Vtuber Fandom: about the use of censorships when tweeting about your oshis

I've been in the fandom for quite a while now(I joined mid-2021 I think?) and have always censored their names when tweeting about them. I think one of the several reasons why peoplecensor their names when tweeting is:

prevents their account from being found out when said oshi does an egosa
censorship names for when posting nsfw fanart or just sensitive material in general.
They just don't want to be perceived and imo enforces the streamer-fan boundary

I have the same reasons too but its mainly the fear of being suddenly put on blast and have your oshi just acknowledge your existence. I have been recognized and have been referenced quitw a few times on their streams but it was when I knowingly name-dropped them. And frankly enough, i don't like being recognized nor have their attention on me. It's nerve wracking. And believe me when I tell you guys, they have lists of their fave fans in a private list on their twitter lmao. So if you think you are safe by just censoring their name, no you don't.

I think there should be a term for not wanting to be recognized by your idol. I get a whole existential crisis lmao. Like I went to a BTS fanmeet before and they just waved at me and after that I realized that I'm much better admiring them from afar than up close. Idk man it might be the avoidant attachment style or sth. But yeah rambles~ teehee

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