technologia: Larries

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Larries are shippers who believe that the former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson had or still have a long-term and secret romantic relationship. A fundamental part of this conspiracy theory is that the two, name blended as Larry Stylinson, have had their sexual identities concealed by their management company, Modest Management, supposedly guided by homophobic corporate interests. Even after repeated public disavowals from the pair, belief in the theory has not diminished over time. Larries have been one of the largest contingents in the One Direction fandom since the band's early days. Larries have a strong presence on social media, and the ship has regularly toppe…

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From <mrsniall-horan-until-the-end> to <keepingupwith1d>: Online usernames and identity in the One Direction fandom. Abstract This article categorizes 500 usernames employed by members of the One Direction fandom on microblogging platform Tumblr in order to better understand the self-naming strategies used by fandom members to construct their online identities. The five categories of usernames identified include monikers referring to a particular member of the band, names related to ‘shipping’ (imagined romantic relationships between band members) and names related to the labour undertaken by fans on behalf of the fandom. The findings indicate that, in contrast to the popular co…

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Boy crazy, but not in a straight way: The ‘truth’ about Larry in the One Direction fandom. This article explores the queer practices of a subgroup of One Direction fans known as Larries. The Larries believe that former One Direction boyband members Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson (referred to by the portmanteau ‘Larry Stylinson’) were, or are, in a relationship. This article draws on a digital ethnography with the Larry fandom conducted on Twitter across 2018 and argues that their digital practices involve queer reading strategies to disrupt heterosexual narratives and create space for queer desire. While Larries are invested in the ‘reality’ of the ship, we also suggest that their fan pra…

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Crazy About One Direction is a 2013 British made-for-television documentary film directed by Daisy Asquith and distributed by Channel 4 exploring the relationship between English-Irish boy band One Direction and their fans, called Directioners. Produced during a time of extensive media coverage on Directioners, the documentary consisted of interviews with fans and explored the fandom, including Larries, conspiracy theorists who believed band members Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson were in a relationship. It received mixed reviews from critics, and significant backlash from Directioners. Following its release, Channel 4 and Asquith received bomb and death threats from Directioners who claim…

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Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It is a 2022 book by journalist Kaitlyn Tiffany. It covers online fandom, especially of the band One Direction, and the author's personal experiences of it. Tiffany aimed to challenge stereotypes of fangirls, and interviewed a number of One Direction fans. The book received positive reviews from critics, who described it as humorous and well-informed. It was included on several lists of 2022's best books.