Fandoms Grab Your Weapons
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| Synonyms: | "The Worst Post on Tumblr" |
| Date Started: | 16 July 2012 |
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[Fandoms], Grab Your Weapons is a viral meme that, according to Tumblr user memearchives, originated with this post[Dead link]. The post involves a comically long chain of users from various fandoms humorously rallying against a Facebook user criticizing Tumblr. The post references many Fandom Nicknames, including quite a few obscure ones.
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The original post (minus reblogs):
potterheads, grab your wandswhovians, hop in your TARDISes
supernatural fans, get the shotguns
sherlockians, hire your consulting criminals
tributes, knock an arrow
avengers fans, assemble
lotr fans, unsheath Sting
we’ve got a few people to track down[1]
Many more fandoms were added in reblogs, though the screenshot cuts off usernames and makes them difficult to source.
(A Supernatural gif. Details are too blurry to identify.)
Les Mis fans, build a barricade? Yes?
Gleeks, grab your slushies
Rizzles fans, grab your guns and scalpels
Witches and Wizards, time to kick muggle ass
NCIS fans, grab your gear.
Castle fans, alakazam that jackass
The Last Airbender fans master your bending
Assassin's Creed fans, ready your hidden blades.
Falling In Reverse fans, get Charlie.
Reaction and Impact
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Meme variations of the of the post can be found at the X fandom grab your Y tag on memearchives.
The post was later rediscovered in 2015[2] and spread around as a screencap by users agreeing it to be the "worst post" on the site. Today, "Fandoms Grab Your Weapons" is looked back upon as the apotheosis of the apparently cringe-worthy nature of fandom culture from that era of Tumblr.