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What Makes A Fandom?

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Fandoms

Directioners, Beliebers, KatyCats, Swifties, Whovians, Potterheads, Bros, Tributes, Gleeks, Demigods, Shadowhunters, Initiates, Runners, I could honestly go on forever. What do all of those have in common? (wait forever for these uneducated people to answer “they’re all fandoms”/ try not to roll your eyes)

Good morning/afternoon everyone. What is a fandom? Well first, I would like to point out that fandoms are commonly confused with a fan base but a fandom is so much more than that. A fan base is just a group of people who like the same TV show, book, celebrity etc. and they’re willing to say they like that thing or person. Whereas a fandom is a group of people dedicated to a soul sucking, gut wrenching, heart crushing something or someone.
And what are these people called? Fanboys for boys and fangirls for, well, girls! Now, please understand that you can’t just say I’m a fangirl or a fanboy. You must first go through the process most fangirls and fanboys went through.

First is discovery. The person discovers the thing or person and you end up liking them enough to do the second step.

The second step is when you’re interest grows and you head over to the internet and search them up. This step includes following them on social media such as Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram.

The next step is attachment. It’s when you start checking up on them more often and you can’t stop watching videos or readings relating to them. By this time, you can probably still get out of

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