This is a subject I have encountered on numerous occasion with regards to the age and sex of Johns fandom! And it is something I find both annoying and to an extent insulting to myself, fellow fans and John himself.
It is a subject that has been touched upon by fellow tweeters (who I must add I don't follow), bloggers and journalists alike. I am refering to the apprent fact that ALL Johns fans are both female AND of a certain age or 40 plus!
Of course those who follow @BarrowmanDay will know that we don't ALL fall into that supposed catagory at all. We have followers who are in their teens, followers who are male (and not necessarily gay) or both! I myself have a niece who loves him to bits and she's 12 in November! And what about all the children who love Captain Jack from Doctor Who...They ARE children, not 40 plus women! lol
Of course there are women who are of a certain age or who are 40 plus (dare I say it I fall in there! Eeeek), but isn't John (eeeek) also 40 plus? He's not a teeny bopper pop singer! (thank the gods!). He's a fabulously talented mature (I say that with tongue in cheek) entertainer!
What such comments go to show is that these people are incredibly ignorent of A: Who John Barrowman is and B: Who is fan base are! They haven't a clue and don't take the trouble to even look!
John Barrowman is not only talented, but he is able to appeal to a VERY broad spectrum of ages, sexual orientation, religion or what ever you can think of! I like to imagine that there are Aliens out there that love him as much as we do! lol
So you people out there who think John is just for women of a certain age...Try actually looking at his fan base, who they are and stop lazily making ridiculous assumptions and start doing some actual research about his fans before you insult them and him!
~ Mickie x
Here's is one article that triggered this blog. I added a comment under the name Mickie Newton! I even had a reply! Swindon News
It is a subject that has been touched upon by fellow tweeters (who I must add I don't follow), bloggers and journalists alike. I am refering to the apprent fact that ALL Johns fans are both female AND of a certain age or 40 plus!
Of course those who follow @BarrowmanDay will know that we don't ALL fall into that supposed catagory at all. We have followers who are in their teens, followers who are male (and not necessarily gay) or both! I myself have a niece who loves him to bits and she's 12 in November! And what about all the children who love Captain Jack from Doctor Who...They ARE children, not 40 plus women! lol
Of course there are women who are of a certain age or who are 40 plus (dare I say it I fall in there! Eeeek), but isn't John (eeeek) also 40 plus? He's not a teeny bopper pop singer! (thank the gods!). He's a fabulously talented mature (I say that with tongue in cheek) entertainer!
What such comments go to show is that these people are incredibly ignorent of A: Who John Barrowman is and B: Who is fan base are! They haven't a clue and don't take the trouble to even look!
John Barrowman is not only talented, but he is able to appeal to a VERY broad spectrum of ages, sexual orientation, religion or what ever you can think of! I like to imagine that there are Aliens out there that love him as much as we do! lol
So you people out there who think John is just for women of a certain age...Try actually looking at his fan base, who they are and stop lazily making ridiculous assumptions and start doing some actual research about his fans before you insult them and him!
~ Mickie x
Here's is one article that triggered this blog. I added a comment under the name Mickie Newton! I even had a reply! Swindon News
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