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Kazzi the English T00b ([info]kazzik) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2003-08-25 02:18:00


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LotRPW - Real Person Wank.

So desperate are the members of the LotR fandom to convince us they're not Evil Stalkers of d00m, that they've taken to fangirling actors girlfriends...

This is lead by esorlehcar as she posts "Have spent too much time today fangirling Billy's girlfriend." and follows up with picture evidence of how "little! And pixieish! And entirely adorable!" Billy's apparent girlfriend is.

She concludes "And she and Billy are so darling together."

Suprisingly her friends appear to agree, and there's a complete void of the general bitching which would be expected at the discovery that their chosen man is now off the market. Instead everyone seems convinced that they would like to be Just Like Billy's Girlfriend - from her hair to her clothes.

Did I miss the memo saying Billy Boyd was dating Mary Sue?

Overwhelmed by the support for her last post, we find another pro-billys-girlfriend-whoever-she-is post, where the author admits she "*fangirls yet more, just because I can*"

Who says she can exactly? Surely there are some limits to this? Does the anti-RPS argument fall through on het?

Meanwhile lafisher has decided to use a Billy/Billy's Girlfriend icon, under the keyword 'faith and trust', taking the girlfriend-fangirlism to new heights. Hope it doesn't get vertigo.

Although no one's arguing over it (yet) the fact that they're all agreeing how beautiful and idolistic she is is wanky enough Strangely it appears that this portion of the fandom is more attracted to Billy Boyd's Girlfriend than the man himself.

However, if they're after this mysterious stranger, the fangirls may be in luck, as esorlehcar admits at the bottom of her last post "I don't know for a fact she is Billy's girlfriend. I suspect she is, for reasons outlined here and multiple other fan reports, but I don't have any kind of iron-clad proof, far from it."

Personally I miss the good old days of "xyz is dating GorgeousFamousMan! She's such a bitch! I loved him first!!" Followed up by comments of "Oh well, she's really ugly" or "that top shows of her stretch marks! You're so much prettier anyway!"

When did fandom get so nice?


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[info]dawnswalker
2003-08-25 04:36 am UTC (link)
Personally I miss the good old days of "xyz is dating GorgeousFamousMan! She's such a bitch! I loved him first!!" Followed up by comments of "Oh well, she's really ugly" or "that top shows of her stretch marks! You're so much prettier anyway!"

Oh, just watch for the screaming and wailing and gnashing of teeth when/if they break up in a few years time.

Or if they get married, in which case the two camps will spend the rest of their days fighting TEH GRAT HOLEY WARE over whether she's good enough for him or not.

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[info]ipomoea
2003-08-25 04:40 am UTC (link)
They think she's cute, so what? I'm not really seeing the wank here.

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[info]kazzik
2003-08-25 05:02 am UTC (link)
It's rather weak I know, but after a Billy/Billy's-maybe-girlfriend-but-no-one-can-quite-confirm-it icon was made I had to post. Basically it seemed wanky to me and a couple of others and that's all I had to go on. :)

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(no subject) - [info]cesare, 2003-08-25 05:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kazzik, 2003-08-25 05:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]chaya, 2003-08-26 06:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 03:03 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]schoenschoen, 2003-08-28 09:41 am UTC

[info]lulinda
2003-08-25 04:41 am UTC (link)
Eso, I always knew you were a tinhat in disguise! Fess up time, doll!

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[info]esorlehcar
2003-08-25 06:30 am UTC (link)
*wails* My sekrit has been discovered!

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[info]msmanna
2003-08-25 04:42 am UTC (link)

When did fandom get so nice?

You're in the wrong part of fandom, that's all. Over in the sparkly section there are plenty of Justin Timberlake's more...enthusiastic fans bemoaning the fact that he's dating Cameran Diaz (whose name I suddenly discover I have no idea how to spell and cannot be bothered to look up). Especially when the henious bitch does things like accompany him to events -- because, apparently, it's a *bad* thing that they're together a lot.

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(no subject) - [info]lots42, 2003-08-25 04:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kazzik, 2003-08-25 05:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]msmanna, 2003-08-25 05:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]parlance, 2003-08-25 07:26 am UTC

[info]alden
2003-08-25 04:43 am UTC (link)
But... pleasantness in fandom is a good thing, surely?

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(no subject) - [info]kannaophelia, 2003-08-25 03:41 pm UTC

[info]driftya
2003-08-25 04:51 am UTC (link)
When did fandom get so nice, indeed.

*sighs and remembers the good old days when the internet was used for the purpose of plotting and scheming to...remove the offending female. Or male. Whatever floats your boat*

Because while it is all very nice and civilized to be all sweetness and light over the girlfriends of GorgeousFamousMen, it does not make for entertainment. So unlock those inner bitches, girlies. It will make us all feel a lot better, and get rid of that strange, almost fixed smile that doesn't quite reach your eyes.

Because lets face it - who cares if you end up launching an absolute bitchkrieg on the unfortuante woman. You're never going to be a contender to replace her, so you might as well milk all the voyueristic fun out of their relationship that you can.

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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 05:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kazzik, 2003-08-25 05:26 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]eljuno, 2003-08-25 08:14 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]jubilancy, 2003-08-25 06:08 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]iczer6, 2003-08-25 05:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hugsnkisses, 2003-08-25 01:09 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]diamonde, 2003-08-25 07:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]chaya, 2003-08-26 06:25 pm UTC

[info]split
2003-08-25 05:29 am UTC (link)
I don't see any wank in this. :P So they're admiring a cute woman. And she happens to be this rich!famous!guy's girlfriend. So what? She's really quite cute. ;)

Or are you suggesting that some of them are suppressing their internal jealousy, which they have yet to discover, to go with the popular view?

Tsk. Tsk.

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(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 03:06 pm UTC

[info]phosfate
2003-08-25 06:08 am UTC (link)
Awwwwwwwww, but she's all cute and Peter Pannish! Like young Mia Farrow without the scary.

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[info]redpanda
2003-08-25 06:12 am UTC (link)
Dude, she looks like she could be his mom. (And yes, I know how old Billy is so I know she couldn't be, but...she just kinda does. ;)

Just wait. The screaming will begin (if they ARE dating) when they break up...

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[info]sagralisse
2003-08-25 06:19 am UTC (link)
Noooooooooo!!!! Billy and Dom and ME are getting married!! We got no time for no skanky pixie bitches like you, so back the fuck off!

[[insert hair-pulling bitchfight here]]

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(no subject) - [info]chash, 2003-08-25 06:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-08-25 03:07 pm UTC

[info]sorchar
2003-08-25 09:56 am UTC (link)
*cocks head* Well, I don't really see the wank, but maybe that's just me.

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(no subject) - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-08-25 02:00 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sorchar, 2003-08-25 02:03 pm UTC

[info]seraphinhunter
2003-08-25 10:41 am UTC (link)
Did I miss the memo saying Billy Boyd was dating Mary Sue?

O.o
Maybe it´s only you who thinks of a Mary Sue right now. Did you even think about the fact that people actually are able to not bitch around and just say they would be happy if this woman was Billy Boyd´s girlfriend?
Seriously your whole post is just unnecessary.

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(no subject) - [info]kazzik, 2003-08-25 03:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-08-25 06:18 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kristenk2, 2003-08-25 06:48 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 08:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 03:09 pm UTC
Re: - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-08-27 03:19 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]elle, 2003-08-25 04:29 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 08:53 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-08-25 10:02 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ipomoea, 2003-08-25 10:16 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 10:30 pm UTC
Re: - [info]elle, 2003-08-26 12:59 am UTC

[info]mauralabingi
2003-08-25 11:11 am UTC (link)
Damn, she is hot.

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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 06:06 pm UTC

[info]hugsnkisses
2003-08-25 01:15 pm UTC (link)
I would second that suggestion that if it's petty, mindless wank over any female that's within a 3 mile radius of any of the Lotr guys then DLR is the place to go!

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[info]dana
2003-08-25 01:57 pm UTC (link)
I really want her skirt, she is quite adorable ya know.

*shrug* my inner bitch isn't very bitchy today and I don't have any stalker fangirl delusions.

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[info]christine
2003-08-25 02:45 pm UTC (link)
OMG! I HATE HER! SHE'S SUCH A BITCH! STEP OFF MY MAN!

*blinks*

I'm sorry ... I can't do it ... I take it all back!

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[info]soleta
2003-08-25 04:59 pm UTC (link)
they wank us when we're bitchy, they wank us when we're nice. Ah, well, fuck 'em.

I find this post wankier than anything eso posts, by the way.

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[info]rogue
2003-08-25 07:35 pm UTC (link)
I don't see what's wrong or wanky about this. It IS possible for fans to NOT be scary and obsessive and hope for future marriage. They don't have to be faking it for appearence, and they aren't necessarily being nice just to try and prove they're not stalkers. They're not insane, cut them some slack.

I think Johnny Depp and his wife Vanessa Paradis are totally adorable together - and yet I still think Johnny is t3h mad sex. Just because I'm a fan of his doesn't mean I'm making marriage plans for us.

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[info]angel_dust
2003-08-25 10:48 pm UTC (link)
I see a lot of people here aren't getting the wank. Trust me, *I* get it. Oh, do I ever. And yes, it's wanky as all hell.

99% of really devoted fans of a male celeb who gush over how great said male's girlfriend is actually HATE HER GUTS and want her to die. I spent a long time in a fandom that shall go unnamed, but it involved young, good-looking men who were madly MADLY adored by zillions. (lol) If even the vaguest of rumors circulated about one of them having had lunch with a female, 1) she HAD TO BE his girlfriend, and 2) several dozen websites dedicated to worshipping her would pop up overnight. Anyone who didn't profess their undying love for the woman would be blasted out of the water for being jealous, immature, and "not a real fan."

Often, it's not a case of fans seeing Billy's (or whoever's) new girlfriend and honestly thinking, "hey, she's cute" or "they look great together" or "I hope he's happy." They're trying to look good to others, thinking that by behaving that way, Billy and others will notice them and think they're really kEwL and mature. Also, I think it's a coping mechanism. They feel like they shouldn't be jealous, so they think if they try to convince themselves they love this woman to death, they'll feel better about themselves. And the whole Mary Sue thing definitely comes into play.

Lastly, these girls are fangirling over Billy's girlfriend *because* she's Billy's girlfriend, not because of anything about her,personally, that they like. They are probably posting elsewhere, using other screen names (or maybe even the same, I've caught people doing that in the past many times), calling her a bitch and saying they wish she'd die.

I don't find most of this wanky when done in the privacy of one's own brain. But when thrust upon a general fan populous, it achieves major wank status. Especially that whole bow-down-or-else-you're-a-shitty-fan thing.

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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 11:13 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-25 11:55 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]telesilla, 2003-08-26 03:09 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-26 06:03 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]angel_dust, 2003-08-26 01:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-08-25 11:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-26 01:08 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]amasaglajax, 2003-08-26 03:26 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-26 03:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cimorene111, 2003-08-26 03:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]angel_dust, 2003-08-26 01:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rogue, 2003-08-26 12:21 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rogue, 2003-08-26 12:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hugsnkisses, 2003-08-26 01:01 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]angel_dust, 2003-08-26 01:39 am UTC
Explaining stuff (hopefully without jumping down your throat) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-08-26 02:15 am UTC
Re: Explaining stuff (hopefully without jumping down your throat) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-08-26 02:16 am UTC
Re: Explaining stuff (hopefully without jumping down your throat) - [info]angel_dust, 2003-08-26 02:34 am UTC
Re: Explaining stuff (hopefully without jumping down your throat) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-08-26 04:25 am UTC

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(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 03:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-27 04:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-27 05:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 06:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-27 06:51 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 07:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]maddiesuebean, 2003-08-27 07:56 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marysia, 2003-08-27 08:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]maddiesuebean, 2003-08-27 09:05 pm UTC
I think I see the problem now... - [info]loafing_oaf, 2003-08-28 10:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-27 08:03 pm UTC
Why I'm nice to that girl
flicker
2003-08-26 04:35 am UTC (link)
I can tell you why I'm nice about that girl -- because it pisses MsA off very badly to have people come to her board and talk about the EAG as if she is Billy's girlfriend. So I go there and do just that. I couldn't care less otherwise.

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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-26 08:17 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-08-26 08:43 am UTC

(Anonymous)
2003-10-21 02:52 am UTC (link)
Personally I miss the good old days of "xyz is dating GorgeousFamousMan! She's such a bitch! I loved him first!!" Followed up by comments of "Oh well, she's really ugly" or "that top shows of her stretch marks! You're so much prettier anyway!"

When did fandom get so nice?


If it helps--since most of the people posting here seem to be disagreeing with you--I am most definitely picking up what you're throwing down. All in all, I thought that your post seemed very good-natured and amusing. It's no fun being mature all the time, and sometimes I just feel like launching into a bit of a self-indulgent bitchkreig myself. It's annoying to find people who are actually being mature about the situation. Ruins the whole thing. :)

Just wanted to toss in my two cents' worth of support.

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[info]hobbitsexual
2003-11-05 12:15 am UTC (link)
oh sweetheart, I'd hate for you to think the good old days are over.
http://celebrity.boydism.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=billeh;action=display;num=1067637273
Enjoy. Enough vitriol about Billy's oh-so-cute gf for breakfast, lunch and tea.

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