Our Fanbase

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I’ve been a little monster since 2011, when I was 11. Today I just rewatched a fan made dvd of the BTWB and honestly I got kinda emotional. Like, seeing Gaga in 2011 was so weird, she seemed so passionate and bent on spreading love and kindness, and so proud of her aesthetic. She was proudly performing such a weird but unique show, with horses and sci-fi and heavy metal. And even the way she sang was way different, she sang much higher than now where she has a deeper more powerful voice. But it also made me really sad. I remember back then, Gaga would always invite fans on stage, and her tours felt like a loving place where you could just be yourself. If you go watch a video of it, you can see a clear difference - she didn’t give a ****, she was constantly talking to the crowd and people were just showering her with gifts and flowers, it seemed so pure. But now, her shows just don’t have the same energy, and I don’t blame her because things have changed and neither her or her fans are the same as they used to be but it still made me a bit sad. I think nowadays her fanbase has grown up, before she was this idol for me and many other young teenagers, and we were all so young and innocent and looked up to her so much, but as we grew up so did she. Sometimes I really miss that young, driven, passionate woman that made me stan in the first place, and I don’t mean this to shade her or anything, but there is a clear difference when you watch the videos. I’m not saying she isn’t anymore, but I feel like the energy she had in 2011 was otherworldly, and it makes me sad knowing how much stuff was going to happen to that woman in the upcoming years  again I don’t blame her, I know that in 2014-2016 she kinda grew up and things happened to her that made her perspective on things change.

 

I don’t really know why I made this thread but I just thought I’d share. These days, being a little monster is so different. We’re always constantly harassing her for new stuff and criticizing her team and it just makes me really sad because when I watched that video from 2011 this fanbase was always there to protect her and spread kindness. Last month I made a thread about how we should respect her and not listen to leaks and I got a bunch of replies saying “lmao I swear some of y’all act like a cult” or “it’s her fault for delaying it” etc, and honestly I just feel like this fanbase these days is just very toxic and bitter. And not gonna lie, some times I am the same way. It just made me realized just how much times have changed and the 2011 Gaga & Little Monsters era is no more. But watching those videos from Born This Way made me remember the true essence of Gaga and why we’re all still here. And although her #KindnessPunk stuff nowadays is kinda corny, I just want everyone to rewatch the videos from BTWB and remember why we love her, instead of constantly attacking her . 
 

 

(Hair @1:14:00 is what got me)