tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post5472059303105899284..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Stalkers vs. Groupiesblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-44200701760509232062009-01-21T02:51:00.000-08:002009-01-21T02:51:00.000-08:00It seems like they're all on the same continuum. A...It seems like they're all on the same continuum. And also that a stalker could pass as a groupie, resulting in...bad things.<BR/><BR/>It's probably been the plot of more than one movie. (Sounds like a '90s "erotic thriller", in fact.)<BR/><BR/>Which isn't to say that there's anything wrong with admiring from afar. Like many things, there's a fair stretch between normal and even obsessive behavior versus psychosis.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-28542882386299351522009-01-20T22:40:00.000-08:002009-01-20T22:40:00.000-08:00Oh, but I don't know why anyone would engage with ...Oh, but I don't know why anyone would engage with a stalker unless he thought he had to to prevent the stalker from going crazy. Of course, I take an extreme definition of stalker, but I don't know why one would engage with groupies either. Seems like a bad idea.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-20883406463167590352009-01-20T18:10:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:10:00.000-08:00Okay, *now* for family time... heh.Okay, *now* for family time... heh.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-50177427322239990952009-01-20T18:06:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:06:00.000-08:00Admirer = you hear that someone likes youGroupie =...Admirer = you hear that someone likes you<BR/><BR/>Groupie = you get anonymous love letters, are hit on repeatedly, but all pretty benign<BR/><BR/>Stalker = no matter where you go, there's a chance he'll suddenly appear from around a corner, you turn around sometimes and he's there, you catch him looking in your windows, he leaves notes on your car and calls you at public places just to let you know that he knows where you are, he sends death threats to people you interact with<BR/><BR/>Admirers are totally benign and somewhat flattering. Groupies can make things mildly uncomfortable, but you're not actually afraid of them. Stalkers make you think that you'd better keep an eye out at all times or one day you might end up with an aerated throat.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-57577777111549046872009-01-20T14:12:00.000-08:002009-01-20T14:12:00.000-08:00I have to assume you didn't find him appealing.......I have to assume you didn't find him appealing....blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-64367607985239154842009-01-20T12:48:00.000-08:002009-01-20T12:48:00.000-08:00I was stalked in my early 20s when I worked at a b...I was stalked in my early 20s when I worked at a bookstore. This one weirdo would come in and follow me around while I shelved books or lurked aound when I had to run the register. It lasted several years. My bosses wouldn't tell him to leave because they were afraid of a lawsuit.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com