How can someone be shut out of the comics fandom? All it takes to enjoy comics is to spend $20 on trades on Amazon (or just pirate it if you're poor). You don't even have to interact with people. https://twitter.com/miss__ghostface/status/1226360643428601856 …
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I never understand these complaints about gatekeeping in nerd hobbies. With the exception of tabletop gaming, practically every nerd hobby is solitary. Nobody can stop you from buying (or pirating) whatever and just enjoying it. Even tabletop gaming only requires 1-3 friends.
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The complaint is an inversion. The indignity that she suffered was that she *didn't* have the power to exclude those she wanted to from "fandom". Her complaints about gatekeeping are an expression of frustration that she doesn't get to act as gatekeeper.
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