The Dark Side of the Emma Chamberlain Fandom

"I understand the line of criticism. Is this not a tiny bit hypocritical for the average person who probably spent a shit ton of money to get their Harry Styles ticket?" she said. "For your fandom to be like, kind of concern trolling does not necessarily feel super great." Emma Chamberlain spoke very openly about having an eating disorder earlier in her life. She's not really directly addressing the topic of disordered eating,. but it is a conversation that still pops up on Reddit and TikTok and YouTube to this day.

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