Is Stanning a Sin?
Donald Glover’s twisted new show, <em>Swarm</em>, hints that our biggest stars fear their own fans.
Both slang for “super fan” and the title of a terrifying Eminem song, the term stan refers to a distinctly modern phenomenon depicted in the controversial new Amazon Prime series Swarm. In the horror-comedy created by Atlanta’s Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, a young woman takes lethal revenge on people who talk poorly about her favorite pop star. A smartphone enables her to constantly consume content by her beloved singer—and to smash the skulls of people who make nasty jokes on Twitter.
’s contemporary trappings are a bit of a feint, however.The show portrays a kind of is about religion, and it condemns the sin of idolatry.
