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Gatekeepers and Snobs: A discussion about Fandoms and their protectors (www.socratically.net)
submitted 8 months ago by StewieTheThird@beehaw.org to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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Gatekeepers ruin everything; they will always be there, waiting in the shadows to tell you how you aren’t really that into something—or letting you know that what you like isn’t respectable enough to be a fan.

We have all experienced it, no matter what community it is, no matter what kind of fandom. You will always have someone trying to gatekeep what it means to be a fan—telling you the barrier you have to meet in order to “really” appreciate something.

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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Fans are the worst! How dare you enjoy something?!