It can be a little embarassing. I look at some of the stuff that goes on and I think, oh man. I did this. I did all the stuff I hate.
And it's funny. I'm using SG-1 as the fandom example, but like I mentioned it's not just SG-1 that does it. I've seen it in X-Files and Smallville. I've seen some issues in Star Wars. And I never was hardcore into any of those fandoms. I'm sure it's happened in others, too.
It's so easy to take everything personally when you are so wrapped up in fandom and so are your friends. People you're friends with suddenly become enemies and so many hurtful things can be said and done. Or you find you're on the opposite side of the latest cause and realize just how similiar it was to the last big fandom hot button. It's funny just how similar the factions are; it's just the details that are different. Doesn't even matter the fandom. It's the same politics everywhere.
Over a TV show!
It's really a balancing act, I think. I've met some fabulous people through SG-1. You and so many people on my flist. Even through some of my other loves. And it's so nice to be able to talk and debate about things with people that tend to know what you're talking about, even if you don't see eye to eye.
But when it's affecting your daily life? No. You have to draw the line somewhere. My line is that I don't leave the fandom completely -- I'll stick with the friends I've met, maybe write when I have the time, and talk about it when I can. But I'm not going to get involved in the factions, the debates, and the wars that happen. I can still be in the fandom by defining it the way I choose but at the same time no my limits. Fandom becomes what I define it to be, nothing more, nothing less.
And let me tell you, that is a freeing experience.
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Date: 2006-08-06 01:19 am (UTC)And it's funny. I'm using SG-1 as the fandom example, but like I mentioned it's not just SG-1 that does it. I've seen it in X-Files and Smallville. I've seen some issues in Star Wars. And I never was hardcore into any of those fandoms. I'm sure it's happened in others, too.
It's so easy to take everything personally when you are so wrapped up in fandom and so are your friends. People you're friends with suddenly become enemies and so many hurtful things can be said and done. Or you find you're on the opposite side of the latest cause and realize just how similiar it was to the last big fandom hot button. It's funny just how similar the factions are; it's just the details that are different. Doesn't even matter the fandom. It's the same politics everywhere.
Over a TV show!
It's really a balancing act, I think. I've met some fabulous people through SG-1. You and so many people on my flist. Even through some of my other loves. And it's so nice to be able to talk and debate about things with people that tend to know what you're talking about, even if you don't see eye to eye.
But when it's affecting your daily life? No. You have to draw the line somewhere. My line is that I don't leave the fandom completely -- I'll stick with the friends I've met, maybe write when I have the time, and talk about it when I can. But I'm not going to get involved in the factions, the debates, and the wars that happen. I can still be in the fandom by defining it the way I choose but at the same time no my limits. Fandom becomes what I define it to be, nothing more, nothing less.
And let me tell you, that is a freeing experience.