just obligated to not be an asshole to them #i just hate tone policers where you'll be like yeah i think xyz headcanon is annoying and makes no sense #and they instantly screech IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN DON'T READ IT YOU BIG MEANIE WHY ARE YOU A GATEKEEPER #stfu i just said i don't like it and i have a right to not like it and complain about it sometimes

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