You may know this already, but evidence suggests that the ridiculous troll outlanderbanter on Twitter is auburncurlslass here on tumblr
Hi, Anon, yes, I was already told that. She's also on Instagram using the same name--OutlanderBanter. And I was also told WHICH Extreme Shipper she is, as in I know her FULL NAME, etc.
She's one of the original ES from way back and has attended Outlander related events for years. In an interesting karmic twist, she's friends with the Extreme Shipper, who back in the day, tried to dox me. And who actually DID dox one of the people they thought was me. OutlanderBanter's friend went as far as posting this other woman's real name, what city she lived in, etc publicly on Twitter. So much for the love, light, and positivity brigade. The cognitive dissonance that occurs in that group, with what they portray to the fandom, and how they ACTUALLY behave, is mind blowing.
OutlanderBanter/Auburncurlslass follows the same pattern of SO many Exteme Shippers. They have 3 personas.
Persona 1: NORMAL SUPERFAN. They use their real name with real picture on their social media accounts and "act" like normal, supportive fans. They attend Outlander meet and greets, conventions, premieres, take pics with Sam and Cait, and the rest of the cast, join MPC, other Outlander related fan groups, Outlander Facebook groups, and praise Sam and Cait publicly on their accounts.
Persona 2: TUMBLR FAN BLOG. They create Tumblr accounts with a Pseudonym, where they spread conspiracy theories, keep their identities mostly hidden, given a toss away mention of where they live, where they've traveled, or what they do for a living. These blogs are a combination of Outlander videos, memes, gifs, updates, fanfiction recommendations, Anon Asks where they propagate their SamCait LIES to the few remaining shippers desperate to keep their fantasy alive.
Persona 3: INSTAGRAM TROLL. It is on Instagram (and sometimes Twitter), where these otherwise seemingly normal wives, mothers, grandmothers, professionals, UNLEASH their inner hater, bullying, harassing, and terrorizing Sam and Cait--the very people they claim to idolize. And of course, everyone in any way associated with Sam and Cait, as well as other fans.
It still BOGGLES MY MIND how they can literally be on their Persona 1 accounts sending "I love you Cait, you're a queen, can't wait to see you at the next Outlander event, I made a quilt for youuuuuu!" And in the same breath, go on their Persona 3 accounts and leave comments on Cait's Instagram like "Glad we haven't seen your gay purse holder assistant Tony around lately."
And Sam, of course, receives similar treatment and worse, because he's dated more than one woman since he started on Outlander. The SAME "fans" who pay big money to go to meet and greets with Sam, hug him tightly, look at him adoringly, gushing "Sam we support you no matter what! Sign my Sam pillow pleeeeease! These are the same women, who then go on their sock accounts, and mercilessly attack ANY woman in Sam's life, including contacting the woman's family, employer, friends, ex-boyfriends, etc.
It is FRENZIED, MENTALLY UNSTABLE behavior, the likes of which I've never witnessed. And I wouldn't believe it, if I hadn't seen it happen over and over for the last 7 years.
Phew, I'm worn out writing that. So, YES, Anon, I've been tipped off as to WHO troll extraordinaire Outlander Banter is. And surprisingly, it was by someone in her circle. Guess she must have burned some bridges. So, if she keeps crossing the line and keeps cyber harassing, which is a CRIME, Sam will get her name etc, and he can add it to the LONG list of Extreme Shippers his legal team is keeping track of.
