Fandom or Lifestyle?

jalexbrown · 05-08-2009, 03:50 PM

This is an individual question, not necessarily wrong or right. I'm just wondering if, for you, your love for TMNT is simple fandom, or if it's actually manifested itself into a lifestyle.

For me, my love for the Turtles is a lifestyle. Not lifestyle in the sense that I'm eating pizza every day or anything like that; it's a lifestyle in the sense that I feel a real, lifestyle connection when I meet another Turtles fan. It's not like "Oh, you're a fan, too? That's cool" and them I'm on my way; when I meet a Turtles fan I want to talk with them about Turtles, life, and how possibly Turtles had an affect on life.

So which one is it for you?

(EDIT: I realized after typing and posting all this that the word shold have really been culture and not lifestyle, but it's close enough to what I meant to ask for government work.)

05-08-2009, 03:50 PM	#1
jalexbrown Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 139	Fandom or Lifestyle? This is an individual question, not necessarily wrong or right. I'm just wondering if, for you, your love for TMNT is simple fandom, or if it's actually manifested itself into a lifestyle. For me, my love for the Turtles is a lifestyle. Not lifestyle in the sense that I'm eating pizza every day or anything like that; it's a lifestyle in the sense that I feel a real, lifestyle connection when I meet another Turtles fan. It's not like "Oh, you're a fan, too? That's cool" and them I'm on my way; when I meet a Turtles fan I want to talk with them about Turtles, life, and how possibly Turtles had an affect on life. So which one is it for you? (EDIT: I realized after typing and posting all this that the word shold have really been culture and not lifestyle, but it's close enough to what I meant to ask for government work.)