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Have you ever been told by a bunch of gatekeeping assholes that you're the Wrong Kind of Fan and you should stop having the Wrong Kind of Fun with their super serious genre? Do you want to proudly proclaim how little you give a fuck? We've got merchandise for you! As a bonus, you will be helping to fund the creation of mysterious artisinal silicone sculpture!

(We will be adding more designs, but we're starting with the Wrong Kind of Fans logo. Stay tuned, though.)

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*cackles gleefully and loads the page*

Edited 2024-03-08 19:50 (UTC)

re: what you edited out, save that for the next announcement ;)

I got self-conscious, but - heh. Yes, for sure.

It's been a week, so my brain initially interpreted the next-to-last item as an apron and abruptly halted.

mysterious artisanal silicone sculpture is a marvelous phrase.

It definitely is, and I have an Educated Guess.

... oh dear GODS.

*hits buy, adds to con wardrobe*

2 mugs ordered!

(I require more mugs like a require another hole in my head but.)

I am not the sort to purchase much merch, but if I were I'd absolutely get one of these. Effing awesome. Gatekeeping sucks! :-)

OOH a sticker for my laptop!

Oooh, that's got some promise to it. I suspect many of us who have always been the Wrong Kind Of Fan will be happy to have official recognition.

Hey, you remember how your mentee almost bought you a coffee mug?

I mean, being the Wrong Kind of Fan and wearing such is probably on the same kind of power move as the linked mug...

Done and done! :D May your silicone set well. Or whatever it does.

By any chance is that icon shareable? I love it.

Oh, feel free to nab it! It's a quote by Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher from back in the LJ days; all I did was fancy it up with a font.

Since it's probably very poorly done (I am not good with graphics), also feel free to simply create your own if you'd rather. :D

Ah, thank you! No, it looks great to me but I'll see if any of my graphics buddies want to play with it for me and yell if it comes out well.

I started reading Andre Norton over half a century ago, and was never more than peripherally aware of SF fandom (a few local conventions and a regional one once) mostly due to isolation and concentrating more on gaming.

I am glad I have gotten to the point where I can see people, however different than what I used to see (or thought I saw), having fun over there with "My it's nice to see them having fun."

Interested to see how this all develops 8-)

Clearly I need to get out more.

We're poking sacred cows with sticks again :D

I am all in favor of that. And soon I will have a refrigerator magnet to prove it. Well done you!

I am sure the sacred cows could do with some poking, quite frankly!

Intrigued :)

I first read the slogan as "The wrong kind of fun", which might have some possibilities.

I mean, when you are the Wrong Kind of Fan they often also think you are having the Wrong Kind of Fun...

They definitely do!

Our stickers, buttons, and magnet are on their way!

Ahahah I love it and if customs weren't such a PITA I would absolutely be buying a T-shirt.

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