The Different Ways to Love
As a nerd girl I have collected like minded friends whose passion for video games, comic books and everything pop culture is vast and far reaching. It is great to have a friends group in which it is understood that a movie can be more than just a movie, or that a TV series can seriously impact ones life. This is especially true when we obsess about something together. Yet after all the years I have known my nerdy friends (for some most of my life) I have noticed that we all have our different ways of showing our love of something.
Personally, I love finding connections between my various fandoms. Whether it be seeing your fave TV actor on the big screen, or finding out the soundtrack to that new movie was written by one of your fave musicians. I love finding out that the people who create content I love are working with other people who create content I love. For instance I am a huge fan of the british comedy The IT Crowd (check it out if you haven't already), which stars Chris O'Dowd and RichardAyoade, two of my fave actors. So when these guys popped up in credits for other things I loved, like the movie Submarine (directed by Ayoade) I was extra happy. I just enjoy knowing that there is a creative community in which all the content it created.
My friends, on the other hand, fangirl in other ways. One friend I know loves just knowing everything about her current obsession. She'll know exactly what the creator was trying to say and how it was received. She'll watch hours of behind the scenes content just to understand every part. For her, knowing everything that was put into the project, gives said project more meaning. Then I have friends who just love sharing their current obsession. For them, pleasure is derived from seeing others enjoy what they enjoy. It is about finding common ground and bonding together through mutual enjoyment.
It is fascinating how people can love the same things for different reasons, and show this love in different ways. So what I want to know it how do you love?
Truphena Matunda
