A W stan is a fan whose stanning record is practically unblemished — they called it early, backed their fave through controversies that later looked overblown, got vindicated when the mainstream caught up, and somehow always seem to be on the right side of fandom history.
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An L stan is the tragic inverse of a W stan — someone whose fave keeps delivering losses, controversies, and messy moments, yet the stan remains devoted through every humiliation. L stans are not necessarily bad at stanning; sometimes they just picked wrong. They defend the indefensible, explain away the receipts, and watch helplessly as the discourse buries their fave again. Being an L stan is exhausting, but there's something oddly admirable about the loyalty. The fandom respects the commitment even while watching the spiral.
A sus stan is a fan whose behavior or motivations seem a little off — they're stanning but in ways that raise eyebrows. Maybe they're suspiciously aggressive in defending the celebrity in every thread, maybe their account appeared overnight with an oddly complete fandom knowledge base, or maybe their 'support' for the fave seems designed more to cause drama than celebrate. Sus stans make other fans uncomfortable because the energy doesn't quite add up, and the community ends up spending more time watching them than engaging with the actual content.
A mid stan is someone whose dedication to a fandom is disappointingly average — they know the hits, own one or two pieces of merch, and will show up online during the big moments, but they're not putting in real work. They miss comeback streams, they don't vote in polls, and their knowledge gaps become embarrassingly obvious when real stans start talking. Mid stans often think they're deeper into the fandom than they are. They're harmless but offer little to the collective effort when the charts actually need them.
A W stan is a fan whose stanning record is practically unblemished — they called it early, backed their fave through controversies that later looked overblown, got vindicated when the mainstream caught up, and somehow always seem to be on the right side of fandom history. The W stan isn't just loyal; they're correct in a way that demands respect. Other fans look to them for takes because their judgment has earned trust through a pattern of being right, supportive, and celebrating wins others slept on.
She's been a W stan from day one — she called his debut album a classic when it charted at 47 and now everyone acts like they knew all along.