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I’m sorry if this is unwanted, but I’ve seen a lot going on in the yakuza fandom lately and there has been a lot of anger. Anger is a warranted emotion! It’s a secondary emotion that we feel as a result of being hurt, and everyone gets hurt. 1/?
One on side of the fandom, I feel that people have seen negative posts that they’ve taken personally. Again, that’s normal! However, it’s healthy to stop and think if the post really applies to you or if anxiety is making you jump to conclusions and become defensive 2/?
Usually, a post like that isn’t directed at you specifically! If you truly feel that a general post is or could be directed at you, though, it’s also healthy to look critically at yourself. If we’re constantly on the defensive, then it’s hard for us to grow. 3/?
We all have things that we can learn from each other.
POC deserve for fandom to be an escape as well and it’s okay to just hear what someone else is saying sometimes without voicing our own opinions! 4/?
POC deserve for fandom to be an escape as well and it’s okay to just hear what someone else is saying sometimes without voicing our own opinions! 4/?
Secondly, I’ve seen quite a few callout posts. Callouts are unfortunate, anxiety-inducing, and CAN BE divisive. There are necessary callout posts (like those for anti-BLM, far right bigot weirdos) but there are other callouts that I feel can be solved with a dialogue, 5/?
A lot of us are struggling — the world is a disaster and a lot of our lives are falling apart due to the pandemic, racism, and financial instability. This fandom space is an escape for so many of us! Fighting and subtweeting each other over issues that can 6/?
otherwise be talked over is adding unnecessary stress to what is supposed to be a healthy outlet. We’re all hurting (some more than others) and there’s anger swirling inside of us with nowhere to go, so we direct it at each other. 7/?
I’ve personally had people in the fandom be lesbophobic to me in recent days. It’s definitely not excusable but it’s explainable — we’re at each other’s throats. We feel the need to defend ourselves by attacking each other. No situation is the same so 8/?
I can’t claim to speak for everyone!! Moving forward though, I do want us to be kind to ourselves first and foremost. That includes allowing ourselves to take a step back and engage in fandom in a healthy way. I’m always here to talk. Everyone please hang in there
