I'm not really sure... I mean, when I meet a guy I always go "Ohh yeah, I'm on ATRL, stanning for my faves Lea Michele and Alexandra Burke. But ATRL calls them flops and irrelevant while they stay screaming 'Talent always wins' at people like (insert artist I dislike), do you know what I mean?". And, the guys usually don't give me an answer, they just either don't reply to me again or walk away from me in the club.
The Stan world is literally it's on universe that occasionally trickles into mainstream. Even some of the most flamboyant, pop culturally aware gays I know don't have a clue about this site.