A few months ago I began a site which, because of its nature, attracts far too many “fangirls”. After falling victim to the sharp, albeit ineloquent, tongue of a Twiward or Alex O´Loughlin fan a few times I have come to one conclusion.
Fangirls are scary.
Seriously, its not the paparazzi who force these male actors and musicians into hiding, its the fangirls! There is a reason the obsessive teenies were referred to as “Nazgirls” during Lord of the Rings epic run. There is a reason Twihards are considered to be far more deadly than the sparkly vampires they obsess over.
They are the extreme of the fanatic brigade. If you dare to make a less than complimentary statement about their sweethearts buck teeth, broken nose, or crossed eyes then prepare to reap the whirlwind! Since starting my little site (a tongue in cheek rating site) I have received no end of abuse. I´ve been accused of favouritism (only acceptable if your favourite is the same as theirs!), editing the results so my own favourite would win (oh, honey, life is really too short) and to date have received four threats of violence and vengence (meladrama and obsession taken to the extreme)
A death threat? I´ve reached the big time!
I feel for the object of their adoration I really do. Some of these girls are one rebuttal short of fully fledged stalker.