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Genesis_138

I thought we were the congregation


Mothstradamus

We are the Congregation. We aren't Ghouls up there playing for Papa.


MadManInABox1963

Just to further elaborate.  Ghost is the mouth piece essentially of The Clergy. The Clergy is the oversight/corporation using Ghost to topple established religions. Ghouls/Ghoulettes are the nameless/anonymous musicians. A ritual is the concert performed by Ghost.


JasoNight23666

Yeah, but what is one member of the congregation called?... a congregator?


Mothstradamus

A congregant. Or, as you said yourself, a member of the Congregation.


JasoNight23666

Lol, we're all members 😉, no but fr, congregant sounds proper to me, though I was hoping we'd have a cooler title since some other bands have more creative titles for their fanbase, like how Slipknot fans are called maggots... actually I can see how that wouldn't be cool to some people but I think it's cool as fuck lol


Mothstradamus

Maggot is adorable, but congregant is absolutely rad. Fills that little rebel meter for the ex-Christians and brings everyone into a loving embrace.


JasoNight23666

Lol yeah, I guess it does


james-kissed

A ghestie


JasoNight23666

Nah, screw that


DevotedToThePapas

I’ll never use thst term… the cringe level makes my teeth hurt.


james-kissed

It's okay ghestie, we can get through this.


JasoNight23666

Me neither, it's the worst idea that whoever came up with that has ever had


james-kissed

Ghestie there are a lot worse ideas out there like hating newer fans for no reason when we all like the same silly pseudo satanic band.


JasoNight23666

Then don't annoy me by calling me a fucking Ghestie


james-kissed

You are one whether you like it or not ghestie. Hail Ghost.


JasoNight23666

No, YOU are a Ghestie, I am a congregant, Ghestie is a horrible term and I don't have to use it because I'm not a cringy-ass lozer from TikTok


TeaBags0614

Exactly right


lambone117

Fandom wiki try not to spread misinformation challenge


Affectionate-Two4335

Level: Impossible


Euphoric_Ad8766

Boss : Mod


SnootBooper707

Sorry, I'm about to go gaslight gatekeep ghostboss in this post. The "ghoul" term should really be reserved for the musicians who play with TF/Papa up there. Also Ghestie really feels icky because too close to Swiftie, and I really don't want that to be what we become.


VulpesVeritas

"Ghesticle"


SnootBooper707

Calling us "Ghesticles" would be so funny ngl


birdoorcages

I thought “Ghestie” was just a play on “bestie” lol


Daaf242

No ghouls are actually all 'lower' members of the clergy, also the ones posting on social media etc. Not specifically musicians


Jlx_27

Taylor lives rent free in the minds of many... too funny.


NinPien

fr like did she murder peoples families or something 😭


Jlx_27

Its like NFL fans screaming about seeing her on screen during games... when in reality she is on screen for less than 60 seconds in an entire 3 - 4 hour broadcast.


NinPien

fr 💀 let the woman support her boyfriend lmao and get mad at nfl instead if it bothers you so much


Chris333K

Not me! But aren't we MFs? I mean... We've been called this on many rituals-


Moonlight_Katie

What about FFs 🥺👉👈 I mean he is a priest after all


caffeineandvodka

Punished for being horny smdh


Moonlight_Katie

Punished for a dumb joke. Lol, oh well.


tupidrebirts

Downvoted only to get it to -69, will upvote this comment to restore balance


Moonlight_Katie

Oh no it’s at -70… need another upvote to get back to -69… but it was that sexual humor that got me here in the first place!!! There’s no winning 😭😭😆


Chris333K

Hahaha I didn't even understand 'em lol. But really what is 'FF'? (English is my fourth language sorry)


lilyxxlily3

Now I'm curious of two things wich are both absolutely out of context 1. What are the other three languages 2. Are there any more


Chris333K

Spanish and Russian, spoke almost perfectly when younger now I've forgotten stuff BC I don't use them anymore. And I do know some Japanese started learning one or two years ago but had to give up due to my poor English grades at school. Even if I've forgotten most Spanish and some russian it's harder to learn other languages because well it's easier to get confused between grammar and probation. Hope that answers your questions! Edit : Also I'm not Russian nor Spanish I'm Bulgarian but I don't count my mother's tongue just the languages I learned separately


lilyxxlily3

That's cool :) And a coincidence that i also speak/learn Spanish, Russian and English, not one of them being my first language.


Chris333K

Cool!


dafencer93

'M' in 'MF' is for 'mother', F would be the other gender biological parent


Chris333K

Thank you my friend


drunken_corpse666

Idk why we need to make up cringe terms when fans have been called the clergy/congregation already


v4p0r_

Somebody calls me ghestie I ain't talking to them. The Congregation was fine.


VinRow

Just checked and it is gone. Let’s keep it that way.


Miserable-Repeat-651

Awesome news. 🙂


Xx_Rosalinda_xX

Please somone edit that out 💀


Term4378

Why the fuck ghesties? Ghosties is right there for the taking if anything


Future-Tax-285

Ghestie makes my blood boil lol


Term4378

I never knew a made up word could make me so mad lol


Born2BeMild23

Me, too.


VulpesVeritas

It sounds like a boil or some other gross physical manifestation of an illness. "Ew, man, you're covered in ghesties!"


slightlyused

GATEKEEPER! /s


mangomadness81

NEVER ghesties. EVER. 🤮


clydefrog811

This just reminds me how much the fan base has changed in only a few years. Tik tok was a mistake.


JimJohnman

I appreciate that it's helped get my younger cousin into ghost, that's good. Everything else? Not so much. Good for them for the success, but this isn't the way I wanted them to go main stream.


Kody_The_Viking

Agreed.


DevotedToThePapas

It really was. I hate it… I wanna go back to how beautiful Meliora was/is when I first heard it. The TikTok crowd are super annoying. PLUS the thing that everyone forgets, is that MOTC was meant to be a 60’s version of Ghost. Not representative of their current metal sound. Picking up fans based off MOTC , was essentially false advertising and has changed the fandom in a negative way. I wish we could go back to before TikTok. I know I’m gatekeeping but I’m fine with that, frankly. I love my dark and delicious ghost. Not Austin Powers ghost and its 12 year old ‘fans’ I love Ghost and always will, but sometimes it’s a tough call.


clydefrog811

The band has changed and I have accepted that. I still love the lore and the music, but I haven’t bought any shirts or merch in a while. I’m excited for the movie.


DevotedToThePapas

Me too. It will be my first time seeing them live


_zombiequeen666

This


loganwolf25

We need an OFFICIAL Ghost website for lore tbh.


der_wahnsinn

That wiki is not maintained by us. It's its own thing. Our wiki is hosted here on the subreddit


ANamelessGhoul4555

At some point, being a Ghost fan became so fucking embarrassing


RickSanchez_

It was when all the tik tokers found out about the band. Now it’s music for kids that are rebelling.


_Ki115witch_

For real, I got into Ghost because I really enjoyed their music and thought their stage presence was amazing, with the theatrics and loose lore. Thought the idea of the frontman being changed for each album cycle was really interesting. I'm not the oldest fan, I knew of them for years, but never gave them a listen until I heard Square Hammer and fell into this rabbithole. Ghost is still one of my favorite bands, but part of the fandom has gotten a bit cringe. Same goes for any band that makes it big.


DevotedToThePapas

Exactly correct. It makes me sad!


KarmaGG

I got a Ghost tattoo after Infestissumam hit so hard and now I regret so bad


garsterpee

Somebody referred to the upcoming “ghovie” 🤮


YOURPANFLUTE

There are genders now???


Spooky_heathen

Babe wake up, new gender just dropped.


terzossever3dhead

I don't get why it matters? It's what the younger fans call themselves, you can be called Congregation or Ghesties it doesn't matter as long as you like the band if you're really that mad over a word, maybe you should take some time for yourself


TheVibePass0

Eh I do like ghoul(m) ghuleh(nb) ghoulette(f) but isn't congregation from Ritual?? Feels like it'd be more canon if it was that :o


PartyPoisoned21

Ghuleh is female.


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SisterTalio

I'm a woman and consider myself a ghoul. Why do we have to bring gender into it?


Icecracker_spoopy

ghoul isnt gendered. some people want to be referred to by the more feminine term tho. thats their choice. ghoul itself isnt male in my opinion its j a ghoul. like a ghost or spirit. ghoulette is inherently feminine tho bc some ppl wanted a feminine term for themselves. dont ask me abt bringing gender into it. i didnt make up the terms


DevotedToThePapas

F has always been ghuleh. It’s referenced in zombie queen.


PartyPoisoned21

Lol I've been a fan since 2011. Go listen to the song Zombie Queen. Ghuleh is female.


North_Tough9236

Late to the battle, but glad to see this has been taken care of 😤


whoredead

"ghestie" is literally so damn ugly idc if it's a mix of ghoul/ghost + bestie like GHOSTIE IS ALREADY THEREEEE


Silver-Peak1302

i think testie is in there somewhere too lmaoo


eppydeservedbetter

The ghouls are the musicians who play with Papa. 💀 I’m not a Ghestie’s fan. I like sticking to the (now seemingly “old school” 😂) Sister/Sibling of Sin or the congregation. But at least ghestie is a name for fans.


fentpong

It's cuz of TikTok.


GeekFurious

I really dislike when this fandom leans into gender roles... as a RULE. Feels very... "conservative." The opposite of what Ghost is about.


Dead_Western_Nights

God, right??? I was drawn to ghost as a band back in 2016 for their amazingly brash and campy middle finger to organized religion while writing sick classic metal music. The “lore” of the band being a fun background fun little thing was just a nice bonus. But with all of these new fans, it’s turning into a tumblr fandom where the lore and characters are becoming more important than they originally were.


GeekFurious

This issue has nothing to do with lore. In fact, what you're saying is part of the problem. Just let people be who they want to be, let them enjoy the fandom the way they want to enjoy it, and stop trying to police identity and enjoyment.


Robbbson

What's the big fuss about? You are a fan of Ghost, there you go, let's move on


PastelDisaster

Because neurodivergent teenagers are incapable of being fans of any form of media in their own harmless way without being bullied by gatekeeping adults, that’s why. Every other social media platform’s Ghost community has been so welcoming to anyone and everyone; I have no clue what’s up with Reddit.


basically-a-therian

I'm okay with ghestie to be honest, someone explain why everyone hates on the term?


CrystaLavender

Ghestie is an insult for fake fans.


IHave2P00p

- A Nameless Ghoul


unhoIyghost

I swear every time I happen to come here there’s a post bitching about the same thing. Why can’t fans just refer to themselves however they want to instead of it being a huge fight? Who cares what other people do? I’d rather spend my time listening to Ghost and consuming the content I enjoy than whining about meaningless shit like this.


Zvenc

Aren’t Ghoul (m), Ghuleh (NB) and Ghoulette (f)


Mummy_Lust

The word ghoul is from the Arabic Ghul, an evil spirit that robs graves. Ghuleh is the female form. Ghoulette is made up for Ghost fans.


MadManInABox1963

Made up by Ghost fans*. It refers to the musicians, not the fans.


iloveyoushikieiki

Is Ghoulette used by the band itself ? I remember hearing Copia use the word for the ghoul introductions in If You Have Ghost during rituals but it could just be me mishearing (me not being native English + Copia's accent + mic echoes)


RNW1215

Unpopular opinion: Fans don't think they are... but many fans disrespect the ghouls. This is a great example. "Ghouls" are the musicians and they are also nameless for a reason.


Kryos_Pizza

Normies again...


MariaDeWulf

Not me. I would be okay with parishioner, congregant, supplicant, motherf!%*#r, spectrophillians and a whole host of other things that doesn't sound like we're so unoriginal as to copy off of Taylor Swift fans. I got nothing against Taylor but this is freaking lazy. Edited: for spelling error


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I don't really pay attention to stuff like this... I prefer to just be a fan. But I agree that Ghoul and Ghoule/Ghoulette should be reserved for the musicians on srage portraying as such.


GDBNCD

Man I miss when the band members were just known as ghouls/ghule.


the_cabbage_boi

Bro wtf


Historical-You1778

Ya'll really out here trying to judge how some people are fans smh


Fluid-Grapefruit-654

Y’all just can’t have fun can you?? It’s just a nickname no one is making you use it


tauruswitch420

is this really deserving of so much vitriol? don’t y’all have jobs? literally who cares. go outside.


Angeyja

Anything but Ghestie pls. *sigh* 😑


Battlecat81

So if we are spectating in a ritual of ghouls and ghost, why not call us the Spectres? One of my favorite words.


diaryofadipshit

I don’t mind it that much, but my burlesque persona is literally a Ghuleh/Sister of Sin type beat bitch so 😂


Interesting-Club-884

Or you may be know as a GFF!


HiddenSquid925

Imma start saying Ghestie to freak y'all out 😂 jk!


Prestigious_Grand483

let’s just be ghosts


IleanaCardenas

We are Toblerones, Forginites, or Ghostinians


Marilenevantilburg

Why does everybody hate the term ghestie actually? What did I miss 😭 Edi: ohmygod I'm just asking a question. Why are people downvoting a question


OrneryBogg

Congregation was the actual term, due to the band being a satanic cult and that. Ghestie was a name given by the TikTok crew which, alongside some other things that downplayed the occult vibe the band had, repulses those of us which follow the band from earlier in its career


__ThePhantomm

I was gona say. Those of us from before the tiktok days who are older than 19 aren't fans of "Ghestie" Not tryna gatekeep, y'all do what you want and have fun! The term to me is just a little weird.


JohnLurkson

Trust me, there are people from after Ghost met TikTok that aren't fans of "ghestie" either. Source: I'm one of them. Then again, I'm already 36, not 19, so maybe that's why...


Icy-Wisteria9897

I discovered Ghost through Tiktok but I HATE the name Ghestie.


AetherCosplay

I've actually been a fan since Opus! I think Ghestie can be a very sweet term, especially for younger fans. Edit: Why are y'all downvoting people who are just stating opinions or asking questions? Were you not all young fans of something once? Would you have liked someone to have rained on your parade when you were young and enjoying things? That's the reason I think Ghestie is endearing. It's just young fans being young and having fun, no harm in it. Yes I know some like ghouls, the congregation, and ghostie--I do too. But is there any harm in having fun with a fun band?


Marilenevantilburg

I agree!


eppydeservedbetter

It’s harmless, but it’s a bit jarring for fans who have been following the band for longer because that wasn’t a widely used name for fans until more recent years. I remember when we were the congregation or siblings/brothers/sisters of sin. Ghestie is too childish for me, so I feel uncomfortable using it. I’m not a teen or in my early twenties anymore (but no shade to anyone over 25+ who likes it). I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade though, so I really don’t care about the fans who like it. To each their own. It’s harmless. But it’s misinformation that it’s the official fan name, which some people seem to believe. There is no “official” name for the fan base.


Sugar-Wookiee

Thank you for this! It's refreshing to see a negative reaction to it without it being so blown out of proportion. I don't like the term either (for essentially the same reasons) but I couldn't care less if other people do. It doesn't hurt me. It literally doesn't affect me at all. My self image doesn't rely on what other fans of the same band I love call themselves, y'know? lol


Miserable-Repeat-651

There are a lot of posts here about it... search the sub for that word and you'll see why most of us hate it.


saturns_r1ngs

I kinda think it’s cute 😭


Miserable-Repeat-651

Hand over your Grucifix... you're outta the congregation! 🤣


Satyrgreen

Been a Ghost fan since Opus. Still a Ghost fan. Names are meaningless. Ghost is anti-dogma, and anti establishment. Stop trying to make established dogma.


MostlyRawMDMA

Lol watch these little goof balls have a panic attack cause their feelings were assaulted 🤣


Angeyja

Honestly, I'm okay with any name for the fans... Anything but Ghestie. 😑


Angeyja

Honestly, I'm okay with any name for the fans... Anything but Ghestie. 😑


TiredGamer0990

Papa up there on stage, throwing a big shout out to his Ghesties


Suspicious_Norwegian

TikTok fans: Ghesties.


nightmare_silhouette

What about non-binary and Genderqueer friends?


DoubleCherry3142

That’s why we are the congregation.


GrumSkrimpies

Ghey/Ghem


Dogman6668

Gonst


TheAngryLasagna

I want to know why people are downvoting you. Ghost is a band that are very open about supporting trans people.


wagu666

Probably because everyone is included in a congregation, regardless of these esoteric factors


nightmare_silhouette

I have no clue honestly. I don't really care for upvotes or down votes. I have noticed people in this subreddit seem to be very sensitive, but who knows.


Icecracker_spoopy

ghoulette is an inherently feminine term but ghoul isnt. ghoul is just like a ghost or wtv. and as the other commenter said. thats why we the congregation


drumshrum

I think that's why they added ghestie?


KarmaGG

Remember when Ghost was actually focused on making good music?


Sorry_Engineer_6136

Not sure why people are so butthurt by a fan-made nickname. Who cares? Let them do their thing. It has zero effect on anyone’s day-to-day.


PastelDisaster

The amount of pointless pissiness on his sub is honestly depressing. Tobias wants this fanbase to be “a safe space for the ‘weird kids’”, yet said weird kids get bullied and mocked by full grown adults on here all because of a stupid harmless nickname, and people in this thread committing the crime of telling others to lighten up a little are being downvoted to oblivion. I’ve even seen people say they hate it because it sounds “too autistic”, which is fucking wild. Even the TWITTER Ghost community is more appealing than this. The only reason I stick around this sub is for news; but people getting this butthurt over something so silly makes me want to block it entirely


rumblestripper

You've gotten downvoted but I agree with you.


Sorry_Engineer_6136

Ghost’s concerts literally end with Papa telling us all to take care of each other lol.


Downtown_Slice1040

Damn y'all some fragile mf's Edit: lol.


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TheAngryLasagna

You really came here and decided to be ableist for no reason, huh? How about you go and try doing some growing up and then you might understand basic human emotions like empathy.


rumblestripper

Who cares? Why are you bothered by this to the extent that you make a thread about it. People are fans of things in different ways. Lighten tf up.


lilaEmori

this is so funny I love this. I'm gonna start calling my ghost fan friends my ghesties


Lucretiia

why do yall hate ghestie so much lmao weve used that word for years dont take everything so seriously its just fun its more ironic that anything


hetep-di-isfet

Years? Hardly... It's always been the congregation. Ghestie reminds me so much of Swiftie that it hurts


drunken_corpse666

No one has used that for years don’t kid yourself


eppydeservedbetter

People have opinions. That’s all. The older popular names for the fan base was the congregation and siblings/brothers/sisters of sin, which makes sense thematically. It’s silly to get wound up over it, though. Ghestie is too childish for me (this seems to by why other people seem to dislike it), but there’s no harm in anyone using it. There needs to be less posts about it.


DevotedToThePapas

I’ve been a fan for 6 years and it’s always been the congregation. Ghestie was mostly used on Twitter and TikTok… it’s utter cringe


realrecycledstar

Ghestie...... If the majority of you think that that's an acceptable term, then it'll be my mission to find one that is significantly less cringey. Most of y'all must've come from TikTok.


james-kissed

Ghestie ❤️


Weak-Opening4395

Idk but just saw in the Fandom of my region someone using it and I was like, okay but why you're calling us all ghesties? I just want to be a nameless brat ghoulette... I don't want to be a ghestie it doesn't sound that cool. Better yet, they call us "Children of the world" just let it that way, we can be brat children of the world, WHY. GHESTIES.???? or just MF and FF!