Movie Fangirl Blog Award

HI :3

I would like to thank the Tragic Fangirl for nominating me for this award! You guys should go check out her blog too because it’s filled with awesome posts! The purpose of this award is to help fangirls and fanboys in the blogosphere meet each other and share their love for all things fandom related.

The rules are:

1. Write a brief introduction and acceptance speech for the award.
2. Add the award button (above) to your post
3. Answer the questions I have written below
4. Nominate 5 – 10 Fangirly/Movie blogs to answer your questions who you think deserve the award
5. Come up with your own questions for your nominees.
6.  Add a pingback to this post, so I can see all your answers and thoughts! (Optional)

Here are the questions and my answers to them:

1. Which book, series, character or fandom do you fangirl/enjoy over the most?

The first fandom that popped into my head when I read this question is the Percy Jackson Fandom. I love both series, but I prefer the second one: Heroes of Olympus because of the complex story line and the character development in both new and old characters. However, I think the ending of the first series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is more satisfying for the reader since it ties right back to the beginning of the first book which is evident in the lines. Percy’s first and last lines were: “Look, I didn’t want to be a demigod” and then “for once, I never looked back”. It’s as if he’s finally come to terms with his origin and is looking forward to his future while the ending of HoO doesn’t confirm a certain ending. Okay, I’m going to stop right there because I might give out spoilers and I rambled on too long.

I’m still considering other fandoms such as Harry Potter, Pokemon and just anime in general but the one that ripped my heart- I mean, I have enjoyed the most until now is the Percy Jackson fandom so that’s why I’m picking it.

2. Who is the best person in your life to fangirl/enthuse with?

I have a few friends who belong in different fandoms and if I’m in that fandom too, then I fangirl with them. However, the person I definitely fangirl the most with is my sister because she’s in most of the fandoms I’m in. I’m pretty sure I influenced the books she reads or the series/ movies she watches since we share nearly the same opinions and I’m almost always going “YOU. NEED. TO. SEE. THIS.”

3. Which popular book/series/character do you wish you could fangirl over but you actually don’t like?

I might get a lot of gasps for this but one of the popular series I’m not that into is the Hunger Games. I may sound really ignorant but bottom line is, I’m not a fan of the reaping.

4. What is your favourite colour? And what character embodies that colour best?

It’s pretty hard to miss my favourite colour since it’s all over my blog: in the name, the tagline, in my character’s clothing and in all the drawings/ work I do. Whenever I have to tie in my favourite colour with a certain character, I actually think of two: Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano from The Heroes of Olympus series and Mirajane Strauss from the Fairy Tail anime.

5. If you could trade places with one character for a day, who would it be?

I’m going to take this unbelievably hard question as also asking me: “what universe do you want to be in for a day?” If I had to really pick one, I would go for Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter. She is such an amazing character who taught me to truly be myself no matter what other people think. Also, I just want to be able to have a wizard’s/ witch’s experience in Hogwarts.

I now nominate:

• Wanderlust77
• The Quirky Reader
• Row
• Hannah
• Elly

My questions for my nominees:

1. What fandom universe is your favourite?
2. If you could save one beloved character from death, who would it be?
3. Are there any small/ unrecognised fandoms you’re a part of that others need to know about?
4. Which character (from any book/ series) do you relate to the most?
5. If you could exchange your current life and all of the Earth to live in the fandom of your choice, would you do it?

Again, a big thank you to the Tragic Fangirl for nominating me for this award! It was so much fun to do and I hope to meet other fangirls/ boys through this.

~little Purple.Mage

A fangirl’s perspective

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In addition to being an introvert, I’m also a fangirl. In its simplest definition, a fangirl/boy is someone who obsess over fictional characters. There are many other definitions that, believe me, ain’t pretty. We’re often portrayed as girls/ boys that squeal, giggle, and clap our hands in excitement or faint when we see the object/ person we obsess over. We’re often ridiculed for loving something that isn’t real or something that we will never have. We’re often seen as crazy for loving fictional characters/stuff so much that we have too many feels. And this is where the dam problem is.

Aight, lemme set something straight here people. *Rant mode activated*

First of all, we ain’t all about that image of us always squealing, giggling, daydreaming or fainting. Sure, our actions may seem strange when you see us obsessing about our favourite fandoms. We may be unable to complete sentences or speak so fast that you have trouble understanding what we’re trying to say. But that’s because we’re so overwhelmed with the information we have to process that it all becomes too much for us to handle. We may always be in our rooms, locked away for hours but that can be due to 3 things: 1) We are currently in the process of watching/ reading/ listening to our fandoms; 2) Our minds are in too much awe after experiencing their epicness that we just kinda sit there in silence for awhile and 3) We are hard at work on various projects: it could be fanart/ theories/ fanfiction/gifs or anything else.

Bottom line is: our passion is often mistaken for complete obsession and it is this passion that leads us to act the way we do and even inspires us to produce works.

Secondly, I don’t see why people aren’t allowed to love something/ someone without judgement just because the object of our affection isn’t real. So what if they’re fictional? These characters have a childhood, personalities, likes and dislikes and dreams just like any other person. And it may be due to this reason that within ourselves, us fangirls/boys see them as something more than a character on screen or on a page. Within us, the characters are brought to life and we have built a strong emotional bond with them especially after seeing them progress in their respective lives/ journeys.

Additionally, I know of a lot of  people who turn to reading/ watching/ listening in order to escape the cruelties of reality. Even I did the same. This is another way or reason why we have an emotional connection to these characters because it’s as if being with them through watching/ listening/ reading has helped us forget or even solve our real- life problems and we now hold these characters in a high and respected status.

And finally, how are we crazy for having too much feels over our fandoms? Other people with different passions such as those in sports/ fashion/ politics, etc. often have very passionate feelings over a certain topic and they talk and show it in public too. Now, I’m not saying that’s a bad thing because everyone has their own personal passions and interests. I also understand that the world is flawed and that there will always be someone out there to criticize people for their passion. However, I greatly respect people who do not judge other people’s interests since I know that there are many people who, in general, refuse to talk or even show emotions about their interests because they have been shot down about them before.

As my final message, I’d like to say that even after these struggles and after all this time, always will I be a fangirl.

~little Purple.Mage

PS to all my fellow fangirls/boys out there: if you’re hit with the feels, don’t cry, CRAFT!