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Oh yes ALL OF THIS. I actually *am* in this main-stream fandom (and the parts that I'm not in - like, all of the western media usual fannish history, or half the fandoms that "everyone" seems obsessed with at the moment - I read enough *about* to still appreciate meta&vids&c.) but I definitely didn't start out here (mangas ftw!) and I am aware that Our Way Of Doing Fandom is not The Only Way. For instance, the idea that 90% of fandom is female: maybe true in this corner of fandom. But there's other fandoms, other sites where the opposite is true. Are people seriously going to say that's not "proper" fandom? (yes, of course they will. *sigh*)

My rather long-winded point is, this is good meta and you should feel good about it, and you're certainly not the Only one who would like fannish meta to be a bit more specific as to who is meant and a bit less exclusionary as to who is "really" part of fandom (and the latter is an unintentional implication, yes, but all the more something people should be aware of because of it).