They invest massive amounts of time and money - and expect control of their K-pop idol’s private lives.
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It’s horrifying that so many are so lonely and desperate that they fall into parasocial relationships.
I’m not going to beat the drum for conservative “traditional families”, but there are reasons those dynamics got us out of tiny tribal units and built societal strength. At the least, children require TWO parents, and IDGAF about gender or sexual orientation. Kids need TWO points of view to bounce off of, respond to. TWO people to be responsible for their care and health.
Social cohesion had shredded to the point that children, and far too many adults, see a pop culture figure as not merely relatable, but personally relatable.
And remember kids, “personally relatable” is where the old-time religions got the idea of a personal Jesus.
these “super fans” are weird.
Paying customers decide what the seller should sell to make more money
Nobody is dictating anything.
Not when the goods being sold are humans.
These celebrities are free to live their private lives as they wish. But they can’t complain if their fans take their money elsewhere.
If the humans decide they wanna sell themselves, then that’s what it is. Sex work exists.
Not gonna say they deserve it, but they should’ve known what they were getting into, right?
I don’t think there is any circumstance where fans should have or expect to have any say in a performer’s private life. Public life, sure, but not private one.
From what I understand of Korean Kpop stars, particularly the female ones, are less actual stars and more the replaceable face of a massive and very nasty corporate machine.
Just like with the western ones, particularly Disney, I doubt most of them understand what they’re getting into.
