I don’t think they’re unaware of that; the manipulation goes both ways.

Fangirls are still a thing and they’re not typically murderous. Let’s not pretend like this isn’t first and foremost a dude problem.

Also a really superb post punk album by the Virgin Prunes

I think I wrote that unclearly. I flew out there as an adult I was 26 at the time. I was comparing that to my inability to do the same as a youngun.

Well, consider what historical royal families were like. Why would we expect anything different?

Dude did I miss something?

Counterpoint: I’m a lot more able to throw down for a concert as a working adult than I was as a kid. Fuck, I flew out to NY for the 1989 tour. Nobody does that at 15 unless they were born into some serious wealth. Moreover, compare Carly Rae Jepsen; she makes very, very teenagey pop, but her audience is mostly adults…

Is it better where you live? I was under the impression that that’s how it worked basically everywhere.

I take it I was the only one shipping her with Miranda? Like, it’s been fifteen years so my memories are fuzzy, but Miranda gave me that vibe for reals

Yeah, kind of an American Hiddleston/Cumberbatch vibe. I can dig it.

This seems like one of those scenes from an anime where she’d be getting into a giant robot or something. I’m having Evangelion flashbacks now

Nutter here. These guys aren’t with us

Hmm, it’s a good thing there aren’t any demagogues in power in our country who hate women and clearly condone mob violence against people they don’t like.

Note the killings mentioned in the article. You did read the article, right?

Permasingle dude here. Agreed. This is incredibly dangerous stuff for young men who are maybe a little shyer, a little slower to grow up, a little unconfident, because it can radicalize the unwary into something fundamentally monstrous. I was lucky. I had a sister and a lot of female friends guiding the way for me. I…

Mr Vice President, you need to be more subtle

There are technical fixes in the works.

Wholly agree. Perhaps some genuine fear would be enlightening for these fuckers. Dalila, I’m a dude and FWIW I don’t think you were out of line at all. Guys who are down will understand, and guys who aren’t, well, like you said.

I think you underestimate feminist men. Plenty of us would be on board with putting these dogs down.

She was my first celebrity crush like twenty years ago when I was entering middle school, and the older I get, she stays the same age. It’s wild.