Now...
I have had the pleasure of being involved in a few fandoms in my time, from the Spice Girls to N*Sync to Britney Spears, to the Backstreet Boys (not in that order), and now I have recently "joined" if you will, the One Direction fandom...
I know.
But you know what? I have no shame! I'm proud to call myself a Directioner, because despite the cliche lyrics, the British/Irish accents, and they're boyish good looks, I personally think these boys are talented. But one thing I am not proud of is how these "fans" act, especially when it comes to these guys' personal lives. Now, One Direction is not the first to have "dedicated" fans (the boys like to call them that, but I say they're just plain nuts); not too long ago, Justin Bieber was the only boy that took the hearts of millions of girls. But as soon as he and Selena Gomez were official, the hate started pouring in...and then the death threats. Never in my life had I heard of fans threatening to kill someone because they were in a relationship with their idol. That boggled my mind. At first I just laughed because I knew exactly who the fans were; they were the 14 and 15 year old girls who had yet to experience anything. And what's funny (or not...) was that the same girls who would send these death threats and hate over twitter and other social media, were the same ones with the worst self-esteem and confidence. It's a mechanism that many if not all girls have in them that brings out the ugly.
The problem is that these girls are unrealistic. Just because the celebrities say they would date a fan, does not mean that a fan who is they're looking for to begin with. These boys don't want girls who constantly scream in their face every 5 seconds, or cry every time they look at them, or faint on sight. They want a girl who will challenge them every now and then and someone who will keep them grounded. I'm not saying that being a fan means you have no chance, but realistically speaking, you're not on their radar.
Putting hate on twitter is probably the most immature thing I've ever heard of, but simply thinking that degrading their girlfriends (or just "girl friends") on social media is going to change the boys minds about how they feel about them is just plain stupid. To the people who take the time to actually tweet about them: GET A GRIP. AND A LIFE. Drain all the jealousy out of your system because it is extremely rude not to mention pointless to call someone out over the Internet. I would probably have a little bit more respect for you if you did it to their faces because at least you have the guts to do it, but then again, I'd still think you were immature...
I don't mind the fandoms. I think they're great. Believe it or not, it gives people who probably would have never even talked to each other a chance to "fangirl" over something they have in common.
Now I want to point out one more thing: these Directioners are hardcore... and that's great and all, but you guys are some of the most unwelcoming people. Aside from the hatred on social media, these girls do not approve of new fans...which I do not understand because every single one of us were once new fans! As a new fan, you don't know every inside joke between the members of the group, you don't know their birthdays, nor do you know who their parents are. But what you do know is that you love the group and you want to see them succeed and continue to thrive. So rather than tearing down "Directionators" why don't you help to educate them? Why not tell them it's "Lou-ee" not "Lewis", rather than looking at them with a stink face and giving them sarcasm??? Now, there's an honest question...
My big little rant is now over. I just want to say I love these boys, and although I did not follow them through their X Factor UK days, I still know the jokes (YouTube is amazing) and love them just the same. So just stop hatin'!
Okay, one last picture...
Peace!
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