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Does anybody else miss fandom etiquette?
I miss when there wasn't even a large split between 'proship/profic' and 'anti' people because there was always the understanding that if you didn't want to see something you just wouldn't interact with it and you'd mind your own business. At the very least, you wouldn't publicly harass eachother. I mean, there were always circles for different people but now it's so violent when you disagree... like even with ships and media in general. If something was your NOTP and you still interacted with the ship just to not be into it, you were seen as the asshole. Don't even get me started on how lots of people don't make content or comment on fanworks now...
It feels like nobody wants to actually participate in fandom and be part of a community anymore... :(
Fandom culture and etiquette never existed and it's just people being nostalgic for something that never existed, being black in fandoms has always been ass, people being called weird for liking "fictional children" have always existed and people disliking and arguing again incest have always existed. Even the first fanon gay ship was created due t...... 3 reply
I don’t really agree with your view of “the old fandom days.” The reason things feel more divided now is because people are more willing to speak up about harmful or romanticized content instead of just ignoring it.
Ignoring problematic ships or media isn’t always harmless , sometimes the content really is messed up, and people have every...... 1 reply
“‘Not gonna touch on whole proship course,’" and this person was literally defending shota oni and the pedophiles. Yeah, sure, buddy ,I see exactly what you are.
And to those upset about people calling out written, drawn, or animated CSAM you should be aware that anyone who enjoys sexualized depictions of children (In fiction yes)is viewed a...... 7 reply
Can we all just agree to disagree and not have this convo for the millionth time. It’s getting annoying having to see all the pedos crawl out of their hole to defend ts every time y’all bring it up. Ty. 2 reply
im not gonna talk abt the whole proship thing bc i think we're gonna disagree on that BUT. i agree w how fandoms have gotten so so so SO toxic to be in now. im gonna give wet sand's example; it's a love triangle between a guy, his "toxic" ex and a new "healthier" option. the discourse i see about it is so INSANELY weird though, to the point the lit...... 1 reply
I know what youre getting to and someone who grew up into fandom spaces in my personal unpopular opinion, the pandemic has brought in a lot of supposed "normie" people who have issues with pretty much everything. Recently i saw a post where anti pro ship ppl were proudly bragging how they keep reporting ao3 fics to police helpline numbers which ac...... 2 reply
Not gonna touch on the whole proship discourse but I’m ngl… I think fandoms have always been really toxic and horrendous (ie shipping wars, doxxing, harassment stuff that’s always been around)
More specifically I’ve seen this in like kpop, anime, or cartoon fandoms …the Steven universe fandom was so nyasty at one point
Like that one oth...... 1 reply
Don't be disheartened OP. Your point is not invalid at all. But this website won't have majority aligning with your views. Don't worry though, you can find peers actually on twitter. And no dw Not everyone who reads problematic themes wants to live that story irl. But you won't be getting neutral point here. All the best anyway. 1 reply
