• papalonian@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    You mean the song “Stan” by Eminem, where he talks about a guy named Stan who is a fan of something (in this case a famous person)? “[term] Stan” has been a thing for a couple years now. It was a song about an obsessive fan who doesn’t understand parasocial relationships, but the term has grown to a much broader usage.

    Don’t be such a Stan Stan, sheesh 🙄