For as long as I have had access to an iPhone, I have been exposed to the integral internet pillars that are fandoms. Pop culture like music and TV act as a uniting force, creating communities of thousands participating in discourse, creating fanart, sharing information and overall forming social connections through a screen. The rapid growth of social media has only allowed this culture to spread; apps such as X, formerly Twitter, and Tiktok are populated by fans sharing opinions and criticisms of new content at instantaneous rates. These platforms have served to amplify people's voices, making entry into fandoms more accessible while simultaneously highlighting the toxicity that used to linger under the surface. Fandoms that I once viewed as a utopia of internet collaboration and a safe haven for personal expression have transformed into a cesspool of negativity, the very thing they were created to avoid.