A Few Words on Fan Entitlement

Right now, I'm feeling like the stereotypical old man who stands on his porch and yells, "Hey, you kids, get the hell off my lawn!"

In recent weeks, I've encountered several incidents of fans basically acting...well, fannish. Mostly on Facebook. People sharing videos with titles like "Marvel Gives Up Social Justice Storylines" or "Axanar Lawsuit Settlement: Star Trek Belongs To The Fans". In fact, after making a joke about Tom Baker, I was accused of being an "ageist, sexist pipsqueak".

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