#( .quiet on set )

[tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

[formaldehydefce]

[sugarlesswriting]

People need to understand that with the Quiet on Set documentary that it wasn't just Nickelodeon treating their child stars badly, it wasn't just Nickelodeon making hostile work environment in the writers room or on set. All the big kid networks did this. Disney has done it, Cartoon network has done it.

[godofdystopia]

Therapy isnt enough for me, i need Dan Schneider murdered live on television.

[inkskinned]

something bad happened to you, and you died, and you came back wrong.

not wrong all the way. the little ways. you forget important dates, stopped going out with friends. it's harder to make you smile. you're apathetic towards things you used to love, afraid of places you used to go to cheer up. quieter. flinching. different.

you came back for love. you're still here for love. what pulled you back was a brightness so loud that even death couldn't outshout it. death heard the call and smiled at you and said okay. go home. somebody is waiting for you.

but you came back different. like lot's wife; you've turned into salt. you used to chirp through life in hops and skips; but now you lose skin just standing up. you have to move slower, skimming across this world without-touching-it. most things feel dull - until they're suddenly all-too-much. life, and being alive just rushes up and over you and you get hopelessly crushed.

you try to explain it to them: it is ugly, but this is what you are, now. the huge golden hoop of your halo now a little bronze ring. you are still watering your plants and wearing the same clothes. after all, you worked hard to come home. this life; so odd and off-color, now that you are wrong.

but they waited for you - it's just that they wanted the "you" that happened before this. the "you" that could sing in the show and hug people tight and look at a blade without breaking down to cry. the you with a smile in pictures. god, holyshit, it's like looking at a completely different person, isn't it. that other-you; the one they actually wanted.

you are the consolation prize. you are the body that forgot the ghost. you are the memory of the bad thing, and the death after; like you are wearing that memory as a banner. you are a fragment, an assembly. simulacrum. you don't make eye contact in mirrors, afraid the light will glance off and your true nature will flash back at you.

you hear them talk about it in their hushed, desperate whispers. sometimes they even admit it to your face; harsh and violent, acid thrown at christmas dinner. god, can you just fucking be normal again. you do not remember what normal is. you had to climb so far to get back here; you are far too exhausted. you want to open the glass door of your heart and show all the gears. can you help resolve whatever got messed up?

you try so, so hard. you came back for them. because you believed they would love you, even when you were so horribly broken. because you believed they would be patient. because you believed unconditional meant "without exception." you cannot do things the same way. you just get tired too quickly these days.

you want to put them on a couch and pour them the tea with hands that shake more than they remember. you want to line them up and draw them a map of where you have had to wander. you want to show every bruise in a backsplash; the little helpless ant of your soul carrying all that weight, over and over. you want to say: yes! it is different! but i did it for love!

you want to say: "i'm not the same, but i'm yours and i'm here. can that be enough?"

[p1nkshield]

Bruce being just as guilty of introducing Jason to people like he is but a small little guy.

Bruce at gala supporting youth literary comprehension programs: Have you met my son Jason? As stubborn as kids can be I managed to get him to attend.

Beneficiary: oh that’s wonderful! Does your son enjoy literature?

Bruce: oh absolutely! That’s what convinced him to even come! He has so many respectable hobbies for someone his age. Kids these days rarely find value in the classics but not Jason! Honestly he reads more, and more in depth, than I do! He’s a little mechanic too! When I first saw him he was trying to take the tires off my car with a lug wrench that was bigger than him! It was quite a sight and a rather unconventional way to meet your son but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Beneficiary, blinks as they try to process all the proud dad info: …well that’s lovely, we have some activities for the children of the donors so that none of them get too bored!

Bruce: that’s great! I’ll let him know. Jason, can you come here for a moment?

A very tall, wide, and muscular man turns around and raises an eyebrow.

What a coincidence, that dude must also be named Jason.

He walks towards them

Jason: what do you want old man?

What

Bruce: there are activities at that table if you’re bored.

Huh

Jason: thanks for the memo but I’m not exactly at coloring book age anymore remember?

Bruce: I suppose you’re right :(

[sleepyside]

Another thing that haunts me about this entire thing is that Amanda wasn’t just funny like her coworkers, or funny like other Disney and Nickelodeon actresses. Amanda Bynes was funny like Carol Burnett. Funny like Lucille Ball. She was effervescent and classic. Her comedic sensibilities were deeply intelligent. She had *it*. And she should have grown into one of the best actresses of our generation. But *something* happened and derailed it all. Even if she’s not the same, I truly hope she’s well and happy. I want nothing but the best for her, even if it’s a quiet and private life. I adored her back then and always will.

[franciya]

Drake having to describe the sexual abuse he suffered in excruciating detail at 15-years-old only for the guy to get simply 16 months (!!!) in jail and be on Disney Channel right afterwards

That's why most victims feel discourage about coming forward

[hollowboobtheory]

ykw i will never complain about an actor not looking the right age for their teen character again sure this "high schooler" may look like he has a mortgage but it's one less child in hollywood and that's a win

[spookyboogie3]

Listening to Drake Bells father, Joe, talk about how he just got bad vibes from Brian Peck and knew he was bad and was eyeing up his son just has me fucked up. Him saying he hasn’t been same since he found out what had happened to his son and him just breaking down into tears.

Drake not knowing how to explain or talk about what really happened in front of cameras. There was a moment there, where you can see alot of emotion is on his face, like he just is coming to reality that he is actually telling other people what happened.

[volleypearlfan]

when I tell you I GASPED audibly when it was revealed that Brian Peck was pen pals with JOHN WAYNE GACY. I think I’m gonna be sick

[whitedemon-ladydeath]

fucking weird of yall to demand these child actors to speak up publicly about everything that happened on those sets. not a God damn one of them owes us anything and does not need to say anything. Leave Josh alone. He spoke to Drake in private. he was also a damn kid on those sets. I've heard about the bullying and fat shaming he had. literally leave them alone fucking weirdos

and while I'm at it LEAVE AMANDA ALONE TOO

[youremysputnik]

my addition to the quiet on set discussion is that in jennette mccurdy’s memoir she talks about being offered a lot of money to never speak about her time at nickelodeon ever again and i seriously wonder how many people took that deal

[shewhotellsstories]

People tend to treat child stars having breakdowns as amusing, but realizing just how many of these children were abused makes their mental health struggles feel like, "of course, they struggled, adults they trusted violated them."

[jimalim]

Quiet on Set really hit hard. As someone who grew up watching these shows religiously, and being so familiar with these kids, it's absolutely devastating to see how much abuse went unchecked. Drake Bell's story is incredibly harrowing and I applaud him for having the courage to finally speak publicly after all these years. Who knows how many more might come forward because of this, or at the very least how many people affected with similar experiences may feel a little less alone.

As I saw someone say, it really feels like Dan Schneider subconsciously traumatized an entire generation of kids by exposing them to so much implied sexual innuendo in his shows. It's clear he got off on not just being able to put child performers in these morally dubious positions, but also by exposing the audience to such fare. It's deeply disturbing to see these "jokes" Now as an adult, and I personally feel super conflicted about it.

I hope change comes from this documentary, aside from the existential dread I presume many people my age might feel after watching.

[clonerightsagenda]

"what if you had a mutual aid network that occasionally told interdimensional monsters to fuck off": Discworld witches as a concept