"When fans come up to me and Vanessa, they're really sweet and ask for autographs - but once they see the guys, the girls tend to scream"
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The intent feels conversational, almost shruggy, but the subtext is sharper. Tisdale is describing a gendered economy of fandom where young women are permitted two modes: respectful devotion toward female stars, ecstatic desire toward male ones. Autographs are about access and proof; screaming is about release, performance, the communal rush of wanting. She’s not condemning it so much as noting the script everyone seems to know by heart.
Context matters: mid-2000s Disney fame was a machine built on proximity and chastity at once - stars marketed as attainable friends, with just enough distance to stay mythic. Tisdale and Vanessa represent identification: the fan can be them. The “guys” represent fantasy: the fan wants them. The quote’s quiet sting is that even inside a carefully curated ensemble brand, attention still tilts toward heterosexual spectacle, leaving the women to absorb the politeness while the men collect the noise.
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| Topic | Excitement |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Tisdale, Ashley. (2026, January 16). When fans come up to me and Vanessa, they're really sweet and ask for autographs - but once they see the guys, the girls tend to scream. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-fans-come-up-to-me-and-vanessa-theyre-really-123172/
Chicago Style
Tisdale, Ashley. "When fans come up to me and Vanessa, they're really sweet and ask for autographs - but once they see the guys, the girls tend to scream." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-fans-come-up-to-me-and-vanessa-theyre-really-123172/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"When fans come up to me and Vanessa, they're really sweet and ask for autographs - but once they see the guys, the girls tend to scream." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-fans-come-up-to-me-and-vanessa-theyre-really-123172/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.







