Teenage girls go through a phase where they need to bond with something, so they form parasocial relationships with celebrities and boy bands are prime material for that. I watched my younger sisters and cousin go through it, starting at age 12 and not really fading until they were 18. Mercifully they were never under the illusion that they would one day be romantically involved with the objects of their obsessions.
Unfortunately I can’t tell you why teenage boys normally don’t experience it.
That’s why I said they only normally skip this stage, I’ve observed more effeminate teenage boys becoming crazed over celebrities.
When I was in an airport last year the guy in-front of me was causing drama because he was trying to take 5 items of hand luggage onto the plane, he was wearing a Spice Girls t-shirt. I guess some of those 90s boys never really grew up.
I remember watching Mtv in the 80's with sluts in music videos and usually the male discussions were along the lines of -
"Yeah, I would like to take her out for a nice dinner and movie, end the evening with a kiss, tell her how beautiful she is, and hopefully form a long term loving relationship."
No for real, usually just the F word got used a lot.
IIN That I think K-pop fans are the worst kind of musical fanbase?
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Teenage girls go through a phase where they need to bond with something, so they form parasocial relationships with celebrities and boy bands are prime material for that. I watched my younger sisters and cousin go through it, starting at age 12 and not really fading until they were 18. Mercifully they were never under the illusion that they would one day be romantically involved with the objects of their obsessions.
Unfortunately I can’t tell you why teenage boys normally don’t experience it.
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You mean Spice Girls never had a sizeable fanbase of teen boys? Assuming most of them grew into gay men.
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That’s why I said they only normally skip this stage, I’ve observed more effeminate teenage boys becoming crazed over celebrities.
When I was in an airport last year the guy in-front of me was causing drama because he was trying to take 5 items of hand luggage onto the plane, he was wearing a Spice Girls t-shirt. I guess some of those 90s boys never really grew up.
I remember watching Mtv in the 80's with sluts in music videos and usually the male discussions were along the lines of -
"Yeah, I would like to take her out for a nice dinner and movie, end the evening with a kiss, tell her how beautiful she is, and hopefully form a long term loving relationship."
No for real, usually just the F word got used a lot.