[ SECRET POST #5328 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5328 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I personally find parasocial relationships kinda weird. But I also think it doesn't really matter what we think about them. Parasocial relationships and influences are the future of culture whether we like it or not.

[(Anonymous)]

I find them creepy as hell and emotionally unhealthy.

[(Anonymous)]

I think as long as one acknowledges it is a parasocial relationship, that the artist in question does not even know you, that they are different people in camera than in private, and that your livelihoods might be entirely different, it's when it might not be as unhealthy.

Entertainment can keep people sane during hard times, and it can be absolutely a worthy cause to hang on. It just needs to be acknowledged when is one getting too attached to someone the artist doesn't even know, and respect that distance.

[(Anonymous)]

It's not so bad when people keep boundaries in mind and remember that the people in question are humans too - which sadly is disregarded more often than not.

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's the opposite - the vast majority of fans are quite able to manage boundaries and expectations. It's just the few who can't are very, very, very loud and obvious about it.

[(Anonymous)]

Tbh, I tend to find a level of sexism in this idea of maligning parasocial relationships because people tend to associate them with fangirls in particular (and their love of peeps from movies, tv shows and music). No one ever seems to take into account the vast amount of sports figures and the (yep plenty of men, as well as women) who worship them. The person with the most amount of followers on instagram? Christiano Ronaldo. A man following a famous football player literally attending every game for them is seen as "fine and normal" in society, yet a woman attending every movie of an actor she loves is seen as "creepy".
Are there creepy people out there? Sure, but they're in the minority.
Actually, the more I consider it, the more I think the people maligning the people following their sports stars, movie actors and singers to be the creepy ones and kinda sad (or most probably just hypocritical). Where's your joy in life? Don't you have a favourite band? Or sports team? Well then arguably you're also being parasocial.