How to stop your daughter/sister from annoying fanbases ... ?

[HorsesandMOARGaloar 300]

If you had a daughter or sister in your care, and you don't want her to fall into the dreaded realm of "blind fangirlism" (e.g. Bieberism, One-Directionism, Twilightism, etc.) how can you stop her, and save her life?

Plus, (aside from MLP:FiM) would you like to recommend any good subcultures for her to join?

[RainboomCrash 173]

If you had a daughter or sister in your care, and you don't want her to fall into the dreaded realm of "blind fangirlism" (e.g. Bieberism, One-Directionism, Twilightism, etc.) how can you stop her, and save her life?

 

Plus, (aside from MLP:FiM) would you like to recommend any good subcultures for her to join?

Depends on how old she was tbh. If she's a young kid I'd introduce her to something else she could fangirl about (pokemon maybe). But for tweens (god I hate that term) maybe try to give her a proper education with regards to film and fiction, and a decent sense of music.

 

If all else fails, call a priest for an exorcism.

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

If she's into Twilight or One Direction, who cares? I wouldn't think it's fair to force her to not like it because you don't like it. And anyway, I'm sure she'll grow out of lots of that stuff.

 

I would encourage her to listen to or check out some decent musci etc, but if she has her thing than that would be fine by me 

[HorsesandMOARGaloar 300]

Because many people dislike Twi (the vamp novel series) and 1-D and other stuff, for the annoying fangirls that spam their way(s) into infamy.

I would like to ask all of you this: list down any subcultures that you can recommend to your daughter/sister that are considered "decent" to you. For example, "Pokemon", "Gulliver's Travels", "Lord of the Rings", "baseball films", "classic movies", "absurdist/surrealist/escapist comedies", etc. Anything other than MLP:FiM.

[Galen 1,354]

If you had a daughter or sister in your care, and you don't want her to fall into the dreaded realm of "blind fangirlism" (e.g. Bieberism, One-Directionism, Twilightism, etc.) how can you stop her, and save her life?

 

Plus, (aside from MLP:FiM) would you like to recommend any good subcultures for her to join?

 

Recommend to her some quality anime/manga like One Piece.

[~*bacon princess*~ 278]

 

 

Plus, (aside from MLP:FiM) would you like to recommend any good subcultures for her to join?

I'd reccomend something like the Deltora Quest anime and manga. 

[CadetGrey 267]

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[Jessper 735]

Present something better. It's not like Twillight is a particularly good book / piece of cinematography or that Bieber is a good singer.

 

On the other hand, I would in fact say it's often just following the train, rather than hearing Bieber screech and going "Oh my, this is the best music I've ever heard!". As such it might be more of an issue with the bringing up as a whole, rather than particular singer, book, film, etc. If you lead a person to become a thinking individual, they are less likely to fall in with any odd group and even if they do, they are likely to have a good reason, rather than "Everyone does it".

Edited May 14, 2014 by Jessper

[NomDeSpite 452]

Ask her if she would like to join a band. If so, give her a woodwind, string or brass instrument of her choice (or a piano) and put her in a somewhere (school band, local marching bands, etc.) that will expose her to non-contemporary music. Baroque, classical, romantic, modern composition, and so on.

 

Also, novels that were written before 1900. They are your friend. They are awesome.

[-Nobody- 519]

I'm not so sure how to feel about this. As much as I despise the fandoms named, I feel as if no one has the right to say "do not like this, like this instead!". A lot of people frown upon bronies. How would you feel if someone who's supposed to take care of you tells you not to like FiM and find a thing they like?

 

Let her like what she likes, let her find and be herself. You can't tell a person to change for you.

Pretty much this.

 

You can't tell her not to like something just because some people on the internet get mad over it.

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

Likes at that age are more a result of recommendations from friends and trends among her peers. Not much you can do about it.

 

Besides, there's nothing inherently wrong with liking those things. Just make sure she also has other interests, that she's learning more about herself and what she might like to do in the future. Just be there for her and encourage her to explore arts, sciences, the basics. Fandom means nothing to who you are as a person, to be honest. It's just a side thing you do for fun.

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

 

 

I'd reccomend something like the Deltora Quest anime and manga. 

There's a Deltora Quest anime? I remember reading those books as a little kid; they seem so stupid now but I loved them at the time.

 

As for the topic at hand, good ol' reverse psychology (depending on age). If you're a parent: "I hope my daughter doesn't get into MLP; that would be the worst thing possible." followed by "This Bieber seems like a nice fellow" (followed by a couple shots of vodka to get the taste of those words out of your mouth). 

 

Am I the only one who finds this topic ironic? Here is a fandom that often receives disapproval, and we're thinking of ways to change people who are fans of things we don't like.

[multifacetedbrony 88]

I think that if she gets into those things and enjoys them, that's for her to decide. You can't decide what fandoms she will be part of based on your tastes, that's not really fair.

 

I think the important thing is to encourage her to explore what she likes and to express herself, and to understand that while fandom can be really intense and fun, it's important to develop outside of that as well.