Fandoms... have you ever left one?

[grygon.livejournal.com]

X-Men has been a life-long obsession of mine. Since I was a kid. For me it was the cartoons that got me into the fandom. Then I got into the comics. Life was great. I met so many NICE and kind and interesting people who shared my obsession of these characters.

But alas, it wasn't meant to last. Ever since the X-Men movies came out a ton of assholes have also became interested in the fandom, and they do so much assholering.

I've met people in other fandoms who wre chased out by assholes and I never did understand them giving up on their fandom, their long-time obsession, until it happened to me. Within a year now I've been harrassed and flamed and trolled and stalked and accussed by two asshole X-Men fans and I swear...

...it may be a life-time fandom for me, but I've had it. I'm ready to put this fandom into retirement. I can't take much more harrassing from these two losers or the trolls who'll come after they finally, if ever, letitgo!

Comments

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

Hmm, so it's not really that you've outgrown X-Men; more that these two jerks are making that fandom unbearable for you. Is it at a particular site or group or do they seem to be everywhere? I was just wondering if you can join other groups or even rejoin that group under a different user-name. It's just a suggestion.

On the other hand, perhaps you still like X-Men, but just not enough to put up with being harassed by these two.

I haven't had any really bad experiences like that, but I can see how it would put you off something.

[grygon.livejournal.com]

Oh believe me I try! But I'm being stalked by the one. Everywhere I turn she's either already in the group, or shows up shortly after I've joined (I check each one I join to see if she's in it or not). Really, is her life so sad that she has to follow me around to make sure I can't enjoy myself in ANY of these places?

I still love X-Men, but I'm ready to give it up if it means these two will leave me alone.

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

Yegads, what a nuisance! Sounds like she needs help. Some people really go off the deep end.

Maybe you could start your own discussion group, like at Yahoo, and then as 'owner' you could refuse to let either of them join the group.