Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
stan culture needs to chill tf out
They aren’t our friends, but that won’t stop a superfan. In the age of internet fandoms and online celebrity culture, I explore the ways parasocial relationships with our favorite artists have reached a level of unhinged that’d make 00’s tabloid culture proud.
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🕦TIMESTAMPS:🕝
0:00 – Intro
4:20 – Celebrity culture & the parasocial phenomenon
6:33 – Stars in the age of social media surveillance
8:15 – Social media and accountability
10:52 – The parasocial illusion
14:01 – John Mulaney’s betrayal of the millennial women everywhere
17:04 – Unhinged stans and parasocial brainrot
18:28 – The “Larry” conspiracy
20:07 – Fandom on fandom harassment
21:52 – Chappell Roan burned our crops and poisoned our water supply
28:57 – Doja Cat’s “war” on fans
32:18 – The growing issue of fan entitlement
35:58 – Artist/fan relationships: a bleak future ahead?
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📄Main Sources Used: 📄
The History of Gossip Columns (Shondaland)
shondaland.com/shondaland-series/bridgerton/the-history-of-gossip-columns
Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities Aren't Necessarily A Bad Thing
bustle.com/wellness/why-parasocial-relationships-not-all-bad
Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained (Vox)
vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory
Chappell Roan: 'I'd be more successful if I wore a muzzle' (BBC)
bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd0n5klrgo
Doja Cat rips supporters for ‘creepy’ fan accounts, ‘Kittenz’ nickname: ‘Get a job’ (Page Six)
pagesix.com/2023/07/23/doja-cat-rips-supporters-for-creepy-fan-accounts-kittenz-nickname-get-a-job
Social media have blurred the boundaries between fans and celebrities – with disturbing results (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/13/social-media-fans-famous-people
Green screen overlays (credits) 🎞️
@JillianNoreen
@HeyitsFaith
@ximenaromero564
@SalmaSophis
Music from Epidemic Sound.
↓tags tags tags feel free to ignore↓
parasocial relationships, stan culture, celebrity culture, fan entitlement, social media commentary, pop culture analysis, video essay, internet culture, fandom culture, youtube video essayist, celebrity obsession, influencer culture, parasocial brainrot
#stanculture #chappellroan #parasocialrelationships
stan culture needs to chill tf out
They aren’t our friends, but that won’t stop a superfan. In the age of internet fandoms and online celebrity culture, I explore the ways parasocial relationships with our favorite artists have reached a level of unhinged that’d make 00’s tabloid culture proud.
📸
🕦TIMESTAMPS:🕝
0:00 – Intro
4:20 – Celebrity culture & the parasocial phenomenon
6:33 – Stars in the age of social media surveillance
8:15 – Social media and accountability
10:52 – The parasocial illusion
14:01 – John Mulaney’s betrayal of the millennial women everywhere
17:04 – Unhinged stans and parasocial brainrot
18:28 – The “Larry” conspiracy
20:07 – Fandom on fandom harassment
21:52 – Chappell Roan burned our crops and poisoned our water supply
28:57 – Doja Cat’s “war” on fans
32:18 – The growing issue of fan entitlement
35:58 – Artist/fan relationships: a bleak future ahead?
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💗FOLLOW ME ON IG: instagram.com/anaisabelcosplays 💗
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All third-party clips and images are Fair Use/Fair Dealing under copyright law (transformative under criticism/review/commentary/news reporting). Australian copyright law on “Fair Dealing”:
https://www.copyright.org.au/acc_prod/acc/Information_Sheets/Fair_Dealing__What_Can_I_Use_Without_Permission.aspx
US copyright law on "Fair Use": copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html
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📄Main Sources Used: 📄
The History of Gossip Columns (Shondaland)
shondaland.com/shondaland-series/bridgerton/the-history-of-gossip-columns
Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities Aren't Necessarily A Bad Thing
bustle.com/wellness/why-parasocial-relationships-not-all-bad
Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained (Vox)
vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory
Chappell Roan: 'I'd be more successful if I wore a muzzle' (BBC)
bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd0n5klrgo
Doja Cat rips supporters for ‘creepy’ fan accounts, ‘Kittenz’ nickname: ‘Get a job’ (Page Six)
pagesix.com/2023/07/23/doja-cat-rips-supporters-for-creepy-fan-accounts-kittenz-nickname-get-a-job
Social media have blurred the boundaries between fans and celebrities – with disturbing results (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/13/social-media-fans-famous-people
Green screen overlays (credits) 🎞️
@JillianNoreen
@HeyitsFaith
@ximenaromero564
@SalmaSophis
Music from Epidemic Sound.
↓tags tags tags feel free to ignore↓
parasocial relationships, stan culture, celebrity culture, fan entitlement, social media commentary, pop culture analysis, video essay, internet culture, fandom culture, youtube video essayist, celebrity obsession, influencer culture, parasocial brainrot
#stanculture #chappellroan #parasocialrelationships
