The major danger of being a PeripheryDemographic is the jarring effect when the story pulls a trope or situation that severely annoys or [[{{Squick}} creeps you out]], either knocking you out of [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief the lull]] or simply reminding you that the major target {{demographic|s}} probably doesn't include you. Meanwhile, this does not seem to bother the other demographic in the least, much to your confusion.

Sometimes it's just that the other fan segment is too old or too young to pick up on specific themes, or are simply so used to such devices that it doesn't bother these '[[PanderingToTheBase veterans]]'. Maybe the wish-fulfillment aspect of the series is just very specific and you're [[FridgeLogic overthinking it]] to [[NightmareFuel creepier conclusions]].

Whatever the reason, be careful if you're new to the genre, because whining about it on the Internet can earn you a sharp dismissal for complaining about a show that's not really ''for'' you. This is not to say being a side-fandom is bad, just that it often requires you to take things with a slightly bigger grain of salt.

Occasionally, if a genre becomes popular enough with the side fandom, a premise more or less exclusive to the original one is made just for them, naturally remedying any {{Selective Squick}}s ... for them, anyway.
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!!'''Examples:'''

* MaleFrontalNudity, or any form of male nudity really, is the definitve example of this. On this very wiki, count just how many times this is counted as FanDisservice. Did anyone actually '''ask''' female viewers their opinion about male nudity? No. Most denouncers of MaleFrontalNudity believe that it's gross pandering to gay males, because apparently women only watch {{Chick Flick}}s and aren't interested in the male body.
* Likewise, many male viewers who think GirlOnGirlIsHot will quite vocally denounce {{yaoi}} fandom. The reverse can obviously occur as well, but it seems to do so less often, as {{Yuri| Genre}} comes significantly closer to gender parity in its fandom than {{Yaoi}}.
* {{Fanservice}} in video games is a...touchy subject, to say the least. When it's aimed at men, female gamers complain. When it's aimed at women, male gamers complain. And in franchises in which the fanservice is more or less equal-opportunity (''SoulCalibur'', ''FinalFantasy'', ''Franchise/MetalGear'', etc.), half the fanbase will inevitably complain about those parts of the game intended as fanservice for [[NotSoDifferent the other half]].
* This is part of the reason why a very vocal female ''[[StarControl Star Control]] II'' fan created the [[http://zarla.livejournal.com/192372.html Secret Theater]]. If you can have virtual sex with the gorgeous, humanoid, initially strictly platonic (or so she pretends) Commander [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Talana]], why can't you do the same with [[NaughtyTentacles Admiral]] [[HoYay ZEX]], who's not attractive by most human standards but is smitten with you ''immediately''? Or, put another way: Talana {{Squick}}s almost no one, unless you consider the UnfortunateImplications that she may be sleeping with the captain because he is able to save her people; ZEX is a {{Squick}} factory to most fans but a [[PerverseSexualLust trans-human lust object]] to others.
* ''{{Gravitation}}'''s fantastic soundtrack attracted a lot of fans who'd rather you didn't mention the [[BoysLove gay]].
* The (90% female) Western fandom for ''{{xxxHolic}}'' is known to complain about the manga's focus on [[GirlOfTheWeek female characters]] and the relative lack of focus on the subtext between the male leads, though this becomes rather silly once you realize that in Japan the series is classified as {{seinen}} -- as in, targeted at young-to-middle-aged men -- so of ''course'' the focus will be on girls and much less on the subtext between the males.
* Similarly, the wave of PeripheryDemographic {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s who joined the ''MobileSuitGundam'' fandom in ''GundamWing'' have an [[DieForOurShip intense dislike for Relena and similar characters who "get in the way"]] of the [[SlashFic slash]].
* "[[AxisPowersHetalia Having people who are countries: okay. Having them be gay? TOO MUCH]]!"
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' was mostly okay on the [[HoYay rel]][[SchoolgirlLesbians at]][[ToyShip ion]][[InterspeciesRomance ships]] until you get to the adult teacher who gets engaged to his third grade student, and this is viewed as healthy.
** This is Creator/{{CLAMP}}. Love is love ''in pretty much any way'', according to them.
* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'':
** Any viewer who was attracted to its LesYay, characters, {{Action Girl}}s, different approach to the MagicalGirl theme, and/or status as the HumongousMecha genre's adopted sister, will first have to go through a trial by {{Lolicon}} {{Fanservice}} in Season 1, which had the original sales pitch of starring the TokenMiniMoe of the hentai game ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'', and [[LingerieScene it]] [[HotSpringsEpisode really]] [[TransformationSequence showed]].
** Inversely, anyone who ''liked'' the loli appeal will be VERY angry when they get to [=StrikerS=], which comes after a time skip (after yet another time skip at the end of the previous series) that makes the girls adults. Not even teens, adults. At least new lolis were introduced.
* Creator/KaoriYuki may very well be the queen of AuthorAppeal. We learn through her different series and short stories about her appreciation for [[AttractiveBentGender tomboys, cross dressers]], [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous men]], nicely endowed women, [[{{Shotacon}} underage boys]], and BDSM. The one thing she's said she thinks is disturbing is {{Lolicon}}. Her Lolicon characters so far have been portrayed as [[DirtyOldMan fat, old perverts]], creepy {{Otaku}}, and a college student who [[AttemptedRape attempts rape]].
* ''ADanceWithRogues'', the ''NeverwinterNights'' module. As the page on this wiki says, it's both DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier. It's also very well made, being the mature rather than silly kind of DarkerAndEdgier (except where that overlaps with the other thing). So you can play it plausibly as an unusually poignant and immersive role-playing experience where you get to experience, not being a generic, powerful game protagonist who's guaranteed to beat any aggressor of your own level, but a lone woman in a dangerous and sexist environment where, initially, even walking the streets is threatening. But then you may find you're not the intended audience after all, because the module likes to feast with sexual situations you may be forced into (not if you're really being molested, presumably because not even the author would like that), and apparently thinks that when you're being harassed at every turn, you'll definitely want your armour to be totally {{Stripperific}}.
* Google "Watchmen" and "Blue Penis" or some synonym thereof. People went nuts over the non-sexual display of Doc Manhattan's nudity. [[MostWritersAreMale Most comic fans are male]], or that's at least the usual assumption. Combine that with pre-existing film [[MaleGaze nudity double standards]]... Note that a lot of it comes from Doctor Manhattan having a much larger penis in the film than the deliberately understated equipment shown in the graphic novel.
* ''VisualKei'':
** It's assumed that most fans are either female or men who appreciate or are at the very least not offended by ambiguous gender, male-male {{Fanservice}}, and many other things that would send most homophobes into a frothing rage. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, leading to {{squick}}ed homophobic fans of the genre or the band in question lashing out at not only the fanficcers and fanartists, but occasionally at an innocent comment to "defend the band members' honor", (since in their view [[UnfortunateImplications honor = straightness]]) or even at the band itself.
** The latter variety has actually been made somewhat less common with Youtube and other video sources, by allowing fans to see a band along with hearing it, along with somewhat increased recognition that homophobia and transphobia aren't cool. This sort of reduces the amount of "I can't believe such an ugly gay can play like that-" type of reactions from everyone other than outright {{Troll}}s for newer bands...
* SuzumiyaHaruhi's [[BlackComedyRape treatment]] of Mikuru is:
** a) {{Fanservice}}
** b) a [[PoesLaw hilarious satire]] of {{Fanservice}}
** c) [[DudeNotFunny deeply disturbing]]
** d) all of the above
* Some parody this by adopting an exaggerated HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday stance.
* The Shumacher Batman movies: The fans threw fits about the Bat-nipple suits, but "nobody" complains about the catsuit. Well, it doesn't have nipples.
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Some people are creeped out because [[OlderThanTheyLook Edward's 100]], some people don't like the [[CrazyJealousGuy abusive undertones]], some people don't like that S. Meyer claims to be a feminist when Bella does nothing proactive, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick some people put pictures of Edward on the ceiling above their bed]].
* The Buffy/Angel relationship in the early seasons of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' was creepy for the same reasons as the Bella/Edward relationship in ''Twilight'' . He's obviously a lot older and more experienced than she is, and-unlike Edward- has also tortured and raped a number of women (albeit in his soulless form) . Pretending to be divided on the subject on the morality of about the matter seems a little manipulative and creepy, since he's the one who has had centuries to practice relationships. Also, the whole tortured-soul-who-needs-to-be-rescued-by-romance-and-sex seems like too good way to get naive girls into bed. The old "Anne Rice Routine", as another character described it in-universe.
* As noted on the DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale page, a popular DoubleStandard is the idea that the rape of a woman by another woman is not "real" rape, and so it becomes SelectiveSquick. Women don't have penises to rape with so it "doesn't count", so regardless of how one might feel about rape scenes in general, female-on-female rape is the exception.
* For many people, horrific violence at a young age is just fine, but sex is not. For instance, in the setting of ''{{Naruto}}'', 12 year olds have to deal with potentially life threatening missions, and can participate in an exam that involves a survival test where people are expected to die (by participants killing each other), followed by a tournament where more people may die. And on passing said exam they'll have to take responsibility for their teammates' lives. Lots of fanfic writers don't seem to find any issue with writing about that, but balk at the idea of the characters having consensual sex (sometimes explicitly made clear in the author's comments) and resort to reaching the timeskip as quickly as possible, or just inexplicably bumping the characters in age. Can be a JustifiedTrope because of censorship laws in the author's region, or just because the author wants fap material and finds twelve-year-olds unattractive, but the killing being okay is still a bizarre contrast.
* This also happens in RealLife: It is remarkable how many men can be [[{{Squick}} squicked out of]] [[BrainBleach their minds]] by merely mentioning that something resembles a penis (state of arousal not important) or mentioning the word "menstruation" with no gory details given at all.
* ForeignQueasine in general - Some foods that are commonplace or only slightly unusual in one culture can be repulsive members of another. For example, ''IronChef'' fans on both sides of the Pacific can name examples from the various versions of the show.
* [[http://notalwaysright.com/mommy-more-melee/18433 This]] NotAlwaysRight post.
* Many male viewers tend to bash bishonen in anime, calling them "gay" , ugly, effeminate or repulsive while not batting an eye at females being tomboyish or having big breasts.
* WebSite/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, despite very likely having more straight males watching them, caters to the ever-growing female demographic without regret or shame. This came to a head with WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's {{stripperiffic}} costume and {{panty shot}} in ''SuburbanKnights''; while fanboys demanded that one of the women should show her breasts as "compensation", the fangirls were overjoyed and everyone on the commentaries (including Doug) lampshaded the PlayingToTheFetishes aspect.
* ''{{Homestuck}}'' has a large amount of fans into it for its YoungAdultLiterature elements (an exciting and unpatronising story about drama surrounding a cast of quirky teens) who are alienated by its forays into the DarkComedy and {{Troll}}ing that characterised AndrewHussie's earlier work, and are constantly frustrated that the story doesn't take itself seriously enough. Conversely, there are also fans who are into it for the DarkComedy and {{Troll}}ing who are put off by the ShipTease moments, characters becoming increasingly obvious parodies of ''Homestuck'' fans, the general level of non-sexual FanService, and how the story takes itself far too seriously.
** On a format level, it attracts many readers in their early teens who are far too young to remember the AdventureGame format that ''Homestuck'' pastiches, and these readers have a notoriously terrible time forcing their way through Act 1 (which is mostly about a video game character solving trivial puzzles and failing to operate his [[InventoryManagementPuzzle inventory]]).
** This trope as a phenomenon is spoofed in comic with [[StylisticSuck Mindfang's journal]], which is written in a florid style with lots of deviations into a weirdly sexual tone, parodying how weird it is for people who aren't familiar with the tropes of FanFic to click on a story that seems interesting and find that even the innocuous scenes are full of PerverseSexualLust.

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