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In response to "I'll raise my hand: I know what stan means, I know Lose Yourself, I did not connect the two until this evening. -- nm" by loosilu

I didn’t know what Stan meant but it makes sense. -- nm

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jun 11 '20, 15:54

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It's kind of an interesting appropriation given the inspiration material. Actual fans refer to themselves as 'stans' in a positive sense - JD Jun 11, 15:59
I mean, I knew what it meant well enough from context, I just didn't know what it was a reference to or where it came from -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 11, 15:55 19
- I heard it from 20 somethings. I k now for sure they do not connect it to Eminem. They explained it to me differently. - loosilu Jun 11, 15:58 14
  - That is where the term originated. It’s not an accident it’s the name of the character in the song. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 15:59 13
    - I will ask my 20something friends where they think it originated. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 16:00 11
      - consider the possibility that your 20-something friends are....wrong? - znufrii, silly old man Jun 11, 16:04 8
        
        They are "influencers." Tens of thousands of followers. They know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 16:07 7
        
        riiiiiight....*backs away slowly* -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 11, 16:11
        
        or, they invented their own meaning after hearing it from somewhere else. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 16:10 5
        
        These are people I have known well for several years. Edit to say. I know them very well. I have committed significant mischief with them. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 11, 16:13 4
        
        Cool. They're still mistaken. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 16:16 3
        
        Since they haven't answered me yet, you don't know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 16:25 2
        
        If, as you initially suggested above, they think it's from somewhere other than the Eminem song, they're incorrect. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 16:26 1
        
        Of course they are. I'm curious what the younger generation THINKS it is. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 16:28
      - I mean they can think whatever they want but that’s where it’s from. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 11, 16:04 1
        
        Spammy, I am the messenger. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 16:30
    - 100% -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 11, 16:00
- I don’t understand why people would be happy to be considered Stans. Stan’s messed up. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 15:57 3
  - I don't think they are. I think they use is as an insult, but then jokingly say, "I stan xyz" -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 15:59 2
    - I think there are fanbases / fans that happily refer to themselves as stans or like you stated use it a verb -- nm - JD Jun 11, 16:00 1
      - an ironic usage, perhaps. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 11, 16:03

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