To think this group is going too far?

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I randomly started watching a man who does lives on tiktok, it was a mainly background noise but over time you start to notice the same people and they formed a group.

The women in the group really have started taking things too far now and it makes me uncomfortable …. They photoshop photos as if they’ve met him, dig up old photos of him from other social medial platforms and do videos saying they want him for Christmas. The man is looking for a girlfriend and they’ve started acting like gatekeepers to any woman that comments …. He’s just a regular man from Yorkshire ..

Well you're also watching him too, and often enough to know who else does. You're not so different from them.

There’s a difference between watching someone and making photos of us together, stalking his social media and getting annoyed when other women speak to him

So like a fan group 'gone bad'?

I really wouldn't worry op. If he's on TikTok and making content then he'll be clapping his hands. It's all publicity, likes, clicks, follows etc...

There's a lot of parasocial relationships on social media.

Ones like tiktok mean that quite ordinary folk get popular, and because they are just ordinary folk it makes the viewers feel closer to them, and like they may have a chance. Meanwhile Mr ordinary is getting likes and views and gifts and all he has to do is throw a little shout out every now and then.

It's all toxic as fuck and I would steer well clear.

Honestly OP can't you find something better to do with your time than watching this nonsense?

are you not just tempted to wind the 'mad' group up? I would be.

Oh this reminds me of William White. There's a documentary about it 'Thirst trap. Some of these fan groups can turn really toxic

You sound like you've been sucked in just like all those other women. What makes you different? As you say he's a complete random man you've never had any contact with.

It's so hard to know what to say to this thread??!! 👀🤣

Has he expressed upset or discomfort over these actions? It sounds weird all round but realistically from his side, he's likely making money/getting exposure from the interactions which I presume was his initial goal in creating the content he does. I'm not saying it makes it ok for people to act in a possessive or predatory way, but it also seems fairly standard behaviour for some of these weird parasocial social media groups. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, stop following him/interacting with the group as it's unlikely to change unless he directly addresses it as an issue.

Is it Yungblud? Some of his fans are intense and obsessive, and are really angry that he has rekindled his romance with an ex girlfriend because apparently he deserves better. He appears to engage with his fans on Instagram, though I'm pretty sure his social media is managed by his PR team, and it isn't actually him these girls are messaging.

Just leave them to it

Exactly. Like a certain type queues in the cold overnight to curtesy and hand a battered selection box to a royal child at Sandringham and tell them their ‘Nanny’ Diana would be proud of them, because they believe they ‘know’ the family.

I don’t see how you are any different although the fact you think you are and that you are superior to others who devote their time to following this person is concerning. Have you sought help for this?

its TikTok. By definition its unreasonable.