When my eyes are clear

I see good intentions are a cheap veneer, for every evil justified

[confessinbouthanson]

**Double post “The statements given to Vice sound empty and hypocritical given zac’s previous private conversation with us fans in which he said he would say anything because he couldn’t in any way make everyone happy! (and I’m definitely paraphrasing cos his replies were showing a lot more of his ignorance and immaturity)“ “The shit has hit the fan. Hanson is gonna need a really good PR person to get them out of this mess. Best of luck to them. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

Oh, and before anyone wants to tell me to get my head out of Hanson’s asses, trust me, it’s not up any. I’m a grown adult and able to form my own opinions and they don’t need to rely on, or even fall in line with three white guys from Oklahoma. Also, I have a nephew that is mixed. He’s half African American, and trust me, his life matters to me and I can support him, and other POC, whether some musicians I’ve been listening to since I was a teenager agree or disagree with that.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Ohhhhh, tokenizing a minority family member really shows your understanding of the issue

[cinnamonroll152]

Ah, the old “black friend/family member defense.” A tired old prop used by everyone from the Kardashians to my grandparents.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

How else would someone show that they aren’t racist if they don’t share that they know someone?! Surely thats the way!

[fawnonthelam-deactivated2024053]

What patronizing objectification and warped logic. Racists do not share their lives with people of the ethnic heritage they despise. If they do and mistreat said people, they might be another kind of abusive jerk and perhaps delusional but they aren’t really a racist. Y’all have no clue what racism and ethnic supremacy really is. Communist China forcibly sterilizing, forcing abortions, forcing into concentration camps, ethnic minorities and exclaiming they are selecting for Han Chinese dominance over other regional minority groups, notably the Uighers, is ethnic supremacy based on eugenics and even genocide. Meanwhile, you guys are speech policing someone who says they love their bi or multiracial family members. Well done, you warriors of human justice…

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

If you truly believe that the only way someone is racist is if they actively spew hate and try to kill members of other races, you’re actually out of your mind. Though, judging from the posts you’ve made regarding fraud in the US election, I assumed that much already.

[fawnonthelam-deactivated2024053]

No, racism is not ambiguous: It is a philosophical position that a person takes, the belief that a group of people are a detriment to humanity and should be ostracized and eliminated, when possible, due to shared racial and ethnic characteristics. You can stretch the definition all you want. It doesn’t make it an accurate description of what you’re accusing someone of. Definitions are shared things.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

You can be the most vile, racist piece of shit in the world, and still smile at, be civil to, and friendly with people you are racist against. You can be racist without showing people that you are. You can have the "philosophical position... that a group of people are a detriment to society and should be ostracized and eliminated" and still appear to be the most loving person in the world.

Watch the TV series, Hate Thy Neighbor. I think it would help you underatand what I'm talking about.

[confessinbouthanson]

**Double post “The statements given to Vice sound empty and hypocritical given zac’s previous private conversation with us fans in which he said he would say anything because he couldn’t in any way make everyone happy! (and I’m definitely paraphrasing cos his replies were showing a lot more of his ignorance and immaturity)“ “The shit has hit the fan. Hanson is gonna need a really good PR person to get them out of this mess. Best of luck to them. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

Oh, and before anyone wants to tell me to get my head out of Hanson’s asses, trust me, it’s not up any. I’m a grown adult and able to form my own opinions and they don’t need to rely on, or even fall in line with three white guys from Oklahoma. Also, I have a nephew that is mixed. He’s half African American, and trust me, his life matters to me and I can support him, and other POC, whether some musicians I’ve been listening to since I was a teenager agree or disagree with that.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Ohhhhh, tokenizing a minority family member really shows your understanding of the issue

[cinnamonroll152]

Ah, the old “black friend/family member defense.” A tired old prop used by everyone from the Kardashians to my grandparents.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

How else would someone show that they aren’t racist if they don’t share that they know someone?! Surely thats the way!

[fawnonthelam-deactivated2024053]

What patronizing objectification and warped logic. Racists do not share their lives with people of the ethnic heritage they despise. If they do and mistreat said people, they might be another kind of abusive jerk and perhaps delusional but they aren’t really a racist. Y’all have no clue what racism and ethnic supremacy really is. Communist China forcibly sterilizing, forcing abortions, forcing into concentration camps, ethnic minorities and exclaiming they are selecting for Han Chinese dominance over other regional minority groups, notably the Uighers, is ethnic supremacy based on eugenics and even genocide. Meanwhile, you guys are speech policing someone who says they love their bi or multiracial family members. Well done, you warriors of human justice…

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

If you truly believe that the only way someone is racist is if they actively spew hate and try to kill members of other races, you're actually out of your mind. Though, judging from the posts you've made regarding fraud in the US election, I assumed that much already.

[confessinbouthanson]

“ Zac tried talking to fans but you just pulled apart everything he said and twisted it into something else. Nothing they say will appease you, the wording or the timing will be wrong, you just want an excuse to judge and criticize. I call BS on this rubbish not being political, you have chastised them for years for suspecting they vote republican, if you knew they were all democrats you wouldn’t have given two hoots about any of this nonsense. You must be leading sad little lives to be getting your jollies from trying to ruin other people’s, I’ve seen you all on forums etc. rubbing your hands together with glee at the thought of ending their career. You should be taking a long hard look at yourselves because your bullying behaviour is disgraceful and has been far worse than anything the band has ever done.“

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

@fawnonthelam did you submit another secret?

[fawnonthelam-deactivated2024053]

Nope. I haven’t submitted anything since early this year and altogether, maybe 3 or 4 times, tops. This poster gets a thumbs up from me, though. Do you really need anyone else for these “dialogues”? Can’t you just keep making assumptions based on bias and ignoring the uniqueness of individuals and situations and work around that?

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Considering this is only my third (4th?) Post on tumblr, your underwhelming generalizations prove to be quick lackluster. Better luck next time, dear.

[confessinbouthanson]

“ Zac tried talking to fans but you just pulled apart everything he said and twisted it into something else. Nothing they say will appease you, the wording or the timing will be wrong, you just want an excuse to judge and criticize. I call BS on this rubbish not being political, you have chastised them for years for suspecting they vote republican, if you knew they were all democrats you wouldn’t have given two hoots about any of this nonsense. You must be leading sad little lives to be getting your jollies from trying to ruin other people’s, I’ve seen you all on forums etc. rubbing your hands together with glee at the thought of ending their career. You should be taking a long hard look at yourselves because your bullying behaviour is disgraceful and has been far worse than anything the band has ever done.“

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

@fawnonthelam did you submit another secret?

[confessinbouthanson]

**Double post “The statements given to Vice sound empty and hypocritical given zac’s previous private conversation with us fans in which he said he would say anything because he couldn’t in any way make everyone happy! (and I’m definitely paraphrasing cos his replies were showing a lot more of his ignorance and immaturity)“ “The shit has hit the fan. Hanson is gonna need a really good PR person to get them out of this mess. Best of luck to them. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

Oh, and before anyone wants to tell me to get my head out of Hanson’s asses, trust me, it’s not up any. I’m a grown adult and able to form my own opinions and they don’t need to rely on, or even fall in line with three white guys from Oklahoma. Also, I have a nephew that is mixed. He’s half African American, and trust me, his life matters to me and I can support him, and other POC, whether some musicians I’ve been listening to since I was a teenager agree or disagree with that.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Ohhhhh, tokenizing a minority family member really shows your understanding of the issue

[cinnamonroll152]

Ah, the old “black friend/family member defense.” A tired old prop used by everyone from the Kardashians to my grandparents.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

How else would someone show that they aren't racist if they don't share that they know someone?! Surely thats the way!

[confessinbouthanson]

**Double post “The statements given to Vice sound empty and hypocritical given zac’s previous private conversation with us fans in which he said he would say anything because he couldn’t in any way make everyone happy! (and I’m definitely paraphrasing cos his replies were showing a lot more of his ignorance and immaturity)“ “The shit has hit the fan. Hanson is gonna need a really good PR person to get them out of this mess. Best of luck to them. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

Oh, and before anyone wants to tell me to get my head out of Hanson’s asses, trust me, it’s not up any. I’m a grown adult and able to form my own opinions and they don’t need to rely on, or even fall in line with three white guys from Oklahoma. Also, I have a nephew that is mixed. He’s half African American, and trust me, his life matters to me and I can support him, and other POC, whether some musicians I’ve been listening to since I was a teenager agree or disagree with that.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Ohhhhh, tokenizing a minority family member really shows your understanding of the issue

[confessinbouthanson]

“I refuse to believe Hanson are this clueless about the turbulence in the fandom due to their OWN actions. There is no relationship between the fans and Hanson anymore. Unless you’re one of the fans who never questions their actions or their choice of words. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

Yet it’s been proven time and time again that anything that is said will just be picked apart, ridiculed, and even made to sound like it’s not what is actually being said. His post about George Floyd and the Tulsa Race Masacre was just fine, yet he was criticized for it because he didn’t hashtag black lives matter. Just because he left out *your* chosen rhetoric on *his* post, he was made to sound like a bigot. Yeah, I’d want to come out and talk to you all, too.

[cinnamonroll152]

That isn’t even the most recent thing he’s fumbled, friend. How about saying he doesn’t think it’s right that Zac deleted/blocked comments from only upset LGBTQIA and BIPOC fans when he admitted the Pinterest was his? How about saying Isaac was out of line throwing a tantrum about practicing proper social distancing?

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

[confessinbouthanson]

“ Zac’s intelligence was bashed for his political beliefs and homeschooling. Wonder if the poster feels the same way about Taylor and Isaac? Giving they had the same education and political beliefs. “

[whenwordsfailthemusicspeaks]

I find it funny when so many people assume to know Taylor’s political beliefs. Out of the three of them, there is no doubt that he’s the most liberal. His creation of FOTM alone states a loud liberal opinion. And please don’t throw his Voters Registration out, because not only would that have been done back when he was 18, but it’s not mandatory to vote based on your registered affiliation. It’s quite common for people to vote against their listed affiliation because there’s no need to change their registration in order to do so. Plus, if it wasn’t obvious that he wasn’t pleased by Zac’s “Oklahoma Democrat” comment, well then, I don’t know what to tell you. But by all means, just keep accusing him of things that you have no real proof of, that’s what this fandom does best anyway.

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

FOTM is a liberal opinion? Lol k

[confessinbouthanson]

“ Zac’s intelligence was bashed for his political beliefs and homeschooling. Wonder if the poster feels the same way about Taylor and Isaac? Giving they had the same education and political beliefs. “

[notasugarbaby]

Worst of all I think Zac is actually the least of all evils from this family (and was once the most genuine) BUT the home-schooling is debatable (having Taylor in my class in Australia many years ago) but Zac’s whole entire life is debatable. From things like working at Video Ezy or Blockbuster always smoking out the front every day, and only a short walk from my family home…He was probably the guy who INVENTED sleep overs at Blockbuster. What next? Sleep overs on airplanes?

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Working at blockbuster? Having Taylor in school in Australia? What?

[confessinbouthanson]

**Double post

“ Dear Hanson  Maybe now you’re making international news for the wrong reasons, it’s the time you wake tf up and see the damage you’re doing to yourselves. Between Zacs bigotry and Isaac’s lack of empathy, this band is dying.  Stop burying your heads in the sand. This shitstorm isn’t going away. Own your mistakes. This isn’t about politics. It’s about humanity. If you want to salvage this fandom, you need to address all these issues. Speak to us, your fans. We’ve seen your “statements” to Vice, but what about the people you’ve actually hurt? Why can’t you speak to us? What you’re doing is cowardly. “

“IDGAF about the statements Zac and Isaac gave to Vice, they need to talk to US. It’s easy, they should publish those statements on their socials. “

[tonkssweeney]

To everyone obsessing over every move the guys make (or don’t make).

[fuckyeahhansonfamily]

I love that gif. 

[magicmysteryvan]

So…having empathy and humanity is asking a lot? Those are basic morals

[goodintentionsareacheapveneer]

Morals are too hard for some to grasp. It's much easier to be an asshole, especially in this fandom.