There are other celebrities who people simply cannot get enough of.
Be it for their acting skills, their singing voices, their charitable donations, or simply for their Instagram page.
Making it appear that these film, music or political stars are simply impossible to hate, no matter how hard one might try.
Redditor matiignr was curious to hear which celebrities people think are absolutely impossible to hate, leading them to ask:
"Who's a celebrity no one can hate?"
Name a movie he ISN'T In!
"Steve Buscemi."- KVirus89
"During 9/11 the man went down to his old firehouse and volunteered. A f*cking hero! No one can hate him." - pazuzusboss
"Which was only natural, because Steven Buscemi was FDNY before he was an actor." - Mooniedog
"True! And he never talked about it either for the longest time. He went to do it because he felt a sense of duty." - pazuzusboss
"He is actually still very actively involved with supporting firefighters, particularly through the union, he was arrested in 2003 for protesting the shutdown of Engine 204 by blockading then occupying the station along with several others after it went offline."
"He also made an excellent documentary that covered both some of his own time as a firefighter as well as many others in the FDNY he is friends with, it’s called 'A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY'." - admiral_sinkenkwiken2
GiphyHollywood's Good Guys
"Brendan Fraser."
"Dude went through hell, both physically & emotionally from back injuries and is finally coming back to Hollywood."
"Dude is as friendly and humble as he ever was and I wish him the best."
"Additionally Rick Moranis, who was once a big name as the nerdy guy everyone loved, Even Sexiest Man Alive Ryan Reynolds."
"Dude gave it all up to raise his kids after his wife died."- bajablastingoff
Definitely One of Everyone's "Favorite Things".
"Julie Andrews."- PlanktonOk4846
The Man Behind The Wizards and Vampires and Siths...
"Christopher Lee."
"Fought in WWII, played Dracula, a wizard, a Sith Lord, and many other roles."
"He also was in a metal band."- Icy_Wildcat
GiphyAuthor Extrordinaire!
"The late Sir Terry Pratchett."
"Amazing writer and generally an all round nice guy but also not a pushover."- Awesomevindicator
The Late Greats
"John Candy."
"John was my very favorite actor."
"The warmth, love, and honesty he brought to all of his roles was second to none."
"If I die and go to heaven, it will be walking into a warm bar on a cold day and John turns to me with that big smile and offers me a beer and a seat next to him."
"Cheers!"- paulnofx
Giphy"Alan Rickman."
"He made an a**hole like Snape somewhat likable."
"But honestly, never heard anyone say anything bad about him."
"But I am young, in relative terms, to his career."- BurnBabyBurn07
Giphy"There Is Nothing Like A Dame!"
"Maggie Smith."- AlternativeAd1984
"Dame Judi Dench."
"I never see anyone talking any sh*t about her."
"She's renowned for her acting and her personality all things considered."- Misterwuss
Happy Bbc GIF by britboxGiphySmall But Mighty
"Danny DeVito, how can anyone dislike him."- Dynatronic
Who Everybody Wants To Be Their Friend.
"Jennifer Aniston."- Global_Lime_95
Some Certainly do Idolize him
"Bobby Bones."
"The dude is a saint."- Gregfromva
Everyone's Favorite Neighbor
"Mr Rogers."- RTRS21
Dancing Into All Our Hearts
"Dick Van Dyke."- Springlockkitty_09
And His Need For Speed
"Keanu."
"No need to explain."- Totally_normal
"Keanu Reaves."
"Literally donated millions to children's hospitals in secret."- OleCanoli
America's Favorite
"I’m sorry but HELLLLOOOO?"
" TOM. HANKS!"
"I just read an entire BuzzFeed article on this and his name was not in there? "
"Ridiculous."- teridactyl122
Tom Hanks Award GIF by American Film InstituteGiphyWe see several celebrities come and go from the spotlight from time to time.
Leading us to believe that there is a reason some stay as prominent as they do.
Because no one can get enough of them, and everyone wants them to be their best friend.
People Explain Which Celebrities Have The Most Instantly Recognizable Voices
Confession: I could never make it through Mulan 2. The reason? Mushu.
In the original movie he was voiced by Eddie Murphy, but in Mulan 2 he is voiced by an actor attempting to recreate Eddie Murphy's voice. Yeah, no.
The actor was lovely, I'm sure, but Eddie has one of the most easily recognizable voices in the world, Mulan was wildly successful (in large part because of Mushu) and you're just not gonna get away with faking that.
Reddit user pokeboy626 asked:
"Which celebrity voices are instantly recognizable?"
And it immediately made me feel some type of way thinking about the injustice of Mushu and Mulan 2. Let's see who else Reddit thinks is irreplaceable for real, not in the Beyonce way.
The Voice Of God
morgan freeman i'm god GIFGiphy"Morgan Freeman"
- Snoo79382
"You are now reading this in Morgan Freemans' voice."
"You're not sure why, but the calm long syllables merge together as words - forming sentences in your mind. You did not seek this, but you got it."
"Oh how you got it."
- pierrehagelberg
"I’m not sure how many ATL rap fans there are reading this, but rapper 21 Savage got Morgan f*cking Freeman to narrate throughout his most recent album, 'Savage Mode 2' and it’s one of the most bad@ss flexes I’ve ever seen in music."
"Such a great piece of work. It feels like a movie at times."
- TylerNY315_
"Recently watched Shawshank Redemption for the first time. I didn't realize the entire movie is narrated by him."
"Easily one of the best films I have ever seen."
- Mallixx
"He's the voice of God. Nuff said."
- [Reddit]
That Awkward Moment When The Celeb Responds
Arnold Schwarzenegger Smile GIFGiphy"Arnold Schwarzenegger; specifically his voice going 'Get to the chopper!' "
- ContributionDizzy235
"I'll be 'bekk.' "
- Blackrap1d
"I think my voice is quite normal."
- GovSchwarzenegger
"Wait it's the actual Schwarzeneggar?!"
"I checked. Oh god it is. Awkward."
- NinbendoPt2
"He's had AMAs, it's the Governator himself."
- DeSteph-DeCurry
"You clicked on this thread knowing you would be named, didn't ya?"
- TheOfficialNathanYT
That's Not His Real Voice!?
gilbert gottfried do not want GIF by HULUGiphy"Gilbert Gottfried"
-BornFast
"Have you ever heard his real voice?"
"There was some show where they played a voice mail he left, it might have been Howard stern. Sounds like a totally normal guy."
-funky_grandma
"I got to meet him after a show one time and he spoke normally."
"Honestly, it was shocking haha. Extremely nice guy though, and it was an absolutely hilarious routine"
- beardedrockerboy
"Waow"
owen wilson wow GIFGiphy"Owen Wilson"
- wormwormworms
"Wow!”
- 666MF
"It’s more of a 'waow' ”
- FishingHobo
"I swear, I was having trouble hearing it in my head until I saw your spelling and suddenly it just clicked."
- laflavor
The Voice Makes That Character
Understanding Emperors New Groove GIFGiphy"Kronk! Voiced by Patrick Warburton."
- Peacock-Mantis
" 'Oh right the poison.' "
- Snoo79382
" 'The poison for Kuzco' ”
- throwingitaway724
Obviously
justin bieber GIFGiphy"Alan Rickman."
"Obviously."
- GreenScarz
"Ob-vi-ous-ly."
- UMustBeNooHere
"Ohhb-vee-uhhs-leeee"
- evilkumquat
"I can't imagine ANYONE else who could have done a better job as Marvin in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy."
- Probably_Not_Evil
"One evening I was walking in midtown Manhattan and Alan Rickman was walking with friends about 30 feet behind me. I knew the voice instantly."
"During an interview I heard, he said he was told in acting school that he would never be a great actor because his voice work was so poor. And yet, voice is what made him unique."
- pdromeinthedome
Mufasa
Star Wars GIFGiphy"James Earl Jones."
- robyndresser
"Probably the most recognizable one. Especially since in most movies you only hear his voice and don’t see him."
- CamNewtonBurner
"My kids were floored last week when I informed them Darth Vader and Mufasa were the same guy, as we watched The Lion King."
- CaptainAwesome06
Ms. Schall
gravity falls GIFGiphy"Kristen Schall."
- breakthefifthwall
"Mabel and Louise!! Two of my favorites."
- faeriechyld
"I scrolled way too far to find this answer."
"Most voices take a few moments to click. She's just so very recognizable."
- jtotal
" 'We sent FIVE HUNDRED RAVENS!' "
- Kaldricus
"Her character in What We Do In The Shadows makes me belly laugh. Her annoyance it such subtle comedy."
- [Reddit]
"I LOVE her in What We do in the Shadows."
"Hssssss. We sent 500 RAVENS!?"
- EddieLaneWrites
Creative Cursing ASMR
"Shohreh Aghdashloo."
"She has a really husky voice that’s pretty unique, I generally recognize her voice almost instantly in her roles."
- KAYS33K
"I would pay real money for her to release a GPS voice as Crisjen Avasaralla."
" ‘What is this, f*cking amateur hour? Take your d*ck out of your hand and turn the f*cking car before I die of old age.’ 😂 "
- AndrogynousRain
"Listening to her creative cursing in 'The Expanse' is my ASMR."
- Jaralith
"I don't think I've ever heard a voice more distinct than hers. Instantly recognizable. I want her to read me a book."
- Asorae
"Came here looking for this answer!"
"Admiral Raan in Mass Effect 2 & 3, Avasarala in The Expanse, Grayson in Arcane, she has a voice like well-aged scotch, it’s amazing."
- MrsWhittlebury
We Love Nick
Season 3 Episode 13 GIF by Parks and RecreationGiphy"Nick Offerman."
"I feel like every now and again I’ll be watching some kids movie and a character he voices will show up and I’ll immediately recognize his voice."
- Forwardbase_Kodai
"My husband and I had a bet on if Nick Offerman was the voice of the logo "Fremulon" after Brooklyn 99 episodes."
"He SWORE it was, and turns out he was right. I was so impressed."
- hamsamith
"Watching Lego Movie the very first time I was like 'That is clearly Nick Offerman doing a caricaturic pirate accent' and boy was that an easy call or what."
- cal_mofo
What celebrity voice is completely unmistakable in your mind? Sound off in the comments.
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The 90s were a magical time.
Hope. Music. Rebellion. Confronting the idea that one day we're going to have to grow up and how to fight it.
And sometimes, those movies hold up extremely well, giving you the feeling it's 1995 again, you're in the theater with your buddies, and Will Smith is going to turn in a good performance.
Reddit user, noisyturtle, wanted to know how to relive the 90s when they asked:
"What is the most '90s movie ever?"
You could argue there was something magical about that time, something that maybe the 80s and the 00s couldn't quite capture. A cynical-type of hopeful glance at a world coming our way, and how we would ready ourselves for this.
Peter Pan grew up? Oh no!
We Peaked
"Independence Day. Cheesy, semi serious at times, and ends with the main characters smoking cigars."
Batmanlover1
"I stand by my statement that Independence Day represented the absolute peak of American power, hubris and self-confidence on the world stage. It's been all downhill from there."
Begle1
There You Are, Peter
"Hook. Something about that film just makes it feel like the 90's. So magical. Miss you Robin."
ok_chaos42
"my gramma recorded Hook on vhs waay back when, i watched every other weekend for yeaars, along with ninja turtles 2, til the tape wore out and she ended up getting me a real copy. i had a whole bunch of Hook action ficures n everything. watching it now makes me smile still, i get to see robin save the day and brings up some good memories of ol gramma G."
buckut
An Army Of Talking Buttocks Rise
"Ace Ventura, Pet Detective"
Mariska_vanDriel
"Warning: Aholes in mirror are closer than they appear!"
-Jim Carey
blackout-loud
We really thought music was going to play a much larger role in our lives back then. While music is still around, it certainly doesn't hold the same weight as 90s films portrayed it having.
Record Stores Are Forever, Man!
"Empire Records"
pulp-fictional
"I think this one wins. A movie about a cd/record store under threat of being taken over by the chain cd/record monopoly with the full grunge attire to boot. Man I miss the 90s."
Skylineviewz
"Not my favorite movie of the 90s, but definitely the one that captures the feel of the decade best. There's even a post credits bonus music video with the Gin Blossoms if memory serves"
pursuitofleisure
Trick Question...
"Airheads has to rank up there."
"Fraser, Buscemi and Sandler. Radio was still sort of relevant."
"Farley in a guest role?"
The_Soapmakers
"Lemmy is God."
Tobias_Flenders
The 90s Were A Time Of Change
"10 Things I Hate About You"
wildblueheron
"Very late 90s, almost early 2000 for me."
DANCE5WITHWOLVE5
"Yeah...they are almost 2 different eras. Early to mid 90s grunge era was more subdued, cynical, apathetic. Somewhere around 97, things quickly changed to more colorful, upbeat, "poppy"... almost like the 80s were starting again."
Cool_Dark_Place
And then there's these, films that fully embody the outlandish, unrealistic expectations we though the world was going to deliver us in the 90s but never did.
Fortunately, we have the movies to revisit that wonderful period of life.
Just As Shakespeare Intended
"Romeo+Juliet. That soundtrack was everything."
"Kids. It's spooky how much of that movie was accurate to growing up in the city."
ChiAnndego
Pure. 90s. Cringe.
"Reality Bites"
andtheyweresinging
"Reality bites is the most gen x phrase ever"
Echterspieler
"21 year old me seeing that movie in the theater had a very different opinion about the main characters than 46 year old me when I watched it on tv a few years ago."
Everywhere In LA Takes 20 Minutes
"Clueless"
IntoTheMystic1
"I had another thought, but yours is actually the right answer."
dachshundaholic
"LUUUUCCCYYYYYYY!!! Where’s my white collarless shirt from Fred SEGAL?!?!?"
therealpanserbjorne
Too Light For You?
"The Craft"
dead-crimson
"YES! For those too ~alternative~ for Clueless and routinely hung out in the occult section of Waldenbooks at the mall."
madame-brastrap
A Movie That Came Out Thirty Years Ago To Remind You What It's Like To Be In Your 20s
"Clerks"
uwroo
"I’m not even supposed to be here today!"
donniedarko955
"I feel that mall rats is far more 90’s. Especially since something like that couldn’t be realistic long after that point."
"With clerks being black and white it feels more timeless."
shellwe
90s Kids. With. Attitude.
"Home Alone"
llcucf80
"this is embarrassingly too far down the list. come on Reddit. It's even December now!"
Miseryy
We can never go back. However, that's what films are for, aren't they? A way to capture the moment, allowing us to travel to a place in time we're nostalgic for.
And all of that fashion.
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I promise, fame is NOT as amazing as you think it would be; but don't take it from me, take it from these people who have famous friends and family.
Spoiler Alert: The problem is US.
Reddit user kayhanah asked:
"Redditors who are friends with famous people, what are the benefits or disadvantages you encounter due to your friend's fame?"
If you know me in my "real" life you know a huge chunk of my family works in production, has a background in performance, etc. That, plus my job, means fame is not a stranger around here.
I grew up in studios, I've gotten warm hugs from major names, and have seen the way fame demands a human to be "on" at almost all times.
And it is NEVER without some major issues. Let's read through what Reddit has to say about their experiences with celebrities.
A Normal Friend
"I work in the film industry and have made some famous friends over the years."
"In this industry, you become especially tight when you're working on a movie on location together for a few months, staying in the same hotels, working out together, partying together, etc."
"Just like being on a sports team or something. You can often be really tight for a while but after the shoot ends everyone goes their separate ways to an extent."
"Sometimes you keep in touch or make a lasting friendship, but rarely. It's the same with other crew members."
"The benefits have been some cool parties, easier time meeting women, one time a hotel manager gave me free bottle service for a night hoping I'd invite a couple actors… which I did not, but I met a few girls myself because girls love free bottle service. Something rich guys in NY understand."
"I just order drinks like a normal person. Um, valet service if they don't want to be seen and for it to be a thing. One of my friends who I stayed close with has a poker game once a month at his kick@ss house, I've met a lot of other cool people through the game."
"The negatives are that people/ fans are often crazy/ awkward, so the celebs aren't able to act like a normal human being for very long. Most times we we go out, the actors leave early because more and more people realize who they are and bug them for pictures or to talk to them."
"More and more women show up for the guys, dressed to the nines, even though the guys are married. So the men eventually want to leave."
"On the whole people are cool, but we have had some fun nights completely ruined too. I went bowling with about 12 actors one time, and we ended up leaving after the first game because of all the odd people and that sucked."
"We've run into a paparazzi problem once, and it was a major problem. The guy was married and the pictures made it look like he was with another woman and it was in magazines, but totally not true."
"One thing that's interesting is a lot of times they're really happy to have a normal friend, somebody that will treat them exactly like everyone else."
"That's why celebrities often date other celebrities. Nobody likes to be put on a pedestal or treated differently. Most celebrities moved to NY or LA from a different city, don't know many people, and just want to have some normal friends who don't want something out of the friendship."
"My buddy Dan befriended a famous actor we now play basketball with. Dan realized this guy moved to Hollywood when he was 17, is now a multimillionaire celebrity and doesn't have a single normal guy friend who doesn't work with/ for him or something."
"So Dan just decided to befriend him. Now they're thick as thieves."
- [Reddit]
A Famous Father
Cabin Fever Reaction GIFGiphy"My best friend since childhood has a famous father. He's one of our countries most famous comedians."
"Pros: Free tickets to everything, which they would bring me and my friends. He would occasionally drop some funny jokes."
"Cons: Really annoying walking around with him in public and him getting recognized by fans. They swarm and two little kids don't exactly enjoy getting pushed aside and waiting all the time when we are just trying to spend time together or going for ice cream or something."
- Pererns
World Tour
Rock And Roll GIFGiphy"Was involved with the lead singer of a famous band. Honestly it was like any other relationship, we had cute dates, I offered to split the bill and he let me (sometimes), we bickered like a normal couple, he farted on me in his sleep, etc."
"We never really partied with the band or anything with the exception of two times, most times he was tired from touring and just wanted to have dinner and watch tv."
"Benefits - getting to check out awesome hotels and restaurants in my city that I normally would never have gone to."
"Disadvantages - It sucks when you really, really like someone and after a while realize you're just a stop on their world tour."
"I was stuck at my job and he would send me pictures of whatever city he was in that day. After a few years of touring the band took a break to work on a new album and such and he had no reason to come to my city anymore."
- hummuscat
Keith
Chief Keef Lol GIF by RidiculousnessGiphy"I'm friends with Chief Keef."
"Man I do not know how to describe the dude. He's sporadic, but I love him."
"He's a pretty scary guy if you don't know him, but when you get to know him, he's kinda like a black Iron Giant."
"Anything he talks about in his songs, it's true. Sadly. He's got all the guns, he does all that gang banging. I used to be a part of that, but since he got famous, he's given me and my family enough money to move out of where we were, into a nicer place."
"I'm in Atlanta right now, talking with music executives. He's really gotten me on my feet, had me on some songs, etc."
"I'd say the benefits are that he loves helping people, and he's a giant teddy bear. I'll call him up and say, 'hey Keith, what's up?' And he'll give me a rundown of his day."
"He's in LA right now for rehab, and I hope this shapes him up a bit."
- [Reddit]
TV Heroes And Real Heroes
dad dancing GIFGiphy"Buddy of mine's father was a huge star in the 80's. He's the main character in one of the most famous 80's teen movie you could imagine."
"His kid, holy sh*t, he is like IDENTICAL looking to his dad. I really didn't see it as a big deal when I was a kid; but looking at it now it's got to be weird."
"I mean god damn, he sees his dad on the tube by accident ALL the time. Since he looks so much like his dad did then, that's got to be kind of like seeing yourself on TV all the time."
"One thing that stood out to me though, was a comment he made when we first started hanging out."
"We did theater together and my dad, a local cop, was also a carpenter. He would volunteer to build these bad@ss sets and design all sorts of neat stage props and pieces."
"Like really cool, intricate things."
"My buddy had always admired my father. So one he turns to me and says: 'Your dad builds things and fights crime. He's pretty much a superhero. Your dad rules.' "
"My dad passed away from brain cancer pretty recently, and the whole statement THEN meant very little in comparison to what it means NOW."
"This kid's dad is a celebrity, and here he was very often bragging about MY father."
"Kinda bizarre but I wish my dad heard me brag about him more."
- Thisguy0316
People Find Out...
Over It Sigh GIFGiphy"He's not really a friend; he married into my family. Technically he's my Uncle, but I am very close to my aunt and him in a friend like way."
"Anyways, he married my aunt when I was like 15 and at that time I thought this was pretty cool and needed to be shared with everyone. I feel differently now."
"The benefits are that I stay in their awesome apartment when I go to New York (which is rare these days, but still), and they treat me to nice meals at fancy restaurants. One time we went out to lunch with one of my favorite actresses, so that was really exciting. He's sent me autographs from celebrities he has worked with if he knows I like them."
"The disadvantages are, once people find out my connection to him, I'm suddenly their best friend and they must meet him, talk to him, etc."
"There have been several occasions where a distant relative on the other side of my family that I've never even talked to contacted me to try to get to him. In one instance she was trying to get me to arrange her son to meet him because he wants to go into theater."
"A friend from high school's older sister sent me a video of her daughter to send to him so he could tell his agent about her talent. Stupid annoying things like that."
"People find out you know someone and suddenly you are a more valuable friendship to them just for you and your friendship alone. "
- gonekuckoo
Obscure Opinions People Are Fully Committing To | George Takei’s Oh Myyy
We all have a set of beliefs about even the smallest of topics. Like sandwiches should have structural integrity. That's something we can all agree on, right...Fun If You're A Sociopath
Taylor Paparazzi GIFGiphy"Everyone assumes you're rich. Everyone gets disappointed when you're not also famous."
"People bug the f*ck out of you. Paparazzi follow you around. Newspapers fill up with rumors."
"Unless you have money, fame isn't that fun. Sure you can get women, but only so they have a story to tell their friends or to get benefits from you."
"Eventually you have no idea who is a real friend and who isn't. Celebrity is fun if you're a sociopath, I guess."
- [Reddit]
Off Season
Working Kansas City Chiefs GIF by Microsoft SurfaceGiphy"I'm pretty good friends with a professional football player. We were really good friends when we were younger."
"I live a few hours from the city he plays in, so when I visit we just hangout at his place. It's hard to go out in public there but when he visits me, a few hours away in a small town, we can go to a bar and it's not too crazy."
"He's pretty much rich, but has never gave me any money though he always buys the beer and dinner and pays for anything my family does with him."
"I don't really talk to him during the season other than a text here and there, there just isn't time."
- JasonGD1982
Disney! But Also People!
disney world GIFGiphy"I'm friends with an actor you'd all recognize if I said his/her name."
"Big advantage - Disneyland! You get a person assigned to you to take you to the front of every ride, multiple times if you want."
"We did the whole park in about 4 hours. We were asked (told, politely) not to take pictures of the behind the scenes areas, but it was cool to see them."
"Disadvantage - watching them pose with pictures for an hour as you're trying to leave a restaurant."
"Observation - People do not treat celebrities like people. I've seen people come up and say 'Your last movie wasn't very good was it? Why do you think that is?' "
"Almost as bad are the people who act like they have some sort of inside joke with them just because they've seen them on TV."
- deProphet
The Line For Pictures
Fans In Line GIF by PepperGiphy"I am friends with a Hollywood celebrity. He comes out to Australia all the time and we hang out when he does."
"Benefits will be all the cool things I get to go to and see (e.g. getting backstage) and I get to meet other celebrities."
"Another funny benefit is the famous by association assumption. We had drinks after a performance at the opera house and there were 2 international celebrities, one national celebrity and myself."
"A girl asked for photos and autographs and she kept on giving me a weird look before asking for a photo with me and asked for my autograph - I work in IT."
"Disadvantages would be that for us to have an actual catchup, uninterrupted, we would have to chill in the hotel room or my house."
"Out in public everyone comes up and says something and wants to say hi. Also, I am always the guy taking the photo."
"At the aforementioned concert at intermission there was a line down to our seats that people lined up to take pics with him. I just took photos for the full intermission."
- wav3s84
The ACTUAL Answer
video games xbox GIF by Lopez on TV LandGiphy"Answer I think you're looking for: Free Disney trips, people kiss my @ss trying to get in, I get to drink, party with porn stars, famous people, and do it 20 feet away from Martha Stewart. I then leave with free sex toys."
"ACTUAL answer: I honestly get to know someone I love and trust. She's hidden from the majority of people due to who she is and always has to, "stay in character" when someone recognizes her."
"But we openly talk to each other and keep no secrets. We escape to each other's worlds."
"My favorite moments are vegging out, playing video games and appreciating the normal moments together."
- queerdeviant
Epic
fail social media GIF by CBCGiphy"I live in Hollywood and have a couple friends who are pretty well known. One is on Glee, the other played a fairly prominent character in the Harry Potter movies."
"Being that I'm not in the film industry, the only benefits I really get from them are invites to some pretty cool events and a bit of Twitter follower runoff."
"Epic, I know."
- MyCoolWhiteLies
"What Have You Been Up To?"
Ryan Reynolds Reaction GIFGiphy"Have a friend who isn't necessarily 'famous' but his picture appears in print, he makes an obscene amount of money for it."
"He spends his life jet setting all over the world attending exclusive parties, staying in luxurious hotels and eating expensive food with scads of beautiful women who have loose morals and looser, uh, necklines."
"Advantages? None really. I've never been invited to one of these parties, he doesn't treat anyone to a round mow and then, the aforementioned scads remain mysterious."
"Disadvantages? Well he isn't really the same person he once was. It's like being friends with a stranger who has no real clue how regular life works."
"He's the most annoying person to have 'what have you been up to?' conversations with."
"Him: 'What have you been up to?' "
"Me: 'Oh nothing really, just studying and working. Probably going to have to sell a kidney to pay for tuition next year. My hair is starting to fall out in clumps and I haven't eaten in 2 days. Not sure if it's from the anxiety, the stress, or the fact there's no food in the fridge. How about you?' "
"Him: 'Pretty much the same. Went to Miami last month for a couple weeks. It was ok, I guess. But you know how spring break is down there, there's just sooo many hot chicks throwing themselves at you after a while you're just like 'enough already! I'm trying to have a private surf lesson with Kelly Slater!' So annoying.' "
"Anyway, yeah so next week are you busy? You should come with us to Dubai, we're staying with this friend of a friend of mine who has this like palace or whatever and he said it'd be cool if you want to crash on the couch. My flight, accommodation, transportation, food and incidentals are comped, you gotta pay for yourself though.' "
- [Reddit]
Everything Takes Forever
Seth Meyers Time GIF by Late Night with Seth MeyersGiphy"Actors."
"Benefits: They often make really great friends. They come stay with you when they need a break from fame, and let you stay with them when you need a break from reality."
"Biggest downside: Going anyplace out in public takes a LOT longer than normal because people stop you everywhere constantly."
"Wanna go see a 90-minute film? Better pencil in 3 hours at the theater."
"Dinner and a movie? That's typically a 7-hour affair."
"Not that it can't be fun to watch, but I'd never be able to tolerate being in their position."
- NeverEnufWTF
Nothing Like His Act
acting jon lovitz GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"A bunch of my friends from High School were in a pretty successful screamo band."
"They're all cool guys except for the much older guy who was the 'nice'/melodic singer/songwriter in the group. He's an absolute tool, and nothing like the sensitive guy act he puts on for his solo project."
"I'd go into detail about some of the things he said & did around me, but I don't feel like getting sued."
"The other guys are all awesome - though I don't really know the second drummer they had, after the first one left. I moved to the other side of the country after high school, and they'd put me on the list for their shows."
"I'd go and hang backstage, and drink some free beers, even though it wasn't really my scene. We still have beers whenever I visit my hometown & they're around."
"I guess the only other 'advantage' was that 17 year old girls with too much eyeliner would try and hit on me so I would bring them backstage."
- GMRealTalk
No Kids
Espn Snow GIF by X Games Giphy"I used to be great friends with a really popular X Games athlete. It's not so much of a problem anymore, but when he was getting big we'd hang out all the time and we couldn't go anywhere without him getting bombarded by young kids asking for autographs and pictures."
"It was fun at first, but it got old fast. Really fast."
"He hated it, but was always polite. They were kids."
"Basically we couldn't go anywhere where there'd be lots of kids around. So basically we couldn't do anything fun like movies, amusement parks, the mall, etc."
"It kinda sucked."
- [Reddit]
The Legend And His Son
GIF by Dolly PartonGiphy"So my mother's cousin is a really famous country singer who is no longer alive."
"While growing up we went to this annual family reunion celebration. It was ridiculously great. Through my mom's uncle I met stars like George Strait, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, and so many others."
"Young me didn't even realize the greatness of this and just assumed it was normal."
"I also spent a lot of time with this famous person's son. We would go to his dad's trailer, where his mom was, and be given all kinds of toys. Pop guns, water guns, weird PVC contraptions that you put a black cat into and it would shoot rocks."
"Now this country legend's son is famous for being in film and his own music. I'm not sure if he'd remember me but I'll never forget the good times."
- toddinator
Celebrities have been saying basically this for forever. They're just people out here doing their job, and would like to be treated like normal humans please.
Unfortunately, people tend to forget that or think they are entitled to some sort of intimate access just because they're a fan. It's unsafe for the celebrity, it puts the people with them in awkward and unsafe situations.
Not to mention our celebrity obsession just straight up isn't healthy. We put expectations on them and give weight to their opinions JUST because a lot of us know their name.
They're not experts, folks. They're just "Keith" (proverbially speaking) and they want to do their job, take their kid for ice cream, and maybe have a beer with an old friend.
They should be able to.
Let's leave that dangerous celebrity worship behind for 2022, fam.
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Toxic fan behavior has been a staple of American celebrity culture. That's what brought the famous British band The Beatles over to the States. They knew their career would take off, and it did, and even had women fainting in their concerts.
Since then, celebrities have been idolized to a point where fans feel connected to celebrities on a deeply emotional level. In reality, that star has no idea who that fan even is, let alone feelings any emotional connection.
This is what we call "Stan Behavior," which stems from an Eminem song called Stan. Ultimately, the term has evolved even further since the internet makes us connected to what our favorite celebrities are up to at almost all times.
Fans on the internet can become vicious when doting after their popular celebrity crushes. If someone comes after their pop culture icon on Twitter, they become a mob trying to defend them. As if celebrities can do no wrong (we know that's not true, they're human just like us).
Redditors shared some of the most toxic fan bases out there today.
Redditor asked:
"What's the most toxic fan base you've ever seen?"
Here's some of those toxic fans, and sometimes equally as toxic celebrities.
Defending abusers.
"Chris Brown, seconds after he almost beat Rihanna to death, they were bending over backward to rationalize the assault, mercilessly attacking anyone who spoke up about it, and haven't stopped for over a decade. And they won, he's still famous, successful, and a huge participant in popular culture."
"If it makes you feel better, he is banned from entering Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, due to his criminal record."
"The most wtf moment was I was talking about music to a girl from work and she said she loved Chris brown. I explained why I didn't like him and the whole beating up Rihanna, her response to it was, 'Yeah, but he's hot.'"
"That kinda stopped me for a second."
"Similar conversation I had with girls I worked with. One was playing music and was asking who liked Chris Brown and I was the only one who said I didn't. They were all shocked when I said uh because he's a woman abuser so he's a terrible person. And they all started saying ohhhh well maybe that's just how the relationship was. These girls were all 19 and 20. I was stunned."
"This just made me sad. Imagine believing that kind of relationship is 'normal' enough."
Killer fans.
"All those crazy fans who support serial killers just because they think they're hot. Ted Bundy fanatics, etc."
"When the Boston Marathon bombing happened some women were fawning over the Tsarnaev kid. Rolling Stone published a mugshot that looked more like a boy band pic with ruffled hair and all that. Kinda tasteless after he helped kill 4 people and blasted ball bearings through dozens more."
"There are plenty of hot people who aren't crazy, why do people idolize the crazy ones."
"Crazy a** BTS stans threatened to kill me when I said their Korean songs are better than their English ones."
"Stan culture in general, tbh, is toxic af. It just involves supporting strangers blindly, no matter what they do. Just switching off all critical thinking. I feel like this obsessive fan behaviour is exactly what Eminem was condemning in that song, but now it's a good thing?"
"But yeah, K-pop stans are a different breed. I like K-pop but I never say I'm a fan because I look at other people who say they're fans and I go... Nah I don't like anything that much lol."
"There's no way anyone who calls themselves a Stan has heard the song it originally came from lol."
The fans that love to hate.
"No one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans."
"Star Wars fans and Star Wars fans are natural enemies."
"I work in the TV industry. I've been involved in all sorts of things from Doctor Who to Marvel and DC movies. Star Wars is the only production I can mention where I physically get harassed for."
"Dude, I was a background extra on it for 6 months. Do you REALLY think I have any say in the script?"
"I was a background extra on it for 6 months."
"Oh come on Ahmed Best, now you're selling yourself short!"
The reputation follows the fans that aren't toxic.
"I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Rick and Morty yet."
"I believe it USED to be a toxic fandom, but when the lightning in a bottle died out it seems that only the people who are super interested in the show are still watching it. It's still a great show nonetheless."
"I am a big fan of the show, but the fans have such a toxic reputation that I don't wear any merch because of the negative associations."
If you want to read more about the toxic Rick and Morty fan base, here's a Medium article that breaks it down.
"I did enjoy the pickle Rick episode where Dr. Wong (voiced by Susan Surandon), calls out Rick and to an extent, the diehard fans, that being intelligent (or perceived intelligence) is not a justification to be a sh*tty person."
"Here's the scene if you want to see it."
- Apod1991
"It's funny too because that episode is probably what launched the fandom to its highest heights of toxicity."
The reboot that caused a violent fan base.
"The Voltron Fandom. The show itself took a nosedive after a couple good seasons, but the fanbase got wild. Massive shipping wars that had people run off the internet and calling each other pedophiles; blackmailing the studio; harassing VAs; someone reportedly sent cupcakes with glass in them or something."
- yrk-h8r
"I'd second this. The Voltron fandom also built up a quagmire that spread to other fandoms even long after the original show has lost any relevance. It's genuinely not uncommon to find toxic people in newer fandoms these days and find that they were Voltron fans at one point. Or that they proudly had a hand in also shaping the media landscape for that product to be as awful as it was."
"While there have been many shows with fandoms that allowed toxic mindsets to fester I genuinely feel like the effects of that particular fandom had a knock on effect for all that followed it."
Just taking this video game too an extreme.
"As much as I love Five Nights at Freddy's, I came across a good fair share of fans who would fight over which gender the spirits of the animatronics were, some who firmly believed in one of MatPat's theories, and, hell, even some people who literally went yandere over some of the characters, saying that characters like Bonnie or Freddy belonged to them and only to them."
"Like, it was like some of these people had a literal creepy infatuation with fictional, possessed by child spirits, robots, and that's only some of the crazy stuff I've seen on Wattpad."
"When the first game came out it was simple fun partaking in the fad of a unique new horror game, it's insane the kind of rabid, strange fan base the series has garnered. Not anywhere near what I would have expected."
In short:
"Find. Better. Idols."
- DirePug
There's no reason to become obsessed with a person, character, or game to a point of inciting true violence. No human is above another and that includes celebrities.
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