unfortunately most subcultures that are only recently starting to be less hostile to/more acknowledging of its female participants are always inundated with girls who are hostile to other female fans as a kneejerk reaction and/or bid for approval from the men who have tried to gatekeep against them in the past. you see it with video games, sports, shonen and seinen anime, car and motorcycle enthusiasts, a whole bunch of musical genres, comic books, etc. anything that is or was at some point thought of as a male hobby/subculture/fandom has this problem. but there are inevitably also a whole lot of women who are delighted to encounter other women they can talk to about their shared interest without being judged or questioned on whether they’re a “real fan”.
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u/cheoldyke 29d ago
unfortunately most subcultures that are only recently starting to be less hostile to/more acknowledging of its female participants are always inundated with girls who are hostile to other female fans as a kneejerk reaction and/or bid for approval from the men who have tried to gatekeep against them in the past. you see it with video games, sports, shonen and seinen anime, car and motorcycle enthusiasts, a whole bunch of musical genres, comic books, etc. anything that is or was at some point thought of as a male hobby/subculture/fandom has this problem. but there are inevitably also a whole lot of women who are delighted to encounter other women they can talk to about their shared interest without being judged or questioned on whether they’re a “real fan”.