[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Deathryuger321

Seriously, why? It is a kids show and it shouldn't be turned into something more. A guy on RB said that dark shows have more of an edge, well I don't think small kids want it to be like that. That guy thinks it should have blood rushing out, drug issues, sex etc. So why? Why make a little kids show dark and gruesome?

I think it comes from a combination of arrogance, embarrassment, low self-esteem, and lack of maturity.

Many fanboys, as they get older, become embarrassed (whether they admit it or not) that they still enjoy a property clearly made for children. It's only natural. I feel a twinge of it sometimes too.

But instead of accepting the property for what it is -- childish elements and all -- or moving on to more grown-up interests, certain extreme fanboys arrogantly insist that the property change to suit their grown-up preferences (i.e., the addition of sex, drugs, and gore).

Unwilling to change themselves, they insist that the world change to suit them. But that's a highly immature stance -- obviously the world doesn't revolve around a small minority within an already niche fanbase.

I theorize that this insistence is partly inspired by low-self esteem. The fans in question rally hard for the changes so they can tell their peers, "See? My main passion in life isn't for kids at all! There's sex and drugs and ultra-violence! It's not embarrassing for me to like this show! Now, please stop looking at me like I'm a weirdo." If those fans were more secure, they probably wouldn't care what other people think of their hobbies.

Whenever I see suggestions that a kids' property be "darker," I always wonder if the suggester ever understood (or ever actually liked) the property in the first place.