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251: back in my day wank meant something

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(Anonymous) 2024-06-11 09:41 am (UTC)(link)used to write with someone like this and assumed it was because they just liked the actor and his work. until they tried to share their rpf fanfic about him with me. they played at least 5 characters with his face. 3 of them in the same game at one point.
they later joined one of those 'celeb' games as the actor and had him divorce his wife to ship him with other celebrities, while playing his young kids as NPCs. very weird to say the least.
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-11 11:39 am (UTC)(link)no distinct voices or fun use of the characters' individual qualities, they all thread virtually the same. it's clearly just about parading around the actor's face for that player
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-12 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)I've run into multiple people who play three or more characters played by the same actor and without fail, none of their characters had anything resembling a personality.
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-12 06:29 am (UTC)(link)They did like to collect actual props from the movies the actor was in, which someone tried to namedrop them here about like it was some big deal, but people shut that down pretty quick. Frankly I don't care how someone spends their money if it's not hurting anyone. It's a bit obsessive but then so is blowing $500 on pins or Funko pops or gacha games. I guess it was the fact somehow those are more socially acceptable for a bunch of nerds smashing barbies to approve of than to spend $500 on an actor's coat or whatever that made people think it was alright to try and make fun of them.
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-12 07:13 am (UTC)(link)that one still baffles me, fangirling a wizard nazi. it's not like the nazi reveal was pulled out of jkr's ass years after the fact like dumbledore being gay, or treated as subtext, it was actual canon since the books.
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-12 08:20 am (UTC)(link)It's really none of my business but is she loaded and just spending her money the she wants or is one of those people who has driven themselves into poverty thanks to their obsession? None of the stuff she ever bought or those tats were cheap.
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-14 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)i believe i'm in the "really like the actor and it's harmless" group, and i've met others who do this and they're not creepy obsessed, we just like what we like
that said, i see why it looks odd and i don't doubt some people who do this are weirdos. i think rpf is extremely strange. a lot of the behavior mentioned by others in this thread would be a red flag to me too. just saying some of us are harmless i promise lol
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(Anonymous) 2024-06-15 01:31 am (UTC)(link)tbh I don't personally think it's weird, but maybe because I compare it to people who play/love characters voiced by the same actor. Sometimes you just really like someone's acting and portrayal, and as long as you differentiate their voices enoough, I'd just assume that's what it is.
some people think it's overinvestment or projecting your thirst for an actor, which it can be, and people just like to turn their noses up on anyone who dares to like something so much in their face.
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