#and he deserves more trustworthy people in his life. again same with calum to some extent too though mali is a excellent sibling to him | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

edge-oftheworld · 4 months ago

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something that irks me that I’ve noticed is how because ashton (and to a lesser extent calum) present more masculine/tend to be more protective towards other band members etc there seems to be a stark difference in how the fandom perceives their need to be handled gently and shown it’s safe to feel things. and ik it’s probably a subconscious thing but think about it for a second please. and maybe we decide to make a more conscious decision to show our more masc presenting people we know it’s okay to feel things and be vulnerable yea?

#look ik there’s a lot of problematic things about how protective the fandom is of luke #and with Michael it’s even more complicated #but I was just thinking about how ashton gets super vulnerable in his albums and it’s always ‘yes a leader in mental health advocacy’#and never ‘I hope he’s okay I hope people are taking care of him’#fwiw he’s missed out on people caring for him as much as they should for most of his life #and I’m not gonna speculate more than that but he’s talked about how he can only trust himself #and he deserves more trustworthy people in his life. again same with calum to some extent too though mali is a excellent sibling to him #and ashton is always there too #idk maybe I’m reading too far into things but I think this is like. a societal trend they just happen to be examples of #ashton irwin #calum hood #5 seconds of summer #5sos #blood on the drums

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