Just some thoughts on the fandom and Tumblr
I'm 25 already, right, and have been to about three companies, and I really envy the young ones, those who have never been exposed to office politics and shit.
But then at 24-ish I went otome/anime fangirling again, making my Tumblr blog probably 40% Yamapi, 40% anime, 10% personal, and... but...
The more I get into the fangirling thing, the more it frustrates me that politics and elitism is more rabid here than in the corporate world.
And I assume some of them are the same age as me, but a majority would be younger, seeing they have so much time watching/reading/following a dozen manga at the same time, complaining their parents won't buy this and that for them, playing two or three otome games at the same time, updating twitter and tumblr throughout the whole day, etc.
What really irks me is that a lot of these younger people, especially those that have quite a following, or have first-hand resources, have this "I am above you" air about them, and just goes on being bitching about how superior they are in the fandom 'hierarchy'.
I'm a newbie, I suck at Japanese, and I try to find things before I ask for links (I am by no ways rich and I only spend on fangirl/otome CD's and games that I already know is good and that I am sure that I really, really, love--so yes I download a lot). When I find something, I share it privately, and when people ask me nicely, I look for the link again because they are cool enough to be intested in my interests. Works both ways, when I am given something relevant to things I like, I let them know, "hey thanks, this made my day", something like that.
When I find a good post, I like and reblog it, maybe comment even, when I find a post that annoys me, I ignore it. When I find someone helpless, and I know, I share whatever I can.
I'm not saying I'm the perfect sample of a goody-goody fangirl, maybe I'm too nice for my own good, and it feels really awesome when someone thanks me or feels the same way I do about things or characters I love.
My point, is, well... I don't really know.
I just want to--you know, enjoy things and have fun.
And not be caught up with people's extreme opinions, self-made rules, and angstiness and inferiority complexes and whatnot (although these emotions are good in fanfics, I'm a sucker for those, if done tastefully) lol ^^*
OK back to being serious.
Things were simpler when I started Tumblr. I just stalked and saved, googled and laughed and swooned and made headcanons by myself.
But then I started reblogging and commenting and sharing, and really knowing my way around, then there. The cruel world of the fandom unfolds.
They say if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
But I am enduring the heat just fine, thank you.
Why would I need to get out of the kitchen if this is a place I like. I can just fan myself and enjoy things by myself, right.