#you guys are wild

[joaniscruzing]

people need to stop hating on bella ramsey.

people need to grow tf up and stop being such bigots.

Ok so I’ve been actually HURLING at all the hate I’ve been seeing about Bella Ramsey as Ellie Williams in the TLOU show lately. Like, yes. I understood that there’s hate surrounding the casting for the show, but honestly I’ve just brushed it off until now because most of the time, no one’s ever happy with anything.

But recently, the hate surrounding Bella Ramsey is at an ALL-TIME HIGH. Almost every video I click on when I see a video concerning the TLOU show on TikTok has the most disgusting, rude comments. What’s more, I’ve been getting hate videos on my page myself about the “bad casting” for the show.

So welcome to my rant. Before I begin, if you���re here to try and argue with me or make any comment about Bella that is unkind, you will be receiving a strongly-worded reply from me. Anyway. Here’s my explanation for why Bella Ramsey is perfect for Ellie in the TLOU show.

Ok so first of all, we can just start with the obvious; Bella does look like Ellie. While they may not look EXACTLY like Ellie, she still is able to kind of radiate Ellie’s energy. A lot of people are saying that Cailee Spaeny would have been a better fit for Ellie. Here’s the thing though; Cailee would NOT have been able to play 14-year-old Ellie in season one. She only really looks like 19-21 year old Ellie if anything. Also, people are saying that Quinn (the main cosplayer of Ellie on TikTok) would have been a better fit. This is actually very angering because QUINN IS LITERALLY A COSPLAYER. NOT AN ACTRESS. Guys, I feel like it’s common sense here… cosplayers AREN’T actors???? Anyway. For those saying that Bella fits 14-year-old Ellie and not TLOU2 Ellie, have you NOT seen the BTS photos? It’s only been about 2 ish (?) years since they filmed the first season, and Bella looks CONSIDERABLY older. Isn’t it CRAZY that like… Bella was still growing too while the show was airing and whatnot? Not to mention…. MAKEUP and EFFECTS?

While we’re still on the topic of looks, let’s meander over to another argument; y’all hate and hate on Bella, but WHAT ABOUT PEDRO PASCAL? HE DOESN’T EXACTLY LOOK LIKE JOEL!!!! I mean it! But has ANYONE hated on Pedro for not looking like Joel? Nope! Which brings me to my next point.

Some people are upset over the TLOU casting simply because the actors aren’t as attractive as they wish. IN A NEUTRAL PERSPECTIVE, when comparing Bella to tlou2 Ellie, they definitely does not look like her in the sense that she’s less likely to be CONSTANTLY sexualized for being an attractive, queer-presenting female character. BUT LIKE…. AGAIN. BELLA ALSO PLAYED A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE FIRST SEASON. AND Y’ALL WERE MAD THERE TOO. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. CAN WE NOT GET MAD OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEXUALIZE AN ACTOR WHO PLAYED A LITERAL CHILD? This is why people wanted Cailee to play Ellie instead. Because she’s easier to sexualize over her looks.

In no way, shape, or form am I calling Bella unattractive. Like guys I’m going to be so for real right now. I love Bella Ramsey. Like, they’re literally so cute? And pretty? And handsome? All at the same time. Not to mention, they seem like such a SWEET human being like the things I’d do to meet Bella and have a conversation with them are insane.

So… why am I crashing out right now? This hate has been going on for so long! Guys, I opened the comments of a Bella Ramsey interview thinking I’d see comments like “I’m so glad Bella’s being open about her autism diagnosis!” (this is coming from someone who’s been diagnosed with autism since a young age and is glad to see someone like Bella talk openly about it) and instead found comments like “the down of us,” with replies only encouraging this cyberbullying. When looking into these comments more, I found that people are saying that Bella has Down Syndrome because of how she looks. I was actually disgusted, because like, not only is that hurtful to them, but to people WITH Down Syndrome too. Like you can’t just MAKE assumptions on someone based on how they look. Come on guys, we learned this in kindergarten. 

Enough about how Bella looks. They’re fine as hell and look like Ellie. Can we just talk about how PHENOMENAL of an actor they are? Because seriously. They’ve got a successful career ahead of them. For example, Bella captures Ellie’s mannerisms PERFECTLY. Especially when she was younger, although Ellie was tough, she was still a goofy, nerdy kid. And Bella captures it PERFECTLY. Example in point, the Left Behind episode. While still keeping her “tough girl” persona in the beginning with Bethany, who she still beats up and is angry toward, Bella is still able to perfectly capture Ellie’s essence as a young teen, such as when Riley gives her the Will Livingston book, or even when Riley comes to get Ellie, and Ellie is angry towards Riley because of the fact that Riley left Ellie. Bella is even able to display romantic attraction towards Riley in, I must say, a beautiful manner. That scene on the carousel? I’ve been in that exact same place so so so so so many times. That LOOK? ON BELLA’S EYES. I can’t even explain the look in her eyes but it captures wlw longing so good… it’s truly beautiful. Currently, that’s my favorite scene in the whole show. AND SHE KEEPS GOING. AFTER, they’re able to display anger and sadness when Ellie and Riley are bitten by Infected. AND THIS IS ALL IN ONE EPISODE. ALSO. DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE EPISODE WITH THE DAVID DEBACLE. LIKE. HER ACTING WHEN SHE REALIZES DAVID IS GONNA RAPE AND KILL HER?? HER SCREAMING AND CRYING WHEN JOEL FINDS HER??? It’s Ellie. One hundred percent. I have NO DOUBT that Bella’s going to carry their acting talent to season two of tlou. No doubt whatsoever. 

A lot of people need to also understand that canonically, Ellie is NOT this like, unbothered, nonchalant, dominant, hey mamas masc that she’s constantly headcanoned to be online. If you actually paid attention to the game, you would’ve seen that Ellie’s kind, caring, and while she may look the part, NOT  a stereotypical dominant masc lesbian. Point in case, why don’t we just go through her JOURNALS? This girl loves her drawing, and her dinosaurs and stuff SO MUCH. NOT TO MENTION, when with Cat, the SECOND they kissed, Ellie freaked out because she was worried she infected her. She was also like worried about Joel and such. Even after they broke up, Ellie presumably maintained a healthy friendship with Cat. What’s more, Ellie cares for her friends. Once she found out Dina was pregnant, she did what she could to protect her. She made sure Abby didn’t kill her, and made sure Dina didn’t take her mask off when in the place with spores. We also DON’T see Ellie with any new partners after she leaves to finish the job with Abby, showing that she isn’t like, a player. So yeah. Ellie is just a young woman who’s trying to navigate her way through the apocalypse. And Bella is portraying that perfectly.

Ok time for me to just fangirl over Bella a bit. This person. Literally one of the coolest actors I’ve seen in a while. Like also, let’s just look at the very early stages of their career. FUCKING GAME OF THRONES?? PHENOMENAL. And mind you, they were only 11 YEARS OLD. 11. YEARS. OLD. That’s pure talent right there. And it’s not just like, she was an extra. No, she had a ROLE. Even there, at a young age, she was displaying a range of intense emotions on a big-time show. If that’s not some form of qualification for TLOU, I don’t know what is.

Okay, so including my conclusion and whatnot, about 1430 words later, I genuinely don’t know what else to say. Stop hating on Bella. Stop being a bigot and just accept the fact that no game adaptation is going to have a cosplayer as an actor and grow the fuck up.

Oh yeah. And one more thing. ASHLEY JOHNSON, the voice actor and face model for ELLIE WILLIAMS HERSELF IN THE GAME, said that after YEARS of searching, Bella was their perfect match to play Ellie. Let that sink into your head a little bit. Don’t you think that people who worked on the actual game know better than you? I thought so. Bella Ramsey is the perfect match for Ellie Williams, and whoever’s saying that they’re not is wrong. Go fuck yourself <3

Xoxo,

Joan

[randoimago]

Asks I Thought I'd Get with an X Reader Blog:

Fluff, Cuddling, First Dates, UwU shy time

Asks I End Up Getting:

Characters Meeting God, S/O Having a fucking Heart Attack, Characters Reacting to a fucking unhinged Reader

[some-creep]

Mouthwashing is proof very few people have the capacity to understand sexual assault narratives that aren't in your face grotesque

[mugs-n-cans]

hey sniper, its rose guy!

i want u to know that as a trans guy, youre gender envy as helllllllll. i wanna look like u so bad bro. unfortunately i was cursed to be 158 cm (shorter than engi) so uhm in essence ur cool and im jealous of u curse of boobs for the next 5 posts

sniper magically gets DD cups. good luck laying on ur stomach now!

-🌹

Oi, hello, mate.

I’m not quite sure I know what bein’ gender envy means, but, er…I’m assumin’ it’s good. So, that’s nice to know I er…inspire folks, in some way. Even if it’s just my looks. [He chuckles].

No need to be jealous. I’m sure ya can still look like me even if ya—. Oh. Bugger.

Now—why the bloody hell would ya…do that.

[ch-4-eri]

Wanna ride Jill's thighs so bad till I cry and beg for more.. Want her to call me her good girl and tease me, she's just so mommy. So perfect . I don't ask for much.. Just want to be her needy baby. If you can, please write a fic about this. 🥺

my inbox is officially the verbal equivalent of pornhub i’m screaming

[tojiscrack]

maybe kamo has a crush on malakai 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

what did i say about conjuring up NONSENSE about malakai and the rest of the cast, anon? 🤨

hm?

IT’S THAT YOU CAN’T DO IT IF YOU ARE ANONYMOUS 😤

[wonusite]

all this baby daddy cheol breeding talk is bringing me back from the dead omggggg all i can imagine is cheol saying “you like how i fuck it into you?” in a condescending way bc he knows he’s fucked you dumb 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

- 🎀 nonny

actually biting my fist bc that’s exactly what he would say as he fucks his cum deeper into you 😩

[lamentthepopcorn]

I dont know who of you all left this in our cinemas seats but just so you know….

I HAD TO CLEAN IT

[mattydemise]

The duality of man.

[fifteenminutes-if]

welcome!

i have just returned from battle (studying for exams) to an overwhelming amount of support for this little project.

hello to all my new followers! i'm very grateful for all the interest that's pouring out right now and will be working double time to get the RO posts up in the coming week.

with that being said, feel free to send in questions about the ROs, setting, MC, etc. and i'd be happy to provide answers!

love u all <3

[dross-the-fish]

Umm....Edward?

I'm a screamer and you can hurt me 🥵

[joaniscruzing]

i'm back!

hey guys! no new fics coming soon, but... i do have a very long rant coming soon. I mean it, the bella ramsey hate is coming to an EXTREME and i for one can't take it anymore so I'm taking this shit to tumblr. so stay tuned for a cutesy rant from me!!

[carmthebear]

The bullies in this fandom are really loud today huh

[olliesasimplething]

Unrelated but my Mom Ellie art hit over a thousand notes???? Crazy

[spectril-the-surreptitious]

GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GAY

??? What?

[somethingsgottasaveyou]

All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive best song