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ester@kIopptimistic · Jul 28, 2017

I'm gonna do a Stan thread 💫

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Summary

A humorous thread cataloging the stereotypes and characteristics of different music and pop culture fanbases, from Waterparks and Twenty One Pilots to Arctic Monkeys and Supernatural, with comedic observations about each group's typical behavior, fashion, and devotion to their favorite artists.

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  1. #1

    I'm gonna do a Stan thread 💫

  2. #2

    Waterparks stans - happy most of the time - LOUD - either has blue hair or wants it - tweets IN CAPS A LOT - so proud of the boys

  3. #3

    Awsten Knight stans - SO SO SO LOUD - acts like they're not soft - they are - "MY WIG HAS FLOWN" -doesn't question anything he does

  4. #4

    Geoff Wigington stans - quiet - probably owns a Nintendo switch - very soft - " Hi Geoff! Hope you're having an amazing day!"

  5. #5

    Otto Wood stans - soft - is in this lane for life - either hated or loved his long hair - loves his gf and praises her for the Otto content

  6. #6

    twenty one pilots stans - either very problematic or not - popular - voted religiously for the bbmas - shat themselves because of the eye

  7. #7

    P!atd stans - probs part of the lgbt community - owns a ton of merch -probably seen them live - thinks Brendon is the best person to exist

  8. #8

    Dallon Weekes stans - quirky - violent things is the bible to them - wants more idk content - probably has a Twitter notice

  9. #9

    Ryan Ross stans - wait it's not 2006?? -10 layers of eyeliner - freaks out every time Ryan does anything - black layout - wants music

  10. #10

    CrankthatFrank stans - listens to only the emo trinity and tøp - "YAS MEME DADDY" - watches every younow stream - yee

  11. #11

    All Time Low stans - hates or loves lyr - made their own lyr jacket - cried when they saw them live - probs stans dirty work or swir

  12. #12

    Alex Gaskarth stans - THE SOFTEST PEOPLE - centre barrier at shows - appreciates him every second of their life - always tweeting him

  13. #13

    Jack Barakat stans - seems hard but is soft - probably drunk - fun to be around - misses 2009

  14. #14

    Zack Merrick stans - soft - "APPRECIATE ZACK MERRICK" - shy - thinks his gf is super pretty - owns everything from Merrickan

  15. #15

    Rian Dawson stans - will defend Rian until they die - just wants a rian hug - soft for rian - probably small

  16. #16

    Fall Out Boy stans - either bops to y&m or hates it - wants there to be more Joe and Andy stans - always arguing about the best album

  17. #17

    Green Day stans - extremely political - despises Trump - screams lyrics at gigs - either 12 or 18+

  18. #18

    blink-182 stans - funny - has tattoos of blink - misses Tom sm - has cried to Adam's song at least once - "1995- 2003 was the golden age"

  19. #19

    Mcr stans - 13 years old - crying - arguing about what era was the best - still ships frerard - black layout - crying

  20. #20

    The 1975 stans - smokes - political - black doc martens - cries to fallingforyou - "I'm not emo shut up" - knows 5 songs or every song

  21. #21

    Don Broco stans - that one friend who gets wasted at every party - dances a lot - bit bonkers - kinda political - loves a mosh pit

  22. #22

    Frank Iero stans - wait it's not 2004? - skeleton face paint - E M O - wait there are other colours besides black and red? - 12 or 18+

  23. #23

    Oasis stans - wishes it was the 90s - claims to hate wonderwall but will scream it - collects vinyls - prays for a reunion

  24. #24

    With Confidence stans - summer is their favourite season - been through a lot - treat them good - small - will queue all day at gigs

  25. #25

    Dodie stans - soft - aesthetic layout - plays ukulele - the sweetest people - don't harm them

  26. #26

    Linkin Park stans - :( :(

  27. #27

    Troye Sivan stans - probably part of lgbt community - proud as fuck!! - but misses his yt videos - still screaming @ blonde hair

  28. #28

    As It Is stans -Never happy > okay. - wishes they had the amount of energy Patty does - wants to give them all a hug - secretly soft

  29. #29

    Neck Deep stans - little bit political - "the uk kings of pop punk" - excited for the new album - fun to be around - loud - hard

  30. #30

    Creeper stans - "they're gonna bring emo back" - been to 10333884 shows or none - "alternative" - 100 layers of eyeliner - cries to misery

  31. #31

    Swmrs stans - dyed hair - moshes at every gig - "this is REAL punk rock1!11! - screams lyrics - shitting themselves cause of August 1st

  32. #32

    Elijah and Christine stans - honestly mental - is high constantly - swears a lot - loves doggos - doesn'tknow wheretheyare 99% of the time

  33. #33

    Blood on the dancefloor stans - no - just no - dont deserve a gif

  34. #34

    State Champs stans - energy is goals - watches the dvd all the time - goes to as many shows as they can - "new kings of pop punk"

  35. #35

    Pvris stans - part of lgbt community - sweet people - mean no harm - crushes on Lynn (me) - dances a lot

  36. #36

    Paramore stans - happy - dyed hair - can't keep up with the band members changing - crushes on Hayley - feminist

  37. #37

    Emma Blackery stans - sweet people - supports her music - watches every video on every channel - probably listens to tøp

  38. #38

    A day to remember stans -18+ - tattoos - been through so much - the band means the world to them - need a hug

  39. #39

    The story so far stans - aNGRY - crowdsurfs all the time - been through a lot - who hurt u - needs a hug

  40. #40

    Arctic monkeys stans - smokes - patiently waiting for a comeback - 15 years old - vinyls - British - their best friend is a 1975 stan

  41. #41

    One Direction stans - used to be the happiest stans - now the saddest - will defend every member at all costs - proud of their solo stuff

  42. #42

    Harry Styles stans - has seen dunkirk because of Harry - popular - aesthetic - tickets to a gig was the biggest stress of their life

  43. #43

    Daniel Howell stans - sometimes annoying - either really hard or really soft, no inbetween - loves his fashion recently - curls!!!

  44. #44

    Phil Lester stans - wants the best for Phil - "I hope youre having a good day love u" - always got good questions to tweet back - sweet

  45. #45

    5sos stans - can't wait for a comeback any longer - what's a lane ??? - misses 2013 - and 2014 - trys to be aesthetic - ships band members

  46. #46

    Set It Off Stans - happy !! -positive :) - dances a lot - always has good times at gigs - like an amazing time - stans YouTubers too

  47. #47

    Sherlock stans - sad - probably disliked series 4 - moriarty is alive - ships Johnlock - on the decline because no content recently

  48. #48

    Bry stans - been through so much - probably met Bry - feels safe at his shows - relates to his lyrics - listens to tøp - give them a hug

  49. #49

    Ed Sheeran stans - soft - loves cats - wants Ed to be protected - proud - cant believe he wrote strip that down

  50. #50

    The Killers stans -hates Mr Brightside - but screams and bops to it in secret - shed tear at Glastocomeback - where did yall go - dances

  51. #51

    Halsey stans -lgbt !! - aesthetic af - good at art - ratio is Amazing - dyed hair - intimidating - but nice once you get to know them

  52. #52

    pewdiepie stans - funny - takes nothing seriously - defender of pewds - disliked his beard - misses 2014

  53. #53

    Bmth stans - intimidating - british - 13 or 16+ - Oli Sykes is god - dresses all in black -if they've seen bmth live, they lost their shit

  54. #54

    Supernatural stans - been through a lot - haven't been outside in a very long time - still ships destiel - crying - crushes

  55. #55

    Tyler Joseph stans - learnt to play an instrument because of Tyler - been through cringey 'smol bean phase' - quiet - wants to hold hishand

  56. #56

    Josh Dun stans - has a favourite hair colour that Josh has had - his snapchat > - needs blue hair back - sweet people

  57. #57

    Andrew Scott stans - the softest people - lgbt - watched everything Andrew is in - far from problematic - prouder and prouder everyday

  58. #58

    Pierce The Veil stans - 13 or 18+ - can play guitar - been through a lot - give hugs - had a scenephase - you know what I'm referring to

  59. #59

    Stranger Things stans - mysterious - but really sweet once you get to know them - prouddddd - wants to sleep till s2 - listens to p!atd

  60. #60

    Tom Holland stans - cries 6 times while watching hoco - so proud - tl is full of cute moments - these stans are multiplying FAST

  61. #61

    Tom Hiddleston stans - British - drinks tea 24/7 - supportive - soft and harmless - but if you mention Taylor Swift they'll slap you

  62. #62

    Benedict Cumberbatch stans - smart - so supportive and appreciative - always got set photos before anyone - penguins - wants to meet him

  63. #63

    Jacksepticeye stans - hYPER - somehow keeps up with every video - ALL THE WAYYYY - been a Stan for a while - attempted to draw him

  64. #64

    Sleeping with sirens stans - misses 2011 - been through a lot - doesn't know how to feel about the new sound - support them - givethemhugs

  65. #65

    Little Mix stans - these stans are FULL of sass - nice layouts - always there to vote @ award shows - if you diss LM they will come for u

  66. #66

    Shawn Mendes stans - one of the proudest stans out there - seen him live so many times - tweets him 100 times a day - likes obscure songs

  67. #67

    Justin Bieber stans - intimidating - don't fight with them - gets mad if you only know the singles - will defend, no matter what

  68. #68

    Liam Payne stans - bops to strip that down - has been questioning a lot of things he has done recently - wants to meet him - loyal

  69. #69

    Gerard Way stans - wHERED HIS TWITTER GO - "as long as he is happy, his appearance don't matter" - misses his music - pls come back

  70. #70

    Against The Current stans - cute - very supportive - reads her column in Rocksound - seem them live - feels safe @ shows

  71. #71

    Hamilton stans - can rap guns and ships - cries at it's quiet uptown - a love hate relationship with Alexander - wants to be Angelica

  72. #72

    Niall Horan stans - dances to Slow Hands - misses the blonde quiff hair - wants new music - tickets for a gig was stressful - friendly

  73. #73

    Markiplier stans - dOGGOS - watches every video - dyed hair - 12-16 - positive - wants everyone to be happy - laughs a lot

  74. #74

    Tyler Oakley stans - political -carefree - always rts for a dm - has got like one -watches every video - this was all of us in 2014

  75. #75

    Connor Franta stans - aesthetic - intimidating - lgbt community - photography - sweet and nice once you get to know - has both books

  76. #76

    Shane Dawson stans - wants Ryland and Shane together forever - the red sHIRT - LOUD - intimidating - animals!! - loves Garrett and Drew

  77. #77

    Louis Tomlinson stans - very sweet people - loyal - loves back to you and promotes all the time - wants more music - praying for tour

  78. #78

    Black Veil Brides stans - 12 years old - 1000 layers of eyeliner - dyed hair - loves onision - posters everywhere - wants more music

  79. #79

    RobertIDK stans - flannels - animals - emo trinity and tøp - stereotypical emo 13 year old - probs stans crankthatfrank too

  80. #80

    Zayn stans - tries to be edgy - fails - smokes - "KING OF MUSIC" - black layout - did I mention edgy

  81. #81

    Joey Graceffa stans - proud - dOGS - has all his books - very loyal - approachable

  82. #82

    Cupcakke stans - "QUEEN" - LOUD - intimidating - wild - actually really supportive - lgbt community

  83. #83

    Vic Fuentes stans - emotional - been through loads of shit - wants a Vic hug -shy - secretly reads fanficfion

  84. #84

    Dear Evan Hansen stans - shy - awkward irl - promotes it everywhere - gets emotional - if they've seen the show, they've cried

  85. #85

    Lin-Manuel Miranda stans - smart - must be protected - "ITH is underrated!" - misses him rn :( - thinks he deserves the world - he does

  86. #86

    Game of Thrones stans - stays up all night to watch the next episode - aesthetic winter layouts - mysterious - uses gifs a lot

  87. #87

    Dog stans - honestly - how can you not Stan

  88. #88

    Fifth Harmony stans - half are mean and intimidating, half are supportive and nice - bops to every song - dances - obscure songs

  89. #89

    Ansel Elgort stans - either been here since tfios or new from baby driver - soft - wants Ansel to be happy all the time - teQUILA

  90. #90

    Asking Alexandria (denis) stans - emo - scene phase - 13 years old - still crying - " I WONT GIVE IN" - "the black was the bedt era"

  91. #91

    Asking Alexandria (Danny) stans - older - loves screaming - loves metal - talent > appearance - funny - drunk a lot of the time

  92. #92

    MilesChronicles stans - LOUD - lives and breathes memes - GAY - or at least part of lgbt community - pride flags!! - proud of Miles

  93. #93

    Cat stans - mysterious - but very sweet - a free spirit -doesn't get stressed easily

  94. #94

    Doctor Who stans - all have their favourite doctor - misses lots of companions - loved Bill tho - weeping angels still scare them

  95. #95

    Peter Capaldi stans - started staning when he started dw - loud - dont say about 12 regenerating - set photos are their saviours

  96. #96

    Lorde stans - enthusiastic - aesthetic - intimidating - melodrama is the bible to them - "I STAN TALENT" - really nice n sweet

  97. #97

    Ariana Grande stans - proud AF - unproblematic - loyal - sweet - watched all of One Love Manchester - "love u Queen"

  98. #98

    DUA LIPA stans - unproblematic - friendly - supportive - PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD IM LOOKING FOR - proud - cant stop listening to new album

  99. #99

    Sebastian Stan stans (lol) - sometimes problematic - thinks Seb deserves the Earth - Bucky deserves better - "HOW IS HE SO BEAUTIFUL?"

  100. #100

    Katy Perry stans - loud - extremely supportive - mad if you only know singles - slightly political - SWISH SWISH BISH

  101. #101

    the 'nice' Zayn stans - supportive of him - A KING - wants no beef - unproblematic - friendly - aesthetic layouts

  102. #102

    kickthepj stans - creative and imaginative - so friendly - so soft - wants PJ to be happy - underrated

  103. #103

    Luke Hemmings stans - misses 2014 - rip luke_is_a_penguin - nice layouts - problematic - claims to hate his tweets - actually loves them

  104. #104

    Michael Clifford stans - wants to give him a hug - happy that he is happy with Crystal - feels Mikey is underrated - good sense of humour

  105. #105

    Calum Hood stans - little bit shy - funny once you get to know - wants Calum to sing more in 5sos3 - the wink in girls talk boys

  106. #106

    Ashton Irwin stans - friendly af - smiles a lot - misses Ash on twitter - hopes he'll sing more in 5sos3 - bright and colorful layouts

  107. #107

    Pentatonix stans - friendly - wants to see them in concert - their covers > you - feels like they're underrated - proud

  108. #108

    royal blood stans - extremely proud - chill - funny - says they don't fancy Mike Kerr - they actually fancy Mike Kerr - a lot

  109. #109

    hey violet stans - really chill or really hyper, no in-between - feminist - carefree - adores the new album - wants to see them live

  110. #110

    @PalayeRoyale stans - fashion is very important - been through a lot - loud - dresses inmostly black - fanbase is more like family to them

  111. #111

    Melanie Martinez stans - bit creepy - actually really sweet and friendly - probably has a kink - wants new music - will defend all the time

  112. #112

    Lady Gaga stans - crazy - proud of her performance at superbowl - lgbt community - fashion sense is different - but amazing

  113. #113

    Salvador Sobral stans - proud cause of Eurovision - sweet - quiet - great fashion sense - happy - positive

  114. #114

    Holly stans (me) (request @Wolves_of_peace ) - happy - keeps up with all different stans - vinyls - actsoutmusicals - loves their best fren

  115. #115

    Dolan Twins stans - sometimes problematic - funny - 12-16 - watches every video of theirs - the twins make them so happy - fangirls a lot

  116. #116

    The Neighbourhood stans - black and white is their aesthetic - loud - intimdating - smokes - either really hard or really soft

  117. #117

    The Maine stans - small - very sweet !! - enthusiastic - easy to talk to - kinda sad but tries to be happy

  118. #118

    Taylor Swift stans - really soft - "QUEEN" - either really nice or really mean - sometimes problematic - desperate for new music

  119. #119

    Daveed Diggs stans - PROUD af - his rapping skills amaze them - is so hyped for Wonder - wants to touch his hair - soft af

  120. #120

    Chris Evans stans - loves dogs - watches every film Chris is in - sits on youtube watching interviews everyday - wants a hug from him

  121. #121

    Liam Gallagher stans - hard - gives aboslutely no F/CKS - i stg if you say Noel is better to them - pumped for album - wants to see him live

  122. #122

    BTS stans - jams - really soft to all the members - especially their bias - high key screaming - wants a comeback - but wants them to rest

  123. #123

    EXO stans - really, really soft - bops to every song - votes religiously for them to get awards - hyper af - dances

  124. #124

    Robert Downey Jr. stans - full of sarcasm - full of stans - wants to give him a hug - watches every movie 100 times that he's in.

  125. #125

    daz games stans - funny - dont give two sh/ts - FABULOUS - watches every video - drinks tea all the time - either has merch or wants it

  126. #126

    star wars stans - misses Carrie sm - rogue one got them f/cked up - still sad bc Han - geeky but proud of it - didnt like the prequels

  127. #127

    Crabstickz stans - sarcastic - funny - stans doctor who - bit different and crazy - but everyone loves them for it - wantsto give him hug

  128. #128

    The Demon Phan Stan - ships Dan and Phil until they die - were the first to theorize they were moving - watches smut videos - pinof!! 1!!

  129. #129

    The Causal Phan stan - ships dan and Phil - but doesn't pressure them or ask them questions about sexuality - reads fluff - cute fanart

  130. #130

    Nirvana stans - definition of grunge - misses Kurt - gets mad if you only know teen spirit - and mad at girls who think it's clothing line

  131. #131

    Mikey Way stans - quiet - misses blonde hair - proud of his projects - his family are goals - secretly reads fanfic

  132. #132

    Social Repose stans - goth - watched all the video of him eating a potato - despises onision - wishes there was no beef - his gf!!

  133. #133

    Ricky Dillon stans - very supportive - BE THE PROBLEM - CALL ME PROBLEMATIC - they're not I just WANTED to say that - very very soft

  134. #134

    The Gabbie Show stans - dyed hair - so excited for her book - slut for drama and storytimes - laughs a lot - dances

  135. #135

    Slipknot stans - INTIMIDATING - Will mosh till they pass out - black layouts - bruises from mosh are their war scars - INTIMIDATING

  136. #136

    Muse stans - Matt is God - loves visual art at shows - technology !! - Will shout DIG DOWN - wants to see them live

  137. #137

    Onision stans - agrees with everything Greg says - 'his channel is NOT dying' - I'm not weird. I'm different. - listens to bvb - mean - ew

  138. #138

    Beauty And The Beast stans - musicals - knows the soundtrack by heart - wishes they had half the skill of Emma Watson - gASTON

  139. #139

    Selena Gomez stans - thinks she is the most beautiful person in the universe - supports ALL her music - sometimes problematic - "QUEEN"

  140. #140

    Lana Del Rey stans - mysterious af - "Lust For Life is the bible" - adores her aesthetic - loyal - sometimes problematic - kinda soft

  141. #141

    Todrick Hall stans - hYPER - so loving - so proud - funny - friendly and easy to talk to

  142. #142

    Skam stans - sad - crying - learnt Norwegian - dead inside - binge watches

  143. #143

    You Me At Six stans - been through a lot - extremely nice and sweet people - got emotional at gig - loves take onthe world - soft for them

  144. #144

    CrankGameplays stans - unproblematic - supportive - watches every video -proud of how big channel is getting - makes edits - doggos

  145. #145

    Harry Potter stans - "Hermione deserved better" - loves draco - proud of what house they're in - loud - maybe feminist

  146. #146

    Coldplay stans - happy :) - fix you still makes them cry tho - dances - seem them live - obscure songs

  147. #147

    Nicki Minaj stans - loud - supportive - confident - "OMG QUEEN" - votes for her to get awards - lil bit crazy

  148. #148

    Mystic Messenger stans - has a favourite storyline - what is sleep - commits their life - funny video edits - watches anime

  149. #149

    The Walking Dead stans - sad - a sEason a day - "why are all mg favourite characters being killed off?" - loves comic con panels

  150. #150

    Pretty Little Liars stans - two seasons a day - loves dRAMA - has their favourite ship - kinda sad - kinda problematic

  151. #151

    Lukeisnotsexy stans - very supportive - watches every video - dyed hair - maybeEmo - kinda misses Emma and Luke together - happy if he happy

  152. #152

    Joe Sugg stans - sometimes problematic - young - watches every video every channel - wants to meet him and hug him

  153. #153

    The Office stans - lOUD - wishes there were more seasons - dirty minded - funny

  154. #154

    got7 stans - loud - friendly and easy to talk to tho - aesthetic layouts - loves their bias more than they love themselves - dances - soft

  155. #155

    David Bowie stans - probably really good at art - different but awesome - really friendly - aesthetic layout - misses David so so so much

  156. #156

    Sia stans - sometimes problematic - dances - QUEEN - supports her so bad - adores her old stuff - the carpool tho

  157. #157

    Jawn Rocha stans - photography !! - proud af - dyed hair - stans waterparks - tweets him - underrated - theres no gifs of him so red hair

  158. #158

    tonight alive stans - probably a feminist - EXCITED FOR NEW ALBUM - fancies Jenna - thinks theyre underrated - they are tho

  159. #159

    ONE OK ROCK stans - one of the most dedicated stans - wants to see them live - finds them all so cute - bops to songs - their early stuff!!

  160. #160

    Machine Gun Kelly stans - aesthetic - wants to see him live - sometimes problematic - soft - tweets him loads - cried at linkin park cover

  161. #161

    Brendon Urie stans - lgbt !! - respects Bren's personal space - misses the v&v hair - soft - either 12 followers or 3,000 - misses vine

  162. #162

    IT stans - spooky layout - "STOP SEXUALISING THE YOUNG CAST" - seen the film like 10 times - so so proud