We even got outsiders trying to speak like us when 10 years ago cacs were mocking the way we speak and now they’re trying their hardest to imitate what they see and hear. S*** crazy out here.

Gatekeeping is necessary at times

New chapter soon chief

I feel that 100%. I been meaning to buy a collectors edition cuz i love that series too!

Its a fine line between preserving the integrity of whatever’s being gatekept, and not being a c*** about it

This is a good example at a macro level

Youll have some people saying diversifiying the culture is good, which i can agree with partially. But then id also agree with you that sometimes its not fair, or detrimental to the culture. Fine line to tread

Gatekeeping is really just an attempt at trying to maintain a sense of personal ownership over a thing which I get, but usually doing so isn't really conducive to the growth and prosperity of that thing.

You right in some ways but also imma tell someone they ain't a real vegan if they eat honey.

gatekeeping is corny and gatekeeping anime/manga just makes people hate weebs and anime avis more than they already do

Gatekeeping myself out of existence rn, I'm sorry

Gatekeeping is needed, it's sort of like that "participation trophy" bullshit we got growing up. NOT everyone is qualified/allowed to have a say in things.

This. When it comes to gatekeeping things like music and anime and things like that I can agree it get petty. But when it comes to cultural s***, folks got the right to protect what’s theirs. If we don’t gatekeep culture that’s when things will get weird and disconnect will start happening.

Like supreme when Odd Future made them even popular?

I think I agree

I feel like cultural appropriation can kinda extend beyond ethnic cultures but we forget about that and call it gatekeeping when you just don't want to let dumbasses co-opt a culture you identify with

I mean if youre a genuine fan shouldn’t already have all the books before he past

I 1000 percent agree with you op

The genral public usually never takes the time to actually learn about things

And then the artist or whatever attempts to satisfy people that don’t truly enjoy or understand them

Completely disagree bud

Casuals are usually the uninteresting ones

Depending on what it is it’s okay to not want your favorite thing to be ruined

The Internet

This

We really have to do way better

Idk how but we do 😔

Depends on what it is. Like casual NBA fans are whatever. Casual hip hop fans giving their dumb ass takes are annoying

A lot of people wanted the deluxe books but held out for Amazon sales. I was fortunate enough to get mine super early on. But volume 1-3 seem to be impossible for most people to get now

Yea you can’t gatekeep something that’s like already huge and the genral public already has access to it

But the kids on NBA Twitter are def annoying as f*** spamming the same s***

I'd rather have an interesting conversation about something I dislike than just agree with somebody on what's good or bad

keep the casuals in check they want it easy

Not necessarily

I’ve been a “sneakerhead” since i was 11

I didn’t start having money until 2019

Prices of some of my favorite shoes are just to expensive because all the new people coming in tryna be cool and trendy