"Confusing as it may seem to those of us on the outside, Nick Fuentes is indeed attractive to a small subset of groypers (his fanbase) known as "groypettes." There has, however, been widespread confusion about just how large this faction is. According to the TERF site UnHerd, "the community is simply too large to be a trolling fad - if you search for X accounts with 'Groypette' in the username, you can scroll and scroll.""
"But according to an October article from GQ, it may be smaller than we think. "There is a dedicated and TikTok-native Fuentes fandom," reports Katherine Dee, "but searching through the misspellings and alternate tags that users reference him with...only a few prolific editors dominate the results. The rest is noise-ephemeral accounts spun up around attention spikes." On AO3, where fanfiction goes to lose its mind, Dee found only a handful of Fuentes fanfics (26 to be exact.)"
A distinct, vocal subset of young women self-identifies as groypettes and expresses attraction to Nick Fuentes despite his misogyny, perceived lack of charisma, and admitted virginity. Assessments of the fandom's size vary between claims of broad online visibility and observations that a few prolific accounts dominate amid many ephemeral profiles. The fandom appears on platforms including TikTok, Tumblr, AO3 and in-person meetups, but tangible creative output is limited (around 26 AO3 fanfics). Some scene participants have shifted social spaces toward Fuentes-friendly meetups. The enthusiasm likely reflects youth and subcultural dynamics rather than broad political alignment.
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