Fandom Menace

English Alternative forms en TFM Etymology en fandom with the subtitle of the 1999 fim Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, for the similar pronunciations. Delibrately chosen by its members who view themselves as a nuisance to Disney and other large Hollywood studios, whom the fans oppose. Proper noun Fandom Menace 1 en fandom slang internet slang informal A subculture of mostly-conservative Star Wars fans who oppose progressivism in the franchise. en 10 January 2020 Lindsey Romain Why Reylos Are A Bright Spot In The STAR WARS Fandom w:Nerdist https://web.archive.org/web/20200111062436/https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-reylos-bright-spot/ A recent BuzzFeed article compared the way Reylos reacted to The Rise of Skywalker to the way the Fandom Menace—a trolling, abusive, anti-Disney hate group—reacted to The Last Jedi. en 30 June 2022 Melanie McFarland Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning w:Salon.com https://web.archive.org/web/20220701000320/https://www.salon.com/2022/06/30/marvel-star-fandom-menace-gamergate/ All of this is either directly or tangentially a decentralized web referred to as The Fandom Menace, a group of extremely online comic book and "Star Wars" zealots that coalesced around a shared dislike for Rian Johnson's Lucasfilm sequel "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi." See also en Comicsgate, en Gamergate en Star Wars Fans (people)