Fandoms

I, like most people in today's society, am a member of certain fandoms.  If you don't know what a fandom is then you should probably get off the internet. I mean really? Do you live under a rock?

But I digress.  Certain members of certain fandoms always have to take matters to the extremes and go just a bit too far.  This results in stalking, cyber-stalking, bullying, NSFW fanfiction and any other form of general creepiness imaginable.  These individuals tend to be generalized until the whole fandom is thought to be relatively crazy.  Think of us what you will, I don't care too much. I like what I like and the extent to which I like something has never bordered on crazy to my standards.  I have a degree in Psychology so I feel like I know when too far is too far.

What bothers me about fandoms is when they feel threatened.  Most of these groups of people find each other on social media platforms and once someone causes drama, it tends to implode the internet for a few hours.  Everyone assumes something and blows it out of proportion and soon, they end up causing distress to the person, or people involved who or what their fandom is based around.

Then there are the people who say something just to be like "OMG guys, this is so dumb. Ur arguing over nothing and its stupid so u should just shut up."  Yeah... This doesn't help.  They end up getting hate comments and inevitably prolonging the discussion.

Another problem I have is how these individuals (who lack moral fiber and a sense of privacy) choose to justify posting personal information and photos and videos that clearly the source has said or done something to make it hard to find.  We forget that celebrities on any scale, are people.  They have private lives and if they don't want to share with us, they don't have to.  Or if at one point in time they tweeted something, posted a status, or a picture; it doesn't mean that's how they feel or act now.

People are constantly growing and learning and developing.  No one is in the same situation today as they were a few years or even a few months ago.  As situations change, people adapt.  Don't go digging up things from the past that are no long relevant just to prove a point and be a nuisance.  How would you like it if someone dug up an old photo of you and plastered it all over for the world to see when you deliberately tried to make it hard to find?

Yes, we are curious and interested about the lives of those we idolize or fancy.  We can continue to do so however, try to be respectful about it.

I could go on about this all day so I'll end it here.  Moral of this post:

Come on fandoms. Get your shit together. Just let the drama die. Respect people's privacy.  Don't be that asshole.