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FANDOM Over the years since television came into the world shows came out after months and years, but over that year, some shows got more attention than any other and that started the fandom on mainly shows that ”intrigued them” and that had started the fandom. Now I wonder how were they created and why they were, not just because they just like the show or movie. How were fandoms created and why people hate them? From what I learned at first, Fandom is a word used to refer to a group…

The reclarification of Cosplay as nonviolent has a lot to do with the interactions of these players and how social media views their hobbies. Chairiyani, Herawati, &, Widayanti, (2017) suggests that Cosplayers community is ‘’The world is surrounded by fantasies, different values, and different norms’’. However, Cosplay reality is interpreted by mass media as a consumption of theoretical ideas. To change the social idealistic of Cosplay as a nonviolent deviant act, society must view them as…

This image was taken at the 2009 LBZ convention in London, and is of a group of people who are cosplaying as characters from the anime Hellsing. Cosplay is a term that means to dress up or role play, usually as characters from an anime, manga, or a book. In Laura Collins essay backpacks vs briefcases, she goes into how an important part of rhetorical analysis is its context (Collins). She says this because to be able to analyze something you must be able to understand it. The context is what…

They perceive Brony behavior somehow detracts from a young man’s masculinity. Yet there still remain delineations about acceptable norms for being manly while still actively participating in a fandom depending on the genre. The implication being a fan of a media franchise is fine, so long as that media text does not encroach against appropriate gender standards. Precepts regarding gender norms and acceptable gender roles are regularly enforced…

on the internet through the use of this fan made content, in particular memes. Many of these memes are about making the film seem even more absurd through editing the film or its trailer. The making of these videos has created a new following and fandom for the film, where thousands of people create, share, and watch videos that are edits of the Bee Movie. However, these fans are not making and sharing content because they…

According to Wikipedia's general definition, a “fandom” refers to a group people whom are fans of a certain form of entertainment (i.e. a book, TV show, movie, etc). These fans are not just causally interested; they don't simply have light conversation or discussion of their favorite show/movie with friends and family, these fandom members are more obsessive than that (Wikipedia). They will obsess over the minor and most smallest details of the plot or of a certain character and want to expand…

How to Cosplay Cosplay? What is this cosplay you speak of? Cosplay is the art of making and wearing a costume and role-playing in it. Cosplaying started to become popular around 1990-1995 when people started to cosplay as their favorite superheroes or movie characters at sci-fi conventions. From then to now, more than a million people cosplay daily at conventions. What can you cosplay as, you may ask yourself? Well, you can cosplay as anything you want. You can cosplay as your favorite…

spend money via digital media. Strategy: Largely motivated by pride and tradition, the most effective way for us to reach Super Fanatics is through emotional appeals. “Believe In Yourself” and inspirational messaging will provide this group with fandom validation. Most of the ad spend here will be designated to online media outlets that will reach…

Have you've ever been into certain fan bases for a certain franchise that loves to talk about a lot of the aspects of it as general? Out of all the franchises that have huge fan bases, there are two science fiction franchises that are pretty similar but share some differences which are Star Wars and Star Trek. These are two Space Operas that involve some action pack adventures and a lot of exploration throughout the cosmos. Fans will also talk about how both of them are different. For example,…

The charmingly beautiful, “bronde” actress otherwise known as Blake Lively has accumulated 6.1 million followers with a total of 186 posts in 79 weeks on a popular form of social media — Instagram. @blakelively may be a fairly new face, or rather selfie, on Instagram; however, Lively has been a star since her youth. Beginning her career as a tooth fairy at ten years old in the 1998 Sandman, Lively has come a long way to playing major roles such as Serena VanDerWoodsen in the hit series, Gossip…