History Main / FanFlattering

* In the acknowledgements for ''Literature/{{Twilight}}: Eclipse'', Stephenie Meyer states that "I firmly believe that my fans are the most attractive, intelligent, exciting, and dedicated fans in the whole world."

* Creator/StanLee often plays with this in his addresses to Marvel Comics readers as "True Believers!"

* ''Series/{{Community}}''. In an interview Joel [=McHale=] said "We have the best, most attractive and intelligent fans in the world."

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-->What is in this column, however, is in one sense privileged. It is assumed that the readers are all special, more knowledgeable, in some measure because they are readers.

*** In his "The Town Crier's Gone Mad" editorials Creator/GaryGygax would often praise the fans of the game to flatter them. For example, in Issue #5 he included comments such as "you who have recognized the radical new nature of the system are the avant garde.", "elite intellects able to grasp the concept and understand the infinite scope offered." and "Don't expect others to have the same insight and understanding you possess."

* One of the best examples of the Bubblegum Pop era is one the Music/BackstreetBoys' most well-known {{Ear Worm}}s, "Larger Than Life"; despite the video having been some trippy space opera theme, the song itself is nothing more than one gigantic ShoutOut to their fans. For example, this is the chorus... in its '''entirety''': ''All you people, can't you see, can't you see / How your love's affecting our reality? / Every time we're down / You can make it right / And that makes you [[TitleDrop larger than life]]''. The opening verse even all but apologizes for being completely terrified when girls went screaming after them.

* Music/LadyGaga arguably has a bit of this in "Born This Way"; possibly a bit of a JustifiedTrope in that case though, as the song is about [[IJustWantToBeNormal accepting yourself]] for [[FreakinessShame who you are]] instead of [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday trying to conform]] to [[NoBisexuals society's]] [[HideYourLesbians restrictive]] [[DoubleStandard ideals]]. ''Definitely'' PlayedStraight in her Monster Ball tour though, and probably [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments genuinely meant]], when she declared the event was to be a [[FreakyIsCool celebration]] of, basically, all of them being [[TrueCompanions freaks together]].

--> ''You're so much better and you're so different,\\

--> --'''Music/{{Blutengel}}''', "Angels of the Dark"

*** In each issue, an article entitled "Support Your Chosen Game System" written by Creator/GaryGygax said that the ''Dangerous Journeys'' system was "...for the discerning and dedicated roleplayer..." - i.e. the person who was a fan of the game because they were reading a magazine devoted to it.

*** In his "The Town Cryer's Gone Mad" editorials Creator/GaryGygax would often praise the fans of the game to flatter them. For example, in Issue #5 he included comments such as "you who have recognized the radical new nature of the system are the avant garde.", "elite intellects able to grasp the concept and understand the infinite scope offered." and "Don't expect others to have the same insight and understanding you possess."

** ''Mythic Masters'' magazine. In each issue, an article entitled "Support Your Chosen Game System" written by Creator/GaryGygax said that the ''Dangerous Journeys'' system was "...for the discerning and dedicated roleplayer..." - i.e. the person who was a fan of the game because they were reading a magazine devoted to it.

* One of the best examples of the Bubblegum Pop era is one the Music/BackstreetBoys' most well-known {{earworm}}s, "Larger Than Life"; despite the video having been some trippy space opera theme, the song itself is nothing more than one gigantic ShoutOut to their fans. For example, this is the chorus... in its '''entirety''': ''All you people can't you see, can't you see / How your love's affecting our reality / Every time we're down / You can make it right / And that makes you [[TitleDrop larger than life]]''. The opening verse even all but apologizes for being completely terrified when girls went screaming after them.
* Music/LadyGaga arguably has a bit of this in "Born This Way"; possibly a bit of a JustifiedTrope in that case though, as the song is about [[IJustWantToBeNormal accepting yourself]] for [[FreakinessShame who you are]] instead of [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday trying to conform]] to [[NoBisexuals society's]] [[HideYourGays restrictive]] [[DoubleStandard ideals]]. ''Definitely'' [[PlayedStraight played straight]] in her Monster Ball tour though, and probably [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming genuinely meant]], when she declared the event was to be a [[FreakyIsCool celebration]] of, basically, all of them being [[TrueCompanions freaks together]].

* After the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNnftq744I Spy&Pyro]] video came out, the ''[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Team Fortress]]'' blog linked to it, along with this message: "We've decided this is final proof that [=TF2=] fans are smarter, more creative, and much better looking than fans of all other video games."

* XJapan: The ShoutOut to fans in the band's song "X", "You know you are the best!"

* One of the best examples of the Bubblegum Pop era is one the [[BackstreetBoys Backstreet Boys]]' most well-known {{earworm}}s, "Larger Than Life"; despite the video having been some trippy space opera theme, the song itself is nothing more than one gigantic ShoutOut to their fans. For example, this is the chorus... in its '''entirety''': ''All you people can't you see, can't you see / How your love's affecting our reality / Every time we're down / You can make it right / And that makes you [[TitleDrop larger than life]]''. The opening verse even all but apologizes for being completely terrified when girls went screaming after them.

* StanLee often plays with this in his addresses to Marvel Comics readers as "True Believers!"

** ''Mythic Masters'' magazine. In each issue, an article entitled "Support Your Chosen Game System", written by Creator/GaryGygax said that ''Dangerous Journeys'' system was "...for the discerning and dedicated roleplayer..." - i.e. the person who was a fan of the game because they were reading a magazine devoted to it.

** ''Mythic Masters'' magazine #3. In an article entitled "Support Your Chosen Game System", Creator/GaryGygax wrote that ''Dangerous Journeys'' system was "...for the discerning and dedicated roleplayer..." - i.e. the person who was a fan of the game because they were reading a magazine devoted to it.

* ''Dangerous Journeys/Mythus'' system, ''Journeys'' magazine issue 2. Creator/GaryGygax wrote the following in an article: