Celebrities don't give a fuck about you. Why do you love them so much?

The sad reality about lonely looonely fans

“Don't Say anything about Shakira! Yes is amazing!!!! You are just a hater!!!”

Shakira does not give a fuck about who you are, what your name is, or what the fuck you do for a living.

Celebrities want fans just to keep being rich. If they have fans, that means somebody will buy their records, pay to listen to their songs, buy their merchandise, and earn money.

No fans, no money.

Fans are money, and that's why celebrities should have fans, should talk to them, and should keep them. But let's be super clear here. Celebrities don't care about their fans, they just want them because it is a way to get more money.

I’m sorry to break it to you. But no, no person in show business or in Hollywood is interested in knowing about you.

They probably think you are ugly, gross, and disgusting for not having as much money as they do.

You are just a broke-ass weird groupie.

As fan studies scholar Rivkah Groszman points out in “Revisiting parasocial theory in fan studies: Pathological or (path)illogical?”, “It’s always easier to connect with others when you have something in common. In the case of fandom, that common ground can be the media figure(s) with whom you and other fans have a parasocial relationship.”

People like to be liked and celebrities are no different. This is a relationship that has to be maintained, celebrities have to put time and effort into this relationship.

For example recording videos saying: “You guys,…” Talking specifically to the fans watching their videos.

“Reading comments aloud on lives, thanking fans for gifts, reminding fans to wear masks and stay safe, asking for or giving advice on social media, and remembering fans from repeat appearances at intimate in-person events are just some of the ways that celebrities can bridge the gap in this connection.” Stitch for TeenVogue

This parasocial relationship is a long-term attachment to a media figure (a blogger, an idol, or even a politician) based on what a person “knows” or understands about that figure over time.

Alexandra Rodriguez for Daily Titan says that fans can go really dark places when they idolize a celebrity. Like harassing their partners online or harassing people that don't love them as much as they do.

Resulting in harmful, violent, and aggressive behavior online.

“Members of these groups may also be referred to as “stans” — ultra fans that will go to any length to prove their devotion to the celebrities of their choosing.

But such culture can lead to everything from “addictive tendencies” to “stalking behavior,” according to research — and experts say such volatility should be reevaluated.” David Oliver for USA Today

Research by Dr. Randy A. Sansone and Dr. Lori A. Sansone, published in 2014 in “Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience,” found that so-called “celebrity worshippers” might “harbor concerns about body image (particularly young adolescents), be more prone to cosmetic surgery” and could display “narcissistic features, dissociation, addictive tendencies, stalking behavior, and compulsive buying.”

I find it really interesting that there are people that are obsessed with people that in real life would not do anything for them, they would not look at your, talk to you or even come close to you.

How can you be so obsessed with people that are disgusted by you?

It is like a love-hatred unhealthy relationship. You are in love with somebody that would never love you back, ever ever.

Studies revealed that those with intense celebrity worship levels were more likely to struggle with their mental health.

“From my own observations, most persons who engage in celebrity worship at the borderline pathological level were probably already suffering from some sort of mental illness before they became so engaged in celebrity worship,” says Stever, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at SUNY Empire State College.

It seems like fans are people that can develop really intense mental issues to the point to think they are in a relationship with a celebrity. Having addictive tendencies, compulsive behavior, dissociation, and even stalking.

Take a walk, draw something, write something for medium, get your thoughts out, smile, read something from medium, or cook something yummy.

Fans are allowed to break free, live their own lives, and not be obsessed with what other people are doing with theirs.

Be free, and live your life. Not obsessing over people that don't know and don't even care about you.

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Your Native friend is a writer and an artist. She likes to drink coffee with milk and a little brown sugar. Always brown, never white. She has been traveling for the past 5 years, lived in 4 countries, and had art exhibitions in Indonesia, Mexico, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Chile, and Peru.