An interesting thing I'd like to think about when I have time – how different fandoms are toxic to different degrees... why?
R+M a recent example, easy to pick on those people, they have low social status to begin with, lots of overlap with gamers, similar reasons
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how about, hmm, Hamilton fans? or NFL fans? or Sex and the City fans? I can think of toxic behavior from them as well
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broader context is of ingroup/outgroup boundary maintenance using media as proxy and abberant behavior of disintegrated people as cudgel
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I'm thinking of an article I read a while ago about Tumblr wars of different factions of Glee fandom. Not looking to pick on any particular1
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