Bretman Rock recently aired out his frustration at fans who are seemingly oblivious to the concept of personal space.

The social media star, who is in the Philippines to mourn the death of his father, took to Twitter to vent about the people who ‘showed up to my dad’s funeral uninvited and started taking pics of my dad and my family’.

‘Can people just let me be sad for once.’ he writes.

And if fans are still lost on why such callousness is a dick move, Bretman furthered, saying ‘I just don’t understand why people think it’s okay to ask me for pictures when my eyes are literally swollen from crying.’

‘How you gonna say ‘condolences, can we take a picture?’

I just don’t understand why people think it’s okay to ask me for pictures when my eyes are literally swollen from crying … how you you gonna say “condolences , can we take a picture ?” — Bretman Rock 🐢 (@bretmanrock) November 21, 2019

This isn’t the first case that proves the problematic side of stan culture. Back in 2017, Maine Mendoza wrote to fans about being suffocated due to her fandom’s tendency to overstep their boundaries.

‘I need to be honest, I am at this point where I feel like I live in a box.

I have not been able to do what I want and say what I feel because every time I try to express my thoughts and feelings, some of you tend to misapprehend and invalidate them in so many ways.’

‘Judging, blaming, and getting mad at me for expressing what I truly feel just because you do not agree and it is convenient for you’.

I just could not take how some people feel so entitled in so many things, hindi lang sa career pero sa personal na buhay.’

I got myself, I will catch myself, and I will pick myself up pic.twitter.com/VoU5kFuReQ — Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) November 26, 2017

In both Bretman and Maine’s cases, let’s be reminded of one simple fact. Celebrities are people too. They might pop up on your TV/laptop screens once in a while, but they are living, breathing human beings just like us. Shocking, we know.

And with just any other normal person, they have rights. The rights to personal space. The right to live their lives as they see fit. Being popular and accessible doesn’t void them of these.

Instead of invading their lives, let’s channel that frenetic energy into something more positive. Go to their events. Talk about them on social. Write an article on We The Pvblic reminding others to respect their privacy.

There’s no need to shove in their faces about how much you appreciate them or just how supportive you are. They already know that. They wouldn’t be celebs in the first place if you weren’t.

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