Name That Stan
Beyonce stans are referred to as this.
What is the Beyhive?
These are the names of the members of BTS.
What is RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook?
A fictional story written by a fan about a celebrity or celebrated figure.
What is fanfiction?
Some people think "stan" is a portmanteau of these two words.
What is "stalker" and "fan"?
Fans have called for boycotts of controversial celebrities. Commentators have called this phenomenon an example of "_____" culture.
What is Cancel Culture?
Justin Bieber stans are referred to as this.
Who are Beliebers?
In 2020, KPop stans flooded this far right hashtag with pictures of KPop stars.
What is #whitelivesmatter or #bluelivesmatter?
These short videos are taken by fans at concerts and then later posted online.
What are fancams?
Stan comes from the 2000 song "Stan" by this noted rapper.
Who is Eminem?
Black BTS stans have called out group member Suga for uplifting this cult leader.
Who is Jim Jones?
BTS stans are referred to as this.
What is the Army?
In 2020, KPop stans subverted a Trump rally in Tulsa by doing the following.
What is sign up for tickets and then not show up to the rally?
This punctuation mark also refers to a genre of fanfiction that addresses fictional homoerotic relationships.
What is slash?
This nautical term refers to admiring a certain real or imaginary coupling, such as Brangelina or Bennifer.
What is ship?
This rapper quit Twitter after BTS stans came after her with death threats for making a sexual comment about Jungkook.
Who is CupcakKe?
Nicki Minaj stans are referred to as this.
What are Barbz?
In 2020, KPop stans flooded this police department's snitching app with fan videos.
What is the Dallas Police Department?
AO3 stands for this online archive created in 2008 where thousands of users publish and share their fanfiction.
What is Archive of Our Own?
In the 1990s and early 2000s, this term referred to fan websites created about anime characters.
What are shrines?
One of this singer's stan accounts famously took a brief hiatus to serve a prison term for refusing to enlist in the Israeli army.
Who is Taylor Swift?