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Billie Eilish has lost a whopping 100,000 Instagram followers since coming out last month and sharing she was attracted to women.

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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

She has 110 millions insta followers. 100,000 represent a 0.1% loss. I wish only 0.1% of the population were homophobic.

[–] midnight@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

How is it news that she lost less than 0.1% of her followers?

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I kinda thought something similar, but in a way I think there's some value in observing homophobia in a community.

[–] Domiku@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

Yes, but it's just not statistically significant. Unless we see longer-term trends of her follow count, this could easily be a random fluctuation, bot crackdown, etc.

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m encouraged that the percentage was that low.

[–] Crankpork@beehaw.org 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The percentage was low, but 100k people is still a lot of people.

[–] Curiousfur@yiffit.net 1 points 9 months ago

Probably a lot of them were bots

[–] marco@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I really don't understand... Was their thought process someone like this?

"We were gonna hook up any day now, but since she came out that won't happen anymore, so I'll unfollow her!"

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

Hopefully something less insane, like:

"I liked fantasizing/having wet dreams about her while listening to the music, but since she came out that won't happen anymore"

[–] MaryTzu@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

So she is bisexual?

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How was it not obvious to everyone already? She oozed lesbianism from the start.

[–] klubsanwich@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

A lot of homophobes don't realize how much they love gay culture