Fandom Menace
Fandom Menace proper noun: a subculture of mostly-conservative Star Wars fans who oppose progressivism in the franchise.
Proper noun
the Fandom Menace
- A subculture of mostly-conservative Star Wars fans who oppose progressivism in the franchise.
- A recent BuzzFeed article compared the way Reylos reacted to The Rise of Skywalker to the way the Fandom Menace—a trolling, abusive, anti-Disney hate group—reacted to The Last Jedi.2020 January 10, Lindsey Romain, “Why Reylos Are A Bright Spot In The STAR WARS Fandom”, in Nerdist, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2020
- All of this is either directly or tangentially a decentralized web referred to as The Fandom Menace, a group of extremely online comic book and "Star Wars" zealots that coalesced around a shared dislike for Rian Johnson's Lucasfilm sequel "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi."2022 June 30, Melanie McFarland, “Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022
Forms of Fandom Menace
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Origin of Fandom Menace
Blend of fandom with the subtitle of the 1999 fim Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, for the similar pronunciations. Delibrately chosen by its members who view themselves as a nuisance to Disney and other large Hollywood studios, whom the fans oppose.
Questions about Fandom Menace
- What does Fandom Menace mean?
- Fandom Menace means a subculture of mostly-conservative Star Wars fans who oppose progressivism in the franchise.
- What part of speech is Fandom Menace?
- Fandom Menace is a proper noun.
Words near Fandom Menace in the dictionary
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