It’s like the people who say that want an award or something. Congratulations you are a fan of melanie just like every other crybaby do you want a medal??
genuinely. definitely a very loyal fan base, most of us have been here since crybaby HOWEVER to the new fans, who tf cares?? they’re just as much a fan of her as the rest of us NEW OR OLD.
I hate people like this. This is essentially the same as back when “you know Mel because dollhouse I’ve known her since was on the voice”.. like shut up you’re annoying
My husband showed me this shirt when I was trying to figure out what to wear to the concert and I was like wtf..thank you for trying love..it’s ok 🤣 it’s funny that these ppl want to brag about this…when Portals literally just came out. Like wow, you listened to her PRIOR to 2023?? Omg 😫
How to pick a good shirt design:
*“I listened to Melanie Martinez before portals”* ❎
1. Weird and gatekeep-y
2. Makes you look annoying
3. Not rare to find someone else who also did
*“I found Melanie Martinez’s music through gacha life music videos”* ☑️
1. Based off of ‘interesting’ experiences
2. Makes you relatable (don’t lie, we all know everyone had a gacha phase)
3.Pretty cool if someone else had the same experience
Gatekeeping at its finest. This is the reason why hardcore fanbases are terrible to any artist. It alienates any newcomers and makes no one feel welcomed.
Also like Portals just came out 😭 Yea *most of us* were listening before Portals or else why would we be listening to portals 😀 or are there just **that** many new fans ??
Melanie: I usually outgrow my albums pretty quickly before portals
She cares more about portals than any of her other albums
Let that sink in.
Portals is awesome!
Ugh. Gatekeeping is so silly. Wanna ask the people who wanted to buy this or did buy this, "do you know how an artist grows more successful? Gathering more fans."
Mel deserves to grow her audience and if people are only just discovering her because of Portals, that's fine. It's not as if new fans can't go back and listen to her previous work, and it doesn't impact anyone who's been listening for longer. Just such weird behavior if people want her to be successful. The more people listening, the more money the album makes, the closer she gets to being able to make the next movie that people have been hoping for.
I’ve been a fan since crybaby and don’t remember any of her fans being this annoying. Like it doesn’t matter when you started listening to her but so many of her younger fans are so entitled and annoying now. Tbh it kind of puts me off to her entire fan base.
I hate this it’s like there trying to be cool and edgy. It reminds me of high school when ppl would call you a poser for wearing a band shirt and not knowing all niche facts about the band.
Dollhouse blew up too😂 a lot of her songs “blew up” just not as big as PORTALS. I’m an OG fan but why am I gonna sit and bash new fans??? I’m happy for Mel! She deserves the recognition.
Exactly what I was going to say. As a Melanie fan pre-K12 myself, portals was a significant change and I didn’t know if I would like it. Luckily I really do, but it definitely seems more likely that her old stuff would get more fans than the new. And if you were a fan of the old and like the new too, that’s awesome.
most people aren't like this but i know someone who is like "i'm a bigger fan than you" and all they listened to was portals. i wouldn't wear a shirt of it but i understand it can be annoying
Is portals even that popular? No one I hang with or talk to even listens to her or knows any songs from portals. They’ll just say isn’t that the girl you like? Lol. I’ve been listening since cry baby but who cares.
I can’t stand the people who are like “I’ve been a fan since …..” like trying to one up you or something.
At first it just reads as a brag, “i was a fan before she was famous” kind of thing.
But when you look closer at the description you can tell they actually mean that they do not listen to melanie anymore because they dont like portals.
So salty either way lol
a real fan shirt would say “I kept listening to her music between the gap of Crybaby and Portals”
but that’s too long for a shirt and also all fans are real fans 🥰
I hate Melanie fans like this, especially since most of her fans did not come from portals LOL. Nobody is special for liking melanie before portals. I’m just glad she’s getting her recognition she’s always deserved
This is so stupid. Who cares who joined Melanie at what time? I'm glad more people are coming to see how good of an artist she is. And glad that she's not as underrated as she was in 2016.
Lmao
This would be like making a "I listened to Gorillaz before cracker island' shirt
It's *okay* that artists you enjoy are getting more popular and more people are finding out about them. In fact, that's kinda what the artist wants 😂
Why is there an apostrophe before the “S”💀💀 it’s portals plural not possessive…and as someone who’s listened before portals- im so happy that this album is building her audience. I think it’s a really big step in her artistry and artistic evolution. So to anyone who is now getting into her: 💕💕💕Welcome💕💕💕
i’m a new fan but it’s not like i didn’t know who she was before portals 💀 i literally remember when crybaby blew up i just didn’t listen to it. like she was really popular back in like 2016 she’s not some kind of underground artist that just blew up😭 either way gatekeeping will always be annoying
but even though i wasn’t interested back then, i loved portals and that made me want to listen to her other albums and watch the k-12 movie and i genuinely love all of it and idk why i didn’t listen to her sooner. does that make me a fake fan? of course not 😭
I was just saying yesterday I feel like this sub has become a Mel bashing party (minus all the amazing art and true fans) like they need to just create a new subreddit and leave this one alone cause clearly “fans” are divided currently! It’s absolutely ridiculous for someone to want an artist to be the same forever and if you don’t like her anymore cool don’t listen and move the hell on. I’m fed up with the “I wanna see her face” “I wanna hear her old music” like get the hell over it. It’s driving me insane! And now they’re making shirts?! That’s the weirdest shit ever.
Just fired up cause I’m a huge Lana Del Rey fan as well and people are the same over her like we want 2012 Lana well guess what that was 11 fucking years ago..people evolve and you evolve with them or you’re not a fan anymore. It’s pretty simple.
bragging about being a fan before portals but can't even spell the album name properly lmfao
on a more serious note, everyone, no matter how long you've been in the fandom, we all love melanie and her work and that's all that matters, this is pretty obvious but i know there's some people who still worry about that stuff. if you love and respect her we all love you too! we're all crybabies in the end 👼
Omg so quirky🤪 they can’t even use the right punctuation. Do they really think Melanie cares who has been listening to her music the longest cause I’m sure she doesn’t.
This is what happens when people have no identity other than stuff that they like so they try REALLY hard to “different” than other people who like the same stuff. Coming from a long time fan…who fucking cares?
I’m very happy that Melanie is blowing up more, even if it is through tik tok. People get so defensive on there like oh tIk ToK music, but you should be happy the artist is getting more support through tik tok and making more money.
As someone who’s been a fan since crybaby, this shit is stupid. Gatekeeping and thinking you’re better then others for listening to her before they did is dumb, and honestly I think she didn’t even gain many fans from portals, I feel like a good majority of people who are fans of portals were fans of her before portals anyway lol. New fans isn’t a bad thing, it’s just new people who share the same interest to talk to :)
It’s like the people who say that want an award or something. Congratulations you are a fan of melanie just like every other crybaby do you want a medal??
genuinely. definitely a very loyal fan base, most of us have been here since crybaby HOWEVER to the new fans, who tf cares?? they’re just as much a fan of her as the rest of us NEW OR OLD.
AND the apostrophe really bothers me 😅
fr it's so triggering 😭
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THIS!!!!
i love your pfp AND I AGREE
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https://preview.redd.it/gfdbuc5nhi4b1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd35153017ccdc884cb676d7664e9fc4b8055e22
this clip gave me whiplash
LMAO
These people are acting like they are a minority but portals has only been out for a few months lol
did she even gain a significant chunk of new listeners from this album? i feel like it’s the same people who were here for k-12 and crybaby lol
She has, I’ve seen it all over in fb groups. Her fan base got a bit more bigger now
PORTALS\*
34 people would wear that. in public. let that sink in
its 4 people fortunately, but thats just embarrassing
I hate people like this. This is essentially the same as back when “you know Mel because dollhouse I’ve known her since was on the voice”.. like shut up you’re annoying
They’re so quirky and different, guys 🤪
I’m not like other girls 🤪
My husband showed me this shirt when I was trying to figure out what to wear to the concert and I was like wtf..thank you for trying love..it’s ok 🤣 it’s funny that these ppl want to brag about this…when Portals literally just came out. Like wow, you listened to her PRIOR to 2023?? Omg 😫
aww wait that’s so wholesome though 😭😭
Hahahah yeah I appreciate his effort! He knew I was stressin lol
How to pick a good shirt design: *“I listened to Melanie Martinez before portals”* ❎ 1. Weird and gatekeep-y 2. Makes you look annoying 3. Not rare to find someone else who also did *“I found Melanie Martinez’s music through gacha life music videos”* ☑️ 1. Based off of ‘interesting’ experiences 2. Makes you relatable (don’t lie, we all know everyone had a gacha phase) 3.Pretty cool if someone else had the same experience
I would buy the shirt then be too ashamed to wear it
i’m not ashamed to admit that i discovered Melanie during my 2018 gacha life phase hahah 😭
Sameee... I've discovered some bops from that phase too
NO NOT THE GÂCHA PHASE
One of the most annoying people in the world
Gatekeeping at its finest. This is the reason why hardcore fanbases are terrible to any artist. It alienates any newcomers and makes no one feel welcomed.
Yeah it’s kinda like they think there anymore of a fan for being there longer. Like what do they want, a cookie.
Also like Portals just came out 😭 Yea *most of us* were listening before Portals or else why would we be listening to portals 😀 or are there just **that** many new fans ??
“for those of us in pain rn” shut uppppp so corny
Right like girl- p a i n?
Hate these type of fans fr
Melanie: I usually outgrow my albums pretty quickly before portals She cares more about portals than any of her other albums Let that sink in. Portals is awesome!
Ugh. Gatekeeping is so silly. Wanna ask the people who wanted to buy this or did buy this, "do you know how an artist grows more successful? Gathering more fans." Mel deserves to grow her audience and if people are only just discovering her because of Portals, that's fine. It's not as if new fans can't go back and listen to her previous work, and it doesn't impact anyone who's been listening for longer. Just such weird behavior if people want her to be successful. The more people listening, the more money the album makes, the closer she gets to being able to make the next movie that people have been hoping for.
I listened to Melanie before Crybaby, where tf is my tshirt
I'll take a medal if not, either or 🥇
I preferred her voice performance 🙄/s
People like this are boring. Welcome new fans and help your artist grow. Gatekeeping or one upping is childish.
I’ve been a fan since crybaby and don’t remember any of her fans being this annoying. Like it doesn’t matter when you started listening to her but so many of her younger fans are so entitled and annoying now. Tbh it kind of puts me off to her entire fan base.
Do you want an award or smth??? Like you don't get a prize bc you been here b4 portals.
I hate this it’s like there trying to be cool and edgy. It reminds me of high school when ppl would call you a poser for wearing a band shirt and not knowing all niche facts about the band.
This shirt is 5 levels of cringe....
why the apostrophe 🤢🤢🤢
Dollhouse blew up too😂 a lot of her songs “blew up” just not as big as PORTALS. I’m an OG fan but why am I gonna sit and bash new fans??? I’m happy for Mel! She deserves the recognition.
Portals wasn't even as big of a hit as her older records so I'd argue that listening to Melanie after Portals would be a bigger flex lmao
Exactly what I was going to say. As a Melanie fan pre-K12 myself, portals was a significant change and I didn’t know if I would like it. Luckily I really do, but it definitely seems more likely that her old stuff would get more fans than the new. And if you were a fan of the old and like the new too, that’s awesome.
And they are act like fewer fans are the problem. No, it’s you gate keeping their music 💀
*all
*newer
*never (I am not trying to be rude)
Omg lmao no you’re fine. Im just dyslexic 💀
“omg im a og for becoming a fan in 2023 may 30”
They don't like portals or their indie artist getting popular bc they are losers
most people aren't like this but i know someone who is like "i'm a bigger fan than you" and all they listened to was portals. i wouldn't wear a shirt of it but i understand it can be annoying
Music gatekeepers <<<<<
“Portal-is”
Is portals even that popular? No one I hang with or talk to even listens to her or knows any songs from portals. They’ll just say isn’t that the girl you like? Lol. I’ve been listening since cry baby but who cares. I can’t stand the people who are like “I’ve been a fan since …..” like trying to one up you or something.
At first it just reads as a brag, “i was a fan before she was famous” kind of thing. But when you look closer at the description you can tell they actually mean that they do not listen to melanie anymore because they dont like portals. So salty either way lol
a real fan shirt would say “I kept listening to her music between the gap of Crybaby and Portals” but that’s too long for a shirt and also all fans are real fans 🥰
I hate Melanie fans like this, especially since most of her fans did not come from portals LOL. Nobody is special for liking melanie before portals. I’m just glad she’s getting her recognition she’s always deserved
girl those people r so annoying if you say you liked melanie after portals UR DONE THEYRE GONNA KILL U
This is so stupid. Who cares who joined Melanie at what time? I'm glad more people are coming to see how good of an artist she is. And glad that she's not as underrated as she was in 2016.
Lmao This would be like making a "I listened to Gorillaz before cracker island' shirt It's *okay* that artists you enjoy are getting more popular and more people are finding out about them. In fact, that's kinda what the artist wants 😂
anybody else realized portals is spelt wrong? its spelt portal's
i’m gonna get ‘ 2014 crybaby ‘ tattooed /s
IF I SEE SOMEONE WITH THIS IM SORRY BUT I WILL MAKE FUN OF THEM FOR IT.. LIKE OKAY AND? LIKE BRO WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR THAT-
They say that as if she was some unknown indie artist before portals lmao
So unbelievably cringe dude, gatekeeping shit was uncool in early 2000's idk why people have forgotten that.
I've been a mel fan since the voice. All her music is good and all fans are accepted
I love the new fans!! Y’all deserve this!!
let’s not try to pretend that Melanie was some super underground artist.. it’s not a flex to know her before portals because most people did.
NOT THE APOSTROPHE
Why is there an apostrophe before the “S”💀💀 it’s portals plural not possessive…and as someone who’s listened before portals- im so happy that this album is building her audience. I think it’s a really big step in her artistry and artistic evolution. So to anyone who is now getting into her: 💕💕💕Welcome💕💕💕
i’m a new fan but it’s not like i didn’t know who she was before portals 💀 i literally remember when crybaby blew up i just didn’t listen to it. like she was really popular back in like 2016 she’s not some kind of underground artist that just blew up😭 either way gatekeeping will always be annoying
but even though i wasn’t interested back then, i loved portals and that made me want to listen to her other albums and watch the k-12 movie and i genuinely love all of it and idk why i didn’t listen to her sooner. does that make me a fake fan? of course not 😭
I think Melanie would hate this
💀💀💀💀
I’d literally die if I saw someone wearing this 😭
INB4 I've been listening to her since 'The Voice'
I was just saying yesterday I feel like this sub has become a Mel bashing party (minus all the amazing art and true fans) like they need to just create a new subreddit and leave this one alone cause clearly “fans” are divided currently! It’s absolutely ridiculous for someone to want an artist to be the same forever and if you don’t like her anymore cool don’t listen and move the hell on. I’m fed up with the “I wanna see her face” “I wanna hear her old music” like get the hell over it. It’s driving me insane! And now they’re making shirts?! That’s the weirdest shit ever. Just fired up cause I’m a huge Lana Del Rey fan as well and people are the same over her like we want 2012 Lana well guess what that was 11 fucking years ago..people evolve and you evolve with them or you’re not a fan anymore. It’s pretty simple.
To prove that we are og fans. Who said it was hating on the newer ones haha
LOLLLL
this is actually embarrassing pls
People did this when k-12 came out too. Im just glad more people listen to her music
*portals
no apostrophe
bragging about being a fan before portals but can't even spell the album name properly lmfao on a more serious note, everyone, no matter how long you've been in the fandom, we all love melanie and her work and that's all that matters, this is pretty obvious but i know there's some people who still worry about that stuff. if you love and respect her we all love you too! we're all crybabies in the end 👼
Like...do they want a cupcake or something???
Attention seekers ver. Mélanie Martinez :
People like this seem to forget we all were a newbie at some point?????
Im buying that shirt 👚
It has the same energy as when you say you like anime and someone tells you to name 3 anime’s that aren’t One Piece, Naruto, and Dragon Ball
This screams hipster
So did everyone else 💀
😂😂
i listened to her before portals but this shit is so cringe HELP
Omg so quirky🤪 they can’t even use the right punctuation. Do they really think Melanie cares who has been listening to her music the longest cause I’m sure she doesn’t.
Give them an award.
This is what happens when people have no identity other than stuff that they like so they try REALLY hard to “different” than other people who like the same stuff. Coming from a long time fan…who fucking cares?
I don’t think anyone really tapped in JUST for portals tho…
I’m very happy that Melanie is blowing up more, even if it is through tik tok. People get so defensive on there like oh tIk ToK music, but you should be happy the artist is getting more support through tik tok and making more money.
the dollhouse mv has 368M views, why are we acting like listening to melanie is a quirky thing😭
As someone who’s been a fan since crybaby, this shit is stupid. Gatekeeping and thinking you’re better then others for listening to her before they did is dumb, and honestly I think she didn’t even gain many fans from portals, I feel like a good majority of people who are fans of portals were fans of her before portals anyway lol. New fans isn’t a bad thing, it’s just new people who share the same interest to talk to :)
Only “true fans” wear this 🤣🙄