Parasocial Stockholm Syndrome

When someone is in a parasocial/one-sided relationship with a famous person (typically a celebrity or online personality).. and this famous person happens to exhibit toxic, abusive, or inappropriate behavior. The fan ignores their distasteful behavior and continues to support them.

Alternatively, maybe the fan is aware of what they're doing.. but they feel stuck in this one-sided relationship and it's hard for them to escape because of how attached they are.

I'm really into this guy.. but he also creeps me out sometimes. I feel like.. if I ever found out that he's actually a bad person that has done bad things, it would be really hard for me to detach myself from him.

The weirdest part? I don't even know him personally! He's a YouTuber. So why do I feel this way? It's like some form of.. parasocial stockholm syndrome that I'm experiencing or something. That's the only way I can describe it.

by mynameisnotrelevantlol August 15, 2023

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paradoxical universe

The ontological principle, An acknowledgement of the fact that anything can exist can never truly make sense and be understood(it is illogical), and that nothing is an impossibility for the understanding too("nothing" is incomprehensible).
A justification for anything nonsensical or illogical.

When something or someone or an idea is totally illogical you can justify it or accept it with the words, "It's a paradoxical-universe!" or "we are living in a paradoxical universe"

by Paradoxical Universe October 27, 2011

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Parasocial

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That youtuber has a parasocial relation with his fans.

by AbsoluteUnite May 1, 2021

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parasocial

pertaining to abnormalities in society.

The locals have launched a campaign to extirpate parasocial problems.

by uttam maharjan March 9, 2010

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Paradoxical ebullience

Paradoxical ebullience is the unfounded belief in Black progress in the face of socioeconomic counterevidence. The gap between Black relative socioeconomic position and their racial attitudes. The thesis of paradoxical ebullience argues that Blacks’ understanding of Black group interests, including their worsening socioeconomic position, has shifted those interests from the collective to the individual, and the method to achieve those interests has shifted from protest politics to electoral politics. Additionally, paradoxical ebullience supposes that these trends have political ramifications for Blacks that lead to negative economic consequences. In short, attitudes that are incongruent with Blacks’ reality limit their collective political will to address their worsening economic position and jeopardize policies that provide economic benefits for Blacks.

BIPOC who are excessively optimistic about the future in the face of racial and other forms of oppression suffer from paradoxical ebullience.

by Big Less 64 May 3, 2021

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