Mellie Eggo's Space for Fools

Just a little place for me to hide all my misguided thoughts and imaginings.

[lostinthesauceee]

Are you kidding me??

[pascaled]

Heated Rivalry

Certainly, the first hug Ilya had since she was 12 years old

[pinenora317]

Heated Rivalry ll S01EP05

[actuallysara]

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie BTS of Heated Rivalry S1 E4

[pinenora317]

Heated Rivalry ll S01EP05

[ilyarozanovsmouth]

The way he kind of headbutts Shane in the face here trying to kiss over his heart. Kinda cute. 💋

[lucylehane]

shane fleeing boston and his triumphant return

[hollanovs-ilya]

SHANE AND ILYA in HEATED RIVALRY ⏤ 1.04, “Rose”

[cens105]

When I opened the internet this morning and saw Simu Liu jumping 10 toes in to defend Hudson, ngl my first reaction was apprehension of another day of news cycle around this.

But now, after a cup of coffee, I feel like this is a good thing. This is helpful support. Because it helps shift the narrative from that photo from 8 years ago to the present and to the much more current problem: the massive hate campaign targeted at Hudson, fuelled by racism, and how that's structural, something that other people of color experience too.

The witch hunt, the motivations of the stalkers out for a public lynching against a young POC actor is what this discussion should be about.

[pinenora317]

Heated Rivalry ll S01EP05

[sinmonger]

Heated Rivalry cast | 2026 Canadian Screen Awards

[reheatedrivalri]

[parcai]

the part that really pisses me off about all of this is that it’s creepy on multiple levels.

first, these people have to be deep-diving night after night after night to drag this stuff back up. then they get on twitter and go “good, finally, hope this ends him,” which is such a bizarre level of investment in a stranger’s life. these aren’t things he ever shared publicly. they’re photos pulled from other people’s posts, loosely connected to him, from more than a decade ago

but what actually gets under my skin is that he’s a man of color. frankly, that’s half the reason this witch hunt exists in the first place. the internet will bend over backwards for white actors and then suddenly discover a passion for accountability when it’s a man of color people have gotten too attached to

but also he isn't just a man of color now—he was a man of color growing up in a small town full of WHITE white people. everybody always thinks “oh, polite little canada." no. it is not like that. genuinely bigoted people. anyone who grew up as the minority kid in a town like that knows exactly what i’m talking about.

people don’t understand what it’s like when you’re surrounded by people who constantly do weird, degrading, or outright awful things to you and around you, and your survival strategy becomes rolling with it because fitting in is already hard enough. you don’t necessarily participate, but you don’t always push back either, because you’re already the one on unstable ground. you cannot afford to be the person who rocks the boat!!

and what’s striking to me is that in every single one of these dipshit posts, the constant isn’t him. it’s the people around him. every photo has the same dynamic: a crowd of people turning him into the class clown at the center of the joke while they laugh. and sometimes when you’re fifteen and outnumbered, you just take it, what a fucking crime

good fucking lord.

[hollanov-ann]

Shane Hollander (S01E02 - Olympians)

[hermywolf]

this was fucking insane btw

[cens105]

If you are as disgusted as I am about the witch hunt against Hudson Williams, here are some things you can productively channel that energy into:

Positive engagements with his socials (those metrics will show that he's still got the fans with him)

YouTube channel - subscribe and like / leave comments on the short films

Instagram - follow and leave positive comments / likes on his posts

2. Positive engagement with the brands he's associated with (these metrics will help him find further contracts)

Don't leave stupid comments for Peloton - if you write anything, remain enthusiastic and grateful about the ad (it's likely a scheduled end, not a cancellation)

Do comment on other brands - Met look, Balenciaga, bvlgari positively

3. Positive engagement with restaurants/ clothing lines that posts about him.

Give your clicks and likes, show that he's creating momentum with the smallest things

4. Positive engagement with show of support (no matter how understated - please acknowledge those that tried to help)

Repost the CSA post from yesterday and maybe leave a like and positive comment

Repost comments from the industry that praise him for being respectful and wonderful person

Reposts positive tiktok edits, etc.

5. Boost articles that give a balanced view of the situation and draw attention to the hate campaign, but do not engage with clickbait stuff

Queerty article

Paris Match article

6. Post about his upcoming projects

Post about Yaga or Heated Rivalry S2 in a positive way.

7. Do not feed the trolls

If you see burner accounts / hateful people spreading pics, fake narratives, Hudson hate in the tags or in comments - record, report, block.

Don't give them your platform. Don't post their hateful asks. Don't post links they want you to spread around. Don't give them your engagement.

8. Don't hate on the "other side"

we don't know who is behind this, so don't go after other actors. They are not responsible for their fans' behavior.

If the fan behavior or disgusting comments means you don't want to hype them at the moment, it's fine. Mute/ignore their tags and focus on whatever sparks joy. Think about how you'd want Hudson to be treated by people who don't stan him and model that behavior.

I think he'll be fine either way, but how his fans react also matters.

ETA:

9. Share the context when you engage

Here is a brilliant post on threads - all factual that summarizes everything we know until now

[theburningsky]

I hope Hudson take care of himself, eating well, getting enough sleep, doing his skincare routine, doing his hobbies, read new scripts, surround himself with the people who *really* love him, and tune in to watch his emotional support person in life getting interrogated and tortured in Criminal Minds.