If you like a particular author or movie director, you can be a fan of their early works, but not their late works.

If you like a particular author or movie director, you can be a fan of their lesser-known projects, but not their famous works.

You can even grow out of fandom. “I liked them when I first learned about the genre, but then I found other things that I liked more.”

These things are acceptable and normal.

The longer the artist is around and the more they produce, the odds are you won’t love everything they make.

You change. They change.

You have no obligation to maintain your fandom. It shows a more in-depth knowledge and respect for yourself (and the artist) when you clarify what you like.

The same is true for the organizations that we chose to identify and associate with.

You have no obligation to be a fan of their entire catalog.

It’s okay to say that you like or agree with 80% of what they produce.

You change. They change.

There is no obligation to remain a fan.