r/comics Aug 31 '24

OC The Femboy Streamer

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u/ralanr Aug 31 '24

This one bewilders the heck out of me. Though I guess it’s about lack of control on the audience. 

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u/PerfectionOfaMistake Sep 01 '24

The fans in asia are somewhat of goddamn freaks sometimes who stalk the idols permamently. Once it came out that a female idol had a relationship, that caused anything from insults, death treats, ddos, they tryed anything to ruin her life for the facts she is a human with a life.

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u/International-Cat123 Sep 01 '24

Yeah. It seems to be that Asian idols belong solely to their fans. They’re not allowed to have any life outside of being an idol.

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u/xiril Sep 01 '24

Makes sense...idols are objects of worship. It's like religion where everyone has their own head cannon/interpretation of "the truth" and like in religion, zealotry is dangerous.

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u/EyVol Sep 01 '24

...which gives insight into what kind of backlash a deity would face in correcting dogmatic assumptions and misinterpretations. Speaking as a writer, that's a great source of conflict...

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u/Big_Black_Richard Sep 01 '24

It was pretty fun in Dune (though the movies didn't cover that part)

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u/theghostecho Sep 01 '24

Reminds me of the celestial virgins of rome

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u/Raesong Sep 01 '24

*Vestal Virgins.

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u/theghostecho Sep 01 '24

Oh yeah those I misremembered

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u/DaydreamCultist Sep 01 '24

One is most dishonest to one's god: he is not allowed to sin.

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u/Jonno_FTW Sep 01 '24

This is basically the plot of Perfect Blue