Seiyuu Wank! =D
This is small and a little old (and over with) but it concerns the fandom of a singer and seiyuu I used to be incredibly obsessed with, and this amused me too much not to post. (And I figured, being a member and lurker of f_w since last summer, that it was time to pop my f_w cherry. Heh.)

Megumi Ogata is a very, very talented seiyuu in anime. Among her most notable roles are Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho, Haruka (or Sailoruranus, from, durrrr, Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon), Shinji from Evangelion, and Yukito from Card Captor Sakura. Hands down, she rocks.

Many of her English-speaking fans are quite convinced that since she tends to do male voices - never mind the fact that she can do girly voices and children, (e.g. Emeraude from Rayearth and Child Mamoru from the Sailormoon R movie, respectively) - she's a lesbian. And consequently, they think she's hot because of that. (Idiots. *eyeroll*)

On the first of April, Ogata-san writes a message to her fans (in Japanese) that she has recently gotten married to a (male) office worker thirteen years younger than she is. She also reveals that they have been living together for five years.

The Megumi Ogata Club at Yahoo!Groups go nuts because, OmG nOoOoOoOoOo, it lieK HAS 2 B aN 4pr1l f0o1z jOke ri73?!?! She wouldn't do this to her fans 'cause she knows that being a lesbian is why people love her!!!1111eleventyone111ichigostrawberryisn'tanumber!!!1111

Er. Yes. Anyway. *cough*

Turns out it is true, and not an April Fool's prank. Ah, well. The little fangirlies debate it anyway.

What made me go *sporfle*:

What about it IS a joke does no one understand?!?!?!?!?! There is no way that is
true. Absolutely no WAY! She would never. I agree that she would lose a hella
big amount of fans if anyone found out for sure if she was a lesbian or not. Her
whole ploy is that since no one knows for sure either way, both the people who
like it and the ones who are opposed to it can be her fans.

And then:

"I think she'd lost half her fan base if we ever knew
she wasn't gay for a fact. I bet it's just a joke."

Yeah, sure. The reason so many people admire her is because they think she's gay. You'd think on this theory that Takarazuka would be more popular in English-language internet fandom. *snort*

Although, the poster of the second message did say something couple of posts later that made me respect her just a bit more:

But even if she
did... nothing personal, but most of you guys are
girls ages 16-22 who don't speak Japanese who have a
crush on a Japanese woman in her late thirties. So...
I don't think it would have worked out anyway : \

Although, then we get obligatory nutcase-in-denial-who-can't-write-decent-English, whose two messages read:

#1

what??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as that it is, that Megumi Ogata, san is married? ; __;

Buaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!
(Megu chan, you are not able to me, to make this)

No, it cannot be, that is not true, it should be a joke
no?
Megumi, san you this playing, a joke. truth?
truth?

Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!! ; ___;

Megumi, san you are not able to us, to make this
I am, sure that it is a joke

Karen Ogata

And #2:

OHHH MY GOD!!!!!

I am, very confused
I simply am not able to, to imagine my lover, Megumi, san married. ; ;

Hmmm............. is not able to, to be true, is not able to, to be true, is
not able to, to be true!!!!!!!!!!! ; ;

this already begins to worry

for moments I believe that is true, and so strange at the same time
I don't know that to think.

really ogata, san will be playing a joke?

I would like that Megumi, san clarifies all this.

Karen Ogata ; ;

Awwww. *snicker* Does Ogata-san know she has another lover? Well, I didn't either. =P

And lastly, yay for a voice of reason. I admit, it's not enough to get me to want to join this group, but at least I know not all of the English-speaking part of my fandom are silly clunches.

Hmmm. I rather think fans who would drop her merely because she
reveals her sexual preference in marrying a man are fans she's better
off without.

Amen. =_=;;