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What is the difference between the two? When has the average porn fan crossed over into the fanboy territory? What is the line that is crossed that can mark someone as a creepy fanboy for life? Curious.



This is actually a very good question...I think the line for porn fans is the same as for fans of mainstream films/TV/music etc.

A fan per se is someone who makes a point to patronise the work of a certain individual, nothing more and nothing less. It's when said fan begins to seek out some sort of personal/proprietary relationship with said individual that we start to cross over into fanboy territory.

I could PM Gen a question, and I'm sure she'll PM an answer back out of common courtesy. That doesn't mean she likes me.

Just because I post on the same message board as Holly Randall and interact with her on it doesn't mean I 'know' her.

If I buy Gia Jordan a watch as a gift, that doesn't mean we are romantically involved if she accepts it.

Some people can't make these sort of distinctions, others sadly can't...that's where the phrase 'ADT Watch Guy' comes from.

Porn has actually got off pretty light considering some of the psycho fans/stalkers that mainstream stars attract. No one has attempted to assassinate the President and claim that Sasha Grey made him do it, like that Jodie Foster fanboy...but then you do read instances like the guy at AEE who saw fit to ram his fingers up Ashley Blue's ass whilst she was posing for a photo with him.
I do hope he was on the receiving end of a proper beating...