Oh wow...so it really has been a long time, hasn't it! I must admit I have been extremely busy with school and issues with friends and what not, but no fear, grace is here!
This is actually going to be a rant which I may get a bit too passionate about but if you bear with me you might be able to make some sense out of what I'm saying!:) also I'm typing this on my phone so it may be short and lack capital letters!
So by the title you must have realised that this post is about fake fans...I have seen A LOT on twitter and tumblr and Facebook where people say "you're just a fake fan" or "you don't even like them" and just...no. Stop there, read what you just said and think it over. Since when have you had the right to point out who is a fan or not? A fan of, let's say a band, can know one song or all of the songs. A fan may know none of the members, or all of the members and when their birthdays are and what colour socks they're wearing that day. In band/singer terms, a fan is somebody who appreciates the music that is being written. Even if it is just one song. I feel like this "fake fan" label is found most in the music industry, and it annoys me to say the least. Why does it make you feel any better calling someone a fake fan?
Another thing around the fake fan topic is people who think you have to discover a band in a certain way to actually like them. This may not make sense, but let me use 5 Seconds Of Summer as an example. I know for a fact that they like Nirvana, and quite a lot of 5SOS's fandom searched them up, and liked them. I then saw people on twitter and tumblr raging at them saying "they only like them because Ashton does" or "they're just looking for attention" oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise discovering a band through another band was illegal? And saying they're looking for attention? Please, shut up.
Basically, the point I am trying to make is that no one should be called out as a fake fan for any reason. Nobody has the right to call someone a fake fan, or tell them they don't actually like a band. Does it really affect you who someone likes? No. And being a fake fan because you discovered a band through another band? Pleaaaseeee. How do you think half of the worlds bands expanded their fanbases?
(PS. I know this doesn't just happen in the music part of things, but that is definitely the best example)
So thanks if you read this, and id like to hear your views in the comments or on twitter (@graciousgannon)
May The Force Be With You,
Grace x
