Will you be my superfan if I become an elderly twerker?

I am always amazed by the level of commitment we show to our favorite celebrities.   We hang on their every word and wait on pins and needles for their next tweet, Instagram post, hashtag, and endorsement.  We will defend them even when they are indefensible.  However, it never fails that no matter how ridiculous they can be there are some people out there who just can’t admit that their favorite celebrity is an idiot.  I like to call these people superfans.

Superfans are in a class to themselves.  They take the love of a celebrity to a whole new level.  There is no rationalizing with a superfan.  They are obsessed with their celebrity and make no apologies for it.  Now, while I do have a infatuation for certain celebs like Britney and JT, I would categorize my adoration as intense but normal.  I follow them on social media, read about them in magazines, and maybe every once in a while find a way to casually yet intentionally bring them up in conversation.  But that’s about it.  Superfans are obsessed with their celebrity and will attack if you say anything negative.

Just the other day I made an Instagram post about Madonna being too old to twerk.  Now given the fact that Madonna is almost 60 years old and twerking is pretty gross for anyone let alone someone who became famous during the Reagan administration I figured people would agree with me.  Little did I know that a particular superfan was just ready to pounce.  Not only did he disagree with my post, but he even had a few choice words for me.

At first I was a bit shocked and horrified.  I began to wonder if what I said was that bad.  I began to question if maybe I should stop posting about celebrities in general given that this person got so upset.  Then I realized something.  He was a superfan.  There was no rationalizing with him.  No matter what Madonna does: walking around in a pointed bra, speaking with a British accent despite being from Michigan, twerking, etc he will never, ever admit that she is wrong.  When it comes to Madonna he has boarded the crazy train and has no intention of ever getting off.

Generally speaking, superfans will go to great lengths for their celebrity.  Remember the other week when Good Morning America caused a slew of commotion for Beyonce superfans?  GMA tweeted that Beyonce was going to be on their show because Beyonce “has something amazing she wants you to know.”  Superfans went crazy.  Speculating that the Queen B was pregnant or reuniting with Destiny’s Child, superfans set their alarms to get up early and some even called in sick to work.  Finally the moment came when Beyonce was ready to let the world know what she had been keeping to herself for some time.  She was in fact a sort of vegan.  

Obviously most people were not happy about this epic letdown of an announcement, but the superfan was not one of them.  They praised her for making better food choices and began frantically searching the internet to learn more about veganism.  Superfans united in the name of their Queen while the rest of us walked away with egg on our face or in Beyonce’s case egg substitute on our face.

Beyonce, Madonna, and I'm sure even Lindsey Lohan has a few.  Superfans are out there for every celebrity, and while I bet they won't admit to it I'm sure that deep down inside the celebrities love having them around.  But if you decide to cross over to being a superfan remember it's not for the faint of heart.  Being a superfan takes a certain level of commitment and crazy that most people just don't have.  But for that special few, they think it's totally worth it.  As long as you take the oath to defend your celebrity to the end you will be accepted into the superfan club.   And when you do there’s no going back.  I just hope that one day I’m lucky enough to have a superfan get my back when I become a elderly twerker.

Madonna, if only this was still true.

I'm sure hearing that Beyonce is now a vegan was well worth taking that sick day now wasn't it?