I was confronted by something kind of random today. My co-worker, Matt, drew me into a conversation about Fandom. It was he who brought it up, which simply astounded me. He started the conversation by saying, "Hey, Jen. I think you should write a book about fandom." This is an idea that I've tossled about with for a while, but at the moment I'
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Then I sat back, and reviewed that, and thought, 'Well that's complete BS.'
So here's my take.
Fandom is based on not how much money you spend, but on how much time that you devote to it. Because quite frankly if I had the dough, YES I'd go to all the Stargate cons and buy my favorite movie posters, yaddayadda . I can't afford it, so I don't ( ... )
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*laughs* I must be a bit more jaded than you. My thesis would be: fandom is family.
Some you love and some you want to lock in a closet for daysdisown.
They suggested that she could use this money on helping people. Now really, the way she spends her money is her own darn business.
Exactly. Who are they to say that she hasn't already contributed enough money to worthy causes? In addition, people are entitled to get some enjoyment out of their paychecks; otherwise, what's the point of it all? Seriously, I would've defriended them all instantly.
But as long as enjoyment is had by the person who purchases the merchandise, and the person isn't harming herself or himself, why should it matter where the money goes?
I've spent a good amount of money on Who and Tennant merchandise as well and I really don't care if people think I'm nuts. I don't have anyone else to support. My bills are paid. It's my business. If people think I should be sending that money to charities, that's their problem and not ( ... )
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