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In [[SF]] [[fandom]], '''mundanes''' are "other"; people outside the fandom. It usually refers to | In [[SF]] [[fandom]], '''mundanes''' are "other"; people outside the fandom. It usually refers to [http://www.essayontime.com essay] outside of fandom generally, but people within specific sub-fandoms can use the term to refer to non-members of that particular sub-fandom. The term is somewhat pejorative. At a con hotel, for instance, people may may speak derisively of "the look of fright on the mundanes' faces" at the con-goers' garb or behavior. | ||
The term has been applied in several communities with significant overlap with fandom. (need examples) | The term has been applied in several communities with significant overlap with fandom. (need examples) | ||
[[Category:Fandom]] | [[Category:Fandom]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 6 November 2009
In SF fandom, mundanes are "other"; people outside the fandom. It usually refers to essay outside of fandom generally, but people within specific sub-fandoms can use the term to refer to non-members of that particular sub-fandom. The term is somewhat pejorative. At a con hotel, for instance, people may may speak derisively of "the look of fright on the mundanes' faces" at the con-goers' garb or behavior.
The term has been applied in several communities with significant overlap with fandom. (need examples)