I'm all for acknowledging if things are finely-crafted or not, or if things are problematic, but I hate the smug superiority that a lot of people have when talking about pop culture. I just hate the hipster nonsense attitude of either dismissing something just because you, personally, don't find it appealing, or just not even liking things because it's not cool to like things. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY FUN? LIKING THINGS. There are plenty of things that I don't really "get" but you know what? One of my favourite things about fandom is reading about people gushing about stuff they love, even if I myself don't care for it.
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I'm all for acknowledging if things are finely-crafted or not, or if things are problematic, but I hate the smug superiority that a lot of people have when talking about pop culture. I just hate the hipster nonsense attitude of either dismissing something just because you, personally, don't find it appealing, or just not even liking things because it's not cool to like things. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY FUN? LIKING THINGS. There are plenty of things that I don't really "get" but you know what? One of my favourite things about fandom is reading about people gushing about stuff they love, even if I myself don't care for it.