Outsiders who join a fandom solely to change it to fit their standards without actually enjoying it. They ignore pre-established rules and expect others to follow their new ones without question. They attack fans and creators for anything they deem "abnormal" and engage in brigaded attacks against those who don’t conform. They have no problem threatening violence or sending death threats, believing their actions are justified.
Despite pretending to be inclusive, they reject any culture outside their own. When called out, they always play the victim and claim it's proof the fandom needs "fixing." They manipulate online engagement by botting Facebook likes, Twitter shares, and Reddit upvotes to create a false sense of support.
Most emerged during and after the 2020 pandemic when lockdowns gave people too much free time. While some pre-2020 cases existed, they were mostly confined to Tumblr. They can be identified by posts mocking fandom norms that receive thousands of likes, yet most replies disagree, exposing the botting.
When confronted, they typically:
- Play the victim
- Use ad hominem attacks against fans
- Trivialize the situation (often exposing their hypocrisy)
- Threaten violence against those who disagree
Despite pretending to be inclusive, they reject any culture outside their own. When called out, they always play the victim and claim it's proof the fandom needs "fixing." They manipulate online engagement by botting Facebook likes, Twitter shares, and Reddit upvotes to create a false sense of support.
Most emerged during and after the 2020 pandemic when lockdowns gave people too much free time. While some pre-2020 cases existed, they were mostly confined to Tumblr. They can be identified by posts mocking fandom norms that receive thousands of likes, yet most replies disagree, exposing the botting.
When confronted, they typically:
- Play the victim
- Use ad hominem attacks against fans
- Trivialize the situation (often exposing their hypocrisy)
- Threaten violence against those who disagree
Fan: wtf happened to anitwt bros cant even have a waifu anymore
Fandom Colonizer 1: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Colonizer 1: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Fandom Colonizer 2 with Powerpuff girl pfp: Notice how all the people getting upset at this have little anime girls as their pfp
Fandom Colonizer 3 (with their entire profile dedicated to otaku hobby): We should eliminate “otaku” as a concept, it’s holding anime as a medium back
Fan: Shut up tourist
Fandom Colonizer 4: This ain’t an anime ret**d I’ll knock you tf out
Fandom Colonizer 5: what a loser THIS GUY STINKS PEEEEEYUUUUUU
Fandom Colonizer 6: Imagine getting this mad over fucking cartoons LMAOOOO (He was policing and attacking people over said cartoons)
Fandom Colonizer 1: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Colonizer 1: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Fandom Colonizer 2 with Powerpuff girl pfp: Notice how all the people getting upset at this have little anime girls as their pfp
Fandom Colonizer 3 (with their entire profile dedicated to otaku hobby): We should eliminate “otaku” as a concept, it’s holding anime as a medium back
Fan: Shut up tourist
Fandom Colonizer 4: This ain’t an anime ret**d I’ll knock you tf out
Fandom Colonizer 5: what a loser THIS GUY STINKS PEEEEEYUUUUUU
Fandom Colonizer 6: Imagine getting this mad over fucking cartoons LMAOOOO (He was policing and attacking people over said cartoons)
by PomuHub February 16, 2025
Get the Fandom Colonizermug. A person who thinks their fandom(s) is/are superior to others. They make hate comments towards other fandoms and can't take criticism of their own. Almost every fandom has these (even the most chill ones have atleast one or two of them).
Person 1: IDK man this shows not really that good, I watched like one episode and it's not for me, but that's my opinion though.
Fandom Fascist: NEIN!!! DAS SHOW IST GOOD UND ANYONE WHO CRITICIZES IT IST WRONG!!!!!!!
Person 2: Bruh
Fandom Fascist: NEIN!!! DAS SHOW IST GOOD UND ANYONE WHO CRITICIZES IT IST WRONG!!!!!!!
Person 2: Bruh
by BorritoGuy June 23, 2024
Get the Fandom Fascistmug. Outsiders who join a fandom/hobby with the sole purpose of policing the behavior of fans in said fandom/hobby and not because they enjoy the hobby themselves. They can commonly be seen trying to shame people for engaging in things that are normal for the fandom and aren't even offensive and harmful, in order to make them "normal" according to their standards. They often engage in brigading to bully people to be more "normal" according to their standards. They like to ragebait fans on purpose and play the victim when the fans get angry or call the fancops out for their behavior. They also like to attack the pre-existing fans by belittling them for their hobby. They also always appeal to triviality.
Fan: wtf happened to anit bro cant even have a waifu anymore
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
by PomuHub February 16, 2025
Get the Fandom Policemug. omg did u see tarara and lala aren’t friends anymore? and tarara changed her fav for the 7373th time
no i’m not an obsessed busby fandom person that cares about dumb stuff like that
no i’m not an obsessed busby fandom person that cares about dumb stuff like that
by andrewgarfieldspotbrownie February 17, 2022
Get the busby fandommug. A broken fandom is where one specific group of people who form a fandom get split up because of all the arguements effecting in a small broken up fandom which is the opposite of what a fandom should be. A fandom is a community not a not a group of people that have been divided due to conflict
by Idelllll August 16, 2018
Get the Broken fandommug. Billie Eilish fandom, they stan for her, they love her, and make videos about her, they love her so much someone almost choked her.
by M the God April 21, 2021
Get the Billie Eilish Fandommug. When your friend (or friend group) is very passionate about a series that you have not read or watched yet, and talk so excitedly about it you recognize and become excited by things related to that series
I’ve never watched that anime but thanks to my pal Mark I know everything about the main character, I think I have secondhand fandom syndrome
by Kittalia February 12, 2023
Get the secondhand fandom syndromemug.