There's a big trend I'm noticing on the internet, whether on technology blogs, art sites or fandom specific sites: infighting between fans. The terms 'fantard' 'fanboy' 'fangirl', 'weeaboo' thrown around, making fun of fans for the series they like, the couples they like, saying that real gamers don't play certain games, that code monkeys are cooler than otaku and I have one thing to say to this.

JUST STOP

People, you're geeks. To paraphrase the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy: accept it, embrace it and make it you're own. If you play more than 7 hours of video games a week, know the difference between Uke and Seme, can quote even one line of YGO the Abridged Series, know who Pedobear is or keep any comic in 'mint condition', you are a geek. And to non-geeks you will be seen like this:

It doesn't matter how good your hygiene is, it doesn't matter how much money you make, or how much your geekiness takes a back seat to responsible actions like paying bills or going to school on time as soon as you open you mouth and admit you've ever waited in a line overnight for any book/game/movie, people will immediately know you're a geek and will see you as such. When you make a joke about how stupid twitards are, most people won't even know what the hell you're talking about. Complain that some girl somewhere wrote a slash fanfic about Spiderman and Wolverine, and people will look at you as the lunatic. So stop pretending there is some kind of hierarchy in geekdom, because there isn't.

So stop calling people 'fantards' or weeaboos. Complain about people's behavior, but not about their likes/dislikes. You may feel superior to someone because they like Naruto, but someone else will feel superior to you because 'they don't waste their time and money on stupid geeky things'.

So get over yourself.