A person or persons who negatively interact with a community, typically a fandom, despite being uneducated in the subject matter. These people usually insert themselves with blanket statements as a mean to justify bad-faith criticism.
A: You're a tourist who hasn't even read the book, so why do you care?
B: That tourist doesn't know what they're talking about.
B: That tourist doesn't know what they're talking about.
by whistleblower7278727 March 22, 2025
A person or persons that interact with a community, typically a fandom, despite being uneducated in the subject matter. While not inherently negative, the most common use of the word is as an insult towards outsiders that partake in bad-faith criticism.
A: You're a tourist that hasn't even read the book, so why do you care?
B: That tourist has no idea what he's talking about.
B: That tourist has no idea what he's talking about.
by whistleblower7278727 March 22, 2025