/1/ I love your analyses ella but also that you're much more open ab your opinions recently here (correct me if I'm wrong). It's wonderful seeing the person writing these gorgeous insightful analyses express their opinion like that. Idk if you wanna talk ab it but I can't stop thinking of Harry and the drastic difference w his image. Dwd teaser used it for promo the fans ate it up. Get the bag but I just can't get over how he got put in this position where what he has to offer comes hand in hand
/2/ w portraying this weird lothario image. Why do you think they went w olivia wilde as a stunt partner not Lawrence? Bc he “likes older women” and blonds w “that red lip classic thing that he likes”. And he’s so promiscuous and wiling and charming but oh so open minded he manages to seduce his director w two kids. It’s a scandal bc “it makes sense”. Since 16 he’s been put in this position bc he’s handsome and smiles wide and remains likable and charming even when people are dicks to his face.
/3/and I just wonder how could the gp ever look at him differently yk? Bc everything he does gets put through those lenses, even going as far as fetishising bc omg he might also like guys is hot and looked as a bonus almost proof of how open he’s sexually. And that’s not bad at all it could be true but it’s so frustrating when people turn a blind eye to the blatant disrespect and objectification bc he’s a guy and they still imagine him as the guy from wattpad who’d appreciate it.
hello, kind anon. first of all, thank you for liking my analyses :’) and yeah you could say i’ve gotten a bit more daring lately with my answers to asks, simply bc…….. i’m not scared anymore lol. even if i’m wrong, like completely off, i manage to make enough disclaimers. but yeah this is just a fucking blog. i used to be scared of anon hate but i got over it <3 they’ll always be there but i know they can’t hurt me <3 bc harry and louis are in love and i’m also way cooler, smarter and more loved by h & l than they’ll ever be skdjhfgjzrhgfr that’s a fact i’m not backing down come fight me hate anons i dare you
aaaanyways thank you, as well, for making me think of everything that makes me sad :’) i spend waaaaay too much fucking time thinking about this shit so if there are people on this hellsite who want to read that then be my guest jhdfjhg and since you took the effort to send me 3 separate asks i went absolutely crazy in my reply and rambled on in truest harry fashion
about harry’s image. you mention there’s been a drastic change and………… i don’t think i agree. you said it best, it’s been this way since he was 16. six fucking teen. like no i have to stop thinking about this before i cry. and even back then he was placed into these stories with (older) women, pushed into the role of the womaniser. “girls go crazy about you, don’t they?” “you must be able to get anyone you like” “tits or ass?” and we might’ve thought he wouldn’t be faced with that kind of dehumanising questions anymore now that he’s “taken more seriously” as an artist, but then he gets slammed in the face again and again with “you probably get the change to sleep around all you want with any beautiful woman” blablabla howard stern don’t you dare cross paths with me ever i will cut you
what’s really changed is the fans. a lot of people have noticed the same, and i think that’s where our main feeling of “wow this all feels different” comes from. it feels different to call yourself a harry styles fan, it feels different to see his interactions at shows, it feels different to see his acting career flourish. because there has been such a fucking surge of fans who buy into the Harry Styles™️ they are fed by the media, by the stunts, the promo, everything. how he’s jealous and possessive in woman bc he needs his women under his thumb. how he’s into casual hookups bc of carolina. how he loves pussy bc of their laughably incorrect interpretation of the watermelon sugar mv. how he stands on a yacht floating on the gorgeous mediterranean, hands around his newest flame, with a sour face bc he’s a fucking rockstar and will take what he wants.
it’s not even their fault, it’s how all these narratives have been twisted to make it Not Gay. bc that’s still the aim at the end of the day: keep audiences as wide as possible, so keep the labels far, far away. the gp loves and celebrates anything flamboyant and fun but dare to label it queer and they’ll drop it like it’s contagious.
the new/old het fans don’t understand that his tour used to be a safe space for every queer under the sun, where harry was basically a gay comedian every night. they don’t know that carolina is about partying and trying coke. they don’t know woman is about his jealousy of a certain woman’s role in the man’s life he’s possessive of. they don’t know the ws mv is an echo of the what makes you beautiful mv, the scene of his first declaration of love (i can only guess), and harry really put himself among the girlies, all slurping that wonderful seed, giggling their heart out.
i could go on bc every. single. thing. harry. does. is. twisted. in. that. way. and it always has been. it doesn’t matter how many times he’s corrected an interviewer, as the question’s being asked, that he’s not at all like that and he doesn’t objectify women; what gets printed is how he smirked, originally in disgust but made to seem mischievous. it really is that easy. and a boyband member fucking around, being the classic image of a rockstar that abuses his influence, always sells. and what do the magazines, the paparazzi, the teams around harry want? they want that pretty face to sell, don’t they? always have.
he was soft-spoken, kind, even shy during x-factor (just look at the isn’t she lovely performance and i’ve made my point), only to bloom open around people he felt comfortable with, but as soon as 1d promo took off, he was the “hot & dangerous” one????? it’s all fabricated, from day one, without so much as a second thought as to how harry might feel about it, especially how it might fuck him up in the long run.
right now. we’ve had fine line bring him to even greater levels of success than he probably ever thought was possible. it’ll drive me fucking batshit insane if i think about it for too long, but that album expresses song after song of deep-rooted, long-term love, as well as identity crises, personal struggles, life-altering realisations. AND H O W WAS IT PROMOTED? i’m fuming AN ALBUM ABOUT B E I N G S A D A N D H A V I N G S E X. oh my god i will kill someone i will
HOW DO YOU LISTEN TO SHE LIGHTS UP FINE LINE AND DECIDE OH YEAH THIS IS TOTALLY ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP AND SUBSEQUENT BREAKUP WITH A FRENCH MODEL MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
*ella take a breath. calm tf down.*
that’s just the. way. it. has. always. been.
BUT.
harry’s attitude has changed.
harry’s not taking it anymore. he’s not rolling with the punches anymore. the variety award where he thanked his label for leaving him alone. brit award where he makes it clear some people do not have his back. speech after speech right before fine line on tour right now about having the freedom to do what you want with who you are and - again those words - for us to have each other’s backs “just a little bit more” (ouch fuck). “do you know who you are” “i do now” changed to “i do when i’m with you”. golden’s changing lyrics make it clear that someday he hopes he can be open. and he’s tired of hoping.
that’s the key, right there, in my opinion. he’s sick of it. he’s gone with whatever his team has planned out in order to get him those successes. he’s ran with it because he always has, knows no other reality. used to it. but now he’s fighting it. he’s made it clear that lockdown was a dark fucking time for him too and it definitely made him stop for a second and re-evaluate wtf he’s doing. where he’s going. how long it’ll be more of the fucking same.
ANYWAY, to wrap this up with somewhat of an answer to your last question: how will the gp ever see him differently. it’s the combination of many, many things, and i have high hopes of them culminating to the result harry and many of us hope for: that he’s free to be whoever he wants to be, openly, proudly.
he keeps fighting back. he doesn’t let go of this tour and his chance to speak directly to his fans, at last. he keeps making it clearer and clearer that he’s unhappy with certain things about his career. more and more fans need to catch on
he keeps pushing the boundaries of his looks. this one seems simple, but the more he turns up in pink glitter vests, necklaces, heels, tutus, ball gowns, etc. etc. etc. the gp will adjust their image of him more and more, from the jagger-esque rock star to the stage fairy he really is. this is who he is, and his looks now contrast very starkly with the narrative, so this cognitive dissonance is bound to catch up with them. and this is a slow process but it’s in the making
his fans hold firm in their support for who they know he really is. that’s us. that’s me telling my friends in casual conversation that ws is about sucking dick. that’s us nominating harry for queer awards. that’s us bringing our flags, signs to his shows. stubbornly refusing to make room for the fans that harass him with inappropriate signs, who were close to ditching him when he appeared in a dress.
and so, so much more. but it’s in the works. i can feel shit changing. we’re in despair bc we hate the overwhelming presence of new, dumb fans at his shows, but in all honesty, the hets have always been there and probably will be till the day he comes out.
i really want to end this on a positive note, bc at the end of the day, i really really am. i don’t take louis’s faith in the future shit lightly, okay. i truly firmly believe the future holds so so much for both of them and that change is on its way. it’s this gradual change in public opinion that h & l are after. they don’t believe in huge turnarounds. they know that’s not how shit works. if i’ve learned anything from watching louis work through his hurdles as a solo artist is that patience is a virtue, and, even though we can’t see it, they’re constantly working their way up and out. if the public opinion of harry changes little by little, by making it more and more obvious who he is, one day the womaniser image will be all but forgotten. (yeah that’s super optimistic and romantic of me, and you have to let me, okay. bc i do believe this.)
and because harry knows this, because this is exactly what he’s been working so hard on (lights up mv on coming out day, wearing a queer brand, men and women touching him in the crowd; genderfluid met gala look with right ear pierced; dress on vogue cover; my policeman film role; ……..) but then. stunts. again. the homewrecker, milf-hunting star back at it again
(obviously i don’t need to add that harry isn’t simply a victim of his circumstances and that he probably approved the whole stunt and what it initially entailed, but something went wrong. someone on the inside is pushing harry too far and he’s pushing back. don’t know how or why or literally anything at all but that’s just……….. what i feel has been going on.)
all we can go is be patient and support him, be as fucking loud as we can be bc if we know he is being loud, with everything holding him back, we know we have to start screaming.
hold on to who he is in his music, his lyrics, on stage. hold on to what he is literally telling us. and we’ll know when we know, we’ll see when we see.
okay sorry for the complete mental breakdown-inducing rant. now do yourself a favor and scroll through my happy baby tag that only features smiley happy harry. you know. for our common sanity
