So… someone dresses as Batgirl at a con because she’s been reading Batgirl for most of her life? A fan. Someone dresses as Batgirl because she’s vaguely aware of Batgirl, and thinks it’s a cool costume? Well leave her the fuck alone. She’s playing. And she’s allowed to play, and she doesn’t owe you an explanation for it. Nor does she owe you: the time of day, a conversation about the weather, her phone number, or a roll in the sack. You don’t get to decide whether she’s a fan, or how true a fan she is, or whether the thing she’s a fan of is even legitimate fandom. You don’t get to decide that. You are not sitting at the cool kids table. Fandom is not high school. There is no street cred. People deserve better than to be treated like that, and you deserve better than to be That Guy.
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“Yeah, Lysistrata, but I knew Aristophanes back in his Acharnians days.”
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That was written just to piss people off.. That pisses me off… but he's looking for an audience.. ugh
All the plusses for Jon's commentary
Love it.
I thought we left this in high school.
Besides, this is at least 50% of the reasons I go to cons…… just saying!
Nerd/geek/whatever you want to call it can be just as exclusive as "the cool kids table". Which is sad, since that's the reason most of us are the way we are anyway.
You wanted attention you are going to get it. If you don't want people talking shit stop dressing up and goint out in public. Its just a troll.
"Out in public" is different than at a con, +MacE ArmsMan
True +Erin Joiner. But I do crazy over the top stuff too but I never complain when people take excption. When I do things to separate myself from others. I.E. cosplay or dying my hair electric blue.
It's not about complaining when people take exception, it's about being told one isn't "fan enough" to dress up.
ITT, anyway.
But such is life. No matter where you go some ass will be telling you are not worthy of being/doing what ever it is. "You ain't a real fan if you (inset criteria) then yousa real fan!"
Just like the internet.
"such is life" is not an acceptable reason to meekly accept the status quo.
The people who say you're 'not fan enough to be a fan' are A) Wrong. B) Are not the High Holy Priests of All That Is (New Orleans) Saintly (or Batmany, or Doctor Whoish, or New England Patriotic or whatever the fandom is), and therefore can take their :judged: and fuck right the hell off. B) Are actively doing harm to the community that they value highly, by behaving in a way that intentionally drives off people who might otherwise become part of that community.
I see zero reason to accept that behavior, and every reason to call people out on it. My experience has shown that people often aren't more than vaguely aware that they're being counterproductively judgmental until it's pointed out to them, and once they're aware of it, they (mostly) knock that shit off.
^^^^
And might I add, it does nothing but make me want to break out the ruler for a game of "my dick is bigger than yours".
You've been a fan longer? You have posters plastered/a tattoo/tee shirts/WHATEVER?
GREAT. Let's enjoy it together instead of you trying to one-up everyone else.
I agree with the points above. I have lived next to the stadium my whole life and wached the decline of society. From hey lets enjoy this togeather, to you ain't a real fan. And its getting worse. But if the worst thing is people dropping a bunch of vulgarity on you need to be the bigger person. "I liked the band before thay got famous"
I don't know that we're discussing the same thing entirely here. It's not about vulgarity. It IS about being a condescending douchebag,
I am going back to my answer of, I don't care how much of a fan they are… Are they having fun, looking hot (slave Leia at star wars celebration, I counted 20) about 50% of the reason I go….. Yes, I said it!
Kind of a shame that you set the bar so high, Jason. =P
I go for the atmosphere, the costumes, the people, and the celebrities.
Of course the female costumes are a plus.