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tony ward couture fall/winter 2024 'nymphs rebirth collection'

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Best Country Album COWBOY CARTER — Beyoncé

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bastille is correct. how AM i gonna be an optimist about this?

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I’m not in the habit of fighting people on Tumblr, but as someone who has suffered through abuse myself, I am very angry right now, and I need to express my feelings.

A tumblr user by the name of @jaesama recently made a post condemning people for being petty about Liam Payne and bullying him, claiming that these individuals are responsible for his death and should all feel ashamed.

I reblogged the post stating that I agreed with her sentiments on pettiness, but called out the abuse-enablement going on in the reblogs and tags of her post.

Her response? She blocked me.

Out of curiosity, I glanced at her blog through Safari where I am not logged in, and it didn’t take me long to find posts of her spewing disdain and vitriol against Maya Henry, Liam’s alleged victim. Disappointing, but not surprising.

This is what I mean when I say that I detest stan/superfan culture and the parasocial relationships that many of you have developed with various celebrities. How can you be so blinded by your love for a person that you don’t actually know personally, that you refuse to believe victims, go on to happily participate in misogyny, and treat women brave enough to go public with their truth like their your nemesis, all on the behalf of a man who isn’t even aware of your existence?

If what happened to Maya Henry is true, what would you guys have preferred: for her to suffer in silence? For her to watch as the man who psychologically and emotionally scarred continues to be celebrated as a sweet angel who could do no wrong, when it reality, that might not have been true? For her to never get justice so that you could ignorantly maintain a false perception and image of the celebrity with whom you share a parasocial relationship?

It’s my understanding that Liam Payne suffered from an addiction, and for that, I empathize with him. I also empathize for his young son who will now grow up without a father, and for his loved ones who wanted better for him. I also empathize for the fans for whom One Direction was an important part of their lives.

But you know who I don’t empathize with? People like @jaesama, who believe that idolizing a celebrity who potentially hurt someone is far more important than his victims receiving empathetic consideration and an opportunity for justice (with the assumption that their claims are true).

And no matter what any of you have to say. I believe victims first, always. No celebrity on this earth, no matter how handsome and sweet, will ever put so high on a pedestal by me that I refuse to show compassion to the people potentially hurt by them.

May Liam’s loved ones receive the comfort and solace they need at this time, and if it is truth that Liam Payne abused Maya and/or any other people, may those potential victims receive justice.

And a massive fuck you to any of you who believe in enabling abuse/supporting harassment against anyone brave enough to come forward. All of you always claim that it’s done for clout, but I dare you to name one thing that Maya Henry has actually ‘benefited’ from this situation, aside from you all making her life a living hell. May social justice make so much progress that we no longer treat potential victims this way, and that people like all of you lack the courage to speak your god-awful misogynistic opinions.

Shame on all of you.

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Some things to consider regarding this topic:

- Sally has a significant history of family loss and grief. Her parents died in a plane crash, her uncle died from illness, and Percy’s life is regularly in danger. Sally herself has almost died too. Her seeking solace in family/having more children is a normal/expected response for her circumstances.

- Life does not end with motherhood. While raising Estelle is indeed going to come with challenges, Sally does not have to stop every single hobby she has just because she’s raising another baby. Because she now lives in a two-parent household, the responsibility of baby-care will be split between her and Paul, and she can get time to do her hobbies when Paul is taking over.

- While there are disadvantages to having babies at an older age (health risks, mostly), there are also social advantages: you’re more likely to be an emotionally mature parent, more likely to have financial stability, more likely to be done with your education, and more likely to have developed skills that can making infant caring easier than it would have been in your 20s and 30s. Not to mention, Sally seems to be self-employed (or at least, most of her time is spent at home anyways), so she can work her schedule however she needs to.

- Sally doesn’t need Percy’s help because she has Paul, aka Sally’s husband and Estelle’s biological father. Unless there’s evidence of Paul being a deadbeat, we don’t have a reason to assume that he’s not going to take responsibility for his child and help with her upbringing.

Sally shouldn't have gotten pregnant

Am I the only one that thinks that Sally Jackson shouldn't have gotten pregnant? Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Estelle or Paul or Sally, but it just feels like the woman gets to be 'happy' with a new husband and child to look after-just a generic happy ending. She could've been writing and publishing a book, and I have nothing against her getting into a new marriage, I just wonder why she had to have a baby directly after-she's 41 years old, and she's going to be raising yet ANOTHER child, which isn't as nice as it sounds, and it's not clear if Percy is going to help, as he has a lot of demigod-related challenges going on.

Just an opinion of mine-it's perfectly fine if you think that her ending was happy.