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Lily's avatar

What a cool origin story! I realized that I was assuming you went to boarding school or something, just as you called out.

Your story reminds me of this girl I loosely was aware of on Tumblr. She was a big fan of Kpop and actually learned Korean to perfect fluency so she could run fan blogs, which then became massive. I think she got into some Ivy League college because of the skills she picked up from fandom.

The thesis that fangirls are undervalued still holds true :)

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

If you’re a man yelling at a screen for hours over a goal, you’re passionate. If you’re a woman who spent hours learning Harry Styles’ songs, you’re obsessive.

Sounds like a Taylor Swift lyric!

I have no idea who One Direction is! But my fan boying is very similar...

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