tbh how much making fun of older women who still have fandom interests is steeped in misogyny becomes patently obvious when you compare that to the way male geeks are treated
i mean, it’s completely socially accepted for middle-aged men to love the nerdy shit they cared about as children (star wars, comics, star trek, lord of the rings, etc) and dedicate time and money to appreciating it and no one blinks twice at the fact that lots of middle aged men like geeky shit. there’s entire damn sitcoms about the topic lol
but once women do the same suddenly it’s inappropriate and ~cringy~ (whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean) and they should be ashamed of themselves
like, come on. be more transparent.