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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People do this with fictional characters too. TVtropes calls it "Draco in Leather Pants". People find an evil character attractive and so paint a picture of that character in their head that is nothing like they are in canon, exaggerating any good thing about them (or just making up good things about them) and ignoring or justifying anything bad about them

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

sounds like parasocial behaviour

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago

Huh, this is kinda like the creepy phenomenon where (usually) chicks with an unhealthy true-crime obsession start crushing over (often deceased) serial killers. . .