https://www.cnet.com/news/the-state-of-fandom-at-comic-con-2018-love-inclusion-hate-and-toxicity/

For folks who love to love pop culture, San Diego Comic-Con International is a prime spot to be. For four days, fandom rules the San Diego Convention Center and immediate surrounding area as people in costumes toting bags, poster tubes, and boxes with coveted merchandise spill out into every available inch of hallway and sidewalk. People pose for pictures and trade compliments and interests -- the enthusiasm is unending.

Increasingly over the years, though, fandom has developed a more corrosive element.