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For the past year on this site I have seen a lot of people using the term “fan boy”. I have no idea what they are talking about and think the term sounds a little bizarre. I consider myself to be a “fan”. I am curious how the users of this term distinguish the difference between a “fan” and a “fan boy”.

I consider myself a fan because :

1. I love Transformers
2. I collect Transformers figures.
3. I watch Transformers TV series and movies.
4. I have a few Transformers posters that glow under the black light.


I don’t consider myself a “fan boy” because :

1. I only wear my Botcon shirts at Botcons.
2. I don’t stick Transformer decals on my car.
3. I don’t collect Transformers related products like Kreo sets or Mr. Potato heads.
4. I don’t own Transformers bed sheets or shower curtains.
5. I don’t wear corny masks at Botcon.
6. I don’t buy Transformers comic books. I only read free ones.
7. I don’t have any Transformers tattoos.
8. I don’t follow Michael Bay tweets.


With all this being said can someone please tell me what in the blue hell is a “fan boy”?

I’m not trying to offend anyone who uses the term but you guys really got me puzzled…

I heard it was the name of a young Megaman villain...

It's a person who is obsessed with an intellectual property and gets seriously butthurt when someone doesn't like said property. A perfect example of a fanboy would be anyone who types up a page long forum post on why the live action TF movies suck and G1 is awesomesauce.

These images are good reference material:

And here I thought it was a male fan.

Urban Dictionary couldn't have said it any better:

fanboy: "A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy

I'm a fan girl!!! And yes, I sleep under a movieverse Bumblebee blanket.

Starscream's Girl wrote:I'm a fan girl!!! And yes, I sleep under a movieverse Bumblebee blanket.

Me too. Though I have only a few figures (all Cons) and my main Tf hobby is usually drawing them.

Zombie Starscream wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:I'm a fan girl!!! And yes, I sleep under a movieverse Bumblebee blanket.

Me too. Though I have only a few figures (all Cons) and my main Tf hobby is usually drawing them.

I write TF fanfictons and I collect alot of figs!! I gotta have my plastic crack!

Being a transfan fangirl rocks!!! \m/

Urgh, I can smell the lot of you from here.

Blast Cannon wrote:Urgh, I can smell the lot of you from here.

I know I smell good, like a girl should! Coconuts and berries.