Tag: fandom culture

This is a 3-panel meme using the classic self-sabotage bicycle template. In the first panel, a cartoon man rides a bicycle happily, with text stating "I should join a fandom of this thing I like". In the second panel, the man shoves a stick into the spokes of his own moving bicycle, with accompanying text: "Guys, we really need to change (list of things) significantly because wider audience and these times etc.". In the third panel, the man lies on the ground next to his crashed bicycle, looking confused, and asks "Why am I getting so much hate?". The joke mocks people who join established fandoms and immediately demand large, unasked-for changes to the source material to appeal to broader audiences, then act confused when long-time fans push back against their suggestions, framing their backlash as a self-inflicted problem.

Don't Be Like This Guy Who Ruins Fandoms With Unnecessary Change Requests

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Confusing Meme Referencing Obscure Tamagotchi Fandom Dub Campaign Legend

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This is a 4-panel satirical comic mocking common behavior in gacha game fandoms. The top left panel shows a developer teasing an upcoming new character with only a silhouette shown. The top right panel displays a series of increasingly absurd, overhyped fan theories about the character, including claims it will have a unique combat system, be evil, elementless, have multiple fire-breathing heads, and shoot fire from its eyes and lightning from its rear. The bottom left panel reveals the actual character: a standard, generic quirky anime-style waifu with a normal scythe weapon and standard elemental powers, with text noting this is exactly what people should have expected. The bottom right panel shows a crying, enraged stick figure fan yelling that the developers lied, with a sad violin audio cue icon to emphasize their overblown disappointment.

Every gacha fandom reaction to new character reveals

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This meme uses dark fantasy action artwork depicting a tiny human warrior charging to attack a towering, screaming, monstrous knight standing in an apocalyptic battlefield. The towering giant knight is labeled 'THE TOXICITY OF THE AVERAGE FANBASE', while the small attacking warrior is labeled 'THE TOXICITY OF THE POKEMON FANBASE'. The joke satirizes the unusually high levels of toxicity, infighting, and aggressive discourse present in the Pokemon fan community, which is counter-intuitive given the Pokemon franchise is targeted at all ages including young children.

Pokemon Fanbase Toxicity Is On Another Level

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This image is a screenshot of a public Twitter thread. The original post, from user @oncloud_e (display name Cloudy, 'estrogen angel') posted May 30, 2022, jokes that the poster has never kissed a boy and is nervous to do so, not because of inexperience with kissing, but because she is afraid her date will take the opportunity to infodump about Warhammer 40k, a popular tabletop wargame famous for its dense, extensive lore. A reply from user 3feetinmyyard below amplifies the joke, stating 'A woman making eye contact is giving consent to learn about the Horus Heresy', referencing one of the most famous and expansive major lore events in the Warhammer 40k franchise. The joke subverts typical first date anxiety tropes by leaning into the widely recognized stereotype that Warhammer 40k fans are highly enthusiastic about sharing the franchise's lore with anyone who gives them even minor attention, even in romantic contexts.

The Ultimate Fear on a First Date

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