#THE PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIP WAS INSANE

[chadsawman]

the way i will never love a man the way i loved haechan from nct dream again

[crowskullls]

I couldn’t be a minecraft creator because if I was doing freaky gay roleplay with my friends and then got called siblings I would just end it all

[russell-crowe]

in light of the latest “real person turns out to be an actual garbage human” situation and the wave of "parasocial relationships are bad!!" takes that inevitably follow, i want to say something that might be a bit controversial: parasocial relationships with famous people can actually be amazing and incredibly valuable. :) and they are not morally bad! :)

as a wise mutual of mine who actually studied this phenomenon once put it: “parasocial relationships are common and perfectly normal. humans are wired to form attachments. it’s literally a survival mechanism. as long as it doesn’t tip into (actual) obsession, then have at it”

people are so quick to demonise parasocial relationships, treating them like some sort of intellectual crime, but they’re natural and often beneficial. most people who form these connections are perfectly capable of separating the idea they’ve created of someone from the real-life person. and honestly, these relationships can offer a lot.

yes, it sucks when someone you admire turns out to be a shit stain of a human being. but isn’t that the risk of forming any kind of connection? whether it’s with a celebrity, a fictional character, or even a real-life friend, there’s always the chance that the person won’t live up to the version you had in your head. that doesn’t mean we should shame people for caring or tell them to stop forming connections altogether.

the truth is, people are overcomplicating something that’s both natural and usually harmless. parasocial relationships aren’t inherently bad. they’re just another way we process the world and ourselves. and as long as you have the awareness to recognise that your somewhat idealised version of the celebrity is not their real life private version; go nuts man.

[septembermorningbells]

Oniisama E (1991) dir. Osamu Dezaki

“Ariosto and the Androgyne : Symmetries of Sex in the ‘Orlando furioso’”. John C. MacLucas. Publisher, na, 1983

[letgomypartypiece]

THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE PLEASE SOMEONE SEDATE ME

[soaps-mohawk]

Gotta love it when the voice actor, actor, creator, or even just the person themselves turns out to be an asshole 🙃

Also the amount of people that turn out to be problematic(using his word instead of listing all of the things) is absolutely absorbed, like is it really physically impossible to be a good person once you get popular??

It's the power trip. Goes right to their heads. That and they were probably shitty people to begin with, it's just that now it's noticeable because they're in the spotlight.

That's why I don't glorify the actors. The characters? Sure. Love them to death because they're not real. The actors? Yeah they're nice to look at but I'm not going to get deeply invested in them or their lives because they're real people, for one. And two, you don't know them. You don't know what they do when the cameras are off. With everything coming out about famous people lately, honestly it's safer to just expect the worst, even of your favorites. If something bad came out about the famous people I like, sure I'd be sad, but I wouldn't be shocked.

Just some words of wisdom.

[wickjump]

ok seriously though whoever the hell that anon is like seriously stop. i did not think? i had to say this?? but maybe don’t bring up my sexual trauma in my inbox and use that to psychoanalyze me??? because of the genre i write???? i promise you the skeleton does not care. i promise you this so hard. nobody is being traumatized or offended by this. especially not the character. i promise you cross is not offended or hurt or upset and neither is jakei. i am writing horror because it is a genre i enjoy. you have no need to pry into my personal life to ‘figure me out’ and convince me to stop writing in a very popular genre because it is weird to you or makes you uncomfortable. what makes me uncomfortable is when you try to insert yourself and act holier than thou. you are not better than me because you view the very popular genre i like as morally wrong you’re just a dick

[bloodycreaturee]

chappell roan made a tiktok basically saying that actions speak louder than words and that no she will not be voting for trump because some idiots on twitter made rumors that she was voting for him just because she didn't straight up endorse kamala harris. yall know damn well what she fucking stands for and she said it in the damn video. she made the video and people are still looking for reasons to hate on her because she didn't straight up say she was voting for kamala harris. are people actually this fucking stupid??? did people not learn what context clues or implications were in school??? do people lack thinking skills?? do yall need her to say it letter by letter to be able to understand? yall hate to see a queer woman be successful so bad my god. "well she's a celebrity with a big platform and she should use her platform to talk about important topics 😣" GROW THE FUCK UP. you're so chronically online and make decisions based on what famous people talk about. you have a brain. fucking use it.

[shitswiftiessay]

anyway, someone needs to check on swifties (preferably a doctor or mental health professional) because they are most definitely NOT ok.

and also… when will they realize that NO ONE outside of the united states gives a fuck about the super bowl? he didn’t even win it. his TEAMMATES did.

[ponytailzuko]

im only on ep 1 but sorry this plot point of aang stealing zukos diary is literally the best thing ever. the live action is worth it for this alone. finally zuko chasing after aang for 3 years can be equal by the fact that aang now has access to 3 years worth of zuko-thoughts. aang IS winning at zuko trivia.

[0nlyhere4phil]

for some reason now im starting to get concerned. Dan and Phil mean so much to me. As a concept, a duo, as an idea, as a metaphor, as an example. they mean so much to me.

(its 1 am and I'm feeling sappy)

[deusfoundry]

i dont even know what i did to get him to turn his back on me but the interactions i had w him like this was so fun HDHAGS

[muzaktomyears]

omfg Philip Norman somehow managing to put in a bitchy comment about Paul in the very final line of his 5-star review of the National Portrait Gallery exhibition???

[cozynb]

the ‘Riz is my least favorite character’ to ‘I budget for NADDPOD merch club’ pipeline is real and im living it

[yea-baiyi]

nailing my theses to the door: the way hua cheng acts about xie lian is precisely how those carefully non-toxic insane kpop stans behave. like “i love them and support them no matter what” and “let’s respect their boundaries” and “let’s raise a ridiculous amount of money for charity in their name” but also “every inch of my bedroom walls are plastered with their face” and “i spend hours every day getting into arguments online defending them against haters” and “i collected all 700 of their album photocards” and “i have them blocked on twitter so they can’t see my smut fics” and most importantly “if they end up dating someone i’d be devastated, but as long as they’re happy id support them no matter what”

[mappingthesky]

rly insane personal lore but the first fic i ever read that made me realize fanfiction could be a serious, legitimate art form was a one direction fic. truly i don’t know if i would be a fic writer if that band had not existed. such a strange mix of feelings in light of recent events!!