Im a 5 Star B**CH, Harajuku Hyphen Barbie

Since we are discussing Fandom this week it was only appropriate to introduce you to Nikki Minaj. Self-Proclaimed Bi-Sexual Rapper, and more commonly known as a Barbie. This girl is the idol of girls all around the world right now. There are men getting her face tattooed on their bodies.

Under the many characteristics of fandom, we see the young female audience desiring to become Nikki Minaj, me and my friends ourselves have sang this very verse numerous times along with others songs she has that are quite catchy. Also Imitating is huge with Nikki Minaj fans, as they do her dramatic looks gestures and manner of speaking. Resembling comes in with her signature bang and pink streaks in her hair, that many people have adopted. If I see someone with bangs I'll say "Ok I like your Nikki Minaj bangs" indicating that they resemble her as a result of their hairstyle. Copying can be noted on Halloween when people want to dress up as her as their costume. Also girl's refer to themselves as barbies (Harajuku at that) which is a style of dress in Japan. So there are alot of girls going to Clubs in Tutus and other odd/eccentric looking clothing as they copy her style.

Additionally, with Nikki's openness regarding her bisexuality, there is a large increase in the number of girls who claim to like girls. This is problematic in itself because there is absolutely nothing wrong with being lesbian or bisexual but if girls are doing it because Nikki makes it look and/or sound fun then they are just imitating what they see.