Fandom of anything comes in two flavors; hardcore & casual.
Casual fans enjoy the show or game or book, but usually not enough to involve themselves in debates, fanart, fanfiction, & wikis. The ones that do work off limited memory of the subject.
Hardcore fans come in two flavors; purist & degenerate.
Purist fans insist that characters in fanfiction be completely in character & that the story has continuity nods. Degenerate fans change the personalities of characters to suit their needs, especially if the plot revolves around their Mary-Sue character.
Purist fans' OCs will not be romantically involved with canon characters & will be appropriate for the setting. Degenerate fans' OCs will look & feel very out-of-place with their surroundings, be deeply involved with canon characters, dress very differently than everyone else, & have a large number of special abilities & talents.
Purists purge any speculations that cannot be proved with solid evidence from Wiki pages. Degenerates create the speculations & often continue to stick with them even after the concepts have been steamrolled by new continuity. They also slash characters who canonically are not into eachother.
Purist fanart may or may not try to mimic the look of the original, but at least keeps it clean. Degenerate fanart includes humanizing animals, animalizing humans, breast inflation, porn, bestiality, pedophilia, weight gain, gratuitous nudity, & gender swapping.
Casual fans enjoy the show or game or book, but usually not enough to involve themselves in debates, fanart, fanfiction, & wikis. The ones that do work off limited memory of the subject.
Hardcore fans come in two flavors; purist & degenerate.
Purist fans insist that characters in fanfiction be completely in character & that the story has continuity nods. Degenerate fans change the personalities of characters to suit their needs, especially if the plot revolves around their Mary-Sue character.
Purist fans' OCs will not be romantically involved with canon characters & will be appropriate for the setting. Degenerate fans' OCs will look & feel very out-of-place with their surroundings, be deeply involved with canon characters, dress very differently than everyone else, & have a large number of special abilities & talents.
Purists purge any speculations that cannot be proved with solid evidence from Wiki pages. Degenerates create the speculations & often continue to stick with them even after the concepts have been steamrolled by new continuity. They also slash characters who canonically are not into eachother.
Purist fanart may or may not try to mimic the look of the original, but at least keeps it clean. Degenerate fanart includes humanizing animals, animalizing humans, breast inflation, porn, bestiality, pedophilia, weight gain, gratuitous nudity, & gender swapping.
1)The more unsavory fans of Adventure Time spend all their thoughts on potential pairings while the nerdier ones keep their eyes open for Mario & Zelda references.
2)Casual fans of Peanuts fancy Marcie & Peppermint Patty as lesbians, despite their established shared crush on Charlie Brown & the fact that they were only 8 years old. Is it wishful thinking or could they just not be assed to read the comics the TV series was based on?
3)Many believe that large adult male fanbase for Friendship is Magic to be creepy, but it is actually the 12-18 year old male fans who make the bulk of the fanart you can never unsee.
2)Casual fans of Peanuts fancy Marcie & Peppermint Patty as lesbians, despite their established shared crush on Charlie Brown & the fact that they were only 8 years old. Is it wishful thinking or could they just not be assed to read the comics the TV series was based on?
3)Many believe that large adult male fanbase for Friendship is Magic to be creepy, but it is actually the 12-18 year old male fans who make the bulk of the fanart you can never unsee.
by ThatEvilRedhead February 14, 2013
Hym "What's interesting about psychopathic types is that they shoot straight to the top of a hierarchy but psychopaths aren't successful and your bound to find them high level surgical or executive positions. And my fans are stupid and useless but they aren't stupid because breaking bad is a long show. But that's ok because they can work as hard as possible (regardless of the outcome) because the world will be better for my sex trophies.
by Hym Iam July 20, 2022
by ΔиłĦ☼иצ ߀₡ʞ January 01, 2012
A fan is simply a person who has never met you or they might have and they are obsessed with your life. they simply can't keep your name out of their mouth. They might know u but they still a fan because they love talking abt you when y'all don't even talk like that....
by Gifkfidigty April 24, 2017
by Coolstory September 09, 2018
Someone who claims to have participated and excelled in every sport as an adolescent, yet isn’t good enough to participate in any sport at a collegiate level. This person seems to interject his opinion as if it were a fact when watching a sport, yet his reference/expertise holds no HOH. He borrows ASU athletic gear from his roommates so that it seems he was part of something special, when in fact, he is a marathon spectator!
Q: Dude, check out this eagles vs the lions game, it’s snowing, not sure how they can run in this, let alone throw the ball.
A: I’ve played in worse conditions in high school, I was the backup, but came in to punt the ball. I did it with no gloves on my hands, punted a beauty.
Q: Dude, first of all, what makes you think I give a fuck!? Second, I don’t want to hear your violin story from back in high school, FAN!!!
A: I’ve played in worse conditions in high school, I was the backup, but came in to punt the ball. I did it with no gloves on my hands, punted a beauty.
Q: Dude, first of all, what makes you think I give a fuck!? Second, I don’t want to hear your violin story from back in high school, FAN!!!
by el churro tasty December 26, 2013
The area of Richmond, VA starting near the VCU campus and ending somewhere around the bottom of CaryTown. Has a high concentration of 100 year old victorian houses. There are plenty of bars, restaurants, and now featuring a starbucks where the old Video/Tanning salon used to be.
by Nikki C. February 16, 2007