tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post5009573315558414912..comments2024-02-29T09:03:10.981+00:00Comments on Beautiful Bookish Butterflies: Personal Pickings - Being a Fan in a FandomAmanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-56332885802420951772014-04-06T21:02:16.992+01:002014-04-06T21:02:16.992+01:00Thank you hun, it means a lot!I completely agree, ...Thank you hun, it means a lot!<br>I completely agree, support is support and a fan is a fan, so there shouldn't be a competition at all :)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-88508125251298294092014-04-06T20:59:51.726+01:002014-04-06T20:59:51.726+01:00Thank you Jeann! I was really afraid I would stir ...Thank you Jeann! I was really afraid I would stir up arguments with this post today, but it seems to have gone down okay so far. I totally agree, there are plenty of fans out there who are lovely and just want to share the happiness, and I always try to look on the bright side, on the parts of the fandom like that, it makes things easy. Opinions are great, and voicing them is also wonderful too; there is a fine line between having an opinion and thinking what you think is a fact.Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-52946185937966056902014-04-06T20:52:17.643+01:002014-04-06T20:52:17.643+01:00I love this post! I hate when readers think they ...I love this post! I hate when readers think they are bigger or better fans of something just because they read the book first. I personally dont give a shit if they were the first or last person that read the book. Im a huge Harry Potter fan and have never read the books. People should be happy there are other people supporting the books/movies and not try to put others down...Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05068688280866239189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-21951206510381995742014-04-05T23:42:30.247+01:002014-04-05T23:42:30.247+01:00Wow Amanda, a truly fantastic post! Now that I thi...Wow Amanda, a truly fantastic post! Now that I think about it, I probably have been shunned before in terms of liking certain games, movies based on books/comics (particularly Marvel ones) and other things. Despite all of that, I pretty much just ignore their superiority complex because not all of them are like that. If they want to push home their own opinions, then fair enough but as long as they don't criticise my own then that's fine. There's a fine line though these days!<br><br>Jeann @ <a href="http://www.happyindulgencebooks.com" rel="nofollow">Happy Indulgence</a>Jeann @ Happy Indulgencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02080126376029467613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-5626314570071284882014-04-05T16:03:43.277+01:002014-04-05T16:03:43.277+01:00Thank you Charnell! I think this is a huge thing a...Thank you Charnell! I think this is a huge thing and there's a lot of hate in fandoms because of this. It's a real shame..Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-33712039571636236272014-04-05T15:08:07.031+01:002014-04-05T15:08:07.031+01:00I completely agree with this post, Amanda! It infu...I completely agree with this post, Amanda! It infuriates me when people deem themselves 'true' fans because they liked something longer or found out about something earlier or like a movie more than the books. It's so silly. If you love something then I think you should welcome anyone who has given it a chance and loved it too. It shouldn't matter if they started it years after you or days after you. I'm usually a book before the film person but I don't judge someone if they didn't read the book first (I've done that myself) or liked the movie more than the book. Everyone has different opinions, if we didn't the world would be a truly boring place. It's those differing opinions that make for amazing discussions about the books/movies that we love. Great post! :)Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.com