Has music fandom gone too far?
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As we all know fans are an important part of a music artist's career, but lately I've been thinking: Is fandom getting out of control? Is the internet and social media allowing people to get too attached to artists? Is it going beyond simple fandom and turning into obsession? Is the hatred directed towards "rival" artists getting too extreme?
I've included some posts from a pop music forum below to use as an example. (warning: some are pretty horrible).
http://atrl.net/?p=20809471
http://atrl.net/?p=18007674
http://atrl.net/?p=16721438
http://atrl.net/?p=18402714
I just wanted to know other people's opinion on this. Do you think the "wars" between fans of rival artists are getting too extreme? Are people getting too obsessed with people they don't even know?
I've included some posts from a pop music forum below to use as an example. (warning: some are pretty horrible).
http://atrl.net/?p=20809471
http://atrl.net/?p=18007674
http://atrl.net/?p=16721438
http://atrl.net/?p=18402714
I just wanted to know other people's opinion on this. Do you think the "wars" between fans of rival artists are getting too extreme? Are people getting too obsessed with people they don't even know?
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Its not Fandom.
Its just nasty people using the hysteria of fan reactions and their own unpleasant comments to create hate....anger....arguments.
People should like who they like and not take it too far!
This.
Fandom is mental these days, the only difference is that we have the internet now, so anyone can have a voice.
I am not going to link it because I will get ban hammered into the earth, but Bjork had a stalker. He sent her an acid bomb (thankfully the police caught it before anything bad happened). When they went to get the guy, he was dead. He made a video of him blowing his own brains out. Its on youtube. Now thats fandom taken to new heights.
Michal Jackson also had a gun pointed at him so some paps could take a picture, that was quite a few years ago.
....which was nothing compared to the pitched battles betwen mods and rockers in the 60's, nor for that matter inter chapter wars between hells angels of the 60's and early 70's.
Also, in the 1890's, there was a brawl at in the Vienna Music school, Beethoven and Mozart. Who was the best. As I recall my music teacher said someone was actually badly injuries during the scuffle.
But as you say, rockers and mods used to knock ten bells of shite out of each other. You had the White Power movement in the underground of the punk/hardcore world and they got pretty nasty with non White Power groups.
I think people will always find a way to fight it out over something. No different with football, international sports, god etc etc. We do like picking a side for some reason haha.
God bless you always!!!
Holly
P.S. And to me, foes are nuts to even go as far as they go. What is it that makes them think that they can lead by the nose whoever it is that they hate?
Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
It proves there's a fine line between love and hate and that fandom is just too fickle to take seriously.
Sometimes I think they don't really like the artist, they are just needing an outlet to unleash all their confused emotions.
People can make millions (allegedly) from weirdos that are unhealthily obsessed by them. I don't think that's right.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4111715521_8b14136720.jpg
I don't understand why the likes of One Direction don't issue statements saying they don't want fans who make threats online to people
maybe their PR team think it is career suicide, but if I was a pop star I wouldn't want fans like that - maybe I'm being naive but some steps should be at least taken to try and curb this creepy nonsense
I really hate it when singers, actors etc. don't control their fandoms. Like Lady Gaga will actually say "They just just love me so much" when asked about her fans' abuse of others, even though her message is anti-bullying. And Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson directly addressed by name people who have written something they don't like, thus marshalling the directioner stans. They need to stop doing it now the group are more involved in the decision-making. Personally I'd ban everyone from describing someone as a 'hater'.