Lauren’s story...............
Guys, I can completely understand the way some of you have been personally offended, and down right hurt, by Lauren’s words. But, at the same time, one needs to understand, what was actually happening, and the timing of everything. Not only the time line of her story, but the timing of the podcast.
She was talking about her feelings, toward Camren shippers, back in 2013 and 2014. Lucy very well MAY have been the friend that helped Lauren realize she was into girls, but she WAS NOT the girl that helped her accept herself. If you pay attention, it became obvious, Lauren had grown more accepting of her sexuality, BEFORE Lucy came back into the picture.
Back in 2013/2014, Lauren was still fighting her true feelings. She was doing exactly what I said she would say…Just making out with her friend, because that what friends do. No big deal. Every “straight” girl does it, right? She was “justifying” her actions, because she couldn’t control her desires.
We all know, Lauren had a really bad bout, of internalized homophobia. She couldn’t control her desires, and she HATED herself for it. It was easier to BLAME Camren shippers, than herself. “We” are the ones who put those desires in her head, because she thought she was pretty damn good at hiding her truth. “We” were seeing something that wasn’t there, and putting thoughts in her head she didn’t want. It BECAME “our” fault, because she couldn’t BLAME herself.
The truth is, Lauren didn’t hate herself for liking girls. She hated herself, for not accepting that part of herself. She hated herself, for giving societal norms that much power over her. She hated herself, because she couldn’t control her desires, much less hide them. We had nothing to do with it, but like I said, it was easier to blame us, than to put blame where it belonged….homophobia, heteronormativity, and herself.
We are a part of her coming out story, but she can’t tell us the WHOLE truth. She had to give Lucy all the credit, (without even saying her name) because saying that we saw her truth and accepted her truth, before she was willing to accept it herself, would have given validation to Camren…Because it was Camren that made us see her truth, NOT Laucy!!!
She blamed us, for making her feel like a “predator”, for connecting her to someone that was “NOT queer” (lol). Honestly, that is the biggest load of bullshit, I’ve ever heard. Shippers don’t make predators, we make art. Be it written, or visual, we made some wonderful art….That Lauren obviously consumed herself, or she wouldn’t know so damn much about it.
IF, and it’s a big IF, Lauren EVER actually felt like a damn “predator”, it was her inability to take her eyes off of Camila, and particularly her ass, that would have made her feel that way, not us. (Camila enjoyed it, and stared right back. She loved Lauren’s ass, as well.)
Instead of BLAMING us, she should have been thanking us. WE are the ones who accepted her, and loved her, even though she couldn’t accept and love herself. But, like I said, she couldn’t do that, because it would have VALIDATED CAMREN.
What she should have done, is not mention Camila, at all. The fact she CHOSE to say Camila’s name, and NOT Lucy’s, says a lot about what that whole thing was meant to accomplish.
She gave Lucy all the wonderful credit, then said how damn TOXIC that “relationship” was. She even “explained” why her mother didn’t approve of Lucy. It was a load of shit, but needed to be “explained”. No mother in their right mind, that accepts lovingly her daughters sexuality, would disapprove of her “relationship” with a woman, then turn around and approve of her “relationship” with a gang-banger that smokes weed like a forest fire, and snorts coke like a vacuum.
The whole damn point of mentioning Camila, by name, and not the name of the woman who had supposedly made Lauren accept herself, was to get the media’s attention…and cross-promotion.
She didn’t mention Lucy’s name, because she didn’t want to give Lucy any media attention. Lucy became Lauren’s version of “that girl”. (which should tell us something) She mentioned Camila by name, so the media would jump all over it. And it did. It served it’s purpose. It cross-promoted BOTH of them. In turn, it also put a spotlight on Camila, and her current PR stunt. If Lauren says Camila “isn’t queer”, that must mean she’s “straight” (LOL). That must mean shmila is real, right? (LMFAO)
This whole thing is a big load of bullshit, but it had it’s purpose. That being said, I can understand why so many of you are upset, and hurt. It didn’t affect me that way, because I see it for what it is, PR. With this type of PR, it takes the focus off of any relationship between Lauren and Camila, and puts the blame on “us” for “destroying” their beautiful friendship. This same tactic has been used multiple times before. The best example of this is Louis and Harry. THEY blamed the shippers for destroying their wonderful friendship, as well. Like I said before, it’s a tried and true Industry tactic. They’ll keep using it, as long as it keeps working… just as they do PR “relationships”.
Lauren mentioning Lucy would not have gotten the desired media hype, that mentioning Camila would, and did. She had to do so, in a way that wouldn’t validate Camren. That’s what we got. Does it hurt? You bet your ass it does!!! Does it piss me off? Abso-fucking-lutely!!! Welcome to PR 101!!! IT SUCKS ASS!!!!!
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