User blog comment:Hatebunny/Comic Book Showcase - Episode 19: Nerd Bullies and Gatekeeping/@comment-18172179-20140912230101

Haven't experienced it myself, but it is obvious that this attitude is becoming more common in the "geek community". There are pictures on the internet (memes) with captions like: "So, you're a Batman fan? Tell me, what's your favorite comic?" Like challenging people's fandom.

Sometimes I feel a bit annoyed by people claiming their love for certain fictional character just because they have seen the latest movies or something like that, but I don't need to be mean towards them, I just keep it to myself.

Concerning geek women, it is troublesome. They are being mistreated (not all, but most) by geek men and not only in comic fandoms; gamers and cosplayers are mean towards their females peers as well. Maybe it is because humans are natural protectors of what we feel "belongs" to us, and as a result most men try to keep "their stuff" just for themselves. It is just an hypothesis and I think with a growing community of fan-girls and self-aware fan-boys, it might change in the nearby future....I hope.