Fannish Hive Mind
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| See also: | Fanon, Fannish Osmosis, Unpopular Fannish Opinion |
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The term "fannish hive mind" refers to the tendency of fans to behave, at times, as if sharing a single gigantic brain. The hive mind is often named as the reason why fans come up with the same ideas at the same time, the reason why certain pairings or tropes become suddenly popular, or the source of fanon (especially when no one is sure where the fanon actually began). It's also a term for the collective experience and wisdom of a fan community; "fannish hive mind, help me!" often precedes requests for obscure or trivial pieces of fannish information (which are usually promptly answered by someone.)
On fandom wank, the term used tends to be "hive vagina", generally used mockingly as in "Since we're the Hive Vagina, of course, we all have one opinion."
