If you’re an avid social media user, it’s quite likely that you have blocked a person or two on certain platforms, maybe even have been blocked yourself. And there can be hundreds of reasons for that, from someone being rude or creepy, to being in a fight, among numerous other scenarios. Chances are, the people with the longest ‘blocked’ list are those with the biggest following, who are often celebrities. But despite being regularly put on the pedestal or having millions of fans, they’re only human, too, which means they might also block you if you do something they don’t like. Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently opened up about what they did that got them blocked by certain celebrities. Ranging from jokes gone wrong to misunderstandings, and beyond, some of their stories are rather amusing, so if you want to see what can get you blocked by someone famous, continue reading to find out. If you scroll down, you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with a social media expert, Part-time Faculty in Marketing at Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, Nick Mattar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
BlottomanTurk , Mike Mozart / flickr (not the actual photo) Report
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“The only difference is that they live their lives under a microscope for all to see and critique. When a celebrity sees something they find objectionable or they otherwise don’t want to see, they may block the user regardless of their status as a ‘regular person’.”
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“Being blocked by anyone is inherently a negative action because it means a person does not want to see what you have to say. To be blocked by a friend should be considered much more of an indictment of your social media persona than anything else. We tend to take on a slightly different version of ourselves online, whether that person is more vulgar, more vulnerable, or something else entirely. So, to be blocked is to know that the persona you take on is considered objectionable by another individual,” Mattar suggested.
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Asked if he agrees that people nowadays tend to blow certain minor things seen on social media out of proportion, the expert emphasized that everyone has different opinions on what is “minor” and what is “major” in our society today, but that there are specific topics today at the forefront of our news cycle because of how social media has amplified their relevance.
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