I always wonder how legit this is. I really didn’t hear this complaint til the constant pushing of women into predominantly male hobbies. I hear this complaint and sometimes I feel like they exaggerate and it really was a guy asking what their favorite comic book or anime is. And these ladies need to get over themselves. Led Zeppelin is before my time but I love the band and have one of their shirts. I’ve been asked by older people how I know the band or what got me into them. I’m happy to talk about it.
Hah, seriously! I have a middle school aged kid who has a Nirvana shirt (and this is not even exactly rare today).
Multiple times people have talked to him about it, asked him his favorite song, asked him how he got into Nirvana, etc--and they've all been positive conversations! He talked about how his grandfather liked Nirvana and would play them in the car getting picked up from school sometimes. The other dude would share how HE got into Nirvana, what his favorite song was, etc.
That's the thing, if you've actually got any interest in the thing, it's merely a way to start the conversation. These people find it intimidating because their only intent is to wear the fandom like a skinsuit.
I always wonder how legit this is. I really didn’t hear this complaint til the constant pushing of women into predominantly male hobbies. I hear this complaint and sometimes I feel like they exaggerate and it really was a guy asking what their favorite comic book or anime is. And these ladies need to get over themselves. Led Zeppelin is before my time but I love the band and have one of their shirts. I’ve been asked by older people how I know the band or what got me into them. I’m happy to talk about it.
Hah, seriously! I have a middle school aged kid who has a Nirvana shirt (and this is not even exactly rare today).
Multiple times people have talked to him about it, asked him his favorite song, asked him how he got into Nirvana, etc--and they've all been positive conversations! He talked about how his grandfather liked Nirvana and would play them in the car getting picked up from school sometimes. The other dude would share how HE got into Nirvana, what his favorite song was, etc.
People need to lighten.
That's the thing, if you've actually got any interest in the thing, it's merely a way to start the conversation. These people find it intimidating because their only intent is to wear the fandom like a skinsuit.