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tw // sexual assault, predatory behavior

so not sure how many people are aware of All Time Low’s (Jack’s specifically) allegations but throughout the past few weeks different people have come out and accused Jack of sexual assault. now, i have grown out of my pop-punk phase around mid-2010s but until then ATL were one of my favorite bands and i’ve kept up with them for years and have seen them live as well. the reason why i say this is because throughout the years that i’ve followed them i’ve witnessed behavior that now, as an adult, i recognize as creepy and disgusting and the disbelief in victims’ statements is angering me.

the first thing i saw about these allegations was a TikTok where a person said that the band let them into their tour bus when they were 13. although it wasn’t stated which band, there were clues in the comments that did point to ATL. it’s pretty common knowledge that a lot of the bands do take girls into their tour bus without checking their age. back when i was still a fan of them, there were a bunch of videos of them hanging out with girls in the tour bus, drinking and singing. there were also a lot of teenage girls on tumblrs and fan forums confirming that they were let in.

ATL have always had this thing at their concerts where they’ve encouraged girls to throw bras on stage. from what i know, at some point they donated the bras to shelters or have donated money to raise awareness for breast cancer depending on how much bras were thrown at them. as an idea, it does seem nice but it did gave them an opportunity to be disgusting on stage.

(also there’s this one picture of their bus from the inside where there’s tons of bras hanging around inside. that’s just to show that it wasn’t like 1-3 people throwing them but it was a thing to bring your bra to the show and throw it to the stage)

Jack was always the loudest on stage, always talking about sex and boobs. there were instances of Jack commenting on girl’s breasts from the stage or encouraging the audience to chant “show your boobs” at another fan or making other inappropriate comments, targeting random people in the audience (or like him talking about having a boner right now, wanting to get laid etc). some of the shows did not have age restriction or it had but the age wasn’t checked by the security, making it possible to have underage fans attend shows (me included).

one of the things that weren’t really talked about within the fandom was how Jack dated an underage girl for some period of time. Abigail Breslin started dating him when she was just 17 and he was 25, and they did want to keep the relationship private until Abigail turned 18, which confirms that Jack knew that an eight year gap between them was fucked up. he knew and still stayed in a relationship. 

what i also find upsetting about this whole situation is how normalized it was, how grown men in their 20s were sexualizing their often underage audience and no one said a thing. how Jack’s actions and words were branded as “immature 14 year-old boy humor” even though he was a fucking grown man, very much aware of what he is doing and saying. the allegations against Jack and the band were always there, it was a known fact that there was something going on behind the scenes. it was a known fact that Jack’s behavior often could be classified as ‘predatory’. it was just never taken seriously because all was considered to be a ‘joke’. 

since then the band has released a half-assed statement that basically can be reduced to “we believe the victims unless they accuse one of our bandmates cause in that case it’s all a lie”. Jack has also come out on twitter and claimed that this is all fake.

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hello! my best friend is currently trying to raise money to pay for their therapist. they’ve been off meds for a while now and they’re not doing well. they live in an abusive household and can’t rely on any of family members to help out, they’re in college and already working two jobs but it’s not enough to cover all the costs of travel, therapist and meds. please help them out if you can <3

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 taylor swift - seven // franz marc - two women on the hillside

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HAYLEY WILLIAMS - SIMMER Directed by Warren Fu

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Hayley Williams

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i hope hayley knows i am proud of her

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yelyahwilliams: happy birthday to my fav butter cookie in the whole batch🥮

z, i already texted you but like — thanks for the mix cd’s in the early days… that was almost 19 years ago (brutal). im so proud of you. so proud to call you my friend. this is gonna be your best year yet, i just know it.

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i got kicked out of college. i wasnt attending the classes due to my mental illness (bpd) and living so far away from my home made it worse. my parents offerred to help me with choosing new college that was closer to my home but they changed their mind and won’t pay for it and theyre verbally abusing me. i have no money to pay for college and my meds…. my job doesnt start til mid july and i need money by the end of june. i dont really have anything to offer besides doing a promo on my blog

please help your girl out

https://www.paypal.me/drojul

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ain’t it fun - paramore (insp)

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Oh, please…