Meanings
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- InternetinformalslanglifestyleA subculture of mostly-conservative Star Wars fans who oppose progressivism in the franchise.
A recent BuzzFeed article compared the way Reylos reacted to The Rise of Skywalker to the way the Fandom Menace—a trolling, abusive, anti-Disney hate group—reacted to The Last Jedi.
2020 January 10, Lindsey Romain, “Why Reylos Are A Bright Spot In The STAR WARS Fandom”, in Nerdist, archived from the original on 11 Jan 20201 more example
All of this is either directly or tangentially a decentralized web referred to as The Fandom Menace, a group of extremely online comic book and "Star Wars" zealots that coalesced around a shared dislike for Rian Johnson's Lucasfilm sequel "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi."
2022 June 30, Melanie McFarland, “Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022
Origin
Blend of fandom with the subtitle of the 1999 fim Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, for the similar pronunciations. Delibrately chosen by its members who view themselves as a nuisance to Disney and other large Hollywood studios, whom the fans oppose.
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Fandom Menace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fandom%20Menace
“Fandom Menace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fandom%20Menace. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fandom Menace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fandom%20Menace.
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