We Need To Talk About Fandom Drama

Toxic behaviour in fandoms — there’s no easy way around it. We all have strong opinions as fans, and not always do our thoughts and feelings align with one another. However, we do all share one thing that unites us; a love of our chosen fandom. In theory, we should all get along and respect each other’s opinions, right?

As you can probably guess from the fact I’m even writing this entry — nope, that’s not the case. We don’t. We really don’t.

And that’s an issue I think we need to address.

This piece is inspired by multiple events and conversations from the last few years, several of which I’m going to be referencing in detail. I’ll start with the most topical — a split between fans over the latest film in the Harry Potter (or should I say Wizarding World?) franchise, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Judged harshly by the critics prior to its general release, the film has stoked many fans to come out and voice their own thoughts quite loudly. Some absolutely adore the blockbuster, with all its twists and turns — others… not quite so much. Personally, I’ve found it really tough to find many threads of conversation where both sides of the coin are discussed openly where others don’t resorting to petty name-calling and accusations of bias.

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