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Thank you for creating this space. Looking forward to wholesome discussions about Sam and learning more about his career. He is so, so, talented and deserves to feel the love from his fans.
Absolutely! We think Sam is an amazing once in a generation talent! Please come back often to share and discuss our Sam!
What we said:
Racism in fandom, broadly speaking, looks like audiences having instinctual, often exaggerated, negative reactions to actors and characters of color. It’s about the reaction, not the individual.
What we did NOT say:
Experiencing racism absolves actors/characters of bad behavior
You’re a bad person if you have a negative reaction to a person of color
People with different melanin levels experience the same or even comparable acts of racism
Someone’s intersections make them a paragon of moral good or bad
This blog is not here to referee the Oppression Olympics. We’re here to facilitate conversations about racism, misogyny, queerphobia, classism, ableism, etc. with a particular focus on women (yes, ALL women) and operating under the belief that when you know better, you can do better.
The more I read of your site, the more I think the only real solution is to ban men from... well, just about everything. No, they're not allowed to write any stories, no they're not allowed to draw anything, no they can't be editors or directors or producers or have any say whatsoever in the stories. Maybe (if you really insist) a token male character per project, until people have been weaned off of thinking that men are necessary.
light hearted answer: WHAT 🗣A 🗣MOOOOOOD 🗣🗣🗣
genuine answer: i mean sure but i think the real point is how about let’s elevate the work of marginalized and oppressed communities, and since time is the only real zero sum game, yes less men will get exposure/success but the only reason so many of them have gotten so much is the rest of us have been squashed down. they got the first few thousands of years, lets course correct that shit.
skeptical answer (just in case this msg was sarcastic, which i have a hard time discerning IRL but especially in text):
love yall
-mod y
You know what? I posted it to respond to someone with faulty reasoning—I told them EXACTLY the same point about Louis and Armand originally being white.
You clearly didn’t read my response—posting something doesn’t mean I agree with it.
but posting this is low, even for you.
Since you think I am so “low,” get off my blog. You are standing in judgement while two PoCs try to reason with one another. This was not an invitation for you to weigh in with your ten cents.
Anon, this is a very serious allegation. It also is brave to expose wrong doing if minors are involved. So please know that I want to be supportive, but careful.
I would ask what evidence you have, but this is not a topic for this blog. Instead, I invite you to PM me and I will be more than happy to work with you to find a way forward.
All readers—especially minors—please, please: Be safe online. Do not agree to connect anyone you met online. The world is changing and we need you to be safe. If there is something more concrete I can say after this anon contacts me, I will.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Because of some things that occurred yesterday, I am making the following changes this week:
1. Today is Sam Reid Tuesday, tomorrow Assad Zaman Wednesday and Thursday will be a special Jacob Anderson Thursday (as a do over).
2. I will start holding posts for the day of the person it is about if at all possible.
3. No negative posts about that person on their “day”. It is only about celebrating and honoring them.
4. With love, I need Sam fans to please check ourselves. Stop comparing how Sam is treated verses Jacob (especially by the industry)—it is clear that there is a level of awareness that is missing and when we say this stuff, we sound insensitive to racial dynamics without meaning to. It is my job to make this blog a safe place for everyone. SO—I will be editing posts a little more to do that.
5. When I edit posts, I will acknowledge that I edited them and will put the post in italics if I can’t simply black out sentences.
To my international and melanin-light readers: If you want to know why I am doing this, I will tell you that the news in the US is grim right now. Brown and black people are being kidnapped and brutally unalived daily… 🧊 is buying incinerators for detention centers. Right wingers are signaling a goal to overturn the 14th amendment. There seems (to me) to be a lot of anxiety and feelings of powerlessness that are spilling over into the fandom. For a lot of people this show, and Jam, represent something bright and beautiful (or at least reliable and grounding). I want to do my part to filter that a bit better while people/things regulate a bit more.
Banned people/topics will stay banned. Don’t try me; my block button will be used more liberally leading up to the premiere.
Jammers may be seated in the front row. 😉
I'm sorry BO, but this whole riddle thing between you and your anon friends is getting on my nerves. I hope you're not behaving like this because you think it's cool, because it's not 😭
Are you aware people on this app have doxxed me, harassed me, and attempted to weaponize information against me before?
So when you call me “annoying” for being careful with what I share publicly, what you’re actually saying is that my attempt to protect myself is inconveniencing you.
I promise you, Anon, there is nothing “cool” or fun about learning how to speak cautiously online after being targeted.
I answered a question. You projected a game onto it. Let’s move on, please. Thank you.
