When real people collide with the murky world of fandom

[birdsofshore]

I know it can be a bit icky when people show actors fanart and such of the characters they play. However I think I love Mark Ruffalo a little bit after reading this:

"MARK RUFFALO KNOWS WHAT SCIENCE BROS IS, SHIPS IT"

He seemed so genuinely delighted by the whole concept, I found it strangely heart-warming. I've seen actors confronted before on talk shows or at cons, and they usually take it in good part, but then they're trying to appear likeable and funny, so it's hard to know how they actually feel about the subject. I know Tom Felton always seems amused by the things fandom comes up with, and often makes jokes about Drarry or Drapple. However I can think of other actors for whom this must have been a cringy situation.

What do you think about people having fandom thrust upon them like this? It seems sort of disrespectful, but then the interview above shows it can be a thing of joy... And, incidentally, do you ship Science Bros? I don't follow the Avengers at all, but Mark Ruffalo (is it just me who always wants to say Mark Gruffalo? :D) and RDJ are both so cute, I could be easily persuaded...

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[sapphoatsunset.livejournal.com]

Asian pop, Asian rock... It's all fab. It's like Tom Felton sort of but, with most of celebs. Though, it's not like they actually read any of it. It's more a way of catering to what the fans want from them and selling a product. And then they all get married and crush our slash!shipping souls XD

Here, some youtube examples: [01] [02] :)

But really, imo, any positive energy from celebs for fandom is a good thing. Much better than negative energy, of which there is a lot. Though that negative energy keeps OTW in things which is good too. :)

Anyways, yes. "Just open-source creativity." <-- best celeb reaction ever. ♥