Let no one say the fandom life is easy.
Because it’s a battlefield, okay? A battlefield of passion and emotion and occasionally blood — because paper cuts are a real issue and also being so distracted thinking about your fandom that you accidentally walk to Egypt and get eaten by a camel. I, for one, think fangirls deserve respect and admiration for all we go through. Especially potential-death-by-camel. And if you’re making fun of someone for being passionate and enthusiastic about art then you, sir, need to sit down.
Fangirls keep books and movies and shows ALIVE. They are very important. They should be honoured and perhaps gifted golden laurels biannually.
And before we go on to discuss just how hard the fandom life is, I want to point out that “fangirl” is a gender-neutral term. Don’t come at me with your “fanboy” things. No, no. Fangirls are absolutely anyone who is passionate about something. It doesn’t even have to be fictional! I am deep into the cake fandom. You know I am.
Today I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday for their prompt “Fandom Freebie” and I’m doing 10 Fangirl Problems because the struggle is real, peoples, and it’s okay that we have many fangirl life crises. We can go forward, though. We are strong and brave inside and there is cake to aid us.
1. WHEN YOU’RE NOT PART OF A MASSIVE FANDOM AND FEEL LIKE AN AWKWARD PIECE OF SOUFFLÉ.
Maybe you hate That Massive Popular Fandom. Or maybe you just don’t care about it??? Don’t see the hype??? But either way IT’S LIKE BEING SO ALONE AND OSTRACISED. Ostriches probably have more luck with life than you when everyone is raving and flailing about a spectacular book series and you’re sitting there smiling awkwardly and wanting to burn something down.
Also it gets downright annoying when you see it everywhere and you just do. not. care. It rapidly goes from:
Stage #1: I don’t care.
Stage #2: I really would rather not have that fandom slapped in my face every time I enter the internet thanks.
Stage #3: I know all the freaking spoilers and I still don’t care.
Stage #4: I’m going to murder a baby soufflé if I see another fandom reference again.
Stage #5: THERE !! WILL !! BE !! BLOOD !! TONIGHT !! GET IT AWAY FROM ME.
Please spare me for goodness sakes.
YOU FEELING DEAD INSIDE WHENEVER YOUR ANTI-FANDOM IS MENTIONED.
2. WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THE FANDOMS YOU’D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN.
The problem is there is SO MUCH EPIC ART OUT THERE. And I want to eat it all. Oh Marvel has a new TV show out? Lovely. Oh there’s 93028 books on my TBR? Nice. Oh I want to reread Harry Potter? Gotcha. Oh I need to like actually work/school/socialise with the trees/clean/buy groceries/maybe make a relationship with a living human??? Why do you ask so much of me.
I have 1000+ books on my TBR. I have like 20 shows I want to watch. I watch about 1 movie per year because I DON’T HAVE TIME.
Excuse me while the wait of the fandom world crushes me.
3. WHEN YOU ARE AS ARTISTIC AS A GNAT.
There are basically three types of fans: (1) the fan that makes epic fanart, designs things, writes, (2) analyses, remembers every detail ever, is like a true encyclopedia of weirdness, knows the blood type of the characters basically, and (3) the blob who can do nothing but consume.
I am #3.
WHY DO SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE SUCH AMAZING FANART OR DO AMAZING DOODLES IN THEIR BOOKS OR MAKE EPIC GIFS OR HAVE COOL FANDOM SHOES.
I mean. I drew a stick figure once. I’m getting there. And I take photos of books, so.
4. WHEN YOU’RE IN A FANDOM THAT ISN’T EVEN A FANDOM BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
Underrated things are really great because they give you such a delicious surprise of discovery! Move over Indiana Jones, I am the PINNACLE OF EXPLORATION HERE.
Except.
No one else knows about this epic thing except you. And you can attack your friends with the book or threaten their lives with a vaguely austere spork until they join in. But yet. It’s still lonely???? Obscure fandoms are actual torture because they’re so good and NO ONE APPRECIATES IT. I’m suffering. Do I seem like I’m suffering? The suffering is real.
5. SO. MUCH. WAITING.
See the trouble with being a rabid fan of something is you have to wait for the creators to make it. Another year till the next season. Another year till the next book. Maybe two years. Maybe nine. Maybe you just give up waiting and start 387 other fandoms and then LOOK AT THE EMOTIONAL MESS YOU’RE IN.
Cause Of Fangirl Death: involved in so many fandoms it caused spontaneous combustion.
Also I hate waiting.
6. WHEN NO ONE UNDERSTANDS YOUR FANDOM REFERENCES.
After a while, everything is a reference, okay?? And when no one is around to admire your wit, it’s just depressing.
I found a black rock on the beach recently and I raised it to the sky and said, “NICE A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC REFERENCE. GOOD JOB, NATURE.” Nature didn’t even care. Nature didn’t even acknowledge me. It’s so rude.
The neighbours still have their Christmas lights up which, obviously, is a Stranger Things reference.
My family needs to catch up and appreciate my reference puns and why I shout “IT’S SUNSET ORANGE, PEETA” whenever I mention my favourite colour.
7. WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE A “TRUE FAN” COMPARED TO THE SUPER FANS.
This is the dumbest problem to have but it IS a problem. I suffer from it!! I know there is no “level of fanship” out there and as long as you adore something, it’s fine no matter the degree of your enthusiasm. Just adore! Have fun!
But yet. If you arrive late to a fandom, it’s sometimes hard not to feel like a small fluffy hatchling. Or when you realise someone’s read your favourite book 93 times and you’ve read it like…once. Or someone baked Supernatural cupcakes with demon trap icing and you’re here saying the show is your #1 favourite but yet you can’t remember what episode you’re up to watching so you’ve kind of paused for a while. *
LIKE, HECK, I LIKE HARRY POTTER BUT I HAVEN’T GOT THE FAINTEST WHAT NUMBER PRIVET DRIVE HE’S ON. AM I EVEN A FAN??????
#LifeCrisisIntensifies
* Okay fine THIS IS ME. THIS IS SO ME. Help me, what episode am I on??? They took that hiatus in Season 12 and now I’m doomed. BUT I SWEAR THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SHOW.
8. WHEN PEOPLE DON’T RESPECT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FANS.
Because not all fans will fangirl the same way!! AND THIS IS FINE. There is not one way to enjoy something. For instance, if I get very excited about a book release, I actually SHUT DOWN about it. I might stop talking about it, won’t read it, won’t mention it…all because I’m that excited. So, you know, let me be the ostrich I am in inside.
And here, for example, are other types of ways to be a fan:
- super excitable and shouting in all caps all the time
- quietly and seriously enjoying it
- telling everyone about it
- keeping your enthusiasm to yourself
- sharing favourite quotes with your dog
- participating at irregular intervals
- fiercely adoring it
- thinking of headcannons
- accepting it just as is
- eating it
You’re not less of a fan because of the way you choose to fangirl! You are only less if you are smol in stature. And then you’re a Hobbit so…basically the nerdom never ends.
9. WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN AFFORD THE FANDOM LIFE, TO BE HONEST.
Am I a fan of Alice in Wonderland? Yes. Would I love epic Alice In Wonderland shoes like they sell online? Of course. Can I afford it? I DON’T KNOW DO I NEED TWO KIDNEYS OR COULD I PUT ONE ON THE BLACK MARKET??????? *
Fandom merchandise is awesome but also so expensive. And to be honest I’d rather buy a book then own a fandom mug. Even though I love fandom mugs.
Can someone just accidentally give me a giant fortune? Thanks.
* Fun story, but once I wrote a post and titled it something about selling my sister’s kidney for books…I get so many spam comments with offers to buy my kidneys. Recently I got offered $300,000 for my kidney. And like, well. Dude. I’m tempted. So many books.
10. WHEN THE FANDOM DISAPPOINTS YOU.
This is like THE WORST BETRAYAL OF THEM ALL. But when something you absolutely truly love to death and back again goes and rUINS ITSELF???? I can’t even. There are no words. Sometimes a show takes a dumb direction. Or you see something problematic in a book you hadn’t noticed before. Or the book just FLOPS worse than a pizza being lifted from the oven and then flung into outer space. Like just break my heart and stab me with a spork why don’t you.
YOU TO THE FANDOM THAT HAS INSULTED YOUR LOVE OF IT BY BETRAYING YOU HORRIBLY.
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, FANDOM, AND MY HEART GOES WITH THEE.
No no, it’s not overdramatic. Don’t be ridiculous.
Obviously a show/book disappointing you doesn’t make it wrong. Someone’s going to love it still! And it’s not yours. It’s the creators’ papery child. But the pain is still real. And I’m not apologising for my face melting into a frown. It just happened.
Though we have our struggles, the fandom life is obviously still 500% worth it.
The important thing to remember is that it’s okay to marry your bookshelf or be a lowkey fan or be an intense fan or SPEAK SOLEY IN ALL CAPS or write analyses on your favourite characters. The important thing is to be a fan. Support art. Support fantasy and magic and adventure. Support all the chocolate industries that help you cope with the fandom pain.
Just have fun!
And by “fun” I generally mean “suffering”! Because what’s a fandom if it doesn’t hurt you! All these exclamation points just prove I am partially dead inside BECAUSE OF FANDOMS. I LOVE THEM BUT SERIOUSLY. #PAIN
I really relate to your second and third points. I have so many fandoms I want to be a part of and I am about as artistic as a fig so that’s really not great. I don’t tend to get super involved in fandoms purely because I feel like I have nothing to contribute.
But at least we are enthusiastic figs, right?!? AND THIS IS GOOD OF US.😂 I might get like super involved just in my head, but I never end up doing much fandom-y things or even blogging about it.😂 I’m the WORST fangirl sometimes hahaha.
OMG, this is so relatable! I always feel so left out in fandoms BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY. Yet, once I finally join, i forget all the small marshmallows who are still feeling left out. AND YAS, I sometimes feel like a fandom outcast because I’m not a hardcore fangirl and I’m just like, yeah. I KNOW ALL THE CHARACTER’s BIRTHDAYS OF COURSE! (hehe, what? Idk my own birthday) The fandom life is definitely worth it. 🙂
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Honestly sometimes I do actually remember more about fandoms than I do about, like, IRL things. I mean who cares what day your sister’s birthday is on when you can use your precious braincells to remember what chapter That Cool Quote was from, hmm?? #FangirlLogic😂
I’m terrible at remembering names and you can just imagine how bad it gets when you’re into a gazillion fandoms with an infinite number of characters.
Also, when someone starts talking about a character out of the blue and you just know so many characters with that name that you just sit there like an awkward potato trying to figure out who the person is talking about.
Oh I hear you. I hear you so much.😂 I don’t even know what anyone is called these days and I don’t even know what shows I’m even halfway through watching. I JUST GIVE UP, BASICALLY.😂
I mostly have three problems.. okay four… maybe all… But mostly, being late to the fandom, being indifferent to the fandom, being betrayed by the fandom, put fandom on hold and never get back, being broke to stay up to the fandom…. shall I continue? No?
But hey, look at pretty pictures… I mostly only obsess about fandom. Not a drop of artistic side here… not even for pictures.
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So basically: the fandom life is just here to be cruel to us BUT YET WE STAY FOR WE CANNOT LEAVE. #sensible 😂
Exactly, we are trapped. We wouldn’t like it any other way.
This is brilliant and true. I am the blob who just consumes but also retains the randomest of all trivia but like forget the main character’s name. No one understanding my references!!! You understand my pain. I swear I am hilarious it is just that I spend 90% of my time around twelve year olds. My Buffy references have not gone over well.
We can be BLOBS TOGETHER. *hi fives dramatically* 😂 And I know right?!? I can remember some random quotes and lines from a show/book but never the important stuff…like names.😂
Re: #3, I saw someone point out on a thing on Tumblr or Pinterest or wherever once that the people make the art and do the analyses and things wouldn’t have anyone to appreciate their efforts if it weren’t for us blobs, so we’re still useful! But my biggest problem is the nonexistent fandoms one 🙁
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THAT’S SO TRUE!! We blobs are here to fill a need.😂
I relate to this post so much, particularly number one! I haven’t read so many of the EXTREME fandom series, like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Divergent… At first I was kind of nervous to tell people this, but by now I’ve heard so many wonderful things about them I almost don’t want to read them. I feel like if I keep them mysteriousl and praised in the corner of my vision, I won’t be disappointed if I don’t like what I read. Does that make sense? I can’t explain myself very well today it seems. XD
Awesome post, as always! (Loved the Christmas lights bit) 😀
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Ohhh it TOTALLY makes sense. I absolutely procrastinate joining big fandoms if I’m late…I mean I read Harry Potter only 2 years ago and I already knew all the spoilers.😂 And sometimes it’s just more scary to read/watch it and risk disliking it!??😂
I relate to like all of these! And I’d like to add that feeling when the thing itself is great but the fandom is just horrible and you would basically like to stay far away from it. Because ugh, just be a decent fandom that I want to be a part of.
OMG I YES I UNDERSTAND THAT TOO. Some fandoms are scarily rabid…which reflects badly on the content of the show/book/cake/whatever. 🙈🙊
^^^^THIS. My main problem is when the fandom is very violent and awful. Which means, the people in that fandom have legit no respect for people who did not like the book and even send death threats!! *cough* Throne Of Glass *cough*
I have honestly just given up on ToG. I am not going to continue that series any longer. I wanted to because of the Chaol novel, but now, mehhhh. I just feel like it is a sheer wastage of my time, so nopes.
And I get ya on merch. No one ever ships to India and shipping costs more than the stuff? So nopes for me please. And I would rather buy a book instead!
Haha, I hear you with ToG. Honestly I’m SCARED to say I don’t like it online??? 🙈🙊 And that’s when you know the fandom is a problem! I’ve also had friends been abused for giving low ratings so yikes. And I’m 100% done with it. (I’m very angry that Chaol got cut out of the story because he got a disability. If that isn’t disgusting ableism…*growls*)
This was so relatable! I do sometimes feel like an epic fan, especially when other people are just prancing around meeting authors and I’m stuck in India and it’s sad (I mean, I love India, but authors don’t come here) Waiting for books is extremembely hard, and also not having time to read all the books. Also when you want to share fandom but the other person didn’t like it, it’s very disappointing. I uess there ares some fandoms that i”ve just grown out of, like lost voices or what’s left of me.
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Waiting for books can be the WORST. 😭😭 Especially if you’re super super super desperate for them. Ahhhhh. And omg sharing fandoms but then the other person not liking? THE WORST. I stopped recommending books to my sister because I couldn’t handle her not loving them like I did. We got so mad at each other when she didn’t like The Maze Runner and I was obsessed hahahah. Ahem. Growing out of fandoms can be sad too!! But like then we replace them with new wild ones so. :’) All evens out.
I have waiting problems. (COME ON!! CAN’T I TIME TRAVEL TO NOVEMBER, GRAB MY BOOK AND COME BACK????) and being the only person in my family whose a fangirl. my sibling get very excited sometimes, but it never lasts. 🙁 I don’t feel like they betrayed me, unless it’s shipping problems. i have SO. MANY. SHIPPING PROBLEMS. (you dumb characters! quit fussing and just realize that that’s your otp!!! and just kiss already!!) and 6 and 9 are so true like what even. I WOULD TOTALLY SELL MY KIDNEY FOR $300,000. yes please.
Most crazily, ~Olive
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I HOPE YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO TIME TRAVEL, OLIVE, AND THEN PLS BRING ME ALONG. I NEED TO GO TO OCTOBER TO GET A BOOK.😂😂 And shipping problems ALWAYS get me!! I always absolutely get riled up by those.😂
Hahaha, great list, Cait! I 100% agree with you about Fangirl being a gender neutral term.
Tbh there are gnats more artistic than I am. I know everyone says practice makes perfect, but no amount of practice could make me a decent artist – not even good, just decent. I love looking at everyone else’s beautiful art, though, and then staring at my useless hands and crying.
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OH GOOD. Because several people told me it’s not but it is????? And if someone doesn’t like being called a fangirl then THAT’S JUST SEXIST. *stamps foot* we are all beautiful and glorious fangirls. *flings confetti*
I don’t even TRY with practising to make better art. That’s how bad I am.😂😂
Firstly, can I say that I really appreciated the Cool Runnings GIF? Cool runnings is the best. Ya man.
Moving on… there are those fandoms that have taken over the internet and are UNAVOIDABLE and it’s annoying. (unless you’re in the fandom. Then it’s great. Seriously if you judged me by my Facebook account it;s about 90% Harry Potter pages. ) But some of the super big fandoms like Supernatural and Dr. Who are ones that I’ve never watched. #awkward. I don’t really get how people have time to even watch TV? Like I seem to have no time already? And I don’t even know what I do with it? #help (this is probably related to the fact that I was a smol deprived child who grew up without a TV and even though I can watch stuff online, I just can’t. It doesn’t make sense to me either). Waiting is the worst! Like I don’t want to wait for the next Illuminae book to come out. I WANT IT NOW. I want to devour all the Illuminae books at once and also devour them all now and #help.
Fandom is just so hard I really do think I may spontaneously combust. From happiness or from panic? Who can know.
(P.S how is your smol new young book doing I WANT NEWS)
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I’M SO GLAD YOU DID. That’s like one of the best movies of all time, let’s be real.😂 SANKA.
And omg I knew like EVERYTHING about Harry Potter before I even read it.😂 And there’s a Supernatural gif for everything, that is just the honest truth. I know a lot about Doctor Who despite never having seen it too. haha. I also want to know what time turners they have to fit all this fandom life in??? I mean, I barely have time to keep up on my blog/TBR let alone watch TV shows. *stamps foot* Unfair. I wish for a magical time machine too.
(Hey I grew up without a lot of TV too!! *hi fives of suffering* 😂😂Just kidding. It made me a reader so like I’m not complaining.)
WHY CAN’T WE HAE THE ILLUMINAE COVER. WHY ARE THEY TORTURING US.
(Awwww you just made my day. <3 My smol young book is fully finished and now in a tired heap at the bottom of my laptop. It is precious and a hot mess.😂)
Ha, ha, perfect post! I’m fan type #2. I’m all about theories and analysis. (But please don’t ask me about character blood types – I don’t care about that.) The biggest fandom problem for me is when the fandom itself is entitled and borderline toxic. There’s a show I like where an entire faction were sending death threats to fans, VAs, and writers over ships. I should point out that this is NOT a romance show. Scary stuff.
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BAhaha, character blood types…omg. And like even their personality types!?? I CAN’T RETAIN ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I ATE FOR LUNCH. LET’S BE REAL HERE.😂
And yes I agree toxic fandoms are awful. And they ruin it for everyone. And plus it’s really stupid when it goes that far…it’s literally just a show. Or just a book. It’s someone’s ART and fans can be way too entitled to think they should have a say in how it goes. Which is ridiculous because we will never ALL be perfectly happy!! People are too different!
This is hilarious, but there is so much I agree with. I have actually avoided reading certain series, because I have met too many members of that fandom that annoyed me to pieces. I just couldn’t imagine liking the same thing as these people. I know! It’s wrong, but I can’t help but feel this way.
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I totally get that actually haha, so no shame here. Some fandoms TERRIFY me. If I enjoy it, I’ll just enjoy it alone and quiet in my smol hobbit hole. 😂
Everything about this list is so. spot. on. I mean, a lot of people don’t really get the #fangirllife but you clearly do. 🙂
I’m not sure I’ve ever been disappointed by my fandom, but I’ve definitely felt like less of a fan than others, especially with book series because I’m ALWAYS late to the party. But once I’m in, I’m pretty much all in. Learning characters blood types and all that jazz.
I really liked your last point: the important thing is to be a fan. You’re right. It’s important to support art creativity and to have fun with it! There’s such a stigma against fandoms, and it’s totally possible to go too far, but I think that it’s overall a good thing to be able to get excited about the things you love, and to get excited with other people! I mean, that’s how 90% of friendships are made, right? (except when you love something obscure and spend the rest of your life trying to get other people to love it too)
YAAAS BECAUSE I READ MINDS!! (And, you know, am also a fangirl.😂) We definitely need to be understood better. We are lovely creatures. And it’s annoying being late to the party sometimes because spoilers are so hard to avoid.😭
And yes for sure!! Most of my friends are made solely because we’re in the same fandom. IT’S GLORIOUS. And yes there can be fans that are just ridiculous, but those are actually a tiny minority?!? Most of us are here to passionately support something we love. <3 And we're excellent marketers.😂
I had so much fun reading your list! I relate to so many of these problems, especially not having time for all the books and shows I’d like to read and watch. My TBR list just keeps getting longer. Here is my TTT.
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My TBR list is just insane by this point. 😭😂 But at least we’ll always have good books to look forward to!??
This is me. That is all. haha Thanks for the post
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I’m glad you liked it!! *flails*
I love this! You come up with the best ideas, Cait. I can totally relate to the “not feeling like a true fan” because I might like something… but sometimes that’s it, lol. Anyway, as always, wonderful post!!
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Ahh I’m so glad you liked it!! WE CAN RELATE IN OUR FANGIRL SUFFERING TOGETHER. *hi fives*
I’m also deep into the cake fandom. Cake is life. And, #6. No one in my real life reads, so people just stare at me when I make brilliant and hilarious Harry Potter references.
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Cake IS life and if it’s not the meaning of life, then I don’t even care, because I’m happy to have devoted so much time to it. :’)
And no one in my family really reads either!! IT’S SO TRAGIC.
1, 3, and 9 speak to my soul! For the first one, My inner dialogue usually goes something like…
Me: Meh, I don’t care
Me; Omg everyone cares, why don’t I care
Me: You know what, I’m going to try it again
Me: Oh god why, this is awful
Me: Meh, I don’t care
Rinse. Repeat.
AND I HAVE NO ARTISTIC TALENT. All these people with their etsy shops and fanart make me soo happy but also sooo jealous!
That’s meeeee too. Sometimes I keep reading/watching something and I’m like “I really hate this but what if it gets better”?? And then I hate myself more later.😂😂
WHY DO PEOPLE GET TO BE SO TALENTED WHILE WE GET TO BE MERE POTATOES.
What about the fandoms you’d love to hate but, within your hating, secretly fall in love with? You’ve converted. You’ve drank the koolaid. You’ve become ONE OF THEM.
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WELL BOOM. THAT’S A PLOT TWIST THAT COULD MAKE A NOVEL.😂
OH MY WORD I LITERALLY WATCHED COOL RUNNINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME LIKE TWO DAYS AGO!!!! I LOVED that movie!!!!
Anyway! This post is like 100000% accurate. I’m actually a pretty newbie fangirl, but two of the fandoms I have dived headfirst into VERY recently are Sherlock and Doctor Who.
And you can probably guess that I’m feeling like a stranded duck, because everyone has been a fan of Doctor Who and Sherlock for like the past five billion years, and I JUST discovered what a Tardis is. So…yeah.
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Same… I feel like I’m not a ‘true fan’ because seriously I don’t have time to watch Classic Who that’s like a whole year non-stop watching or something?!? But at least I wasn’t too far behind with Sherlock 😉
I LOVE COOL RUNNINGS SO MUCH. It’s so underrated.😂😂 And Sherlock is an excellent fandom to get obsessed with. I don’t even know where to sTART with Doctor Who so I’ve pretty much avoided it.😂 I’m still confused to what a TARDIS is though??
#2 is such a struggle! WHY CAN’T I JUST SIT AND READ ALL DAY??? Also, I feel ya on #3, I see beautiful fan art and I’m like I can’t even draw a stick figure. Oh and #5 is the WORST. I am so impatient, like give me the answers NOW… please? 😂 I love this post!
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It would be like 1000% better if we could just read all day. It’d solve so many of life’s problems. *nods*
I’m so glad you enjoyed the post!! *flails happily*
I relate to the “you’re all alone in your fandom and probably crying because loneliness” category. The other day I was talking with a fellow writer friend, and she mentioned something about how she doesn’t know what to name her ghost (in the story, not in real life. Though I personally wouldn’t mind having a ghost. We could be BFFs.), and I almost suggested that she name the ghost Noah or Smudgy, BUT NO ONE WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD. Why is the world so difficult?
It’s always devastating when people don’t understand. *weeps* I named my dog’s middle name “Bean” after the character in Ender’s Game and my family was like “Oh so Mr. Bean”. NO. NOO NONOOOOOONOOOOOO. LITERARY REFERENCE OF CULTURE AND INTELLIGENCE OMG. LET ME GO SIT DOWN I NEED A MINUTE.
Hi Cait!
Love the fangirl problems!
And I agree with most of them.
The first one makes me think about The walking dead, I love the show but I hate the fandom because TWD fans are super trolls and mean, they spoil everything while they’re watching new episodes. And I’m so left behind with the show and it’s so frustrating to read spoilers all over social media.
I’m fan type 2 and 3, but it dependes on the story itself. For example with Game of thrones I read/watch very consciously to all the details, metaphors and hidden messages, and there are many of those in the books and the show.
Being the only fan of something anyone knows sucks because you feel the urge to shout about with everything and nobody cares. So what I always do is try to spread it to everyone around me. It doesn’t work most of the time, but maybe you make one little monster out of it so YEY!
Not feeling like a true fan is a constant problem. I just think I’m to lazy to be a super dedicated fan, the less I have to make about my love for something the better.
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omg that’s horrible about the fans being trolls like that!! Why do people love wrecking and spoiling things??! I HATE THAT SO MUCH. I also hate when you’re just a little bit behind on a show/book and the internet insists on splattering spoilers everywhere. *weeps*
I feel this on so many levels!! I am often the small fluffy hatchling of fandoms because I (try) to pay attention to releases and such but I can’t always buy a book immediately or read it when I want to! OH and I hate to be the downer but I also find that I’m not always as fond of a fandom as others and it saddens me because I want to enjoy it but I just don’t. And the obscure ones. Ugh. Luckily my fiance is pretty nerdy so I can get him into a lot of the stuff I’m into since we have too much in common and are the same person basically so that is usually pretty nice.
That’s awesome you have a nerdy partner to drag into things though. :’) THAT MAKES THINGS EASIER. And I really hate not liking a fandom everyone loves too?!??? It’s so disappointing and awkward. 🙈🙊
THIS LIST IS EVERYTHING! I really feel the pain of nobody understanding your fandom references. This happens to me ALL THE TIME. When I’m in that perfect moment where a detail or a quote fits just right, I get this slightly evil smile on my face, my eyes narrow, and I spew out the bookish reference, only to be greeted with blank stares. IT IS A TRAGEDY. I’ve contemplated making little reference cards that explain all of my brilliant jokes and references so that people can appreciate them. Most recently my sister told me that I had to be more civil to someone that I did not want to speak to and I said “I am being perfectly fxcking civil.” She did not understand the brilliance that was the Ronan Lynch reference and it almost broke my heart.
The blank stares are the WORST. Especially when our genius references are too gloriously and geniusly unparalleled and everyone is like “wut even is with you”. THEY DON’T APPRECIATE US, KAYLA. HOW DO WE SURVIVE THIS.
Omg how dare she not see that was a Ronan Lynch quote.
How dare.
These are true on so many levels.
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I’m so glad you liked it!😂
Number 3 is painfully relatable, lol.
Number 7 is so frustrating. It’s not a competition!
It’s never a competition!! But so hard to convince the brain of that sometimes.😂
I RELATE TO 4 AND 10 SO MUCH. I haven’t read that many popular YA books yet (shh please don’t hurt me) but I’ve read a lot of lesser-known books, and it is THE WORST. Where is the fanart? The fanfiction? The people to scream with? I DON’T SEE IT ANYWHERE.
And having the fandom ruined by the fans is also the worst. Especially when they make you feel guilty for liking the books! I JUST CAME HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND I’M HONESTLY FEELING SO ATTACKED RIGHT NOW
I know right!?? It’s so hard when there’s no one flailing because the book isn’t popular enough!! I read this EXCELLENT book recently that like had 5 reviews on goodreads. *cries* I needed to flail but no one knew about it!!
And ugh, I hate it when fans are actually the problem. Or when they’re hateful and aggressive to people who don’t like the fandom?? It’s not right! Fandom life should be about mutual happiness and if you don’t like a fandom, then just don’t join in. Easy. 😂
I feel all of these so much. To the whole “expensive merch” point, I would like to add.. I don’t even have ROOM left to store the merch/books >< *le sigh* This is what I get for living in New York City, where apartments are the size of closets XD Great post, Cait! 😀
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Ooh yes to the room too *nods* Mind you I don’t technically have room for my books AND YET I STILL KEEP GETTING THOSE.😂😂
OH MY GOSH, YES to SO much of this! I tend to be more lowkey, and generally prefer to be found sobbing hysterically in the privacy of my home, with only the cat as a witness. If there is a letdown, I want to grieve first, then I can rant to my fellow fandom people later, when I can rationally explain what I didn’t like, without dissolving into a puddle of complete mess on the carpet.
I would also add that sometimes the expenses of merch and the like becomes a REAL issue – sometimes I can’t even afford the books/DVDs when I KNOW I’ll like them, and that hurts the most!
I can NEVER rationally explain myself haha. But I’ve never actually physically lost it over a fandom. I’m just dying on the inside. #VulcanSoul 😂😂
And omg I know right?!? As much as I need a Toothless jumper that is a solid #no from me until I become rich and famous. (Which, obviously, is going to be any day now.)
This post relates to me on a spiritual level and I’m almost scared by how you express my feelings SO WELL. Damn girl
I READ MINDS, ROWA. IT’S JUST WHO I AM. 😂 (But also I’m so glad we relate! *hi fives*)
I relate to all of these so much, but I’m especially an unartistic blob! I see all these people who can draw the most beautiful things and I’m over here like, I can remember what colour hair the main character has? And I hate it when there’s drama in fandoms, people have different opinions and we should respect that 🙂 (Also, I love the cool runnings gif, that film is so under-appreciated! 😉 )
I can’t even remember the main character’s hair colour so YOU’RE DOING BETTER THAN ME THAT’S FOR SURE.😂😂 And yesss, the unnecessary drama is awful. Or when a fandom is known for being really vicious and attacking?!? It’s so annoying and sad!
COOL RUNNINGS IS THE ACTUAL BEST. <3
I AM FANGIRL TYPE NUMBER 2!!!
*calms down*
I RELATE TO ALL OF THIS SO. VERY. MUCH. And also: YOUR GIFS OH MAN.
I’M HAPPY YOU RELATE. *fangirl suffering hi five*
Omg YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. And don’t forget when people DIS YOUR FANDOM LIKE #NON MY FREN. But I GET YOU on like all of these. Especially the “true fan vs. super fan” one, because I have a bad memory (even though I have a near-photographic memory???) and forget like all the details and I’m just like “What???” when someone makes a reference. And what number Privet Drive was it??? Was it four??? I feel like it had something to do with four.
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OMG THAT IS THE WORST TOO. I can’t stand when people are hating on my fandom.😂 I have to remove myself. I just hate it when they seek me OUT to then diss my favourite fandom??? Like that’s so rude, mate???
Apparently it WAS 4 Privet drive.😂 I’ve been told hahaa. I literally have no clue…
Did you just–outline–my entire life????
I can relate to the anti-fandoms sooo much. Although they’re not really anti-fandoms as much as they’re just I-don’t-care fandoms? But I know probably every line to Parks & Rec because Tumblr insists on spamming me with gif sets and the entirety of “Riverdale” also shows up on my Tumblr dashboard.
Waiting is the worst. After a while of waiting for the writers to get their act together I’m like, “here, hand it over, I’ll make it myself.”
It’s totally a “Stranger Things” reference. Coincidences don’t just happen coincidentally. Most of my fandom references happen on the internet because IRL people don’t appreciate my genius fandom humor.
I’m like 99% positive I’ve also seen that Supernatural cupcakes post. Is it the one where the girl was making cupcakes and didn’t realize they were for a church bake sale or something? (AND IT’S NUMBER 4 PRIVET DRIVE, COME ON, CAIT. xD)
I DID. I JUST READ YOUR MIND, KATE, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE DO. *smashes plate and smiles like Moriarty*
And I totally get that with the “I-don’t-care” fandoms.😂 I’d actually like to watch Parks & Rec but do I even need to? I’ve like seen the entire thing just via quotes.😂 At least I’ve been spared Riverdale hhaha. And the worst part with that is if you don’t have TIME to keep up to date with shows/books, you end up getting spoiled!! IT’S SO FRUSTRATING.
YES YES I’M REFERRING TO THAT SUPERNATURAL CUPCAKE POST.😂
I would probably be one of those more quiet low key fangirls. Though I like scream inside all the time (it would be so weird for my family to hear that.) and often feeling like jumping up and down (actually I sometimes do that). Just books and fandoms and everything brings me happiness.
Okay on a slightly off topic but not off topic because it involves chocolate. What if a company made chocolate that was bookish themed and based off some of our favourite fandoms. Wouldn’t that be cool.
I basically just fangirl in my head too!! Although sometimes I do smile stupidly when I think of an awesome fangirl thing and the other day I cracked up because I was flailing mentally over a fandom and my family is juts like “wut even is with this one”.😂
WHAT IF THEY MADE THE CHOCOLATE IN THE SHAPE OF BOOKS.
I WOULD EAT SO MANY.
The worst is when everyone loves a fandom and you’re like….meh. I don’t care at all for the Throne of Glass series or the Mortal Instruments series, so when people cry about how much they love it I’m like go fangirl somewhere else lol
~Sara
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I know right?!? And like my entire #1 point was just me covertly ranting about Throne of Glass.😂😂😂 I WON’T DENY. haha. I just am so sick of it being EVERYWHERE when I don’t like it!! *tries not to be bitter* 😂
This reads like what’s going on in my head! There are so many fandoms out there to fall in love with and it seems impossible to ever be able to discover them all! and once they do it’s all I can do to not want to crossover all of them 🙂
If fangirl problems are the worse of my suffering, I will gladly accept it 😀
Because I can READ MINDS, Faith. It’s one of my talents. We fangirls are just doomed to suffer together forever. *hi five*
Like you, I’m a fan of many things, but I’ll never remember the Winchester brother’s Impala license plate number or Buffy’s home address. I don’t even try anymore.
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Saaaaame. And I really don’t have room in my head for those kind of details anyway.😂 IT’S TOO MUCH.
CAIT. You write a lot of very relatable and accurate posts. But I’ll be damned if this isn’t THE most accurate of them all. I relate SO HARD to all of these! ALL! Like when I feel like people might start throwing stuff at me because I don’t like Harry Potter? ::Ducks to avoid incoming tomatoes::. And people skip my blog half the time these days because I post so much crap about The 100 and everyone is like “WE DON’T CARE” and I am over here like…. “BUT MY FANGIRL HEART MAKES ME DO IT”. It can’t be stopped! It is… a force stronger than me!
See, it takes a LOT to get me into a fandom, but once I am in, holy bananas, I am IN. This is why my bedroom looks like someone threw up Hunger Games and The 100 and then mixed them up in a big conglomeration of bookish junk. It’s like… Fandom Stew up in here. ALSO. I am #2 in your type of fanperson. I know ALL THE ThINGS. I commit them to memory, and when anyone has a question, I am THERE with Irrelevant Fandom Information™
But when the fandom disappoints… oh, that pain is REAL. People make fun, but no, your heart actually HURTS, because damn, you invested a lot of time into it and then it made you feel sad and that is RUDE. I am so terrified of The 100 hurting me, so I get it. And I thank the Suzanne Collins every single day for not destroying my poor fangirl heart too badly. I mean, she made me cry but in the good ways I guess.
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OMG THIS MAKES MY DAY. *tackle hugs* 😂😂 And I totally want to say sorry for never commenting on your 100 posts because I WANT TO. But I also want to watch the show and feel like I should do that first so I actually know what you’re flailing about.😂 I’M GONNA THOUGH. AND I’LL BLAME YOU IF MY FEELS GET HURT. The force of the fangirl hearts are a glorious and uncontrollable thing. :’) Bless us and our enthusiasm and all the free advertising we also give fandoms. <3
Whenever I think of the Hunger Games or The 100 I think of you as the #1 fangirl for them.😂😂THIS IS JUST A CONCRETE FACT THAT YOU ARE THE BEST.
And it DOES actually really hurt??? Like I've felt physically ill when a fandom has disappointed me?? And "disappoint" is like too light a word. TRY HEARTBROKEN. I actually felt like someone I loved/knew personally had died, once. Just because of a book. I was legit grieving. Let no one say fiction isn’t powerful.
Oh my goodness YES!!!!! I relate to all of these! #6 – I need more fangirls around me, just so I don’t feel like I am speaking another language all the time. 🙂 Also I’m very similar to Dory from the Finding Nemo and Finding Dory franchise, I have the memory of a potato. Sorry if that offends you potatoes. I get a bit annoyed when people get me involved in quizzes and the ask me the randomest questions about my fandoms and I just sit there like “Hmmm I don’t remember that but I can tell you about the emotional rollercoaster that book took me on?!” Also I totally agree with #8, sometimes I’m sitting in my bedroom, scrolling through headcannons, clips, theories and news about my favourites fandoms, but I still very much consider myself part of said fandom. Anyway sorry to ramble, amazzzzzziiinnggg post as always and have a great day!
Ohhhh I am SO like Dory too!! I swear my memory is just ridiculous these days. I know I love a show/book but can I remember details?? Hahahahh #nope. 😂 And omg I SO relate to the emotion over remember the facts!! That summarises my fandom life too.😂 *hi fives*
I think I might be getting too old for fandoms. Or too wise. Most probably too stupid. But I DID actually understand your black rock on the beach reference and loved it. And I heard you girl. Don’t worry about nature, I heard.
As always – GREAT post!
Never too old for the fandom life for me! haha. 😂 AND I’M GLAD YOU (if nature is going to be rude and ignore me) APPRECIATE MY REFERENCES.😂
Oh, I can relate to SO MANY OF THESE. The un-acknowledged references of awesomeness. The fact that I DON’T KNOW ALL THE THINGS BUT SOMEHOW OTHER PEOPLE DO, So much truth here I don’t even know where to begin. Great post! 😀
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I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT, MICHELLE. So much fandom feels. 😭😂
Harry Potter is my biggest fandom. I remember having pictures on my sister’s computer of my favrite otp : Harry and Ginny. Even before I knew what fandom and otp was. I was 10 or 11 years old and it’s like 100 years ago lol. I read the Harry Potter series and seen the movies a lot of times. But still I can’t remember all the details. I’m really bad at remembering things. My newest fandom is Adam and Ronan <3 I haven't read the last two books in the series, so I haven't seen them as a couple. But I know they will be and I love them so much <3 <3 <3 In tv world my fandom is Legion and I love Dan stevens so much. I'm also a big fan of Loki. Specially when Tom Hiddelston is playing. And then you have Newt Scamander or Eddie Redmayne who is playing him. So many fandoms out there. Love your post 😀
That is so awesome how passionate about it you were!! I was pretty much like that with Narnia, and I had the books on audio and on repeat ALL THE TIME.😂 But dfjaskdlfas PYNCH. <3 Basically The Raven Cycle is my life and probably my top bookish fandom of ever. 😍😍
LOKI TOO. LOKI IS THE BEST.
SO RELATABLE. I am of the capslock, tell-everyone-about-it, obsessively-scroll-tumblr sort of fangirl (who would have guessed). Also ASOIAF theories (we will be Old Nan by the time that series is finished). Omg isn’t it the worst when you want to fangirl so hard over a book/movie/show that doesn’t have a lot of fandom to offer?! One for me is Ella Enchanted- people love it but sooo much of the online fandom revolves around the movie which is vastly subpar compared to the book. Sad sad. I also have a few fandoms that i’ve outgrown but think of fondly, like Roswell and Backstreet Boys. Fandom is honestly the greatest even when it’s painful hahah.
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We WILL be Old Nan omg. Actually I don’t think the books will ever get finished and I’m just crying in teh corner, don’t mind me. I’m stupid enough to have wanted to read before seeing the show. SO. 😭😭
Fandom life is not an easy road, is it? I feel like I’ve been an exclusive, VIP member of the fandom party for my entire life. I think my biggest struggle is definitely not having the time to participate as much in fandoms as I would like and also, like you, I am an UNCREATIVE BEAN. I feel creative, but not in a fandom sense of that makes sense? But anyway, one thing I find is really hard is growing out of fandoms. What do you do with yourself, your fellow fandom friends, and multitudes of merch, etc. when you outgrow a certain fandom? Anyway, awesome post, Cait! I missed reading your blog while schoolwork CONSUMED MY ENTIRE BEING.
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It’s so hard not to have the time!! Like I want to be enthusiastically involved in aaaall the things and yet…no.😭 I barely keep up with the shows I do love already haha. I’m like 5 years behind. And omg I HATE growing out of fandoms because it feels like betrayal!!😭😭
(HI THOUGH, I MISSED YOU TOO!! I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL AND OMG DON’T LET SCHOOL AT YOUR BRAIN.)
ALL OF THESE. Although, I have to say, the thing about fandom merch…if you want fandom clothing, it’s on the girl’s side that stuff tends to be WAY MORE EXPENSIVE. I just buy small or x-small t-shirts or hoodies or whatever on the men’s side because it costs the same as everything else, but hey, FANDOM. It’s so frustrating.
I actually have done that before!😂 I found an Avengers male shirt and my mum just took it up and in a bit and it was perfect AND the material is like way thicker/better quality than what they print girl’s shirts on??? I can’t even with how stupid the clothing industry is.
ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW BLACK WIDOW IS NEVER EVER EVER ON AVENGERS TEE SHIRTS AND HOW FREAKING ANNOYING THAT IS?!??!
I HAVE SO MANY FANDOMS I WANT TO BE PART OF BUT I AM JUST TOO LAZY. It’s because I love too many things too quickly and then fall out of love super quickly too so basically nothing really sticks around with me. Oops! Lovely post as usual Cait and super funny!
IT’S HARD TO HAVE ALL THE EMOTIONAL ENERGY NEEDED FOR THE FANDOM LIFE THOUGH, RIGHT???? Like I want to start that fandom, but do I have enough feels left over to be stabbed??? Hmm???
I relate to a few of this. The artsy types? Yeah, I have no artistic talent at all in regards to drawing, painting, photography…none of it. I’m probably a 2.5; I remember a crap ton of stuff from different fandoms, but other than that I’m a blob. ^^; I think you’ve got quite a lot of talent, though. Your photos are always gorgeous and well lit. I have no patience for that, so I admire your ability. 🙂
I don’t have too many fandoms that no one knows about, but luckily the one or two that I do I have another friend who likes them to. So, while our fandom is small, at least we have each other. 😀 Speaking of…read The Rook or the Thursday Next books, please, somebody!! 😀
You are a wonderful fangirl blob, I’M ENTIRELY SURE. *nods seriously* But omg thank you about my photos!! It’s all automatic on my camera though and I just have a lot of nice flowers. I don’t feel very artistic hahah.😂
I RELATE TO EVERYTHING. LIKE, EVERY. SINGLE. THING. Especially about not being able to afford merch. PRICES CAN YOU CHILL FOR A SEC. If it’s expensive in dollars or pounds itself, how am I supposed to pay for it in RUPEES. MY WOES IN LIFE. I CAN’T EVEN AFFORD WASHI TAPE ONLINE #truestory
I’M SO GLAD I’M NOT ALONE IN THIS. 😂 And seriously would the price just calm down?!? Why do they need to be twice the price of everything else?!? 😭😭
Yes to ALL OF THESE! Probably my favourite and most relatable of your posts! (though I say that to all of your things mostly shh) Just, yes. Also yay Supernatural! I’m still only up to season 10 though (I think? Probably). <3
Omg I’m so pleased you liked it!! *flails happily* And Supernatural is BRILLIANT and I love it to death (hhahahah literally….) but I don’t have tiiiime for all the things I want to see.😫😥😫😥
It is!! Same here though
🙁
Stage #3: I know all the freaking spoilers and I still don’t care. <– This, so much this. I have this with all Sarah J. Maas books. It is annoying, haha.
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SAMMMMME. Basically the entire #1 point of this post was me covertly ranting about SJM books.😂😂
I guess the only bookish fandom I’m a part of is the Geek Girl one? (I might join the Lunar Chronicles one,though) To be honest, I don’t even give a care about buying merchandise. I buy the books, and that’s enough.
When no one understands your references? Me when my siblings are talking about Superman, Lost, Arrow and all those other things and I JUST WANNA FIND SOMEONE TO DISCUSS KOREAN DRAMAS WITH >.<
Fandoms can disappoint alright. I know the feeling (I'm not talking about bookish fandoms, though)
That’s fair! Every level of fandom is a good level for the individual. <3 I used to care 0% about fandom merch but it actually is REALLY cool to drink my coffee out of a dragon Game of Thrones mug so haha, I've been converted.😂
OMG I RELATE TO THESE SO MUCH. Another fangirl problem is trying to keep track of all your fandoms so you don’t miss anything.
Okay but I relate to not having enough money for merch. Like, do I buy this band tee, this cd, or this book? OR THAT FANDOM MUG? OR THAT OTHER BOOK? OR THAT VINYL RECORD?? I CAN’T DECIDE.
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I knoooow right?!? And then everyone is like “BUT I THOUGHT YOU LOVED SUPERNATURAL WHY HAVEN’T YOU CAUGHT UP WITH THE LATEST SEASON???” and I’m just crying in a hole because books and other shows and like LIFE and then blogging and just…shall I quit sleep now?? Will that help??😭😂
Ha ha yes, all of your #fangirlproblems are totally true!
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Ahh I’m so glad we relate, Jo! *hi fives*
Oh, if there was ever a post to describe my daily struggles it is definitely this. ALSO IT DRIVES ME CRAZY WHEN PEOPLE HATE ON SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT PERSON IS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. Like you are kind of just being a huge jerk? Maybe I don’t like underwater basket weaving, but I wouldn’t walk up to an underwater basket weaving fanatic and invalidate the thing they are most passionate about. I aim to not be satan in this life. Also, I LOVE UNDERWATER BASKET WEAVING THATS A COOL THING I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO.
Omg I know right?! It’s downright rude though. I know people who just recreationally hate on fandoms and it’s like…do something more constructive with your life???
I’m also cracking up at the underwater basket weaving. YOU’RE THE BEST.😂😂😂
So true! Especially #1 (who cares about GOT!? #NotMe ) and #7 (Can’t I just stand in the corner and think about how much I love The Raven Boys [so I haven’t read #4 yet-Leave me alone…I am “SAVING” it]?!
I UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF NOT FINISHING SERIES SO I’M TOTALLY GOING TO GIVE YOU CAKE AND PAT YOUR SHOULDER AND SAY I GET IT.
Yes, the fandom life is hard and we deserve all the respect and admiration for it! But also, I think dying because of too many fandom feels may be one of the better ways to go?
Anyway, yes to all of these! Especially the “too-many-fandoms-to-keep-track-of” and the “not-feeling-like-a-true-fan”. Every fangirl is a great fangirl!
I also hear you about the being disappointed by fandoms. I mostly get this with tv shows, just because they run too long. I love a lot of shows, but for a lot of them I mostly think the first 1-2-3 seasons are AMAZING and then the show goes downhill and my fangirlyness just slowly fizzles out, which is just so sad.
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Yesss we do! We’re basically free and enthusiastic marketers.😂 And like if the fandom life does have to kill us, then at least we went down valiantly. :’)
Every level of fangirling is the PERFECT level for that individual person. <3 It's hard not to make it a competition, but it really doesn't need to be!!
And agh yes, I hate when things go on to long and then go downhill. But alternately, I hate when they cancel too soon! Like Agent Carter.😭
Yesss oh I would cry if my fandom/book/whatever was adapted and IT WASN”T GREAT. I think this happened with Inkheard (sadness) and also with two of my favorite video games (even more sad). I really love adaptations, but obviously people get sad when it doesn’t turn out the way they want it too.
Also, I’m totally in the Kung Fu Panda fandom, but that’s not even a thing LOL
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Video game adaptions are always….interesting.😂 I mean, I don’t actually PLAY the video games but I read a book about Assassin’s Creed and it was so bad omg.😂 And the actual game looks really cool??? SO WHO KNOWS.
Kung Fu Panda fandom…😂😂😂 YOU’RE THE BEST.
Okay so first offfffffffff. I DEFINITELY RELATE TO BEING THE ONLY MEMBER OF A FANDOM. I can hear the crickets in my head when I’m shouting into the void that is the internet full of people who just don’t care haha. Also: The Cake Fandom is serious business. I, myself, prefer the Chocolate Fandom. It takes up about 67% of my life.
AND OMG I AM SUCH A POTATO FAN. I try to make awesome fan art and then I look at other people’s fanart and then I just sit in the corner and cry :,)
Basically this list is me on a stick. WELL DONE, CAIT.
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IT’S SO HARD BEING THE ONLY MEMBER OF A FANDOM, LIKE SHEESH, WHO’S BRINGING THE CUPCAKES TO THIS PARTY. 😭😭 And I am glad you’re part of the Chocolate Fandom because that’s one I’m on board with too. Tbh people who don’t like the Chocolate Fandom are kind of untrustworthy??😂
You feel me! Every fandom needs cupxakes at least. I have a very intrustworthy sister and monther. They don’t like chocolate. VERY UNTRUSTWORTHY.
all my friends say I’m number 1 but I’m more of a number 3 tbh
We can be unartistic potatoes together. :’)
It’s cool to see shows that I thought were more “obscure” really weren’t so much on the internet. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
I’m in so many fandoms that literally no one knows about because I’m not that into hyped books (aka I feareth) and when I go to find fanart or merchandise there is NOTHING and I must flail alone and it is sad.
And when it comes to massive fandoms like Harry Potter I just feel like the most pathetic little casserole because I’ve only read the books once and I read them when I was 11 and my friends read them when they were like 4. I couldn’t even read then like what.
I’m the type of fangirl that lowkey obsesses online and then just screams about to family who don’t even care about books. Maybe I should rethink my life choices??
I tick everything on this list. Oh wow we suffer… Great post 🙂
Simi
I didn’t choose the fandom life, the fandom life grabbed me by the hand and whispered ‘Run!’ (I replied ‘Always.’)
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WELL THAT’S JUST BEAUTIFUL. 💕😂😂
Being a dedicated fangirl, I’ve decided to give up life and stop trying to make relationships with humans because they’re boring.
And I’m sure you can still function fine with one kidney and be the Queen so go on, sell your kidney and BUY BOOKSSSSS #worthit
Also the fandom that has disappointed me the most is Arrow. WHY IS EVERYONE SHIPPING OLICITY UGHH.
That sounds like an excellent life plan. I mean, who needs people when you can have fandoms anyway?? AND SURELY THAT’S WHY WE GOT TWO KIDNEYS, RIGHT?!? SO WE COULD SELL ONE FOR BOOKS.
MOST OF MY FANDOMS HAVE BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED ME AND IT IS TRAGIC. BUT THEY’RE MAKING A NEW PRISON BREAK SO HOLLA! !!
OH HELLO VOICE FROM THE PAST. 😂😂 And omg I don’t know if I could handle more Prison Break. I didn’t even survive past S1. #scarred
Lol! #intense
This is outstanding! I am the #2 type of fangirl who becomes somewhat of an encyclopedia. I love that. Sometimes the details are perfectly exciting and sometimes they throw a wrench in things. You know, sometimes causes a plot hole instead of knitting everything together OR knits in one scene and separates another. ARGH! 😀
I truly considered myself a HUGE Harry Potter fan until I read Melissa Anelli’s book Harry: A History. When I found out there were wizard rock bands my jaw dropped. Oh well, perhaps I did not get totally emmersed in the complete real of the fandom, but I am a Leaky Cauldron member and was a beat tester of Pottermore.
My fandom name is Twihard Trekker Potterhead. Of course, that doesn’t even scratch the surface of all the wonder out there in which I delve. I truly appreciate the obscure fandoms. Anyone can attach themselves to a mainstream show, but the more obscure make the world of fandom interesting.
Fabulous post! Thank you for sharing your fangirl experience. And in answer to your question…42. 😉
That’s awesome that you have so many deeply dedicated fandoms!! YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY A FANDOM QUEEN. I’m more of the lowkey fan who likes something intensely for a while and then forgets about it.😂
Hahaha! Part of being a Capricorn…a fiercely loyal bunch.
Haven’t quite jumped into all fandoms. They really do have to call me, but I’m completely understanding of the others and don’t put them down. Fandoms are like homes and families. I try to stay as level headed as possible when someone bad talks my chosen ones, but have been known tolose it if comments go too far. 😉
I absolutely relate to this 100,000%!!!! Especially, the references to things that nobody gets. Thanks for voicing our fangirl feels!
I’m glad we relate!! AT LEAST WE ARE NOT ALONE IN OUR PAIN. 😂😂
Sunny! (Sorry, Its just neat seeing someone you recognize) My sister read all of the Unfortunate Event series. (:
This was a fun post!
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Ha, you have a point about fangirl and fanboy. Fangirls are just.. yep, what you pointed out. Fanboys are like.. usually the aggressively defending fans of something? Haha. I have never thought of that, but it totally is that way!
I am also a total hipster kitty, so I am ALWAYS in the wrong fandom. I mean, against the massive normal fandom. I know those feels so well 😀 lately everyone’s been like ACOWARMAFGRAHHHH and I’m like. Yeah 😐 I would love to care, but, you know. Totally can’t. Just… No.
And then you secretly hope in the corner that they don’t hate you for it xD haha. Does it happen to you? That feeling?
And no one eeeevvvveeeeer understands my fandom references! D: except for my boyfriend! (cause I MAKE him understand >:D)
And I can so not afford the fandom life at all 😀 also, because nobody sells that stuff here, and I’d have to ship it for like loads of money! And I can think of like ten better uses for it xD and my reasonable side is like, nnnnnope.
That said, I’d still love me some TARDIS mugs. And I DID knit boyfriend a Doctor Who scarf myself. So that was nice.
But yeaaahhhh. It totally pays to be in a fandom! It’s kind of like blogging. There’s just a load of that hype energy and it’s like you tune into it, isn’t it? At least that’s how I feel about it.
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