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Unfortunately, these people never show up on the news. That's because Weird Is Interesting - Like any other program on television, the news has to be ''interesting'' or else people won't watch it. (Not to mention on how the media can be notorious in [[Accentuate the Negative|exploiting the trouble makers and overall embarrassments to their hobby/profession every chance they get]], and the occasional [[Manipulative Editing]]. While any good people like that get a mention infrequently, if ever.) Why talk to an individual who works in an office, who occasionally picks up a copy of ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'', when you can talk to the 300-pound guy who spent $7000 on his exact replica of a [[Batman|Scarecrow]] costume? Why speak with one of the female fans; after all, girls who read comics? Those don't exist, right?
The problem is that because only the weirdos get interviewed, this causes non-fans to believe they're all like that; that [[Flanderization|all comic fans are clones of the Comic Book Guy]] from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', for example. This is also the main reason why people would hate something just because of its fanbase. It's like the old saying: "The squeaky wheel gets the grease". Not to mention on how the more Vocal a Vocal Minority can be, the more [[Demonization]] it gets, regardless of whether the [[Not So Different|other side is just as bad if not worse]]. So be careful if you [[Demonization|demonize]] them because in the end, if you're not careful, all you'll end up doing is giving them a reason to deem themselves a "victim". (Regardless of whether or not they actually deserve it.)
Not just limited to [[Comic Books]], this phenomenon extends to other hobbyists, other groups and races as well. Although there can be odd immunities: compare how your average American treats a guy in a Spock costume versus how he treats a guy with his face painted the team colors.
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