ngl i feel like most fandom etiquette issues could be easily solved if we just stopped allowing minors to participate in online fandoms. i don't care if it's a SFW fandom space either, minors shouldn't be welcome in any fandom and im tired of people pretending otherwise. all fandoms should be 18+.
I strongly disagree. I participated in fandom way before I turned 18.
sure, fandom space, as well as anything that is on the internet, can be 18+ and not suitable for minors (but even then, that does not mean âminors must not engage with these thingsâ â I read smut and watched porn when I was a minor, what matters isnât whether or not they engage with âadult contentsâ, what matters is if they can safely consume/engage with stuff without revealing their personal information online and jeopardizing their own safety). but just like anything else on the internet, there are spaces, including fandom space, that minors can safely enjoy.
also fandom is about fun and having a source of comfort/a temporary getaway from reality when/if things are hard.
minors have just as much rights â to enjoy fandom space and have these fandom space as their source of comfort â as adults do.
itâs extremely selfish to try to gatekeep these to adults only.
being kind and respectful to each other is the fundamental etiquette that applies to everyone, be it minors or adults.















