There is nothing wrong with star chasing, but the deformed "rice circle" must be cured

　　Sun Ziqing

　　For some time, the chaos in the “rice circle” has become more and more intense. Fans have repeatedly verbally abused each other, spurred wars, instigated confrontation, insulted and slandered, rumorsed attacks, and malicious marketing. These phenomena have disrupted the clear network ecology and even violated laws and regulations.

The deformity "rice circle" must be cured.

(August 12th People's Daily)

　　A generation has its idols, and there is nothing wrong with chasing stars.

From Teresa Teng and the "Four Heavenly Kings" to Eason Chan and Jay Chou, every era has stars that are popular in every era.

Going to a concert of your favorite celebrity or buying a few celebrity posters is a normal interaction between fans and celebrities.

　　At the moment, the problem of "rice circle" lies in the word "circle"-small groups and small circles are formed for the purpose of chasing stars.

If people of idols (idols) communicate with each other and get together because of the same interests, there is no problem.

However, most of the "circle" of the "fan circle" shows exclusivity: for their idols, they will not hesitate to open fire and stomping to lead the war. Most of the people in the circle are narrow-minded and full of hostility.

　　The current "fan circle" can be described as highly organized: there are special star support clubs (stations), and the leaders are called "fantou"; these support clubs regularly organize activities and issue "tasks" to their members, including their own Idol pulls the stream, attacks other celebrities, controls reviews, scans the rankings, does statistics, etc., and so on.

Even these fan organizations have a "financial" system: fundraising from fans to buy celebrity peripheral products, or to spend money on rankings, and this kind of fundraising has long been in a gray area outside of supervision.

　　In recent years, I have seen negative news about the "fan circle" from time to time.

Last year, Xiao Zhan’s fans were dissatisfied with an article. They not only reported the work and the publishing platform, but also humanized the author of the article, demanding punishment from his school, which aroused the outrage of the Internet; during a talent show this year, people also appeared Surprised "fans hit the list and poured milk": fans poured a large amount of milk into the waste water ditch in order to get the QR code printed on the cap of the milk bottle to vote for their idols.

In this way, it has broken away from the normal star chasing, showing the characteristics of no bottom line and extreme.

　　It is worth noting that a large part of the "rice circle" are minors.

According to the "Research Report on the Internet Usage of Minors in China in 2020", in 2020, the number of underage Internet users in my country will reach 183 million.

The proportion of underage netizens participating in fan support has reached 8%, among which junior high school students are the main participants, and the fan group is showing a trend of younger age.

　　Minors are immature and have weak ability to distinguish right from wrong, which makes it easy to blur the virtual and reality.

Some experts point out that "fan circle" companions and idols themselves can bring a sense of identity and intimacy to young people.

Therefore, many minors project their realistic emotions onto their idols, which is not a good thing for their growth.

　　The rise of "fan circle" and "fan circle" culture cannot do without the help of capital.

Behind the star-chasing behavior of the "rice circle" is an intricate chain of interests.

In recent years, many talent show and variety shows have introduced a voting model. The ranking of idols and their debut depends on the votes of fans. The saying goes, "You and I have no chance, and I rely on my money."

Such a model is tantamount to laissez-faire and contributes to the chaos of the "rice circle".

　　In addition, the Internet has contributed to the growth of the "fan circle".

The convenience of the Internet makes it possible to organize large-scale fan groups across time and space, and the "information cocoon rooms" formed in these fan organizations have realized the continuous self-reinforcement of the organization.

Moreover, the virtual and anonymous nature of the Internet makes it easier to foster an atmosphere of mutual tearing and attack.

　　Everything must have a degree.

Going back to the discussion at the beginning of this article, there is nothing wrong with star chasing, but star chasing also requires a degree.

The current star-chasing behavior of the "rice circle" is obviously overdone and tends to be extreme.

It's time to rectify this kind of "rice circle" culture and chaos!