Ken Stringfellow (meta)

This article is written primarily in British English to reflect the nationality of its secondary subject, Aaron Walker.
, in real life, is an American rock musician from Washington, known primarily for his work with as a lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for , though he is also a solo artist and has worked with many other bands, including and . His career was damaged by the breakup of the Posies following allegations of sexual misconduct made in 2021. 
Ken Stringfellow, on the SpongeBob Fanon Wiki, is an inexplicable figure that hyperbolises or entirely fabricates elements of his personality to create several derivative characters sharing the '-fellow' suffix. In an unclear space between worship, parody and sheer fascination, Stringfellow emerged as one of the SBFW Crib's most persistent in-jokes after Aaron Walker, known on the wiki as "", became a fan of Stringfellow months before the allegations were levied, and has since made appearances on at least 100 pages as well as being inseparably tied to the server's irreverent and surreal sense of humour. This page serves not as a biography of an alleged rapist, but a rundown of his appearances in SBFW works.
==SBFW Crib==
===The flavor of the month is busy melting in your mouth===
The first mention of Ken Stringfellow or his music on the SpongeBob Fanon Wiki's flagship server, the SBFW Crib, was November 17, 2020, when Aaron Walker requested a bot in the voice chat play the song "", a song from the 1993 album by . The song was co-written by both Stringfellow and his bandmate . He would go on to do the same exact thing four more times in the coming months. When Walker asked the chat for their opinions on the track, CrazySponge - known for his refined musical palette - responded: "meh". He would continue to play songs from the band, and in March, queued their entire album (1988) on March 3, 2021. JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway (Vanessa) appears to have left the voice chat as a result of this. Walker would first listen to their debut album, Failure, as well as his favourite album of theirs, Frosting on the Beater, in full, on August 5, and was convinced halfway through that the latter was "one of the greatest things [he had] ever heard". Throughout mid-2021, not only would Walker continue to listen and appreciate more albums from the Posies, but other SBFW Crib users, such as Vanessa and PlutoIsAPineapple would start listening to their music, with Vanessa and Aaron listening to Frosting in full on October 24, in one of their signature music-listening voice chat sessions. The next day, Walker listened to their 2016 album and bemoaned a lyric on the track "Squirrel vs. Snake" (which Aaron thinks "fucking sucks") wherein Stringfellow declares himself a , and "breeder". 
The first mention of Stringfellow by his full name came on August 11, 2021, when Walker listened to his second solo studio album, Touched, and posted a link to it in his channel, "aaron-album-log". Walker made little comment on the record, though observed that its bleak tone was fitting for its release date: . Little did Walker know that the term 'stringfellow' now produces over 5,000 search results in the server. Throughout August, Walker gushed over Stringfellow, branding him a "pop genius" and one of his "favourite songwriters" alongside . Notably on August 14, he would declare the track "Reveal Love" as "God-tier", and on August 23, "one of the best songs ever". On August 30, he rated the album 10/10. Vanessa listened to Touched for the first time on August 14, and had mixed to positive opinions of it, stating that whilst "the pace of [it] is snail", she still respected it, naming "Reveal Love" as her favourite track. On October 26, however, tragedy struck.
===I may hate you sometimes but I'll always love you===
In the afternoon of October 26, in "aaron-album-log", Aaron Walker posted a link to a BBC News article reporting on serious sexual abuse allegations made against Ken Stringfellow, captioned "GOD FUCKING DAMNIT". Walker lamented how the exposé came so soon after Walker had started enjoying his music, and compared him to . The story provoked responses from Vanessa and FireLiz, who potently stated that "music and rape seem to go together like Gus and Pizza Steve". In his statements, Walker commended bandmate for his response, noted the irony of Touched as an album title, and commented on his alleged habit of biting women but stated that he would continue to listen to his music regardless. had officially broken up on the grounds of Stringfellow's sexual abuse allegations. The next day, Walker played their song "" on the voice chat. Vanessa commented, "Ken Stringfellow made a couple blunders didn't he", and the same day, Stringfellow released an apology that denied the allegations. Walker and Vanessa vocally criticised this post.
On January 3, 2022, after a drought of Stringfellow-related messages, Walker would once again vent about his behaviour and its relation to the music, noting that some of his lyrics were "rapey". On January 27, Walker made his first comment about Stringfellow's physical experience, using the album cover of his album Soft Commands (2004), on which he prominently features, to "turn everyone off" during a particularly sexual chat. On January 31, he recited the "Squirrel vs. Snake" lyric and reiterated his criticisms. On February 11, Walker and Vanessa engaged in yet another conversation about Stringfellow's accusations that emerged from mocking his looks and lyrics once again, asserting his stance as a typical, low-level SBFW Crib in-joke, now known more for his allegations than his music - PlutoIsAPineapple referred to him only as "that perverty guy". On February 13, Walker would go on an in-depth rant in his log channel regarding the Stringfellow allegations and how it has affected him enjoying his music. However, on February 16, Walker would make an insensitive image macro with an image of Stringfellow, captioned - in the famous Impact font known for its usage in memes - "Hello I'm the ". This inexplicable moment was when Stringfellow went beyond a man to mock on the server and instead became a lore-ridden character.
===I'll close my life and listen to you read the story===
On February 18, Aaron Walker realised that he had developed a parasocial relationship with Ken Stringfellow. From this moment on, Stringfellow was a shoe-in for jokes regarding his music, awkward lyrics, sexual abuse allegations and particularly his looks, with him being criticised for a perceived ugliness and femininity. During February and March, Stringfellow's story was reshaped by the server, not as a disgraced rock musician but instead a creepy, often nonsensical sex pest mocked or questioned at his every move, and his name became free game to use as an insult. For example, CrazySponge would have his nickname changed to "Ken Stringfellow" on several occasions. Images of Stringfellow were now to be used as reaction memes or to enhance messages: on March 18, Walker was in the process of saving images wherein Stringfellow looks threatening to use when someone disagrees with Walker. This plan came into action on March 20, when a recent image of Stringfellow contemplating was captioned "Let me have a word..." in response to a controversial message from Purple133. Thus, "Kenposting" began.
Kenposting as a phenomenon was derided pretty much immediately. On March 20, in "cactus-music-logs", Walker started posting images of Ken Stringfellow repeatedly to conflict with Vanessa's music listening. It was here that he coined the term Kenposting, and FireLiz started to worry about Walker's mental state and intentions regarding Stringfellow, to which Walker responded: "Worry not. I am in a focused state of mind." This message was attached with an image of Ken Stringfellow, and soon enough, Kenposting blossomed. As early as March 22, Vanessa was reposting edits Walker had created of Stringfellow's head being placed on top of other images such as the avatar of YouTuber onto the Encyclopedia SpongeBobia server ("ESBcord"). It is here that Kenposting truly spread out of control, with hundreds of messages referring to him being made in just the later days of March 2022. Custom roles for "furry", "brony" and "breeder" were made, Walker listened to more of Stringfellow's solo work and continued to incessantly promote Touched to users on the server. On April 4, Walker blamed Ken Stringfellow for all of his problems.
On May 14, 2022, Walker would create the Stringfellow page on the wiki, the culmination of months of Kenposting. Between Kenposting's emergence and the page's creation, a glowing review of Touched on was discovered that appeared to be by Stringfellow himself, and Walker referred to his penis as his "Stringfellow" on April 29, cementing the vulgar angle that most Kenposting would take. The same day, Walker questioned what would happen if Stringfellow knew of the SBFW Crib. In early May, Walker would avoid his messages being deleted - a common response to Kenposting - by creating a , "Furfellow" (an image of Ken Stringfellow with feline features added), and eventually, after being prompted to make a page by Vanessa about "the Stringfellow lore", it was done, though it was immediately blanked by FireLiz. After this was reverted, the page remained and elements of its lore became further cemented into the unique culture of the SBFW Crib. From this point, it is incredibly difficult to track the history of Stringfellow on the server, due to the insane amount of derivations created by users, and the thousands of results for each one, so only some of the most notable instances will be shared, particularly the origins of key words that emerge as a result of Kenposting.
====The fellows====
Firstly, the '-fellow' suffix that has defined SBFW Crib communication is a direct result of Walker, to varying degrees of success, forming new characters in the Stringfellow lore. The most famous of these include the aforementioned Dreamfellow and Furfellow as well as Ken Chan, a fusion of Stringfellow with Chris Chan. Listed on the Stringfellow page, most derivatives of the character are combinations of '-fellow' with bodily fluids such as feces (Poopfellow) and semen (Cumfellow), and are often used as verbs to refer to those actions, as well as referring to the characters. One of the most commonly used phrases on the server, 'augh', originated from Vorefellow's catchphrase "augh I'm so full". Vorefellow itself is an image of Ken Stringfellow's face attached to a crude drawing of a large bloated stomach, taking influence from fetish art. Vorefellow later became synonymous with Aughfellow. The '-fellow' suffix has been added to so many words that it is impossible to keep track of, including distinguishing sexual abusers by adding the suffix to their name, i.e. . The vulgar nature of Kenposting has also led to them gaining "jens" reactions, an emoji reaction used to display disgust in a message on the SBFW Crib, and gathered Walker a seedy reputation, leading to the expansion of the "jensboard" beyond CrazySponge messages.
=====Timeline of notable debut fellow appearances=====
*11/08/2021: Aaron Walker first listens to Ken Stringfellow's album, Touched.
*21/03/2022: Walker creates an image fusing Ken Stringfellow with the YouTuber . He refers to it as "Ken Dreamfellow".
*06/04/2022: Walker first uploads the popular pregnant version of the Dreamfellow image.
*11/05/2022: Walker first creates "Furfellow", a fursona based on Ken Stringfellow. His images are promptly deleted. 
*14/05/2022: Walker publishes the Stringfellow page, containing biographies of Stringfellow, Dreamfellow and Furfellow.
*16/05/2022: Walker posts an image of Stringfellow performing "Please Return It" on TV in 1996, donning pink hair and lipstick. Anya expresses finding this version of Stringfellow attractive and brands her "Kaitlyn Stringfellow".
*16/08/2022: Walker refers to a scene in an episode he wrote as a "Ken Chan smut scene", coining the phrase but not yet the character.
*22/08/2022: Walker creates a grey-haired, flannel-wearing cartoon persona using Picrew that is intended to represent Stringfellow. Somehow.
*04/10/2022: Walker first publishes an image titled "aftermath of breakup", depicting Vorefellow. 
*05/10/2022: Walker first refers to this image as Vorefellow. An edited version showing Vorefellow farting is created after Vanessa coins the term "Stinkfellow".
*18/11/2022: Walker introduces Ken Chan, Self-Improvementfellow and Stinkfellow.
*26/11/2022: Walker hints towards being pregnant with "Baby Ken".
*05/12/2022: Walker updates the Stringfellow page to add Vorefellow and Fartfellow, setting the precedent that these fellow variants will continue to be created in the future.
*06/12/2022: PlutoIsAPineapple provides a "full list" of the fellows, including the first named appearance of Fartfellow, Baby Ken Stringfellow and Urrgh Urgfellow.
*12/12/2022: The first episode of Staying with the Stringfellows, "Ken String's Roasting on an Open Fire", is released. 
*26/12/2022: Locknloaded23 coins the term "poopfellow", which now has over 2,000 uses on the server.
*30/12/2022: Zoltan40 posts the infamous message that leads to the creation of "Poopfellow Demo".
*31/01/2023: Pluto suggests that Stringfellow should buy a pet cat named Garfellow, a fusion of Stringfellow with Garfield.
*12/02/2023: DanzxvFan8275 coins the term "aughfellow", using it as a pseudonym for masturbation.
====Lyrical gems====
*"Love Letter Boxes", featured on The Posies' 1993 album , contains the odd lyric "Something 'bout the history of the Jews / Beautiful one don't read too much into clues". Though Walker considers Stringfellow relatively "woke" despite his allegations, he often points this lyric out as an outlier due to implied antisemitism, alongside another racially insensitive lyric from his 2001 solo track "Uniforms".
*"Down Like Me", featured on the 2001 solo album Touched, opens with "At last I understand the consequences of my love", which became an ironic lyric after the allegations were revealed. Walker first used it as a meme in July 2022, after being called a sex offender by CartoonGuy277, and it became one of the most oft-quoted Stringfellow lines.
*"Reveal Love", also on Touched, is a favourite track of Walker's. The chorus, "Lover, reveal love, never reveal love", as well as the opening line, "There's so much pain", have become in-jokes on the SBFW Crib, and have been parodied and remixed many times, as discussed in the derivative works section. 
*"Squirrel vs. Snake", released on The Posies' 2016 album , contains the previously mentioned lyric "I'm a furry, I'm a brony, I'm a breeder". The embarrassing line was the first pointed out by Walker as an example of shoddy or unusual lyricism from Stringfellow.
===It doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter what you make===
See more: "Poopfellow Demo"
As associated with Ken Stringfellow as Aaron Walker is, other users such as PlutoIsAPineapple, DanzxvFan8275, CrazySponge and especially Vanessa, have consistently discussed, mocked and given great thought to him. Vanessa's Discord username is even "aughfellow". Vanessa would go on a scathing and detailed rant about Touched in "cactus-music-logs" on May 18, 2022, discussing the severity of the allegations and how the abusive relationships he built with women are prominent in the subtext of his music. The review, however, maintained that "Reveal Love" was a great song, and she would eventually release several tracks sampling and remixing it.
Another remix came from Luv Shima, a musician who contributed to the SBFW Crib project, Cribtape. He created his remix as the finale of the "Poopfellow Convention", a faux music festival organised by Pluto. It features an Auto-Tuned Luv Shima ad-libbing non-sequiturs over the track, drowning out the original song.
On December 30, 2022, Zoltan40 posted a disgusting and now-infamous message on the SBFW Crib, revered for its extended length and inclusion of countless taboos associated with the server. Naturally, it includes use of the word "poopfellow" in its first sentence, and also the now-iconic phrase "turns into hot furry Ken Stringfellow with abs". The message was regularly quoted on the server and eventually formed the basis for a song produced by Vanessa entitled "Poopfellow Demo". The lyrics of the track consist nearly entirely of the disgusting message, and just like the Stringfellow meme itself, has many variations. The backstory, history and composition of the track is detailed on its respective page. It was released to Bandcamp on May 24, 2023, and nearly a year later, was uploaded to major streaming services on April 9, 2024, and has produced various music videos, remixes and covers. Notably, on the track's clean version, Stringfellow's name is censored as if it were a vulgarity.
Though Stringfellow had recorded several versions of "Reveal Love", he had not played the track in years by August of 2023, wherein Vanessa, funded by Walker, requested Stringfellow on his page to record a video message to CrazySponge for his birthday. Starting with "Hey Aidan, or CrazySponge as I've heard you've been called", Stringfellow discusses the song in a belated birthday message released on August 26 (over two years after Aaron first heard the song), before performing an entirely acoustic rendition of the track that users generally regarded as genuinely impressive. Zoltan even declared it the "peak of Kenposting".
===Last things last===
On November 24, 2023, Ken Stringfellow released his first solo single since the allegations, a cover of American pop rock band ' 2017 hit "". A stripped-back piano rendition, users criticised Stringfellow's vocal performance, which has been compared unflatteringly to his version of "Reveal Love" from August. Aaron Walker expressed his confusion on the SBFW Crib almost immediately, notifying the users that Stringfellow had released new music. He was later flabbergasted at discovering that it was an Imagine Dragons cover, and left a review on declaring it the "funniest song" he had ever heard. The track, especially its opening lines "First things first", became an in-joke on the server, and arguably refreshed Kenposting. The chorus of the song containing the word "pain" prominently exacerbating the jokes about "Reveal Love", and Walker now plays it on the voice chat to announce his entrance when he plans to have one of his signature music listening sessions. This means that in spite of its negative reception, the users of the server have no doubt heard it countless times since its release. Apart from relatively frequent and inoffensive social media posts, "Believer" was the latest update on the Stringfellow chapter until on May 2024, Stringfellow announced an upcoming live album for release in June, and hinted at touring North America once again.
==Appearances on the wiki==
This section will summarise all of the appearances of as a character in SpongeBob Fanon Wiki works.
===Staying with the Stringfellows===
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===Bigfoot Cinematic Universe===
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===Daddy Pig Cinematic Universe===
Read more: Ken Stringfellow (Daddy Pig Continuum)
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===The fanon series===
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===Other===
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