Terms For People / Fandoms You Hate

[Deleted]

Pretty self-explanatory. Mostly got the idea to make the thread off of a post on the TNA boards motivating me to mention that I despise the word "gamer" or "gamers". Think it sounds both forced and condescending, which while no shock with the way people tend to treat video games in any coverage they're given still annoys me.

[Danimal]

I don't see a problem, they play games, they're called gamers. Just seems descriptive to me.

I'd say fanboy has a somewhat negative connotation.

[Wolf Hurricane]

Funny thing about this: I'm from Detroit, Michigan, right? Which means I live in the US. Dunno why, but it seems strange that in a community of American countries (Canada, Mexico, Brazil, etc.), only people from the US are called American. Not something I hate, so much as something I find mindboggling.

One that I hate, hate with a passion, though, is minority. First off, every non-white race ought not be grouped together; although, if they were, they'd arguably be the majority, if not close to it.

[noleafclover1980]

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

[kayfabulous]

Twitards. I don't apply this to every fan of Twilight, just the crazy ones.

[Macho Dude Handy Damage]

Jun 16, 2011 18:58:37 GMT -5 Wolf Hurricane said:

Funny thing about this: I'm from Detroit, Michigan, right? Which means I live in the US. Dunno why, but it seems strange that in a community of American countries (Canada, Mexico, Brazil, etc.), only people from the US are called American. Not something I hate, so much as something I find mindboggling.

One that I hate, hate with a passion, though, is minority. First off, every non-white race ought not be grouped together; although, if they were, they'd arguably be the majority, if not close to it.

Going by etnicity worldwide, aren't white people a minority?

Jun 16, 2011 19:16:32 GMT -5 kayfabulous said:

Twitards. I don't apply this to every fan of Twilight, just the crazy ones.

I thought it referred to twitter users when I first read it. Which was now when I read your post.

[forgottensinpwf]

Jun 16, 2011 19:02:43 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

To be fair though, there's sick fan art for everything. Must I bring up "Freaky Wrestling Art"?

I think brony works for a nickname. Though something like colt would probably work fine as well.

As for ones I don't like, probably Twihards. Sounds lame.

[Djm Doesn't Find You Funny]

Narutards. Honestly, I don't like this term and I'm not even a huge fan of Naruto. It's just this generation's shounen anime. That's all.

Also, weeaboo. I sometimes wonder if I fall under this category, but I remember that I do not have a waifu. Of course, knowing the term 'waifu' probably puts me under suspicion. :/

[Citizen Zero]

I always associated the term 'gaming' with gambling.

Also while I like video games, I find most video game fans repugnant.

[Citizen Zero]

Jun 16, 2011 19:39:58 GMT -5 @forgottensinpwf said:

Jun 16, 2011 19:02:43 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

To be fair though, there's sick fan art for everything. Must I bring up "Freaky Wrestling Art"?

I think brony works for a nickname. Though something like colt would probably work fine as well.

As for ones I don't like, probably Twihards. Sounds lame.

Since we're on a wrestling forum, we should break away from the pack and call ourselves horsemen.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Jun 16, 2011 20:29:22 GMT -5 Djm Doesn't Find You Funny said:

Narutards. Honestly, I don't like this term and I'm not even a huge fan of Naruto. It's just this generation's shounen anime. That's all.

Also, weeaboo. I sometimes wonder if I fall under this category, but I remember that I do not have a waifu. Of course, knowing the term 'waifu' probably puts me under suspicion. :/

I love the word "weeaboo" and use it whenever I can, just because it sounds funny. Although once, someone did think I used a similar sounding slur for black people, so that was fun to explain away.

[Deleted]

Jun 16, 2011 19:02:43 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

First off:

There's nothing wrong with furries. I'm not one, but the stereotypical "furry" is just that. A stereotype.

Second:

The appeal is due to Lauren Faust taking it and making damn sure that it didn't even remotely resemble the crappy first 3 generations. While she has since stepped down, she succeeded, and then some.

[theryno665]

Jun 16, 2011 20:35:15 GMT -5 Citizen Zero said:

Also while I like video games, I find most video game fans repugnant.

Honestly, I feel the same way. Though I'll take the high road and say "most video game fans that think their opinion matters".

You know what, just stretch that out to most people on the Internet in general.

[Zero Orchestra]

"Hipster", as though we're intended to accept it as a derogatory term. It's a vaguely defined buzz-word that seems to be used to mean "anything I happen to not like".

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

I don't like the term "Nintendrone" because it just sounds so insulting to anybody who likes Nintendo.
"Xbot" is also bad but doesn't sound TO insulting.

[noleafclover1980]

Jun 16, 2011 21:00:22 GMT -5 @beau99 said:

Jun 16, 2011 19:02:43 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

First off:

There's nothing wrong with furries. I'm not one, but the stereotypical "furry" is just that. A stereotype.

Second:

The appeal is due to Lauren Faust taking it and making damn sure that it didn't even remotely resemble the crappy first 3 generations. While she has since stepped down, she succeeded, and then some.

Calm down buckaroo, cause I really don't care. I was responding to the thread, not asking for a bunch of "bronies" to enlighten me. I took a look at the cartoon for the sake of curiosity, and still don't get the appeal. It's a cute kids show and all, but definitely not for me.

[Free Hat]

Jun 16, 2011 18:58:37 GMT -5 Wolf Hurricane said:

Funny thing about this: I'm from Detroit, Michigan, right? Which means I live in the US. Dunno why, but it seems strange that in a community of American countries (Canada, Mexico, Brazil, etc.), only people from the US are called American. Not something I hate, so much as something I find mindboggling.

It's because you're the only country with "America" in its name, and the terms "United Statesian" and "Usonian" are clumsy as f***.

[hassanchop]

Jun 16, 2011 20:36:34 GMT -5 Citizen Zero said:

Since we're on a wrestling forum, we should break away from the pack and call ourselves horsemen.

Should we start using 4 finger gestures if that's what we'll be known as?

Jun 16, 2011 18:58:37 GMT -5 Wolf Hurricane said:

Funny thing about this: I'm from Detroit, Michigan, right? Which means I live in the US. Dunno why, but it seems strange that in a community of American countries (Canada, Mexico, Brazil, etc.), only people from the US are called American. Not something I hate, so much as something I find mindboggling.

One that I hate, hate with a passion, though, is minority. First off, every non-white race ought not be grouped together; although, if they were, they'd arguably be the majority, if not close to it.

I once heard that Japanese people want to be called Japanese and not Asian. Not sure if that's true.

[jrcz]

Jun 16, 2011 19:02:43 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

I'm gonna say it :Brony is one of the douchiest sounding nicknames for a fanbase I've ever heard, compounded by the fact I just don't get the sudden appeal of a My Little Pony Cartoon to grown men... some of the fan art looks like it's bordering on a furry thing.

Brony is a male.

[The Ichi]

"Gleeks". Just the mere sound of it raises my blood pressure considerably.