The Disconnect of Fandom and Nerd Culture

[theotherbaldwin]

Originally posted by neo_prodigy at The Disconnect of Fandom and Nerd Culture

A couple of buddies requested that I post this comment as a standalone post:

Recently box_in_the_box was having a discussion on his blog about fandom and nerd culture and why a subgroup comprised of marginalized peeps and outcasts insulating themselves from the oppressive mainstream still fails

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[akktri]

I think a lot of problems people have with fandom is that they want it to be something like an IDEAL family or an IDEAL church community. (I say IDEAL because I'm sure you can point out many churches that aren't perfect for this analogy