Hamilfans
Hamilfans
chirsch12
Swing Joined: 5/4/16
Broadway Forever2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/7/16
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 4:33pm
No. That would implyl a leader. And so purpose.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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skipgal
Chorus Member Joined: 12/12/15
#7Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 4:55pm
I loved Hamilton, but would bristle at calling myself a "Hamilfan" or "Hamilton Trash" as some of them call themselves. They seem like a normal fan community with their share of obsessive behaviors and weird quirks (such as writing real person fanfiction about Lin Manuel Miranda).
SueBee06
Stand-by Joined: 1/12/16
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Leading Actor Joined: 3/7/16
#11Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 5:14pm
Yeah, I didn't know people were writing fanfiction about LMM, I had only seen the Hamilton/Laurens ones. To be honest, that is a little strange and creepy but for the most part they seem normal. Nothing like fans you see for teen idols like Justin Bieber, One Direction, or Beyonce who can be pretty crazy. Also its probably a temporary obsession like that one person said.
Updated On: 5/4/16 at 05:14 PM
Broadway Forever2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/7/16
#13Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 5:34pm
CindersGolightly said: "Hey, I coined the term "Hamilfan" on Tumblr. To let you know, just in case you're labeling yourself as a Hamilfan, it isn't supposed to be a good thing. Yikes.
"
What? Doesn't it just mean "fans of Hamilton?" I don't really use tumblr often so I wouldn't know.
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#14Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 5:42pm
I haven't read the Lin fanfiction (thankfully) but I've seen the descriptions and some of it even includes his wife. It's disgusting to me. Hamilton fanfiction is fine, but there's no need to turn a normal family, who don't live the celebrity lifestyle, into some fantasy.
I'm also not a fan of the conduct of some of the fans at the stage door/outside the theatre. Screaming etc. It's unnecessary and no wonder the cast rarely come out in comparison to last year.
Other than that, I haven't seen issues with Hamilton fans.
#16Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 7:12pm
No, Hamilfan is supposed to sum up all the bad parts of the fans. The fanfiction, the "shipping" of actors and characters*, the "headcanons" of characters*, tagging Lin in everything, acting really desperate and try hard. Calling Lin their "cinnamon roll son" - it isn't like RENTheads or HedHeads. It's a negative term I created so there was a word for those typs of people, and it took off I guess.
*I have no problem with "shipping" or "headcanons" for characters, but every character in the show is a real person. It's really ****ing creepy to say that you "ship" Angelica and Hamilton - they were real people. It's like saying you "ship" Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan. It's not cool.
They/them.
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Alex M
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#20Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 8:30pm
CindersGolightly said: "No, the people who call themselves Hamilton trash are Hamilfans.
"
Ok I'm pretty sure this is just your perception. I've seen Hamilton fans call themselves Hamilfans. I've never seen it used in a negative connotation. I think it's just the same as "Rentheads" or whatever. like I even googled it and it just seems to refer to fans of Hamilton. Like how Lin called the cast recording Hamiltune, or the Hamilton book, Hamiltome. There's a twitter account called hamilfans that just tweets news about Hamilton.
JM226
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/15
#22Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 8:42pm
So Renthead is unoffensive but Hamilfan is offensive? I don't get why.
Also, i think people can "ship" the characters of the musical. These are fictional representations of the real people. I kind of DO ship Hamgelica. I don't think that's anything similar to shipping real-life individuals.
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Updated On: 5/4/16 at 08:42 PM
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#23Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 8:47pm
Most of these people are teens. To be honest I don't really "get" shipping but it's a popular "fandom "thing to do" I don't see how it's creepy or anything. The characters barely resemble the real people and are pretty much original creations of Lin. I mean Lin intentionally exaggerated the relationship between Hamilton and Angelica for a reason. There's nothing wrong with fans matching different characters together for fun if they want.
Updated On: 5/4/16 at 08:47 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#24Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 8:55pm
JM226 said: "Cinders - all you did was combine the words "Hamilton" and "Fan" together to make one word. I assure you that you were not solely responsible for coming up with this very basic, unoriginal term
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This. X1000
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#25Hamilfans
Posted: 5/4/16 at 10:13pm
I prefer Hamilturds and Hamiltons of Fun.
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