I've been wondering this for a while and I just wanted to have a discussion about this. For years, I've heard the terms "Purple Kool-Aid Drinker", "Purple-Tinted Glasses", "Fams", "Sheep", "Purpleheadz" even "Haters" used for us Prince fans. Haters and Fams speaks for itself but the Purple Kool-Aid, Sheep and Purple Glasses seems to be used for those who don't think that Prince can do any wrong, if I'm not mistaken. I wanted to ask all of you in here, when you hear those terms used for someone in here, even you, on something about Prince, does it make you:

a. Laugh
b. Roll your eyes
c. Offend you
d. Doesn't matter either way
e. Other

Do you like these names at all or do you hate them? Discuss...
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purplecam said:

and they wouldn't show such disrespect and I don't have people as friends who don't show tolerance or respect besides we show love for one another.

u 4got one ..

L4OATheOriginal said:

I'll edit the post to include that. Thanks!

purplecam said:

Of course I laugh. To know that someone is so "bothered" at how much of a fan someone is of an artist, that they have to result to kindergarten namecalling. Childish to say the least.
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2elijah said:

I hear ya with that one.

Personally, I've been all over the map with it. Now I'm not phased by it. I know who I am as a fan, I'm honest with my points of view and I keep it moving. I'm like 2elijah, the fact that someone would call me or anyone else a "Purple Kool-Aid Drinker" cause we see things the same way Prince does or we're not mad or angry at Prince for whatever speaks more about that person than it ever could with me. It is something to laugh at isn't it?

For me, it would be both a) and d). Although during my more fanatical days, it probably would be c).

I'm kinda in different places depending on the circumstance.

If someone call me a 'fam' just s a Prince fa... cool with it and have o problems beng called a fam.

If you use fam in an 'insulting' manner... I'll respond like you just called me a bitch. Same thing applies to the other more obvious insults.

But at the same time I kinda laugh when I see someone call another fan 'fammy' or something trying to be derogatory... yet they have a shrine to Prince in thier home like he's a God... but some one else is a 'fam'...?

Over all I think its stupid and childish.

BigDaddyHQ said:

Isn't that something? The house is full of Prince posters and a million and one bootlegs and God knows whatelse and they have the nerve to call anyone a fam. Mmmmm

I thought I was the only one who could see how others used the word "fam" as if they were calling someone a bitch, a f___ot, a n___er, we could just go on right? It's like those people saying it like that are looking down at you and that's when I've gotten offended in the past.

purplecam said:

Yeah me too....

purplecam said:

yw ... and did u include fanatics as well?

but here is my take on this ..some terms r mislabled especially the hater one ..and some r just plain simple 2 figure out from people's posts ..

Would anyone outside of our little
Princey World be familiar with the term "fam"??

Didn't Prince coin this term because of his
contempt for the term "fan" as relating to fanatic??

I don't know any non-prince fans that even know what
a fam is.... do you???/

purplecam said:

I really don't like being called "purple heads", but what can I say?. I'm a "purple politician"

Thank You!!!
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Aannastesia2 said:

You're right. I've specified the title of this thread so that it could be celearer. No one else outside of Purple World would know anything about a "Purple Kool Aid Drinker" other than that the person likes Grape Kool Aid.

I sure don't like 'Purpleheadz!


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It doesn't matter to me.

I remember being HIGHLY offended the 1st time I was called a "purple kool aid drinker",a "sheep",and a "fanatic". Nowadayz,I find it kinda funny,and I actually like being a kool aid drinker.I'm proud of it.

cunt, the most offensive word in the English language, if someone calls you something below that level, it won't bother you so much, unless someone calls you a fammy-cunt.

Then that'd be really bad.

naughty post edit.
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The people that I ran into that I told I was a Prince fan and that I wanted to go on the road with him, told me I was a groupie with a delusion of grandeur and I ought seek a mind doctor.

hey, now. blame PRINCE for "fam".

though "fammy-fam" and "Fammie F. McFammkins" might be my fault.

99% of the time i mean these names in good fun. heck, half the time i'm talking about myself when i use these terms.

all of the above

or uh

none of the above


Um...don't give a shit unless I'm defending a homie?

Dayclear said:

Makes us sound like penises.....

holldoll5 said:

Penises sound betta


Prince's Purple Penis PushPin (now say it really fast 5 times in a row)

I've learned not to give words power. Good or bad.

I like Purple Hippie myself, but I have met some fanatics who have no life other than to follow Prince's every move and I kinda felt sorry for them. The name "loser" comes to mind. But whatever - if you wanna spend your life savings to follow Prince around like you know him, be my guest.

..e.)other...simply because the 'lingo' is evolving...a word can b either+ or-...like if i said something like 'big-face'!..'jerk-face'..'dead-beat'..they sound so- but in actually they can be a word...linguists is like learning a foreign-language...discovering..
...mzsexybaby'WOMAN+'(the vault)

I've noticed the naysayers bitch when I call them naysayers

and I could give a fuck what anyone calls me