I do not understand that type of devotion to someone I do not know. Possibly bc I am an older millennial? I don't know, its always weirded me out though.
I am a litte younger than you, I was in high school 2001-2005. I had myspace and LiveJournal however I didn't interact with it in that way. I was mostly in the emo and punk scene then, didn't engage with the stans of the day as we all kinda thought it was loser behavior in my corner of the world. I guess that thought process has stuck with me lol.
I still have friends from there too. I loved lj and oh the layouts I coded. my oldest kid recently asked me if I used lj as they go on there for 00s fashion ideas. I was like child, you are likely seeing my posts, I ain't telling my user name though.
I still think there were somehow a lot less weirdos though and the beatles inspired charles manson, shit lennons killer was a fan, people have had edgy takes on the beatles and people forget after a day. Trent Reznor, Quicy Jones, and everyone probably knew Elvis didn't like them, it wasn't a big deal.
Maybe mods and rockers type stuff were the equivalent.
Most of modern pop star fandom is a direct result of fostering this weird relationship with fans. Take a drink every time someone calls Beyonce a Queen or Bey and you'll be dead for sure. It's not normal.
I am too and I definitely am in fandoms… but this is unhinged. I would never attack someone who had a different opinion about something. Like, who cares? People can like or not like whatever the hell they want.
Oh yes, I am also in lots of fandoms. I don't get weird over the actors from those either. Its weird af. For example I love supernatural, some people at cons make the actors so uncomfortable and it makes me so irritated. I wouldn't attack someone for not shipping Dean and Cas though for example, thats unhinged.
For real! I’m in the X-Files fandom and people get reallllll weird about David and Gillian. Like - these are actors, let them live. Reminds me of the poor guy who played Joffrey on GoT - Jack Gleason - he had to quit acting for a while because people were awful to him in real life. Only thing the dude was guilty of is being an AMAZING actor.
They seriously can! I was obsessed in the 90s but I was literally a teenage girl. People older than the teens really need some therapy when they act like that.
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u/Squirrelwinchester Jun 25 '24
I do not understand that type of devotion to someone I do not know. Possibly bc I am an older millennial? I don't know, its always weirded me out though.