I'm sorry to hear you've had negative experiences of fandom. I always find that so sad. We're all here because we love a show, different people love different parts, different ships, etc, but it's something to be embraced, no-one should be treated negatively, it simply isn't necessary. Either you agree or you agree to disagree nicely!
But, you're still here, and I'm glad that you are. There are so many more positive people in fandom than negative and I think the Snowflake Challenge brings us together so well to remind us of this. Like you, I'm not the most social person, but I love the conventions and get together and I miss them too.
You're so right, the core of fandom is that we are here because of something we love, no-one should take that away from us, everyone should be treated with kindness, if people don't have anything kind to say then they're the ones in the wrong place!
Thank you for sharing and for taking part in the challenge.
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Date: 2021-01-20 11:33 am (UTC)But, you're still here, and I'm glad that you are. There are so many more positive people in fandom than negative and I think the Snowflake Challenge brings us together so well to remind us of this. Like you, I'm not the most social person, but I love the conventions and get together and I miss them too.
You're so right, the core of fandom is that we are here because of something we love, no-one should take that away from us, everyone should be treated with kindness, if people don't have anything kind to say then they're the ones in the wrong place!
Thank you for sharing and for taking part in the challenge.