JizzmasterD ( @JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca ) 8•10 months agoOnly if you’re a dude. Fangirls MUST know every fact possible.
Rule.
/s
MystikIncarnate ( @MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ) English8•10 months agoThat’s really stupid and it also seems to be what some people think.
Just like stuff, you don’t have to prove to anyone that you like it by knowing a bunch of trivia. When someone asks you about obscure fact #278, ask them when they last got laid and fucking walk away. Those dipshits aren’t worth your time.
EonNShadow ( @EonNShadow@pawb.social ) 8•10 months agoWait. I’m allowed to like a book series without running the 2nd largest Discord community for them?
Fuck, I’m doing it wrong ig.
Serdan ( @Serdan@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months agoWhich book series?
lugal ( @lugal@lemmy.ml ) 5•10 months agoI like the tweet even though I don’t know the author of it
Lemmywhat ( @Lemmywhat@monyet.cc ) 4•10 months agoSame with hate I guess
Powerbomb ( @Powerbomb@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months agoIsn’t fandom and being a fan just an abbreviating expression of being a fanatic?
A shorter version would be “you can like stuff without being a fan”
For example, I’d say that I’m a big fan of Iron Maiden, but also that I like synthwave.
alp ( @alp@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 2•10 months agoMaybe etymological roots or whatever but most people mean they just like x thing so they are a fan of it
NigelFrobisher ( @NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) 1•10 months agoYes. It was originally an idiomatic overstatement, like how not when people say they “Stan” someone they’re not literally rifling through their bins and sending vials of bodily fluids through the post. Mostly,
- shiveyarbles ( @shiveyarbles@beehaw.org ) 2•10 months ago
Just don’t go all MAGA cult without knowing the basics about democracy and the basic platform differences between republicans and Democrats. That’s how we end up with fascism and regret.
beneeney ( @beneeney@lemm.ee ) 3•10 months agoI’m not understanding what prompted you to go all Mr Political on this post lol
NigelFrobisher ( @NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) 1•10 months agoThis guy is clearly not a real fan.
letsgo ( @letsgo@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months agoSo what about people who like Gary Glitter, or Jim’ll Fix It?