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| The '''Larries''' are a group of ] ] fans, centered around the idea that the former members of the boy-band ], ] and ], have some sort of secret romantic relationship.<ref name="Repetitions of Desire">{{cite journal |last1=McCann |first1=Hannah |last2=Southerton |first2=Clare |title=Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl |journal=] |date=1 March 2019 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=49–65 |doi=10.3167/ghs.2019.120106 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2273101426/5E77882B303F468EPQ}}</ref><ref name="Vox2016" /> A fundamental part of this idea is that the couple, ] as "'''Larry Stylinson'''", has been ] by homophobic corporate interests.<ref name="Vox2016">{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=2016-04-18 |title=Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom">{{cite book |last1=Southerton |first1=Clare |last2=McCann |first2=Hannah |editor1-last=Brennan |editor1-first=Joseph |editor1-link=Joseph Brennan (author) |title=Queerbaiting and fandom: teasing fans through homoerotic possibilities |date=2019 |publisher=] |location=Iowa City |isbn=9781609386726 |pages=161-163 |url=https://unsw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay/unsworks_modsunsworks_66858/UNSWORKS |chapter=Queerbaiting and Real Person Slash: The Case of Larry Stylinson}}</ref> '']'' wrote in 2016 that this "ship" is "one of the largest elements of the One Direction ], which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet".<ref name="Vox2016" /> | The '''Larries''' are a group of ] ] fans, centered around the idea that the former members of the boy-band ], ] and ], have some sort of secret romantic relationship.<ref name="Repetitions of Desire">{{cite journal |last1=McCann |first1=Hannah |last2=Southerton |first2=Clare |title=Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl |journal=] |date=1 March 2019 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=49–65 |doi=10.3167/ghs.2019.120106 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2273101426/5E77882B303F468EPQ}}</ref><ref name="Vox2016" /> A fundamental part of this idea is that the couple, ] as "'''Larry Stylinson'''", has been ] by homophobic corporate interests.<ref name="Vox2016">{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=2016-04-18 |title=Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom">{{cite book |last1=Southerton |first1=Clare |last2=McCann |first2=Hannah |editor1-last=Brennan |editor1-first=Joseph |editor1-link=Joseph Brennan (author) |title=Queerbaiting and fandom: teasing fans through homoerotic possibilities |date=2019 |publisher=] |location=Iowa City |isbn=9781609386726 |pages=161-163 |url=https://unsw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay/unsworks_modsunsworks_66858/UNSWORKS |chapter=Queerbaiting and Real Person Slash: The Case of Larry Stylinson}}</ref> '']'' wrote in 2016 that this "ship" is "one of the largest elements of the One Direction ], which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet" and that " it often dwarfs other branches of the One Direction community." General One Direction fans are called "Directioners".<ref name="Vox2016" /> | ||
| Since One Direction's early years, a group of ] ] fans, often called "Larries", has been dedicated to proving that Styles and Louis Tomlinson, are secretly a couple that has been closeted by a homophobic music industry.<ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom" /> Academics Clare Southerton and Hannah McCann connects the fan-group to phenomena like ], ] and ]. The "ship", according to '']'' in 2016 "one of the largest elements of the One Direction ], which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet", proliferates on social media and has led to online bullying and harassment of Styles' and Tomlinson's girlfriends and, according to Tomlinson, hurt their friendship.<ref name="Input2022">{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Jessica |title=Meet the TikTokers obsessed with Harry Styles' 'secret' love life |url=https://www.inputmag.com/culture/larries-larry-stylinson-tiktok-harry-styles-harrys-house-olivia-wilde |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Input |language=en|date=2022-05-10}}</ref><ref name="Vox2016" /> | Since One Direction's early years, a group of ] ] fans, often called "Larries", has been dedicated to proving that Styles and Louis Tomlinson, are secretly a couple that has been closeted by a homophobic music industry.<ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom" /> Academics Clare Southerton and Hannah McCann connects the fan-group to phenomena like ], ] and ]. The "ship", according to '']'' in 2016 "one of the largest elements of the One Direction ], which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet", proliferates on social media and has led to online bullying and harassment of Styles' and Tomlinson's girlfriends and, according to Tomlinson, hurt their friendship.<ref name="Input2022">{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Jessica |title=Meet the TikTokers obsessed with Harry Styles' 'secret' love life |url=https://www.inputmag.com/culture/larries-larry-stylinson-tiktok-harry-styles-harrys-house-olivia-wilde |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Input |language=en|date=2022-05-10}}</ref><ref name="Vox2016" /> | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 17 June 2022
The Larries are a group of shipping conspiracy theorist fans, centered around the idea that the former members of the boy-band One Direction, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, have some sort of secret romantic relationship. A fundamental part of this idea is that the couple, name blended as "Larry Stylinson", has been closeted by homophobic corporate interests. Vox wrote in 2016 that this "ship" is "one of the largest elements of the One Direction fandom, which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet" and that " it often dwarfs other branches of the One Direction community." General One Direction fans are called "Directioners".
Since One Direction's early years, a group of shipping conspiracy theorist fans, often called "Larries", has been dedicated to proving that Styles and Louis Tomlinson, are secretly a couple that has been closeted by a homophobic music industry. Academics Clare Southerton and Hannah McCann connects the fan-group to phenomena like queer reading, queerbaiting and slash fiction. The "ship", according to Vox in 2016 "one of the largest elements of the One Direction fandom, which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet", proliferates on social media and has led to online bullying and harassment of Styles' and Tomlinson's girlfriends and, according to Tomlinson, hurt their friendship.
Further reading
- Tiffany, Kaitlyn (2022). Everything I need I get from you: how fangirls created the Internet as we know it. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-53918-4. OCLC 1264273710.
References
- McCann, Hannah; Southerton, Clare (1 March 2019). "Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl". Girlhood Studies. 12 (1): 49–65. doi:10.3167/ghs.2019.120106.
- ^ Romano, Aja (2016-04-18). "Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Southerton, Clare; McCann, Hannah (2019). "Queerbaiting and Real Person Slash: The Case of Larry Stylinson". In Brennan, Joseph (ed.). Queerbaiting and fandom: teasing fans through homoerotic possibilities. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. pp. 161–163. ISBN 9781609386726.
- Lucas, Jessica (2022-05-10). "Meet the TikTokers obsessed with Harry Styles' 'secret' love life". Input. Retrieved 2022-06-11.