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. 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. Wonderful but fragile communities where you obsess with tv shows, books, kpop, etc. You are called fangirl/ fanboy if in a fandom.
1. Eww is that a BOOK
2. HOW COULD YOU INSULT MY PRECIOUS SASSY SOUL
1. oookkayy...
2. I will kill you dead if insult my fandoms muggle/mortal/mundane
2. HOW COULD YOU INSULT MY PRECIOUS SASSY SOUL
1. oookkayy...
2. I will kill you dead if insult my fandoms muggle/mortal/mundane
by Thesassyannabeth March 31, 2017
Get the Fandomsmug. No intelligence fandom aka blinks ,fans of the most overrated kpop group of all time. They are bunch of 12 years olds who stream blackpink's dance videos and make fake achievements about their fave being the biggest group when in reality 4th gen groups easily outsell them .They also don't know the definition of good music
by lovelybae304304 July 23, 2022
Get the no intelligence fandommug. by Boo Radley Game May 21, 2022
Get the FANDOMmug. By far the Harry Potter fandom. We have had a couple toxic names here and there, but we redefined the series in spite of the author and came together as a community.
Person 1: What do you think is the best fandom?
Person 2: Definitely the Harry Potter fandom as it overcame so many challenges and prejudice.
Person 2: Definitely the Harry Potter fandom as it overcame so many challenges and prejudice.
by SapphireBlueWriter February 1, 2021
Get the best fandommug. I'm a 13 year old on the internet, so I have to refer to communities centered around certain media as "fandoms" so everyone knows it.
by anonymous March 27, 2021
Get the Fandommug.