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So You Love Real Person Fiction…Here's How to Read and Write It Ethically
RPF is highly popular, and so is debating whether or not it’s ethical.
By Kat Tenbarge
TLOAS Is So Polarizing, Swifties Are Reevaluating Their Fandom
"This person who raised me in many ways is now someone that I can no longer see myself in."
By Abby Monteil
Mindless Behavior Was the Last Great Black Boy Band. Now, They’re Ready for a Reunion
"...No one had done it on a big scale since B2K,” says Ray Ray.
By Amaya Graham
The K-popification of Formula 1
"It was very close to my experience watching NCT 127 in Indonesia," one fan says about the Singapore Grand Prix.
By Crystal Bell
Yellowjackets Showrunners on S3 Finale: 'How Could They Possibly Ever Re-Find Normalcy?'
“For me, it's a lot of fun to watch someone go really dark.”
By Lex McMenamin
Keep Snape White: Against Racebending the ‘Harry Potter’ TV Reboot
“We know where this leads: to further harassment of Black people, online and off.”
By Ayan Artan
The Chappell Roan Discourse Should Be a Reminder That Stalking Is All Too Common
If you're mad at Chappell, you're missing the point.
By Sarah John
A Teen Girl Kidnaps Tobey Maguire in This New Play About Fandom
“Everyone is like, ‘Oh, they're just silly girls who are obsessed with this boy,’ when in reality, it's about community, it’s about belonging,” playwright Samantha Hurley says.
By Tyler McCall
Do The Bear Fans Know Protesting SydCarmy Is Kinda Racist?
"SydCarmy isn’t going anywhere, and neither is Sydney."
By Jendayi Omowale
When Did Celeb Autographs Become the Most Coveted Tattoos?
And what does it say about our society?
By Aamina Inayat Khan
Taylor Swift Fans Mobbed Jack Antonoff's Wedding Rehearsal Dinner
This is not okay.
By Ashleigh Carter
Doja Cat “Feels Free” After Losing Almost 200,000 Fans
"It feels like I can reconnect with the people who really matter."
By Kara Nesvig
This Bill Threatens Access to LGBTQ+ Online Communities
The Kids Online Safety Act is a censorship bill in disguise.
By Sarah Philips
EndOTWRacism Wants to Make Fandom Safer for People of Color
But bad actors are using alt-right tactics to inflame people over allegations of censorship.
By Stitch
Watch 3 Taylor Swift Superfans Decode Her Most Cryptic Easter Eggs
This is the ultimate Swiftie test — think you can pass?
By Sara Delgado
Swarm Doesn’t Get Fandom — and Dehumanizes Black Women in the Process
If you’ve ever been in a fandom space — yes, even stan Twitter — the last thing a Black woman gets away with is even the hint of violence or anger.
By Stitch
Caleb McLaughlin Recalls Years of Racism From Stranger Things Fans
“At my very first Comic Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black."
By Kaitlyn McNab
Harry Styles Says Fans Hating GF Olivia Wilde Doesn’t “Feel Good”
Olivia called the online hate “toxic negativity.”
By Natasha Mulenga
It’s Okay to Grieve Death in Fandom
Whether it’s an online friend or a celebrity, the deaths of people we know from fandom can impact us as much as our real life friends.
By Stitch