I thought it was safe to say that Bieberfever was a thing of the past, but obviously not. A new age of "Beliebers" has begun, and they're showing no mercy. These mega fans seem to be out for blood in this article.
How do you feel about these extreme fans? What do you think about some of the tweets the fans have tweeted? Putting the threats of murder aside, should the entire situation be taken seriously or just as a joke, and why? Should hollywood fear mega fans such as these? Is there two ways to look at the entire situation?
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First of all, I could not help but burst out laughing when I read this and when I saw that horrible picture of Bieber. “Bieber Fever” is far from over. There was a huge ordeal about Justin Bieber getting a haircut, where the hairdresser was sued for a crazy amount of money. I think in general, his fans are way too ridiculous. I think that they posted these comments against this lady because they wanted just as much attention as the lady who was “impregnated” by Bieber. I truthfully think Bieber wouldn’t have it in him anyways.
These mega fans/leaches attach themselves to a wide variety of subjects and are almost inescapable. Tween stars probably have the worst of it. Nothing more intense than adolescent puppy love! It's funny seeing how attached the young fans get to the celebrity and how protective they become of them, as if they know them personally and are close friends. What do I think of the tweeted tweets? The tweeters are PISSED, I might watch my back if I was the fame-seeking-baby Beiber-mama. But then again... most Beliebers are probably 10 years old. The anger and the Belieber phase will surely pass, or else I hope so, for my sake. A little bit sick of seeing this on every news station/magazine/internet site. Don't cur don't cur.
These extreme fans annoy the bajeezus outta me. I dislike them almost as much as I dislike the JBiebs himself. They are clearly very jealous of the girl who's getting all of the attention here. I mean really, Bieber knows her name and is giving some sort of attention (although bad) to her, and the fans are probably jealous like no other. I think the tweets are really terrible and a it's sad testament to our society that these girls even care at all, but like Ada said, most Beliebers are probably 10 years old, so I highly doubt they're really going to get violent with this girl. I don't think the situation should be taken as a joke, but I do think Justin needs to take a paternity test to clear (or smear) his name and everyone else in the meantime can move on with their lives. These megafans need to find something else to do with their lives. It's really not worth spending so much time focusing on some celebrity you have never and probably will never meet. I'm already tired of hearing about this. If the allegations are true though, I feel a little sorry for that poor cougar who's in some hot water now. He was 16...ew.
Sarah that cougar comment was funny. I feel like the people who said all of these comments to attack the lady are just as crazy as her. Really, I mean really who cares??? Wait obviously you. I also agree just to get everyone to stop talking about it he should get a paternity test...but wait that would probably look even worse especially to the media so never mind that.
Bieber's fans are so intense; at least we know that they are loyal to their beloved JBiebs. His fans are young teenagers, who seem to be willing to do almost anything to protect their idol. Even though they are making death threats to women that claims to have been "impregnated" by Biebs, they are too young to go through with these threats (let’s be honest most of them probably still need their parents to cut their meat for them). Until the paternity test is completed the situation should be taken seriously but if he is not the father, the situation and Mariah will be a joke. Bieber has agreed to take the paternity test which needs to be done, if he is the father, he needs to take responsibility for his stupidity. There is a child involved and if he is a father he needs to step up and be there for the child. The media has made a joke of the situation such as Jimmy Falon’s (It’s Not My) Baby parody.
I think the whole situation is just ridiculous. I agree with Ada that there is nothing like teenie-bopper puppy love! Especially today with social networking sites like Twitter, fans feel like they somehow have a personal connection with their favorite teen star. Justin Beiber has been know to answer fan questions or "follow them back" on Twitter. So even though these girls may be a bit delusional, they feel a connection with JBiebs and feel the need to protect him. In the end though, they likely are just 10-year-olds full of talk. Normal Person + Internet + Anonymity = . . .
Wow. I'm not even sure if I should start with the fact that it's hilarious that some random chick is claiming to have Justin Bieber's baby, or that it's more than ridiculous that little girls are making death threats because of it. I don't think Mariah Yeater needs to worry about Justin's fans, but she should worry about his lawyers. If this is all a scam, which it certainly sounds like, Mariah Yeater is going to be more broke than she already is. She's still going to court in December to claim her ex-boyfriend is the father... along with trying to sue Justin Bieber? It sounds like she's an unintelligent gold-digger to me. If you read some of the other articles, her explanation of the "30-second, unprotected love-making" is hilarious! If this ends up being true, half of the world is going to be laughing in Bieber's face.
It is difficult for me to even read and pay attention to articles like this. I don't care and I don't understand how or why anyone would care so much to the point where they'd make death threats to someone. It really confuses me. Most of those comments though, hopefully, came from young teenage girls (maybe boys too, I don't know) so they are probably not thinking about the consequences of what they're saying and that it could be taken so negatively. I do not think it should be taken completely as a joke. There are some people out there who have done crazy things in the past for silly mundane reasons and it could happen again. Most of the comments I wouldn't take too seriously though. Before when I stated that it was difficult for me to get through this article, that was because it annoys me that people actually get so worked up over rumors like this one. I personally find it hilarious that a 20 year old women is claiming that her baby daddy is Justin Bieber, a 17 year old boy. I believe it's all just a lie for attention but it'll be interesting to see how it all turns out. I do not think any mega fan though should get upset to the point where they'd make death threats.
I completely understand how these fans feel! I myself am a big fan of many MANY Asian boy bands, and when I see any of them in scandals or just in pictures with other women, I want to choke the heck out of them! Call me crazy, but it's true. I get a little sad when I find out that they are getting married, but in those times I don't want to kill the other woman because I tend to be happy for them. If any women NOT related to them tried to hurt them, I swear to God I would bitch-slap them! Just thinking about it makes me so mad! I love them yet there are women out there who would just take advantage of them and throw them under a bus. I think that this girl is going to be a horrible mother regardless if he is the father or not, which is why I think this should be treated as a giant joke. Honestly, I don't think Justin's that type of guy because he puts a great deal of faith in God and I don't think he'd sleep with an older 20 year old backstage. I don't think there's anything to fear with these types of fans. I say things like that all the time but don't mean it. The only thing that should worry celebrities is having stalkers, because those people are scary.
This entire story is an example of how increased opportunities for interaction between fans and creators can have a negative impact! It's incredibly easy for highly dedicated fans to feel as though they have a personal connection with the creator of their favourite book/music/whatever, as Olivia said, and because of this they feel a lot more compelled to publicly make such nasty statements. However ridiculous these fans may seem, I think it is an issue that Beiber should take seriously for his own personal safety. I feel bad for the child of the fan, as their mother has taken advantage of them and created a legal mess.
I think that all those threats are necessarily meant to be taken seriously. Those girls that are tweeting seem pretty young. I mean, how many times have you said something way over what you would actually do just to get the effect off of how upset you really were? Girls now a days talk about "harming" people all the time. We now have phrases that are extremely harmful and gruesome. I don't think that it was right to publicize these opinions and thoughts though. I think a lot of these poor irks that are this upset, are only upset because they think it's the right thing to do. THey want to fit in with "bieber fever", so acting like Justin is theirs and acting upset makes them feel as though they are cool and part of the crowd...although it actually gives off the wrong image. There's a point when following someone becomes obsessive, and once it reaches that it just becomes a negative and hurtful outcome.
These fans are passionate to no end, but they will have to be a little bit older to pose a real threat. I just cannot wait to see what happens to Mariah if the paternity test comes out in Bieber's favor. All of this Bieber fandom reminds me a lot of my young obsession with N'Sync. Many young girls loved the boy band just as much as young girls now love Justin, but we just did not have the same access to technology like these girls do now. Maybe I would have looked just as crazy if I had a twitter at the age of 8. Nonetheless, these girls' parents should do a little bit more monitoring or parenting, because they are the ones who allowed their daughters to stampede through malls to see Justin or in this instance are now are giving their daughters access to technology that should not used for imposing death threats.
Remember how we discussed in class that regular person+anonymity through internet=asshole? I think the craziness of these posts is along those lines. They are exaggerated thoughts of extreme fans. So there is not reason to be worried about them actually acting upon it.
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