Has this ever happened to you? You discover a new Jpop or JRock artist / group you really enjoy, or you're an existing fan of that band for some years, and you bump into another person who likes them too... but instead of happily welcoming you into the fold, they pick apart everything about you and start snubbing their nose at you because "I was a fan for way longer than you were, I did this and this and this for them for which they OWE ME BIG TIME, and I own every CD: IMPORTS ONLY, and I've seen them live OVER 9000 TIMES in their home country and newbz like you shouldn't even bother trying to like them because you'll never be as HARDCORE of a fan as me!!!" Whatever happened to just being happy you could find even one other person in a 50 mile radius that liked Jpop/Jrock? Srsly, what's with all the superiority, seniority and entitlement complexes?
When did JRock bands / artists become things to be owned and hoarded and kept to yourself?
And then there are those who claim some deep personal connection with the bands/artists, THEY know all their own personal thoughts... like "Such and such band doesn't want you handing out fliers to promote their shows, it's illegal and they probably misrepresent them anyway!" Wtf... I cannot wrap my head around these people. Their logic and their anger over things I find to be miniscule baffle me. Tbh, it almost kinda makes me wonder if JRock Fandom is even worth staying in, I mean, of course I enjoy the music and I had since 03', but all of this competition, nitpicking each other and trying to invalidate other people's fanliness in order to increase your own status... it's ridiculous. I think this behavior, more than anything, is why outsiders to the fandom rip on us.
Think about it; newcomer comes along, makes an effort to like somebody's band that they're hyper obsessed with and think they own, is met with an earload of elitist rambling about how not good enough they are, I wouldn't blame them for angrily turning against that band and developing a dislike for "weeaboos."