Do Fanbases Ruin Art?

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2:16 Introduction
5:32 3 Ways Fanbases Can Ruin Art
15:45 Is This Unfair?
19:26 Conclusion
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  • @kiro1547
    @kiro1547 Жыл бұрын

    This video is secretly a plea for people to make dumbsville fanart

  • @hourglassdog1738

    @hourglassdog1738

    Жыл бұрын

    Based pfp

  • @logansymmes2193

    @logansymmes2193

    11 ай бұрын

    I thought you were the Knight for a second, then I realized you were Rain World

  • @xenocg
    @xenocg Жыл бұрын

    While I feel fanbases don't ruin the art itself, they can absolutely ruin your individual relationship with art. "Individual relationships" really is the key to understanding this sentiment, a problem a loooot of obsessive fans have (including my past self RIP) is that they love their experience so much and are so stuck in their own bubble that they REALLY want others to have the exact same relationship with their favorite work. They only mature if they realize that that's never going to happen. Nostalgia and special interests/hyperfixiations play a massive part in this; you may have a special comforting attachment to a certain media or character and you can enjoy that attachment, but no amount of forcing it onto others can give them the same attachment.

  • @paradoxtatorstudios9681

    @paradoxtatorstudios9681

    Жыл бұрын

    THIS i happen to be part of the undertale fandom and _yeesh_ its prolly one of the messiest ones i know- there's billions of AUS and i personally, am sick of them and feel rather uncomfortable around them, for some reason. i prefer the original; the whole reason i got *into* it in the first place. but you have a point; i don't like the AUs and i wish they weren't always shoved in my face. just a personal bias of mine. but we all have our own opinion; something i don't really care for all that much is _revered_ by other people, and vice versa. and that's okay! it's just when people assume i like the same part of UT they do, or act _really, really weird_ about their favorite character-- is when i want to pull myself back into my shell like some decrepit old snail and never interact with the fandom again lmao

  • @androidoficeandfire9667

    @androidoficeandfire9667

    Жыл бұрын

    @@paradoxtatorstudios9681 sums it up better than I could (and am going to)

  • @danic_c

    @danic_c

    Жыл бұрын

    As someone who is autistic and also tends to have hyperfixations, this is definitely a big thing. I've learned if you really want someone you know to watch/read/play something you like, the best thing to do is to bring it up and share a few generalized things you like about it, but not obsess over it and not go into such niche subjects like deep lore or whatnot, but rather the more overall artistic aspects that are good about it. For example, I remember as a kid I used to love Steven Universe and would try to get my cousin to watch it by ranting about the deep lore and the story or whatnot. He thought it was stupid and refused to watch it. Many years later though, he watched it on his own without me trying to forcefully convince him to do so by highlighting what *I* liked about it, and he came to really like it for his own reasons (mainly for the music and the songs).

  • @justabearbrowsingyoutube4968

    @justabearbrowsingyoutube4968

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn, well said! Ones own experience is uniquely their own indeed.

  • @birdiejett3163
    @birdiejett3163 Жыл бұрын

    The Virgin “you HAVE to watch/read/play/listen to my favorite thing!!” Vs the Chad “you might like this, if you ever feel like checking it out”

  • @RH777

    @RH777

    Жыл бұрын

    the amount of times people told me that something is a "must play" and that i have to play it is so unreal i can't even begin to count

  • @aprinnyonbreak1290

    @aprinnyonbreak1290

    Жыл бұрын

    The THAD telling nobody about your favorite thing so you can steal jokes and oneliners from it to be cool

  • @Mr_bukowski4435

    @Mr_bukowski4435

    9 ай бұрын

    I have friends that calmy recomend me things and I do the same, its such a far cry from Middle and early High school where people were like "YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS THING!"

  • @wannabeyakuza
    @wannabeyakuza Жыл бұрын

    I say no, I think people should generally be mature enough to enjoy something and distance themselves from the fanbase if they feel they need to. I'm not gonna stop consuming something cause somebody I've never met and never will is an idiot

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    facts

  • @chukola

    @chukola

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly based, I feel the same way about Undertale

  • @returnedtomonkey8886

    @returnedtomonkey8886

    Жыл бұрын

    If I couldn't do that I would've gave up on sonic 16 years ago.

  • @Stoned420Guru

    @Stoned420Guru

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@returnedtomonkey8886 sonic has decent fan base, now compare it to Rick and Morty fan base definitely cringe

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Stoned420Guru every fanbase is gonna have weird people in it but they don't make up the entire fandom

  • @lucifermagne7458
    @lucifermagne7458 Жыл бұрын

    I can confirm that the Hazbin Hotel fanbase is the main driving force behind why I've started liking it less

  • @audreyharris7643

    @audreyharris7643

    Жыл бұрын

    Understandable

  • @ed1434

    @ed1434

    Жыл бұрын

    Same and also MHA fanbase did the same

  • @lucifermagne7458

    @lucifermagne7458

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ed1434 I was never a fan of MHA, but I probably would've been if the fanbase was less cringey

  • @IcyDiamond

    @IcyDiamond

    Жыл бұрын

    Helluva Boss Fans when you criticize a single aspect of the show: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmyY2aWeg5ufmpM.html

  • @lucifermagne7458

    @lucifermagne7458

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@IcyDiamond lol true. I liked Helluva Boss until season 2 (which in my opinion had a major downgrade in quality), and the fans are the same ones that are turning me off from Hazbin. But, I'm trying to separate the art from the audience, so I'll still watch every episode that comes out

  • @VagabondRetro
    @VagabondRetro Жыл бұрын

    I think Fanbases can affect people's ability to enjoy it a lot of the time. However, they don't usually directly affect the show except in instances where creators pander to them.

  • @onigames7309

    @onigames7309

    Жыл бұрын

    Such as RWBY or Star vs...

  • @Coffeecat_24

    @Coffeecat_24

    Жыл бұрын

    @@onigames7309 mlp too

  • @starkillersneed

    @starkillersneed

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea, I've been a fan of Rick & Morty for instance for a long time even after the szechuan sauce meltdowns and "to be fair" copypastas, cuz I thought it was a great show. But the more the show tried to pander to that side of the fanbase, the more it became a parody of itself and the more it lost what made it good for me.

  • @ShadowWolfRising

    @ShadowWolfRising

    Жыл бұрын

    @@onigames7309 Shippers have proven they should never be pandered to.

  • @onigames7309

    @onigames7309

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShadowWolfRising Full agreement...

  • @consumerofbepsi5254
    @consumerofbepsi5254 Жыл бұрын

    Sex needs an update tbh, the meta has been around for millions of years and at this point it's getting stale

  • @O5-hans

    @O5-hans

    Жыл бұрын

    KZread kids, now it's time for sex k- nonononoNOOOOOOO

  • @joshjo9405

    @joshjo9405

    Жыл бұрын

    Sex 2

  • @IcyDiamond

    @IcyDiamond

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish it had more of a story tbh

  • @silus77

    @silus77

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@joshjo9405 we already have sex 2 and scientific name of sex 2 is ultrakill

  • @kuchom

    @kuchom

    Жыл бұрын

    4 balls and 2 clit

  • @ed1434
    @ed1434 Жыл бұрын

    "Do fanbase ruin-" Yes. Not every fanbase, but like a solid 80% of them actually do.

  • @extremempsilvamps5851

    @extremempsilvamps5851

    Жыл бұрын

    No, that's stupid. If you let your experience be spoiled by people you don't even know from the internet, the problem is YOU

  • @onlymyself1234

    @onlymyself1234

    Жыл бұрын

    How?

  • @damianmonke3922

    @damianmonke3922

    Жыл бұрын

    Spawn fans are chill. Just kinda edgy mfs

  • @enderluckjarmg985

    @enderluckjarmg985

    Жыл бұрын

    The very concept of fanbase itself can not be oversimplified as "yes it ruins my favorite thing blah blah blah" Like, ever thought about what fanbase actually means? The idea behind fanbases? Without said "fanbases" (or just the ideia behind it) we pretty much wouldnt have anything. Like, anything at all. The person that discovered energy wouldnt share this discovery because if we had this "fanbase ruins anything" mentality at its discovery, no "energy fanbase" would exist, and thus no derivatives (pcs, internet, anything really) cuz they wouldnt share that they discovered energy. And so, it would judt be a cycle. People would be "discovering" things already well known, but would not be documented because without a "fanbase" of said thing, whats the point of sharing what you like if no ones like it as well? TLDR; Fanbase is, in its essence, bonding and sharing. If theres no "sharing" part, literally nothing would exist because nothing would be discovered, as in, we just wouldnt know what is what. Wouldnt it be weird if, out of nowhere I fucking ate a tomato raw? People would be freaking out, what is a tomato and why is this girl eating it raw? Sorry for going nerd mode, hope I made sense 😢

  • @rogerkeleshian2215

    @rogerkeleshian2215

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@damianmonke3922 S P A W N

  • @becuaseimbored3481
    @becuaseimbored3481 Жыл бұрын

    The thing about hating something for its fanbase is that said fanbase can change over time. What was once the scourge of the internet can become a cult following full of mostly chill people. And what was once a chill cult following can explode into the scourge of the internet.

  • @brub1738

    @brub1738

    Жыл бұрын

    This is actually very true as someone who has been in the fnaf fandom for a decent amount of time (for better or worse.) I can say during the years of like 2017 - 2019 it was actually chill surprisingly enough and while there is still nuggets of those days but it has gone down the shitter. Another example was Hollow knight the community from 2017 - 2018 it was a small niche game for the most part but now since silksong it has kinda gone up in flames.

  • @aben1466

    @aben1466

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brub1738 the hollow knight fandom is in flames but is also chill. It’s basically the “This is fine” meme as a fanbase

  • @mobi4482

    @mobi4482

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@aben1466 the desperation for silksong is getting to parts of the Fandom I think

  • @lafenetre9733

    @lafenetre9733

    Жыл бұрын

    I think thats what happened with Steven Universe because a lot of their fans graduated high school and then thought “yeah, maybe someone drawing character 205 lbs instead of 206 isn’t worth telling them to die for”

  • @aprinnyonbreak1290

    @aprinnyonbreak1290

    Жыл бұрын

    I find it usually just gets worse. What was good becomes split and petty, what was neutral becomes bad. What was bad becomes horrible. There may be occasional pulses from a bad fanbase, usually the result of someone recognizing the fanbase sucks and trying to fix it, but inevitably what caused the fanbase to sour the first time will sour it again, often with a vengeance because now they're territorial and have people to argue with on real topics, not just splitting a hair into the 32nd fraction. True reversals of fanbase are basically miraculous, and are often hinged on flavor of the month hype moving on to Next Product to reveal a better fanbase beneath, or else a total extinction of a past fanbase and colonization of a new one in its place.

  • @scarundy
    @scarundy Жыл бұрын

    I love your editing and sense of humor

  • @hhgff778
    @hhgff778 Жыл бұрын

    Me personally don't let them ruin it, I guess I learned to ignore it all and just enjoy stuff, idk how to explain it any better. I just don't care what the fanbase does, yes I do sometimes see fans of something I like do something stupid, or cringey or even terrible and think "WTF?" But this doesn't really ruin that thing for me.

  • @TheJohnnyDarc

    @TheJohnnyDarc

    Жыл бұрын

    This! When you allow them to ruin things for you, you give them all the power and let them win.

  • @maffe_distroyer

    @maffe_distroyer

    Жыл бұрын

    Pokemon fans ruin pokemon since they made the creator official the relationships between humanoid pokemon and humans , which is equally as fucking a monkey , so is a bit hard when company give up to the audience ruining something just to please them Same happen with gravity falls ending , alex hirsh was going to end it on mabel being consume by her sins ,but due of the massive hate that he was already reciving for make her have consecuences of her acts ,he scrapped the idea and make it the happy ending of all . Sometimes you can ignore it ,but sometimes you shouldn't , could make it worst do the law of not see not there

  • @Stixxamon

    @Stixxamon

    2 ай бұрын

    @@maffe_distroyer I know im year late but where did you get that Gravity Falls info? I have not been able to find information about Mabel having diffrent end and fans not being happy about it.

  • @FemboyJoe
    @FemboyJoe Жыл бұрын

    Do- Yes. Mf i literally draw PORN for a living and i have been told multiple times that im more respectable than most fandom dwellers. Be it from clients or people who have just had enough of said dwellers

  • @thegamingprozone1941

    @thegamingprozone1941

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously? 😂

  • @dumbsville

    @dumbsville

    Жыл бұрын

    BASED

  • @kingkoopa64

    @kingkoopa64

    Жыл бұрын

    OK then, I like to commission an art of a man and a woman in clothes outside talking

  • @ArufisuIsRuru

    @ArufisuIsRuru

    Жыл бұрын

    It is kinda ironic where people only look for explicit content to point that out when they didnt actually despise the toxicity

  • @iamnotthatguy7166

    @iamnotthatguy7166

    Жыл бұрын

    i can’t get mad at people for making money legitimately

  • @ThiccSumoWarDog
    @ThiccSumoWarDog Жыл бұрын

    Whenever there's a work I think I might enjoy, I make a point specifically to NOT engage with the fanbase so I can avoid having my experience skewed one way or another by how other people feel about it. As far as I'm concerned, whether or not a fanbase is toxic OR wholesome is secondary to enjoying the work itself.

  • @facuuu2809

    @facuuu2809

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing here pal, I don't like engaging too much with a fan base unless I first enjoy the work and then I see the fan base is normal

  • @sup1602
    @sup1602 Жыл бұрын

    Ever since the Steven Universe fanbase made that one girl to speedrun life, I have always hatted the post tumblr fan bases with a passion.

  • @stardragon5849

    @stardragon5849

    Жыл бұрын

    I know right? When I heard that topic, I just feel really bad for the artist. In my opinion, I love Steven Universe don't get me wrong. The community though.... it's another level of toxicity.

  • @sup1602

    @sup1602

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stardragon5849 Which I find kinda ironc that Steven Universe is all about being not toxic, yet it was one of the most toxic ones out there. I blame tumblr and the culture that tumblr cultivated.

  • @stardragon5849

    @stardragon5849

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sup1602 Yeah, same here. I blame Tumblr for this.

  • @MrcreeperDXD777

    @MrcreeperDXD777

    10 ай бұрын

    i think she actually luckily didnt manage to kill herself. still, its unforgivable what they did to that artist. just because a chaarcter was drawn skinny

  • @sunsetter4940

    @sunsetter4940

    9 ай бұрын

    if i was a friend or relative to anyone who sent something awful to that girl, they'd be crying the next night revaluating their entire personality. ...but, that said i can't fully agree with your stance, those people could be anywhere else and be just as nasty, while i do dislike the culture or mannerisms tumblr generates, typical decent fans who like media and find groups on tumblr to like art or find new things about media just isn't something i can "passionately hate".

  • @kingboosauce3655
    @kingboosauce3655 Жыл бұрын

    This is such a great video. I'm a firm believer that the fanbase of something should not turn you away. I know when I played Undertale a couple years back I was hesitant because of the fanbase. I was worried I'd end up going down the rabbit hole of an awful community, but I ended up playing and loving it, without really interacting with the community that much. Similar thing with Fortnite. I avoided it like the plague for years because I heard the fanbase consisted of annoying children, which is far from the case. There are so many talented people that a part of the Fortnite community and I feel like my experience with fortnites and undertales community have made me more open to try new games. But not everybody is willing to step outside their comfort zone and that's perfectly ok. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to experience a piece of media because of an annoying friend or stories of a toxic fanbase. Hell I feel like I might've been that annoying friend sometimes. It comes from genuine passion and I know that but I can see how it could come across as frustrating. Again, genuinely amazing video. It's super important to reflect and analyze stuff like this, especially as media becomes synonymous with works of art

  • @paradoxtatorstudios9681

    @paradoxtatorstudios9681

    Жыл бұрын

    I love undertale and have for years, so long as I don't look a little too deep into the fandom. i've seen some..pretty yikes stuff lmao, but i just brush it off. if i don't _see_ weird, uncomfortable art of a character _as_ that character, i have an easier time just laughing it off lol. as well as that, i also don't like many of the AUs, but that's just a me thing. i don't hate the concept of AUs but the best way I can describe the ones for Undertale is "sans without the sans." never really cared for em lol cuz again, i don't really see em *as* undertale--but tbh, every UTAU fan i've met has been a cool person :)

  • @angelor9211
    @angelor9211 Жыл бұрын

    As someone that has watched MHA, I can't go into the streets admitting I liked it because they immediately pair me up with the degeneracy of the fan base

  • @trelltastic67

    @trelltastic67

    Күн бұрын

    I love MHA a lot, but I make sure not to associate myself with the toxic people who like it as well.

  • @sadvec6328
    @sadvec6328 Жыл бұрын

    Fanbases are the reason why I can no longer see Tails sitting on a bench without unleashing some primal fear

  • @ajayjefferson8943

    @ajayjefferson8943

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for horrifying reminder

  • @aprinnyonbreak1290

    @aprinnyonbreak1290

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, doc

  • @massiveidiot77

    @massiveidiot77

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I have no idea what this is referring to

  • @XOFInfantryman

    @XOFInfantryman

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm scared to ask what does that mean

  • @The_scrongler1978

    @The_scrongler1978

    9 ай бұрын

    Huh?

  • @crazycookie4645
    @crazycookie4645 Жыл бұрын

    In my case, yes, fanbases do ruin things for me. Seeing large amounts of fans acting toxic or overly cringey about something gives me INTENSE second-hand embarrassment and I just can't bear liking the same thing as them. I especially can't stand how people will tie their entire idenities to liking something, to the point that they'll take any criticism of it as a personal attack. For example, I like My Hero Academia, but I have zero problems criticizing the things I don't like about it. Mineta needs to die, the series needs to stop acting like Class 1-A is the only one that exists, the female characters need to quit being sidelined, the fetish-fuel costumes are weird and unnecessary (Midnight is the only one it makes any sense for) etc. I have no problem saying any of this because I don't latch my whole identity onto this series, but BOY do a lot if other people do. I barely ever talk about MHA because of its pretty garbage fanbase. Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel are the same way, which is extra hilarious and sad when you consider that, as of now, Helluva Boss has less that thirteen episodes and Hazbin Hotel isn't even past the pilot yet, and already the fanbase for these things are veering into toxic territory. Harassing artists, taking criticisms personally, intentional provaction etc. People can't just like things, they need to take it to obsessive levels.

  • @kingkoopa64

    @kingkoopa64

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank God someone talked about how lacking my hero academia is with character use. That's my big grip with the series. I mean, if thomas is the tank engine, a series written by a man to his son in 1946 uses their character better than a 2016 series for teens. I don't know what to say

  • @zincpodzzz
    @zincpodzzz Жыл бұрын

    I’m one of those freaks that loves Kingdom Hearts. One of my favorite things to do is go through the series with someone. I did this with a friend two years ago, and he loved it! Had a blast going through the games again and seeing his reactions to certain moments. But since that went so well, I guess I wanted to chase the “high” and bought the series for another friend. It took forever to get through the first game, cause he just doesn’t really like games in that style gameplay wise. He definitely liked certain parts of later games, but I definitely see that I was in the wrong. Once we’d beat one game, it would take like 3 months to start the next. I feel super bad realizing what I did, so I’m definitely not gonna make him play the rest of them. Fantastic video as always, Dumbsville!

  • @Ijustusethistocommentstuff
    @Ijustusethistocommentstuff Жыл бұрын

    Haven't watched the full video yet, but I'm going to put my opinions out there: 1. Fanbases for less mature media ironically have more mature fanbases, in both good and bad ways. MLP for bad, Kirby/most Nintendo games for good. By saying mature, I don't mean just "This fanbase has porn", and more like "This fanbase has mainly porn, OR it is actually calm and collected, and wants to expand on the media they like." 2. Fanbases do take away from online discussion of artistry, by introducing bias by connection. People inside bad fandoms generally will defend the media to an insane degree, while people outside of bad fandoms probably won't see the value it has because of the bad fandom. 3. (Inspired by comments on ANY song that has some relation to JJBA, and aren't the most popular songs of all time.) There are ALWAYS immature assholes in any fandom. Undertale, Steven Universe, MLP, and Voltron are all examples of how fandom can get out of hand, and not just harm the media they like, but people outside the fandom. 4. The more mature a piece of media is, the more likely the fandom it has is shit. Rick and Morty is all I'll say. Edit: Watched the full video. I agree with you whole-heartedly, Dumbsy.

  • @yuki2320

    @yuki2320

    Жыл бұрын

    Makes more sense for AOT, Breaking Bad and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

  • @aprinnyonbreak1290

    @aprinnyonbreak1290

    Жыл бұрын

    I dunno, the fanbase around Kirby porn is pretty weird

  • @Ijustusethistocommentstuff

    @Ijustusethistocommentstuff

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aprinnyonbreak1290 What in the Doug Dimmadome of the Dimmsdale dimma-fuck?

  • @electricfishfan7159

    @electricfishfan7159

    4 ай бұрын

    On the maturity point, I find that it actually wraps around. If the work is faux-adult like american animation often is then yeah sure fans are 100% terrible. But when the subject matter is legitimately dark and intense the fandom is often super chill and funny, and if there are bad apples, they’re more often the obvious “this person is not joking psychotic” type rather than armies of inescapable, insufferable redditors.

  • @ZeroNeedsCoffee
    @ZeroNeedsCoffee Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching Dumbs years ago. Feels crazy to come back to a channel you haven't watched in a long time. the editing is so much better lmao

  • @Mr_bukowski4435

    @Mr_bukowski4435

    9 ай бұрын

    As well as his content

  • @jdpower9032
    @jdpower9032 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like everyone says “I like the work, but hate the fanbase,” even though they’re 100% on board with the toxicity.

  • @seventhshin0bi864
    @seventhshin0bi864 Жыл бұрын

    As a Persona fan I sometimes feel the need to apologise. No joke, Persona is one of my favourite franchises, but my god, the amount of nonces in the fanbase genuinely makes me despair.

  • @anemo_fandango

    @anemo_fandango

    Жыл бұрын

    Hard agree. The amount of Futaba porn on the P5 subreddit is genuinely disturbing

  • @aprinnyonbreak1290

    @aprinnyonbreak1290

    Жыл бұрын

    It's okay she's 500/Japan's age of consent is lower/she's drawn older than her stated age Though to be fair the games themselves often promote it so let's call it a collaborative effort.

  • @WiidLover

    @WiidLover

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, things like that remind me constantly why a lot of "proper" SMT fans hate us.

  • @Nahobussyino

    @Nahobussyino

    9 ай бұрын

    @@WiidLoveras a SMT fan myself even I had horrible experiences. I’m sorry you had to endure that! Here have a gold heart! 💛

  • @christinablixthenningsson3529

    @christinablixthenningsson3529

    4 ай бұрын

    As an smt fan who dislikes persona (2 is pretty good) i dont really hate the fans, but some are pretty creepy and weird.... like my friend who really likes persona has told me theres ALOT of porn on the steam community tab.

  • @kingbash6466
    @kingbash6466 Жыл бұрын

    As someone who's been in many fandoms, some to this very day, the fanbase won't deter me from enjoying the franchises I love. Not to see that fanbases can't be toxic (Sonic, MLP, Star Wars, Genshin, etc?), but I will never admit to hate these series because of a couple of bad apples sours it for the rest of the community.

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    as a sonic fan these fanbases aren't as toxic as you think people always just like to focus on the negative aspects of it

  • @HolyGoddessMotherAnne

    @HolyGoddessMotherAnne

    Жыл бұрын

    As a JoJo fan and Homestuck fan, I get it, I wish we didn't have toxic or loud minorities in our fandoms.

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HolyGoddessMotherAnne i don't think those fandoms are as toxic as people like to think its just they only like to focus on the negative aspects of fandoms and pay no attention to good fans

  • @HolyGoddessMotherAnne

    @HolyGoddessMotherAnne

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jskywalker58 True.

  • @kingkoopa64

    @kingkoopa64

    Жыл бұрын

    @jskywalker58 well negative does generate more views. And we all know the good old youtube money game......

  • @Wooperbro
    @Wooperbro Жыл бұрын

    I think fanbases can ruin a piece of art if people make what they like like their entire personality

  • @megasnowey7177
    @megasnowey7177 Жыл бұрын

    The pokemon community has a different form of this problem where certain old fans will bully new fans or neutral fans for not hating the newer games.

  • @Rynobii

    @Rynobii

    Жыл бұрын

    Blinded by nostalgia

  • @WastePlace

    @WastePlace

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with the fallout community. Depending on who you ask the old games are the best, or the new ones are, or only new Vegas is good, or fallout 4 and 76 are actually really underrated and hated too much, it’s always a mixed bag based off what kind of fan you’re asking. It’s goofy

  • @OmegaCorsair

    @OmegaCorsair

    Жыл бұрын

    Pokemon Fans Are basically At Civil War At each other When A New Game comes out

  • @megasnowey7177

    @megasnowey7177

    Жыл бұрын

    @@OmegaCorsair I think a better comparison is what dumbsville did in one of his old sonamy vids. Where the old fans see I as a holy crusade while the newer fans see it as more of a bombing.

  • @connordarvall8482

    @connordarvall8482

    Жыл бұрын

    Problem is, I can actually understand where they're coming from. Seeing as we put an emphasis on the whole "vote with your wallet" they naturally try to farm votes to get the changes they want to see to occur. They just have to learn that that concept doesn't work and that bland sells.

  • @chantapslam
    @chantapslam Жыл бұрын

    I agree with this video 100%. Really changed my views on art and fanbases in general. Nice video, Dumbsville!

  • @UrBrainzAreNotZafe
    @UrBrainzAreNotZafe Жыл бұрын

    Average cycle of a fanbase is like this: 1)birth by spreading in reddit,discord,ecc... 2)fanbase gets slightly toxic 3)fanbase starts developing nsfw art 4)fanbase slowly turning more toxic 5)some fans leave for the now inhospitable habitat 6)fanbase starts decaying 7)fanbase remains as a hollow vessel of itself,mourning the forgotten first days of armony and youth [Not all fanbases become die completely or become toxic,since this is the average]

  • @ShiningTaiga
    @ShiningTaiga Жыл бұрын

    Former brony (it was a dark time) the fan base is a complete and utter trash fire I’m glad I got out of it especially with how many predators and weirdos are in there and have been outed

  • @TyshaggyGaming

    @TyshaggyGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    The only good ones noped out early on, me included.

  • @GokuBlackRose978

    @GokuBlackRose978

    Жыл бұрын

    I liked the show, and the toys but I stopped watching. Was I a brony?

  • @castform7
    @castform7 Жыл бұрын

    10:25 I honestly hate when this has happened to me and tried my best to avoid it by any means necessary. For example, someone I'm close with and I wanted to experience one of our different interests. For them, I wanted them to play through a Pokemon game. Now, as someone who has play Pokemon for years, it's kind of weird to see someone not do the optimal thing in a battle 24/7 but instead of being throwing up my arms and saying "you're doing it wrong" I explain they bare basics of the game, let them experience it how they see fit and only provide extra support when asked. At the end of the day it's better for them to play the game how they see fit because at some point in time, we were that same beginner who made our own less than stellar choices.

  • @funninoriginal6054
    @funninoriginal6054 Жыл бұрын

    Haven't watched the video yet, but honestly i think they do. And it isn't because "this undertale fan was very anoying in 2016" or anything, but because of something else. As that art becomes more and more famous, there'll be more people who only interact with it because of the trend. The thing is, trendy people never stick around because of any apreciation of the art, so as soon as these people dip, the content creators will try as much as they can to preserve that new attention, destroying the original artistic integrity and alienating the fans in the process.

  • @RickDaSquirrel
    @RickDaSquirrel Жыл бұрын

    As a Godzilla fan and someone who loves Tangled and the show, there’s a fan fiction with it along with all that Frozen Brave Dragon thing back in the day that lives in infamy with my friends. It’s so bad. I love it. But yeah art can be powerful in the wrong hands

  • @smoresonthego
    @smoresonthego Жыл бұрын

    Honestly if the work does/doesn't appeal to me That is my decision, a fanbase shouldn't decide how you enjoy media Personally when I started Dragon Ball I expected it to not hold up, especially with how the fanbase tends to portray the series After starting and finishing most of it, it's one of my favorite series (maybe even franchise)

  • @makotoplush9776
    @makotoplush9776 Жыл бұрын

    I am in a few infamously bad fanbases like Persona, RWBY, Sonic, Genshin Impact, Harry Potter and Star Wars but I usually like to cut myself off most of the fanbase and surround myself with a lot of my friends who are in those fanbases and also think similar to me which sort of evokes the feeling that it's a niche thing we're a fan of despite it being small and also just let's us express out enjoyment for the franchise without worrying about being sent death threats (plus it can be funny to make fun of the fandom you're in) And another thing, it does feel pretty great being in a good fandom like Devil May Cry, Doki Doki Literature Club and Final Fantasy XIV so maybe you should try seeking out actually good fandoms too

  • @uzi_the_drone

    @uzi_the_drone

    Жыл бұрын

    As a member of the OneShot fanbase it's relieving finding somebody else who likes the game because that's how small it is

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    as sonic fan i like to say these fanbases aren't as toxic as you think the only reason people think these fandoms are " toxic" is cause they only like to focus on the negative aspects of it and not enough of good fans

  • @geoffreyrichards6079

    @geoffreyrichards6079

    Жыл бұрын

    People tend to overlook just how large fanbases can be. I mean, someone can look all the discord online with something like “Star Wars” and see it as all negativity and toxicity, but the truth is that not everyone is online. For all the disgruntled fanboys you see throwing temper tantrums over some minor issues, there’s like five more who couldn’t care less and just enjoy the series on their own merits.

  • @TyshaggyGaming

    @TyshaggyGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    The worst part of Sonic's community are the VERY vocal shippers.

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TyshaggyGaming are you gonna give an example

  • @creativeusername5194
    @creativeusername5194 Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t say ruin but put a undertone to it that wasn’t originally intended

  • @LarnuuWorks
    @LarnuuWorks Жыл бұрын

    The only exception to “youre watching it wrong” is like watching 2001 on a smartpone in a fully lit room - works that are highly atmospheric dont translate to non-immersive playback mediums

  • @VincentTheBadGuy
    @VincentTheBadGuy Жыл бұрын

    It's like the old saying goes: "If there's something that going to ruin a thing, it's other people." It ain't a real saying, but it should be. Both from fans, haters and makers alike.

  • @user-in1gv1uh2v
    @user-in1gv1uh2v Жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered why people compare the fanbases with the franchises. Do you really need to be apart of the fanbase to enjoy the series? I can enjoy Dragon Ball without interacting much if at all with the fan base.

  • @Mr_Tux794
    @Mr_Tux794 Жыл бұрын

    If you already like the media it doesn't affect it, you can still like something while (doing your best to) ignoring the fan base. But it does make it very hard to get into something new when all you've seen about it is posts from a horrible fan base

  • @jacksonthereaper2353
    @jacksonthereaper2353 Жыл бұрын

    I'm bad at commenting but i found this video very well put together as always. I also loved seeing P3 footage Dumbsville liking P3 feels kinda surreal for some reason I'll probs end up editing this comment a million times but ye

  • @revelare_xvii6269
    @revelare_xvii6269 Жыл бұрын

    It’s starting to reach a point where you can’t get interested in anything without getting clowned for it.

  • @Ads-yw1wr
    @Ads-yw1wr Жыл бұрын

    Honestly that’s why i really like the anime otaku culture of the 80’s/90’s, a lot of fans of works from previous decades got to work on projects that were often directly inspired by their favourite series, so it might just be that i’m to distanced from how the community actually interacted back then, but it does feel like it’s more positive to make transformative takes on something you like then whatever is going on in the twitter anime community right now

  • @Ads-yw1wr

    @Ads-yw1wr

    Жыл бұрын

    To elaborate: something like studio gainax making clear homages to getter robo, ultraman, gundam, devilman, etc in gunbuster, evangelion, etc feels like they are putting more deliberate attention to what made those works great and becoming better artists through that. Of course, a lot of fan creators still do this nowadays, but it does feel to me like the internet making information so fast to create and spread has made online discourse more and more into the kinds of behaviours discussed in the video. Plus these kinds of toxic behaviours are now more often then not exposed to a larger pool of people

  • @bigman1163
    @bigman1163 Жыл бұрын

    I think the only time this has ever happened to me was with Beserk. I hear how absolutely fantastic it is so often, usually by Beserk fans, but I'm pretty hesitant to read it because of one guy. It was in the comments of a vid about AoT, he said Beserk makes AoT look like child's play, and I simply said "I dunno man, it's pretty hard to top literal genocide lol" and it was pretty harmless. Not trying to insult Beserk, I haven't read it so I can't say how good it is or how dark it is, but It seems a Lil silly how it's the best thing ever and is the darkest thing ever with no competition (presumably). But this guy drags me into some big ass argument, bro went on about how shitty AoT is and how I'm a fkn idiot for not reading Beserk, Yada fkn Yada. I gotta admit, I really don't feel like reading Beserk now. The fan base turned me off by being so in your face about how good it is, and that guy made me have a bit of a resentment for the fans and the series. Why would I want to be associated with the guys who don't respect my boundaries or opinions and shove it down everyone's throat?

  • @calbon2994

    @calbon2994

    Жыл бұрын

    As a big fan of Berserk myself, I highly recommend it and highly recommend avoiding the fanbase. Most of the fan base are elitists who will get into petty arguments to explain why their fiction is better than another, whereas the other side takes things way too far with its humor often related to some of the more awful moments that have occurred in Berserk.

  • @yuki2320

    @yuki2320

    Жыл бұрын

    For AOT and Berserk, it really doesn't matter if you ignore both fanbases. Because if you realize both series did their own ways of storytelling, then there shouldn't be a problem.

  • @bigman1163

    @bigman1163

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yuki2320 true, but the thing is I never really had any interest in Beserk to begin with, and after that experience it just... feels weird, hard to explain

  • @rubenl1769
    @rubenl1769 Жыл бұрын

    The only time I truly hate a fanbase isn’t when it’s stuff like ship wars, or au ideas, or even the obsession angle. No the thing that makes me hate a fanbase is when people in the community put fanon over canon. Now sometimes I can feel fine with it usually if it like a joke thing or maybe a small what if scenario. But I loath it because sometimes fanon people forget actual parts of not only the story but actually a whole characters outlook and desires to their journey and replace it with a flanderized version of what they are. I’ve seen this with book series like Percy Jackson, game series like kingdom hearts and even films like Jurassic Park. Now this stuff will always happen and sometimes it’s not a problem but it becomes a problem when the fanon side either can’t except the reality or tries to force new changes from a series quickly without the rest of the fanbase getting adjusted to the changes. Lastly this argument of fanbase ruining art isn’t a right or wrong answer it is merely a perspective question that can have an actual legitimate discussion about it for a lot of series and groups. The only thing that matters though is remembering how canon should be looked and knowing not everyone in the fanbase has the same opinion as the author of the series they like and they shouldn’t be judged but should be reminded of how stuff is actually supposed to be in the series.

  • @kasiervlogs3395

    @kasiervlogs3395

    Жыл бұрын

    (Underrated fandom that fanon made better Das cabinet des caligari)/j

  • @thedarkwolf5637

    @thedarkwolf5637

    11 ай бұрын

    being a pokemon fan the ship wars and shit made me stay away from the fanbase for a while now only discuss it with close friends or videos on topics related to it

  • @xavierjohnson2321
    @xavierjohnson2321 Жыл бұрын

    Its alot of things for me. As someone who was introduced to Sonic through Sonic Adventure DX (which I personally feel doesnt look to well on the GCN) it was the fact that the fans couldn't agree on exactly what game they wanted. Some wanted another Adventure title, some wanted another classic game, and others wanted another boost game. Another was the art, wierd and from the greensite, when you realise that a majority of the character aren't even over 18 in most of the games with,I think, Shadow being like 50+ years old at this point.

  • @connorhaley3190
    @connorhaley3190 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the worst fandom, the one that bullies the artist into conforming the art into their view.

  • @truckstoptiger05
    @truckstoptiger05 Жыл бұрын

    Yes. for all of the hated fanbases the medias themselves aren’t necessarily bad it’s… the fans. 14 year old girls run our earth

  • @jskywalker58

    @jskywalker58

    Жыл бұрын

    fanbase bad gee never heard that one before

  • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

    @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

    Жыл бұрын

    And the 30-50 year old men.

  • @sonicblast3626

    @sonicblast3626

    Жыл бұрын

    as if you never were cringe at that age

  • @truckstoptiger05

    @truckstoptiger05

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonicblast3626 i was but now i’m better so i can make fun of other people for it it’s the circle of life

  • @malo1343

    @malo1343

    Жыл бұрын

    This is why people need to use condoms.

  • @mothtime4161
    @mothtime4161 Жыл бұрын

    When I think about oversaturation and forcing an experience, I'm really inclined to think about how people reacted to Puss in Boots 2 online, because that was a really damn good kids' movie but the reception around it hailed it as something as emotionally deep as Grave of the Fireflies or something. I think that hyping up something and not letting people form their own opinions, not letting the media just 'be itself' without tacking on how revolutionary or important it is can 'ruin' somebody's interpretation of it. I know a few people I've met who came out of the movie confused because they were expecting one of the best movies ever instead of a good kids movie. Something pretty similar is happening to Bluey where people are way overselling their compliments instead of saying what they should say- that it's a smartly-written kids show. In the same way, the oversaturation of the 'badass no mercy Sans' archetype back when Undertale was popular kinda oversold how much that part of Sans mattered to the game at large, and even elevated the tedious no-mercy route that you're really not encouraged to get as a route just as important as the pacifist route- People hear about Sans, they get into Undertale, they neglect characters like Alphys because they're waiting for Sans, etc etc. Fandom controls perception, I think. And perception can be very powerful. anyways good video good discussion she fandom on my art til its ruined

  • @colbaltmind5696
    @colbaltmind5696 Жыл бұрын

    My biggest beef that as a consequence of modern fanbase, a lot of people do absolutely not know how to absorb any media that isn’t filtered through their lens. Like an author could make a deliberate point and someone will STILL ignore that and treat the media as a sandbox for their fanworks or own ideas, which is really disrespectful to the hard work the author puts in to treat it like your own playground. Or when a fanbase basically does all the work writing the story bc the author likes to vaguely make points which can be basically Game Theory'd into the ground for smart points, so when an unbiased person watches it and sees it's nothing like the fans pretend it is, its annoying as fuck.

  • @Britdarg
    @Britdarg Жыл бұрын

    Since I don't use twitter, I've never really run into a particularly toxic or heated argument online, though I know DAMN well my takes would get people angry. So yeah, fanbases have never really ruined an experience for me, but I really agree with your bit about how much a piece of work appeals to someone. I do not ever plan to watch MHA, My Little Pony, or Steven Universe, and the fanbases are just another reason why I have zero interest in them. However, I'm still interested in checking out Undertale, Omori, and most Nintendo games despite those fanbases being the absolute worst. For better or worse, I avoid interacting with the fandoms most of the time, as I just want to experience something for myself.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I’m glad to say I’m fortunate enough to have franchises I like where I don’t feel the fandoms of them ruin it for me, it’s a thing I sort of hope works out for other when get invested into something new.

  • @afrouniverse9149
    @afrouniverse9149 Жыл бұрын

    Fandoms absolutely ruin the enjoyment of games sometimes. I used to be in a hat in time for about two years or so, but unexpectedly, the fandom was so unhinged. Because it was Tumblr, people got incredibly heated over stupid shit, so much that there was an entire drama over people whining about how "too many people like this specific character and it takes away from artists who draw the other characters", so much that artists who likes that character alot were called RACIST because that character was white and one of other characters that didn't get drawn much was black (completely ignoring that the white character was a very major villain, and the black character was just an alternative protagonist you could use instead of the default one). That threw me off so much, the game is genuinely an extremely bad memory to me. I can't stand looking at fan art of it anymore, not even my own, even though it was a really important journey for my art and my eventual creation of my own original characters. The game was fantastic, but... It was ruined for me completely. I didn't touch it ever again

  • @KyrosTheWolf
    @KyrosTheWolf Жыл бұрын

    Fanbases don't ruin media, they ruin people's perception of said media. But only if said person witnesses the fanbase. I had a friend who was really into the anime Fire Force and begged me to watch it, so I watched like 10 episodes and gave up cause I thought it was shit

  • @Huppa3333
    @Huppa3333 Жыл бұрын

    I love the Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss shows, but god damn do I hate the fanbase. So many fucking OCs trying to be pushed as canon and fans who get pissed characters in the show don't act like their head canons.

  • @oldfashionedboots2774
    @oldfashionedboots2774 Жыл бұрын

    Tbh, I’ve avoided my fair share of franchises solely because of their fandoms- it’s not that I think the media itself is bad or that the fans ruin the experience, I just.. don’t want to be associated with them? I totally agree with this vid about like being forced to enjoy something- Undertale is the first that comes to mind with the over saturation of it. Yes I know you want me to play it, I know the game is good, I know it’s a well made game with cool ideas… do I want to play it? No. Not anymore at least.

  • @MustyYew

    @MustyYew

    Жыл бұрын

    Very true, and I'm admittedly a culprit of this myself; like don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the media for what it is, but it's just kinda hard to like that media without associating it with its fanbase as a whole

  • @Elpresidente98
    @Elpresidente98 Жыл бұрын

    I think the issue is that fanbases can potentially ruin the perception of a piece of media/art to people who have yet to experience it. How many people don't watch anime because of toxic weebs? How many people hated MLP back in the day because of bronies? How many people hate Star Wars because of toxic fans? A lot, but a common trend is that they're not so much put off by the work itself. Rather, they dont want to be associated with the fanbase. I don't blame them either. But there's an easy solution, just *don't* interact with the fanbase. Fanbases do a small disservice to the work itself by ruining the perception of potential new viewers. However, it is unfair to judge a work of media/art based entirely on the fans. The actions of the fans do not diminish the work in any way because the original content and intent remain unchanged. Works of media/art can absolutely be enjoyed without having to ever interact with the fanbases. I believe all potential new viewers of any work should keep this in mind. You don't have to be a part of a fanbase or label yourself to enjoy a work of media/art.

  • @RH777
    @RH777 Жыл бұрын

    i remember there was someone in my class who always told me to play Devil May Cry 5 just so that we can talk about it at first it made me not want to try this game at all because that person never shuts up about anything but then at summer vacation i saw some videos of a newcomer to that series playing through all of the games and giving his thoughts about them and that made me interested in the Devil May Cry franchise i now beated Devil May Cry 3, 4 and 5 on DMD and i had a fucking blast doing it i will never buy any more video games i have like 7 games already

  • @nicksnation1209
    @nicksnation1209 Жыл бұрын

    The Bluey fandom (from what I experience) is pretty chill. Better than the Alpha and Omega fandom.

  • @troudbalos333

    @troudbalos333

    Жыл бұрын

    Well one is anthro and the other is feral. Anthro attract furrys and feral also attract furrys but also attract the zoo gang....

  • @pohiena2666
    @pohiena2666 Жыл бұрын

    I see the appeal of having a community of people dedicated to talk and share about something you like. But for me if the community is full of insane/horrible people you can't avoid. I'm more than happy to quietly like something and have as little contact with the fandom as possible. The only type of work, I can think of that you can't avoid the fanbase is multiplayer-only games, since the other players are part of the experience.

  • @lemonmike3686
    @lemonmike3686 Жыл бұрын

    I think the worst part of a bad fanbase driving you out of something you enjoy is when that thing you enjoy is simply too unique for anything else to fill that itch for example smt which I love but the fanbase behind has been testing my tolerance on it with all the stuff like doomposting, toxicty, elitism, and so on yet when I try to find something like smt to get away from the fandom I just can't find it not even an indie game the closest I found to it was a touhou fan game in development inspired by old megaten which I know absolutely nothing about touhou (i'm still interested in it) but yeah it just feels like its to hard find another kind of art to fill an itch when the last art you enjoyed is too unique

  • @underconstruction6436
    @underconstruction6436 Жыл бұрын

    I've seen some of this happen online, specifically I've come across posts (not that many really, but still posts) from people who became tired/couldn't enjoy Star Wars anymore because of the unbearable and toxic nature of much of modern discourse surrounding Star Wars in general, primarily from critics of modern SW projects and the debate between them and other people. It became too much for them and honestly, I feel bad because one's enjoyment of any work should be based off of its own merits rather than its fans. Personally, I separate the audience from the art since a) it's really easy b) I kind of have to this day.

  • @TyshaggyGaming
    @TyshaggyGaming Жыл бұрын

    I hold no empathy for people who defend garbage by saying "Art is subjective"

  • @JeckTheMan
    @JeckTheMan Жыл бұрын

    “Thou can watch/play anything, and Thou have the choice to do or do not interact with the fandom, and still enjoy it.” -me

  • @GeorgePontikakis
    @GeorgePontikakis Жыл бұрын

    Ι really enjoy these video essays. Great work!

  • @Whatsvrmn
    @Whatsvrmn Жыл бұрын

    One piece of media I really like apparently might be cancelled because people refuse to comply to the creator’s requests. Like not to sell their creations or making nsfw artwork of their characters.

  • @thealieninyourass5287

    @thealieninyourass5287

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn what fandom are you talking about?

  • @garurudoo4217
    @garurudoo4217 Жыл бұрын

    As a Fallout fan, i can confirm that a fanbase can ruin an experience I avoided the Fallout series for years for how annoying and invasive most of the fans are (especially the obsidian fallout fans), and after i played all of the games the fanbase somehow turned out to be worse than i thought, because i ended up realising that the bad part of the fanbase most of the time don't even understand Fallout, they made me think that Fallout was something completely different than what it actually is.

  • @maninanikittycat4238
    @maninanikittycat4238 Жыл бұрын

    This video reminds me of that time someone wanted me to watch a Disney cartoon called Amphibia Even though it wasn’t my cup of tea probably because I’m older. Same person was also kinda annoying and is the Twitter user type so I don’t miss them

  • @forfoxsake5740
    @forfoxsake5740 Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully said. As a fan of Undertale, I'm honestly scared sometimes to admit it or tell it to newer friends. Hate for them too assume anything sadly. Thanks for this vid

  • @skootergirl22
    @skootergirl22 Жыл бұрын

    I do like MHA even though the fan base is toxic, but I'm a fan of final space. As seen in my PFP 😂 its lesser known so far. The fan base isn't toxic as well, as well, as a Lego monkie kid

  • @dankultimate3929
    @dankultimate3929 Жыл бұрын

    I'd say just don't let the fanbase ruin something for you. Despite the fanbases being not the best, I got into Genshin Impact and Valorant and man these 2 are fun (I probably have more examples but can't remember)

  • @arivibin3318
    @arivibin3318 Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised that more people haven't talked about this topic before, it's oddly mature. Like, we all agree Art can be interpreted in any way. But we almost never talk about what happens when someone doesn't interpret but personates art. Slowly taking their entire love for a piece of art into their core personality until it just is, I find it kinda odd and sad. Art has been a thing for such a long part of Human history and yet we haven't matured long enough for us to separate art we perceive with our being. Art is moving yes, but never should define you, especially if it's not your own art. Oh shit I fuckin ranted for a bit lol TL;DR - Love stuff, don't steal things and call it something that you specifically love

  • @ScottishDark
    @ScottishDark Жыл бұрын

    This was a really interesting video! Props to you, I enjoyed the conclusion you came to as I never thought about there being two experiences of works. I used to be pretty sure on yes fanbases can ruin things but I'm definitely more yes and no on the issue, for lack of a better term haha.

  • @GravityTrash
    @GravityTrash Жыл бұрын

    The biggest example of this has been My Little Pony. Bronies were such a driving force of the show that the entire IP was worse off because of it. -Starting Season 4, the show became a hollow form of itself with references taking the foreground, 4th wallbreak gags, etc., it got REAL bad at EP 100, where they went full on balls to the walls with fanon being canon -The toyline was absolutely demolished; The entire point of the MLP figures were to brush their hair and style it yourself, then fans bitched about it and it got replaced with plastic that resembled the show's characters. -The sexuality towards the show wasn't a "there's rule 34 if you can find it," but it was prominent and nigh unavoidable both in public and online (remember that it was normal at Bronycon to have fucking waifu pillows of Scootaloo - A LITERAL CHILD)

  • @Hey_yall_Jared_here.
    @Hey_yall_Jared_here. Жыл бұрын

    Wasn’t expecting Persona 3 and Sonic frontiers footage today but I like the topic

  • @enderluckjarmg985
    @enderluckjarmg985 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dumbsville, Idk if Im crazy or not thanks to this video. Im literally talking to myself and discussing (with myself) what even IS a fanbase anymore. Im going to watch the Smosh the movie the.

  • @dustydaboi
    @dustydaboi Жыл бұрын

    I think it's best to let people interact with things on their own and curate their own experiences with such pieces. For example, I kept seeing lots of weird things in the Bluey fandom that make me not want to watch the show, since I related the show to the weirdos, but when I was able to watch it on it's own, I found I liked Bluey- but have made a point to stay far from the fandom. Same with things like My Little Pony, South Park, or Helluva Boss.

  • @SnakePit6517
    @SnakePit6517 Жыл бұрын

    From personal experiences, I do feel certain fandoms ruin some people’s perspective of art, an example would be Radiohead because of the hardcore fans that shove it down everyone’s throats. However, I feel the art itself doesn’t get affected overall for the most part. It’s just the fans to get in the way, which IMO, is easy to separate.

  • @Mattsuki
    @Mattsuki Жыл бұрын

    I understand how a fanbase could make you not want to watch/play something. Maybe they're cringe or say it's better than something you really really like. However, it's a you problem, not a product's problem. I had the same experience with Undertale, I thought the fanbase and art style was super cringe(like bruh, goat people??? A talking flower?... how can that be good?), however, after simply giving it a try, it became one of my favorite video games of all time. It's a matter of perspective. Don't judge a product based on the fanbase, there's literally cringe fans in every single piece of media out there. Don't be spiteful, just be open minded. Honestly this has made me appreciate so much more in life. I haven't even interacted with the Helluva Boss community. I probably won't. However, if I got a friend that watches it, I'd love to know their opinions and stuff that differs from my own. Echo chambers are kind of problematic, especially when one develops over hating a piece of media because of its cringe side of the fanbase

  • @pajamapantsjack5874
    @pajamapantsjack5874 Жыл бұрын

    Me and my best friend recommend each other shows, games, etc so often it’s crazy. He recommended me black clover which I love now, and he enjoys undertale and deltarune which I recommended him. I gave him fallout new Vegas to play and he didn’t like it at all which is fine, I couldn’t really get into final fantasy X which he gave to me. I show him movies same with him show me movies. We’ve both shown each other movies and shows we found just ok or didn’t like and just move on which is how all friendships should be with things they’re fans of. A great example of this method is how whenever we hang out we go through each other’s likes videos finding videos to laugh at. Because of this we’ve found videos we play constantly and new youtubers to enjoy together. I swear he plays the jerma screaming and farting comp every single day we hang out since I showed it to him. Tldr: sharing stuff you’re fans of with your friends is good don’t get too attached to one specific thing hoping they’ll love it, because maybe the next thing you show them they’ll love even more.

  • @shaftondougall5833
    @shaftondougall5833 Жыл бұрын

    I relate to this video on so many levels. I hated fate for YEARS because some fan was being annoying as hell about it and spamming me about it and for that i have a hard time tryna get into it

  • @shortangel333
    @shortangel333 Жыл бұрын

    How to deal with someone forcing you to watch/play something: 1. Got to google 2. Search [Thing they want to force upon you] Spoilers 3. Read 4. Mention casually to them the spoilers

  • @RH777

    @RH777

    Жыл бұрын

    i am gonna use this a lot

  • @shortangel333

    @shortangel333

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RH777 The only problem is that I have been murdered several times due to this.

  • @dankultimate3929

    @dankultimate3929

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@shortangel333 Average ressurection enjoyer

  • @That_One_Xatu
    @That_One_Xatu Жыл бұрын

    Fanbase toxicity is why I exclusively stay in the fringes of whatever media I enjoy. To me, being a fan of something isn't about existing in a community - it's about my personal enjoyment of it, and that's it. Anything else, be it toxic fans or weird AUs be damned.

  • @geistgrace6452
    @geistgrace6452 Жыл бұрын

    Short answer, yes. Long answer. Any group of people can ruin anything.

  • @runiedunie
    @runiedunie Жыл бұрын

    I mean, the welcome home fandom became hella toxic and gate keepy within hours of it blowing up- and I think that speaks volumes about some fandoms or how fandoms work in general

  • @cassiushellsin6243
    @cassiushellsin6243 Жыл бұрын

    I have several critiques of Helluva Boss but the fanbase is made up of mostly kids and teens who sure as hell can’t handle any criticism, so… I’ll just wait some years until the show fully ends and the audience actually matures.

  • @eldritch-tailedfeydeer7320
    @eldritch-tailedfeydeer7320 Жыл бұрын

    Fortunately for me, I am trapped within an antisocial bubble and never really interact with fanbases as a whole outside of my small friend group and some Discord servers. I enjoy things like FNaF and Hazbin/Helluva and MLP in a vacuum. Fandoms can definitely hamper my interest in certain media, but way more often than not, if I’m not interested in something, it will be because I don’t like certain aspects of the work itself and not the fandom “ruining” something for me. Namely gacha games like Genshin or Rick and Morty for doing an Alabama resident.

  • @lady_zora
    @lady_zora Жыл бұрын

    Finally got to watch this! Another good video! It really depends on the experience of others. It sucks that some fans can ruin the experience and depending on the individual, they can either disassociate the work from the fandom or just remove themselves from said work. It's kind of what I did with Sonic. I still love the franchise, characters, particular games ect. However, like you, I'm not as interested as I use to be. I still have OCs and an AU that I wanna play with, but it's not top hyperfixation anymore.

  • @mr.apollo629
    @mr.apollo62911 ай бұрын

    I just got to know where the clip of that dude getting slammed in the head by the microwave at 12:27 is from been seeing it in Dumbs' videos for ages now and that shit makes me laugh every time

  • @ravenb3048
    @ravenb3048 Жыл бұрын

    I don't associate myself with most fanbases for some of these reasons, especially when trying things out. Oversaturation does make it less fun to play or watch because it's possibly spoiled. Forcing or trying to force people to approach media a certain way is one of the worst ways fans do thing. Fans grouping up to bully people is uh... just about the worst thing they can do.

  • @ShameTooShame
    @ShameTooShame Жыл бұрын

    I think the only fanbase that destroyed the original art, its the Homestuck fanbase, since Homestuck itself was something that since it first page, the fandom was changing stuff, giving the characters names and actions they would do, but later in years, it got worse because of the Tumbrl people, and made the creator of it, Andrew Hussie, lose his mind over the years, and the lore and stuff on the webcomic got just worse and lame, and as current now, the team behind official Homestuck stuff, is a bunch of twitter toxic racist people, writing the worst things anyone could read.

  • @5persondude
    @5persondude Жыл бұрын

    The 3rd reason definitely has affected me negatively before. With lots of older games like Deus Ex, older fans will pressure newer fans into playing those games at their highest difficulty while going for a ghost/pacifist run from the get-go because “it’s the only way to play it” or some other arrogant reasoning, not realizing that they themselves most likely played these games at lower difficulties themselves and possibly multiple times as well. It’s like these people don’t realize the luxury they were offered by being able to play however they wanted with zero judgment from strangers online, only then would they be skilled enough to complete such a challenge. The game gives you options while it’s players actively take them away.

  • @edidk7298
    @edidk7298 Жыл бұрын

    i remember binge watching dr stone with this friend i had, genuinely made me feel bored out of my mind and honestly annoyed, i didnt really have any saying on anything we watched since we basically had nothing in common and i'd just go along with anything he wanted, (we spent way too much time together), i remember most of the shows/gameplays he had me watching were ruining the friendship as a whole. he didnt seem to care what kind of interests i had but getting me into the things he found interesting (some of them i did like, like he got me into detroit become human and the walking dead), but other than that i just felt awful. (this relationship was super unhealthy and i'm glad it ended for both our sakes), but ye. don't ever base your friendships/relationships on works you like. it can make that person lose interest in you or dread spending time with you if that's all you're going to do with them. get to actually know the person and make sure you're both actually into something before making them watch/play it.

  • @Thelamestgamer01
    @Thelamestgamer01 Жыл бұрын

    That tf2 spy saying pornography literally scared me

  • @Rise65487
    @Rise65487 Жыл бұрын

    well they don't ruin the art itself, but they sure as fuck can ruin both it's reputation and it's developement depending on how much the artists listen to them. -Undertale is a great-game for many-reasons, but it's fanbase was so cancer and cringe that it basically ruined the reputation of the game forever. -StarVSEvil started as a good-cartoon, but it's community was so focused around it's politics and their favorite ship that the authors ruined their own show to pander to them. so while fanbases can't exactly ruin something by themselves, it's their reputation that end-up influencing and/or impacting how well something is received and remembered. no-matter how good is the thing you're producing, if you end-up developing a fanbase no-one likes or tolerate, peoples will hate your produce just by association.

  • @elemator9549
    @elemator9549 Жыл бұрын

    With recommendations, it's important to hive some time when asking if they've played it, mainly because people don't go, "Ya know what? YEAH, ILL JUST SKIP WORK TO GO PLAY SPELUNKY 2!" Let the breathe, ask them maybe like 2-3 months later if they've looked at it, if not or they lost interest, the YOU should lose interest in continuing the narrative of bothering. Good vid btw

  • @videobastard5752
    @videobastard5752 Жыл бұрын

    this isn't a topic a lot of people talk about. I'm glad to have heard someone elses opinion on this. As a fan of persona myself, I know how intrusive behavior can be toxic to games that would otherwise be an amazing experience. My first time playing persona 3 4 and 5 were all a memorable time start to finish for me because no one asked me to do it, and I was genuinely interested in them. But then I was constantly told over and over that I should play SMT (the series persona is a spinoff of). the more I was told to, the less I wanted to. I felt kind of ostracized from the community because I wasn't a diehard elitist, but it never changed my view of the persona games themselves. I just keep it to myself now.

  • @elliecinnamonroll
    @elliecinnamonroll Жыл бұрын

    This can apply the other way round, art ruins fanbases too

  • @pohiena2666

    @pohiena2666

    Жыл бұрын

    I think this is more rare, that the other way around, but yes this do happen. Three examples of this, I can think of: Rick and Morty, Voltron and Late-Harry Potter J.K Rowling "Corrections".

  • @josjos-x5s
    @josjos-x5s Жыл бұрын

    Doesnt every piece of media have a bad fandom though. I feel like people dont realize but fan bases of most media are incredibly diverse and those negative few will always speak for everyone to an outside audience. Also sometimes said bad things aren't actually that bad, just people being people.

  • @justarandomfan2421
    @justarandomfan2421 Жыл бұрын

    Whenever i think of anime, i just think of the chill anime fans or the really weird ones ones ;-; *cough* elist, Lolicons , Shipppers ( the bad ones ) , people that like 2d woman too much or men , gatekeepers , and the hentei enthusiastist that wear their hentei hoodie or any hentei clothing in public

  • @jacobpascale4858
    @jacobpascale4858 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Dumbsy, this was defiantly something that HAD to be addressed. Also, since you have made references to Klonoa, are you going to do a retrospective of that franchise? …See you in Phantomile cowboy

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