Toxic Fandom

oh the post was supposed to be toxic?

i totally missed that if it was the case. i see some useful financial news and a great Luke Gif

 

isn't that the point of fans toxicity thread or what?
I thought this is a thread in which we will be abolished for expressing our spontaneous and unprovoked toxicity.

 

i honestly have no idea if you meant that with sarcasm... but it made me snort with laughter my friend.

you are a passionate fan.. there is nothing toxic about you

 

You guys are so nice people.

 

Wait...are we talking Britney Spears Toxic....

Or Ferngully's Tim Curry Toxic Love????

I'm down for both...TBH.

 

Toxic people are bad people, but they will stop this, if we just ignore them.

 

I don't say this to justify any toxic actions. I say this in a spirit of trying to understand:

I think to understand toxic fandom, you need the concept of gentrification. For a long time, "nerd culture" lived at the fringes of society. It was a haven for those who felt outcast, bullied, etc. It was a place they could go and be themselves, express their interest free from ridicule or bullying. And yes, many of these people were white males.

Fast forward to the last decade. Nerd culture has gone mainstream. At first this is fine. Why not invite others to the party? We want to see the things we love succeed, right?

But here's the thing, and I believe this is an important distinction for a lot of hot button issues today: there's a big difference between saying "there aren't enough minorities represented" and saying "there are too many white males."

I think a lot of fans suddenly felt that their haven from the world was invaded by the world. The place they could be themselves without ridicule suddenly became a source of ridicule. They began to hear culture saying, "there are too many of you white males here, get out and make room."

I don't believe that culture, as a whole, is saying this. I believe some extremists are saying this, and that throws fuel on the fire of toxic fandom. But I DO believe that, whatever was actually intended, this "too many white males" thing is what many fans think they're being told. In their minds, they let the popular kids into the neighborhood, into the thing they love and value, only to be told they're no longer wanted in the neighborhood they founded.

 

Part of the issue still surrounding TLJ debates a year later, is that people can't agree on things that did or didn't happen in the film.

 

why it is called toxic? i think our fandom is really cool