Names

I feel as though I need to start addressing you, my blog readers (few as there may be), with a name. You know how celebrities have their fandom names, like Gaga's "Little Monsters" and Zendaya's "Z-Swaggers"? Most of them include some form of the subject's name, smushed with a suffix that represents a group of people (e.g. Demi Lovato's "Lovatics" and One Direction's "Directioners"). Even YouTubers have them. Connor Franta has his Frandom / Franta Family. Bethany Mota has her Motavators. Though now that I think about it, they're the only ones I know of with a fandom name (and Beth only got hers when she launched her line on Aéropostale); other YouTubers just address their viewers with a generic greeting, which they stick with for 99.99% of their videos. The rate at which fandom names are brewing has had an extremely steep incline since the 21st Century. WOw that sentence was formal. Anyway, think about it: the improvement, efficiency, trendiness and therefore potency of social media has taken the ol' school-playground-popularity-contest to a whole new level. Nowadays, being socially accepted and liked doesn't end when you leave the party, the office, the restaurant, wherever. The desire (or some may even argue, the need) to be popular follows you home. It follows you everywhere, from the comfort (?) of your own pocket. I'm talking about your phone.

Back to my point, … I never introduced my point. MY POINT IS, followers of popular people like to give themselves a name, in order to feel connected to others who appreciate / admire / stalk said popular person. With the uprise of social media, it's become increasingly common for these appreciators / admirers / stalkers … Viewers. Followers. … To weave together a family over the internet. Fandom names seem like the deciding factor of whether or not you're "popular" in today's web-slain world. All this came to mind when I wanted to address you with a name, my readers.

Naming y'all is kind of a dilemma, though. Reason being, it means I consider myself "popular". I'm worthy, of course I am - everyone is. EVERYONE. But that doesn't mean I am big-headed, a.k.a. a popularity-stricken teenager. Coining a term with which I can use to address my readers will be big-headed. Sooo, after three paragraphs, I've finally decided to do what most YouTubers do: officially name you with a "y'all" (Tyler Oakley) or "guys" (many, many, many, many YouTubers) or "lovelies" (Theodora Lee)… I can go on for a while… "Best friends" (Jim Chapman), "everybody" (Zoe Sugg "Zoella" in that adorable British accent), "internet" (Sonia Gill, in a different European accent each week)… What should I use? OMG. Pwettiwad: People Who Enjoy The Things I Write And Do. Pwettiwad. No, it does not sound like brand of sanitary napkins. TMI. Sorry. I shall stop. You read nothing.

I don't think Pwettiwad is the most appropriate anyway. Imagine me saying "Pwettiwad" in a video. How… Weird (and in the most unattractive way possible, not the "quirky", "cute" kind of weird) would that be? I'll call y'all my internet friends :)