Groupies, Groupies, Groupies

Groupies Groupies Groupies. What is a groupie? Female groupies in particular have a long-standing reputation of being available sexually to celebrities, hip-hop stars, pop stars, rock stars and other public figures.

There are other male-dominated professions and occupations that attract groupies as well, such as law enforcement and firefighters (especially after9/11), the military (groupies are sometimes referred to as "Allotment Annies", "debs", "badge bunnies", camp followers, or EIBs Everyone In the Barracks), preachers and ministers. Even convicted criminals sometimes have followers. Hybristophilia is a paraphilia involving being sexually aroused or attracted to people who have committed an outrage or a gruesome crime. In popular culture, this phenomenon is also known as the Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome.

Remember when a lady named Doreen Lioy sent fan letters and fell in love with serial killer Richard Ramirez after he was convicted on 13 charges of murder. I mean come on. Doreen and Richard were married in California's San Quentin State Prison. Doreen even stated that she will commit suicide when Ramírez is executed.

Carole Ann Boone married serial killer Ted Bundy during his murder trial. He was found guilty of 30 charges of murder, although the actual total of victims remains unknown. Estimates range from 29 to over 100. Ted proposed to former coworker Ann in the courtroom while questioning her on the stand. Following numerous conjugal visits between Ted and his new wife, Ann gave birth to a girl she named "Tina" in October 1982. I guess Ann got her mind right because eventually, she moved away, divorced Ted, and changed her last name and her daughter. Their current whereabouts are unknown. This may not be a true example of hybristophilia, as Ann professed a belief in Ted's innocence up until shortly before his execution, when he finally confessed to his crimes.

Rick James 1981 hit song "Superfreak" describes encounters with groupies whom he described as the "kind you don't take home to mother." Michael Jackson's 1988 single Dirty Diana, which got him to the world record of five number-one hit singles from one album, from his album "Bad", is about a female groupie called Diana who is pursuing him.

And you know I have to talk about Karrine Steffans who authored "Diary of a Video Vixen". The book detailed her liaisons with famous hip-hop stars and athletes as well as the time she spent as a video girl and groupie. Steffans is the voice of a new breed of groupies, those that work within the industry and enjoy its perks with gusto. On the Oprah Winfrey Show Karrine says the years she spent as a music video dancer taught her to value herself over money and fame. "I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra," she says. "It's taught me who I am, and who I was meant to be.

"I am no longer in the business of making other people look good at my expense. And that's what I wish for the women who are in the industry." Karrine says she plans to tell her son the truth about her experiences so that he can learn the importance of treating all women with respect.