I think why I'm bothered is that I feel like Louis must have known how his hiatus comment would be taken. When it was first brought up in aotv, fans blamed Harry. And now again the same thing has happened, but it was further emphasized with the "person" not being brave about giving an answer about length. Louis would have had a good idea that it would happen again. So if they are still together, why send that hate towards your partner, even if unintentionally?
because he wasn’t “sending hate” toward his partner — or any of them, for that matter. he was sharing his experience of that moment, which he’s absolutely allowed to do by the way. no matter how he worded it, people would’ve twisted it anyway, because blaming harry has always been the easy route. it fits the tired narrative that they dislike each other, that they’re throwing digs back and forth, when that’s just not what’s happening. and at the end of the day, this is one voice out of four recounting the event. we may never hear the others’ perspectives, but that doesn’t mean it’s fair or logical to pin blame on one person based on one side of the story.
also, if simply talking about a past event in the band and making one comment counts as “sending hate to harry,” then by that logic, none of them should ever mention the band again for fear of “sending hate” to the others, right?