As a Ghost fan, of course I’ve heard about the situation involving Tobias Forge. Let me be absolutely clear: stalking is wrong. Full stop. It is invasive, unacceptable, and criminal. At edseldopefan.org, we strongly condemn the actions of the individual who stalked Tobias, and we hope she is held accountable.

It also made me realize that it is long past time for me to make my own stance on fandom and boundaries unmistakably clear.

I will never post anything personal about Edsel. His private life is not relevant to his career, and if he wants to share something, that choice belongs to him. I know there are photos of his daughter that fans have taken; I will never share them. I will not discuss or share photos of his partner, either. I do not share images from his personal social media, and I do not post photos taken without his knowledge or consent.

Over time, I’ve also seen people sexualize Edsel or reduce him to an object instead of treating him like a person. There is nothing wrong with saying you find him attractive or that he looks good in a photo. There is nothing wrong with being excited about someone whose work you admire. But there is a line, and some people cross it.

At a certain point, it stops being appreciation and becomes something else entirely: gross, intrusive, and obsessive. That is not fandom. That is a violation of basic respect and boundaries.

It is completely possible to admire someone deeply while still respecting their boundaries. In fact, real appreciation should include respect.

You can love someone’s work, be excited to see new photos or interviews, think they are beautiful, talented, funny, or magnetic, and still understand that none of that gives you a right to their private life. Admiration does not equal entitlement.

Being a fan does not mean needing access to every part of a person. It does not mean digging into their family, their relationships, their children, their home, or moments they did not choose to make public. It means valuing what they share with the world and respecting what they keep for themselves.

There is a difference between enthusiasm and intrusion. You can celebrate an artist without treating them like they exist for public consumption. You can compliment someone without objectifying them. You can care about a person’s work without convincing yourself that their boundaries are negotiable.

To me, that is what responsible fandom looks like: appreciation without possession, admiration without entitlement, and support without invasion.

Respecting boundaries does not make someone a lesser fan.

If anything, it makes them a better one.

Cristina xoxo

Edsel showed up in a new pic on Dope’s Instagram. He looks amazing, as always. Always awesome to see him kicking ass on stage!

Credit: @dopetheband

A new pic of Edsel just dropped! I won’t get into the whys and what for concerning the topic of the post, but I’ve linked Dope’s Instagram if you’d like to check it out. Great to see him, as always!

Credit: @dopetheband

I’ve gotten a bit more confident in my writing lately… so I’m giving something another shot: reviewing every Dope studio album all over again.

But this time there’s a twist.

Instead of going in release order, I’ll be dropping the reviews based on edseldopefan.org’s ranked list of their albums. Each review will also include:
– the best track off the record
– the best music video from that era

And hey – just because something lands lower on the ranking doesn’t mean it’s bad. Dope doesn’t do bad albums. It just means some hit harder or are more sentimental to me. I’m open to hearing your own rankings!

First review coming soon.
Stay tuned, stay loud.

Added higher quality caps from the Another Day Goes By video to EDF Photo. I will be slowly updating some galleries with better quality captures, so check ’em out when you can.

VIEW PHOTOS | WATCH VIDEO

Disclaimer: Everything I post here is my own opinion. I do not speak for or on behalf of Edsel Dope.

Now that’s clear… every so often, Tripp Eisen worms his way into my fansite discourse. People notice he’s not an option for buttons on my fanlistings, or that I’ve literally edited him out of Dope photos. And yes, that’s intentional. Take it as the insult it’s meant to be. If I play even a SMALL part in erasing Tripp Eisen’s legacy from the internet, I’m happy. I will wear the “Relegated Tripp Eisen to the trash bin of music history” badge with pride.

Why? Because this person has done horrific things and remains unrepentant – worse, he simply labels them “bad judgement”. Dude, you’re a literal sex offender. I think that’s beyond “bad judgement”. You’re a fucking predator. I would 1000% cover my drink around you.

But wait! There’s more! He’s so untalented and charisma-free that he can’t even release new music without dropping Edsel Dope’s name every two seconds. We get it, you were in Dope and Static-X. Now you’re just trying to make money off those connections. It’s one thing to mention prior bands, but that’s literally the only thing you have going for you! Your band isn’t even good, bro! I listened to like five seconds of it and thought “Yeah, hate that.” It’s the most godawful shit I’ve heard in a long time. And the audacity to cover Static-X songs that poorly … Wayne would be appalled. (Oh yeah, he has Static-X ALL over that project too! The literal titles of their videos name drop Static-X all the time. That’s ALL he has!)

“Shut up, Cristina, you’re biased.”

No I’m not. Even if I didn’t care about Edsel, any person with a brain can see he has zero reason to lie about anything he’s said about this dude – unlike Tripp, who has every reason to lie. Anyway, TRIPP EISEN SUCKS. I hope he sees this too. I’m 100 percent for a Cristina beef with this dude. Fuck you, you washed up old hack.