So, how are all these kids affording to see BMC? Teenagers or these kids 11-15don't work and do their parents know what's going on with this unacceptable behavior? My niece and nephew are 13& 15and live in the metro area and never heard of BMC and I know they don't act like this way. Can someone explain to this 43 year old why this is happening? I just don't get it!? Rapid ferocious fans...I find it disturbing that this show is coming to BWAY! WTF is "shipping culture" I have never heard of this...I even asked some colleagues -friends at the gym and they had no clue?"
Parents see that the kid likes the show, and buys the kid a ticket for a birthday/holiday. Or maybe they saved up the money on their own. And honestly, it's really easy for kids to hide stuff. Even if they weren't necessarily hiding it, why would their parents know what they're commenting/doing to other people unless they were directly contacted about it.
Shipping people emerged as like a thing when I was in 6th grade, which was 5 years ago. It's really just a kid thing that doesn't leave the Tumblr/Instagram fan accounts. I don't expect parents to know what's going on.
Overall though, I am noticing parents becoming more and more oblivious to their child's online presence. I participate in another niche hobby that has people in it of a variety of ages. Someone appeared one day and started harassing a lot of instagram accounts, calling people horrible names, saying their pictures were terrible, stealing other peoples photos, etc. It went on for a good week until one day she just disappeared. A few days later I got a DM from her mom apologizing, saying how she was 12 and autistic and she'll do a better job of monitoring her account. But a week or so later, she came back and started harassing people again, and her mom had to make another apology. I don't understand how someone with an autistic and unpredictable child can just let them run amuck on the internet like that. I'm starting to sound like an old lady lol
