Do we need to separate stan from fan-PAPER magazine
12th December 2023 written 7th October 2020 -most stan accounts hide behind the person that they stan.They may have them as their profile picture.Individually they may not be capable of much however their collective power can be 'immense and overwhelming'-stans may become very aggressive when someones says something about the person they stan that they dont agree with -an example of this would be when Jillian Mapes gave Taylor Swifts album:folklore a rating of 8/10.Some stans harassed her. -Sometimes stans may be bitter to smaller artists as they only care about their favourite being successful. -Fans usually come from a place of love where as stans tend to come from jealousy and desperation. -Rose says that shes given up on trying to talk to fans and expressing her opinion because its not worth the stressand shes tired of being told that the way you love something doesnt give you the right to live. -Some fans are tired of being lumped in with their abusive peers and can be ash...