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coming back to tumblr after a hiatus and all I follow are Tom Hiddleston fan accounts but my hyperfixation is gone and I don’t even want to see him anymore

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Searching for Joseph Quinn: The Dark Side of Fandom

Picture it. You’re a young actor, just starting out in your career. You have a few projects on your resume but so far, that breakout role hasn’t appeared yet. You’ve got plenty of time though, and you’re excited about what the future holds. Acting is the only thing you’ve ever really wanted to do. One day, you get the opportunity to audition for a popular series. It’s not a huge part, only one season, but it’s well-written and completely different from anything else you’ve done. So you send in your audition tape. For reasons you don’t completely understand, you get the part. Eventually, you start filming. You make new friends. You give a performance you’re honestly pretty proud of. Then it’s over. You go home and wait for your world debut. To your utter surprise, your character quickly becomes the most popular one of the season, possibly the entire series. You’re invited to comic-cons and late show interviews. Video edits, fanart, and copyright infringing merchandise featuring your character flood the internet. You’re thrilled that a performance you just hoped would be “good enough” has resonated with so many people.

Now, picture this. You’re at home, alone, just relaxing. There’s a knock on your door. It’s a stranger. No. Wait. It’s a fan. Someone has leaked your address on the internet. Not only that, you discover people have identified the Facebook profiles of your family and are sharing your childhood photos with the world. It’s frightening, honestly. Disturbing. Just a little bit sickening. Suddenly, everywhere you go people feel entitled to approach you, ask for a photo, a video. It was fine when you were doing press and interviews for the show, but now it’s every day. Even on vacation, you can’t get a moment’s peace. Your life has changed in a matter of weeks and it’s exciting, amazing even. But also overwhelming.

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When did fame become synonymous with lack of privacy? Do we blame the paparazzi for supplying us with photos proving that stars are just like us? Or maybe social media is responsible, allowing celebrity content to reach fans worldwide at any time. Experts do say that increased internet dependency may lead to increased parasocial relationships, and I’m sure many of us have experienced increased dependency on the internet in the past few years. But when did we forget that celebrities are just people? I’ve never seen an entertainment contract, but I doubt the fine print includes giving up the expectation to ever have a private moment again. This is a bit of a simplification, but as far as I’m aware the duties of an actor include learning your lines, showing up on set, and doing press once the job is over. There’s no obligation to pose for photos. To record video greetings while on a flight. And recording someone without their knowledge or consent doesn’t make you a fan. It makes you a stalker.

So the next time you see a celebrity on the street, do me a favor. Before you run up to them and ask for a photo and tell them how much you love them and how they “saved” your life, stop and think for a minute. Think about how you would feel if people were constantly expecting you to smile and pose while you’re just trying to live your life. Maybe you don’t really want to have your picture taken today, maybe it’s not the greatest hair day, maybe you’re self-conscious about that pimple that appeared overnight. Maybe flying still makes you nervous and you just want to listen to your playlist and try to relax. Maybe you want to say no when someone asks but you’re just too nice. Maybe you wish that once in awhile, someone would just make eye contact and smile. And then walk away. Please, I am begging you, be that person. Do you think you’ll ever forget making eye contact with Joseph Quinn? You don’t have to prove it to anyone.

Oscar Wilde wrote: “Each man kills the thing he loves.” Although I think the chances of any of us taking our hyperfixation to homicidal extremes is small, we could definitely be guilty of killing the reputation of the object of our affection by falsely accusing them of terrible things. We could kill their relationships by sending their current partner nasty messages or worse yet, death threats. And at the very least, we could kill their willingness to interact with fans at all. So keep appreciating their work and loving the characters they play, keep making fanart. (please be aware though that selling said fanart might get you sued) But don’t forget that celebrities are people too.

They’re just like us.

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I swear, this video is the cutest thing ever

‘If you could have a slumber party with any of your cast mates, who would be the best one to have a slumber party with?’

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Robert Downey Jr in The Last Party (1993)

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That’s the dream lol

Iron Man Transformation!!

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DOCTOR WHO | The Snowmen // Hell Bent

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"It is okay if it takes time for this mountain to be climbed."

—Morgan Harper Nichols

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#icouldvestoppedafterthesecondgif #probablyshouldveafterthethird

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- Rupi Kaur

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bonus:

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Oh my gosh, I love Sam! He’s so underrated. Thank you so much!

I ship you with…

Sam Wilson!

@lostbetweenthelinesblog, I ship you with Sam Wilson!

Sam Wilson aka Falcon fell in love with you and your witty, sarcastic tongue pretty much as soon as he saw you. It didn’t take long for him to discover your name after some asking around. After showering you with flirty compliments and cheeky winks, he soon discovered your stubbornness prevented you from falling for him much slower than he had fallen for you. You were perfectly content with playing hard to get, but eventually the walls you put up began to crumble when he began to write you letters. Something about taking the time to sit down with a pen and paper was endearing and romantic and you found reading them becoming the highlight of your week. He helps you overcome your anxiety and self criticism by every day reminding you of your worth, beauty, talent, and his love for you. He loves that you aren’t afraid to get down in the dirt with him by doing things like camping, taking runs along the beach, or encouraging him through his ptsd. When he has a particularly bad night, you softly jar him awake and soothe him by reading aloud. He adores your cooking and baking and is constantly asking you to make his favorite dishes and while you love to oblige him, it also works for great blackmail. Just refuse to bake him his favorite dessert and he’ll come back begging for forgiveness in seconds. Writing is also something you enjoy doing, but because of your self consciousness, it took a while for you to allow him to read your drafts. When he did, he surprised you by demanding you to write more and sent them in to publishers after asking your permission. He doesn’t mind kissing you in public, especially if other men are checking you out, and you usually have to slap his hand when it wanders to grab your rear. His favorite places to kiss you are under your ear sensuously and on your eyelid when you’re sleeping.

I hope you like your ship!

Xoxo

Want a Marvel ship? Request here!

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YESSS

MARVEL SHIPPINGS

I’m almost at 100 followers and I was inspired by someone else to do this, so here I am! I used to do shipping on an old account of mine, so I am experienced. I can’t guarantee quick results, that depends what I’m doing and how many requests I have, but since this is new, I’m sure I won’t get too many too quickly.

RULES

Reblog this post

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Send me an ask, comment, or pm giving me a list of personality traits (at least 3 good ones and 3, I don’t want to say bad ones, but maybe not so flattering ones), hobbies of yours, some likes and dislikes

Due to my personal beliefs, I will only be shipping girls with boys and boys with girls, please respect my decision and specify if you are male or female in your request

If I have any questions, I will pm you, please respond asap

If you have questions or complaints, please pm me and I will respond asap

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE

the person I ship you with

a detailed description of why

possibly a few headcanons

Thank you so much guys and I hope this goes somewhere because I’ve really been wanting to have some way to make original content on here and since shipping always seems to be appreciated, I thought it would be worth a shot.

All posts concerning this will be tagged with #shipsbybrits

Feel free to reblog this for signal boost too! ;)

Tagging mutuals so this doesn’t flop:

@w-underkind @wallowingwillowtree @hotemotionalmess @hot-tea-and-ocs @forebodinq @startrekkingaroundasgard @bionic-buckyb @petersbenjamin @unabashedfanofcas @lostbetweenthelinesblog

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reblog this if you’re a fanfic writer & your motivation to write actually increases when readers actually show interest & give you feedback. even just a reblog or a little comment here and there

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“He’s not exactly hiding.”