A person who is way too loyal, obsessed with a online character/celebrity/ etc, to the point where they will defend them no matter what happens, if it were a rape allegation, they would call the victim a liar when it wasn’t even proved to be fake yet. If it were a video feed of the online character beating a newborn, it would be “oh just a episode”.
You can see where this is going.
Tarkina: I don’t care what he did! It’s not my problem, if you unsubbed you are a fake!
Bob: bro, you a damn parasociac, it’s called having morals
A person who is way too loyal, obsessed with a online character/celebrity/ etc, to the point where they will defend them no matter what happens, if it were a rape allegation, they would call the victim a liar when it wasn’t even proved to be fake yet. If it were a video feed of the online character beating a newborn, it would be “oh just a episode”.
You can see where this is going.
Tarkina: I don’t care what he did! It’s not my problem, if you unsubbed you are a fake!
Bob: bro, you a damn parasociac, it’s called having morals
A fan of an online personality, usually a twitch streamer, who tends to send expensive gifts or large donations to the streamer as a result of an irregular parasocial relationship with the streamer
A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.
The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.
This is how dangerous parasocial relationships can form. Dream doesn't love you. He can't love you. Dream doesn't KNOW you. He can appreciate you but he can't fucking love you.
A mix between the word parasocial and socialite, parasocialites are people who activley partake in a one sided relationship to someone who does not acknowledge their existance and ENJOYS doing it. They truly believe they have a mutual bond, usually with a celebrity or online personality.
Person 1: (Replies to every post by a famous person and acts like they are mutual friends by cracking inside jokes they made up)
Person 2: What a parasocialite...