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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 18:05:24 GMT -5
Well sure. Everybody's dorks now.
Hard to hate on someone for being a nerd when you're just one bathroom break at work away from checking your facebook at any given time.
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Post by Some Guy on Mar 8, 2014 20:14:09 GMT -5
I keep that Bryan "Yes Movement" sticker next to my name at the front of my desk so that people see it when they walk in. I don't really hide anything about my fandom.
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Post by Glitch on Mar 8, 2014 21:07:40 GMT -5
I kind of miss those days in some way. As a comics/anime fan,I could really stand out among people around me. Now a days, there's seems to be a diluting of the uniqueness when ever I see kids on the street with an anime series themed hand over their shoulders.
Of course I won't deny what is gained since it does at least feel like you got people on your side.
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Post by Throwback on Mar 8, 2014 21:57:39 GMT -5
I'd say the Attitude era was when most people stopped being embarrassed to be fans. Being a fan my entire life, my teenage years were the only time I said I was a fan and didn't have to explain why.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 9, 2014 10:20:56 GMT -5
I've never been embarrassed to be a fan of anything (except maybe Motley Crue). I'd say it's more that being butthurt about other people's hobbies isn't encouraged anymore.
but then I'm a heavy metal fan and a lot of us are assholes when it comes to other people's music tastes.
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Post by agent817 on Mar 9, 2014 11:24:16 GMT -5
I don't always tell people that I am a fan of wrestling. I have heard all of the stuff before about how it's "fake" or "gay." However, during the Attitude Era, it wasn't as embarrassing.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Mar 9, 2014 14:49:19 GMT -5
On one hand I kind of agree but on the other hand, it also seems to have enabled a lot of overly sensitive people who act as if their fandom is their entire identity and treat it almost like an ethnicity. You see more and more people acting like they're being persecuted or discriminated against because someone criticized their favourite work or made a tongue-in-cheek joke about their fandom.
So yes, it's cool that more and more people are realizing that it's ridiculous to feel ashamed of liking something, but I wish there weren't so many who don't understand the difference between "embracing your tastes" and "being obnoxious".
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