Fangirl Defined...?

Am I talking too much...?

Scratch that, you can never talk too much! Just like you can never read too much!

I was rather bored yesterday, so I googled "fangirl" to see what definitions there were for the word. For fangirl is a multi-faceted term, something that can't really be defined. Clearly, some people don't understand this. Why try to capture the very essence of something as broad as a "fangirl"? Why? What's the use?

Well, okay. I wouldn't mind normally, but the one from Wikipedia was kind of insulting...?

"The term fangirl can be used to describe a female member of a fandom community (counterpart to the masculine "fanboy"). Fangirls may be more devoted to emotional and romantic aspects of their fandom, especially shipping. However, it is commonly used in a derogatory sense to describe a girl's obsession with something, most commonly a male teen idol or an aspect of Japanese pop culture. Fangirl behavior can vary in intensity. On one end of the scale are those that, while harboring a crush on a particular actor or character, are perfectly capable of understanding that the fulfilment of the crush is never going to happen. On the other end are the girls who are said to be obsessive in their claims on a fictional character, even fighting with other fangirls over who 'owns' the character in question. Fangirl behavior can fall anywhere in this spectrum, but the closer someone is believed to be towards the obsessive end, the more derogatory the use of the term 'fangirl' to describe them is perceived to be. Fangirls of all persuasions are believed to be the largest contributors to fanfiction websites, sometimes disregarding the canon storyline of their fandom or altering it to fit either their own favored romantic pairings; or themselves into the continuity (termed self-insertions or Mary Sues)." 

(Quoted from the Wikipedia article "Fan (person)") 

I'm both flattered and insulted. 

They make us (as in all fangirls) sound like overly obsessed maniacs! And, okay, maybe we are, but to say it so blatantly! Although I did enjoy the part about fighting other fangirls over "who 'owns' the character". Not...that I've ever done...this or anything *nervous cough*. Moving on! 

Moving on to the fanfiction part of the article! Haha, I don't enjoy altering the storyline in fanfictions, but if it's good enough I still might read it. AND WHO ELSE DESPISES THE MARY SUE CLASSIFICATION??? I got bored of it when I was a Twilighter, and kept hearing it repeated over and over by Skeps, but now I just hate it. 

I've been inspired to whip up my own fangirl definition! Woot! (pwn...) 

Fangirl (Noun, Verb):

--(n) The name for a female who is obsessed with a certain person or thing. Examples may include and "L fangirl" or a "Incarceron fangirl". Usually defined as someone avidly interested in things, and one who is prone to phases. 

--(v) The act of "fangirling", being avid and squeeing about something. To "fangirl" is to rave about someone/something in a positive, obsessed way. 

I realize I said earlier that fangirl shouldn't be defined...oh well...Contradicting oneself is a part of life, no?

Now time to go read something...

K