discussion Is stan culture finally declining due to genocide/important issues?

[Gorjesspazze9]

Stan culture and celebrity died because thier are a lack of talent that can actually be considered Megastars, and this Generation cares more about influencers that relate to thier algorithms. 

[glitch]

No I can stream my faves and donate to Palestinian aid funds at the same time

[Pendulum]

The only thing this does, alongside the McDonalds/Starbucks boycott, is make you feel righteous for a minute. Imagine posting that awful AI generated All eyes of Rafah image followed by a story of you at a café or something FOLLOWED by some infographic post saying something along the lines of b-b-b-b-but it's fine to post about Rafah and regular content   

 

It's really not that difficult to make a 5$ donaton to PCRF, Doctors without Borders or any other organisation involved in Gaza.

 

 

Edited May 29 by Pendulum

[Khal]

No, if anything stans are now using the genocide and their faves speaking or not speaking up to score points against each other

[Janet]

gagged her a bit in this thread

[Aethereal]

I was surprised to see that they have lost followers. 

[Badgalbriel]

2 hours ago, Thesedays said:

I mean, yes, but is society being patriarchal and misogynist supposed to absolve stan culture being unhinged?

 

I don't really get these arguments where the point seems to be, "Well, it's ****** up when they do it, and no one criticizes it; ergo, let's not criticize this other ****** up behavior." Shouldn't it be, "Let's acknowledge both are ****** up"?

 

Also, I hate football, but I'd argue a sports championship or something like the Olympics actually have a much bigger societal value than the ******* MET Gala. Not that it absolves people from being unhinged about Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, or whatever. This I agree is just as messed up even though it is normalized to an extent

Sports championships have much bigger societal value than the MET Gala because it's men who watch it the most? 

[Aethereal]

Don't pay for Spotify or other streaming services for 2 months and use the money to make a donation for humanitarian aid to Gaza would be a better boycott TBH.

Edited May 29 by Aethereal

[Harrier]

The supposed power of celebrities in global politics is very overrated. I suppose it would be nice symbolically for someone like Taylor Swift to speak about Gaza but ultimately she would not have much actual impact. Hell, I doubt her ability even to have a significant impact on the US election. People don't actually listen to the opinions of celebrities especially not now that half them are broadcasting them 24/7

 

Never mind the fact that boycotts are classic part of stan culture and exactly what you'd expect an angry stan to do The girls aint detaching from stan culture, theyre doing it. Just empty moral grandstanding against celebrities 

If you want to make a difference go to a protest or donate some of your next paycheck to the PCRF

[Reginald]

These virtue signalers think that unfollowing celebrities will end the war Instead of tweeting, they should contact their local, state, and national representatives.  

[#Beautiful]

it started declining after 2017 when locals joined in more

 

[Bussea]

no but virtue signaling and performative activism is certainly rising!

[Comedor]

4 hours ago, Blade Runner said:

Please say that to the men stanning SPORTS on a daily basis too. Apparently stan culture is only gross if it involves singers and actors/actresses, and queer related stuff. 

 

Next week is the Champions League final. A sporting global event 100000x bigger than the MET Gala, so I expect the same kind of outrage. 

 

It is PATHETIC that you don't see this discourse around men like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo (1.1B combined followers on IG alone), but only around the usuals. 

You better yank these gays out of their pop bubble.

[Earth Ripper]

A significant amount of people is experiencing a tidal wave of disillusionment, that's for sure. And it extends far beyond stan culture.

 

This isn't "a war". This is the self-annihilation of Western values, and people are genuinely gobsmacked that not everyone is talking about it. The lack of representation and feeling of isolation is making people feel even more helpless and alone, which is why the accusations regarding what these people should be ideally doing is completely unfair and hypocritical. You can't blame people for not knowing what to do when they witness a live-streamed genocide while everyone else just continues on with their lives.

 

And for all the assholes in here pretending Gaza isn't a subject in the sports world: inform yourselves before making such a dumb statement.

[Cry]

1 hour ago, Badgalbriel said:

Sports championships have much bigger societal value than the MET Gala because it's men who watch it the most? 

I mean… one of them displays a competition between what would be the best sports teams who put plenty of physical effort while the other is just a parade of some people wearing really expensive clothes. Doubt many people would care much about the later, especially if they can't even relate in the slightest with it.

[Digitalism]

Admiration and jelousy are part of being human. They are basically asking people to change their brains.

The same way empathy is a human thing too. So some people are worried about the current situation and because of that they stopped giving stan culture attention.

But what other wars have taught us is that some people get very involved and others need art and celebrities to escape  from it.

Edited May 29 by Digitalism

[on the line]

No. It's dying because so many of the MPGs are flops so there's no competition for the few remaining MPGs at the top.

[on the line]

1 hour ago, Badgalbriel said:

Sports championships have much bigger societal value than the MET Gala because it's men who watch it the most? 

It's also ruined many more lives than the MET Gala.

[Maxxxine]

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hi! I'm closing this account and stepping away from stan culture. you should too.

Palestine is free

[family.guy123]

1 hour ago, Badgalbriel said:

Sports championships have much bigger societal value than the MET Gala because it's men who watch it the most? 

I think just more people in general. More women watch sports than watch the met gala

 

[Blade Runner]

1 hour ago, Comedor said:

You better yank these gays out of their pop bubble.

The NBA finals are around the corner, the Copa America and the Euros are next month, the Copa Libertadores is happening right now, the Superbowl just happened a few months ago, and so on. I don't see TikTokers talking 24/7 about those events in the same way they do with the Oscars, the Grammys, or the dumb ass Met Gala. Only the latter are disgusting distractions and super frivolous things, but not the ones centered around a male audience. And that's sick when you consider those events are way, WAY, bigger. 

 

Seems performative. Call out EVERYONE or shut up. 

Edited May 29 by Blade Runner

[Peak Now]

Please if anything stan culture is more than willing to appropriate important issues as ammunition in their stan wars 

 

Someone mentioned sports events above which is honestly very telling, I've always thought that sports fandoms is just stan culture for straight men but socially acceptable.

[ImpressMeMuch]

This whole thing is just incredibly ingenuous and lame.

 

But no, it's not stan culture dying down. It's stan culture trying to co-opt serious issues to play their little games. Let us just simply, not!

[Pheromosa]

it's performative activism used primarily against women

 

[LIT]

Is stan culture as a whole declining? I'm not sure. But personally, I've felt myself naturally becoming increasingly detached from it over the last 8 months. Juxtaposed with the genocide unfolding in Gaza, celebrity hullabaloo begins to seem just…trivial.