I'm late can u pls explain the love for link thing??? What happened??? What did people say?
There’s going to be many reasons why people post #loveforlink… here’s mine. Link is embarrassed about going gray and I posted a clip from the Ear Biscuits episode where he talks about it. I mentioned how people have made negative comments on the subject but I really didn’t go into specific details. Since you’re asking I guess I should explain why I felt it was time to speak up.
Last year someone posted a question about the color of Link’s hair. I mentioned it depends on what color he’s using. It’s changed from brown to dark, almost black, back to a medium brown… I suggested Link was probably going salt and pepper because he’s getting close to 40.
What I failed to mention in my recent post… I got several anon hate messages for suggesting his hair was going gray. (And for suggesting 36 was close to 40.)
I’ll give you some examples. One said I was an idiot and that he wasn’t coloring his hair, he’s not that old. Another said I should f*****g shut up because I didn’t know what I was talking about. Another said something to the effect that if he was coloring his hair he was a f*g and an old queen. Real vile stuff.
Of course there was also the very general non abusive and perfectly normal comments such as… It’s only in his beard. Or, I know people his age and just because he’s going gray in his beard, it doesn’t mean his hair is going gray.
I get where that’s coming from but it’s still feels like… Please don’t suggest he’s getting old. It can’t be happening… it’s just in his beard, okay? It’s like any comments about his age is taboo.
Obviously these types of comments are not hate by any means, but it’s a mild form of denial. Link is getting older as we all are… and these things happen to all of us as we age. We all age and change. Ah, Mother Nature… isn’t she wonderful?!
Just to be very clear, it was anon hate and I don’t see that kind of stuff on Tumblr today, and for all I know it could have been one crazed blogger… but it’s out there. Probably more so on YouTube. Trolls will be trolls. I wouldn’t be surprised if I got anon hate for this post but I’m not going to let that stop me from posting this response.
At the time I remember I posted a response to the original comment with a picture of Link with blond hair and another with his multi colored 4th of July hair and yet another with a crazy beard trim and I said something like… If Link is willing to be so experimental with his hair, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to have him touch up his hair. Why not? It’s perfectly normal to play with your hair color.
I still believe that. Vive la différence! If he wants to color it, go for it! If he wants to go back to bleached Billy Idol blond, cool. If he wants to go natural and let his gray hair show… Well… I’d actually be thrilled. I have a thing for older guys so I’d prefer if he let his hair grow out so we can see the Linkster in all his glory.
BUT… he should do it because he enjoys the style, not because he’s embarrassed.
Ultimately, it comes down to this one simple concept: I think like people wanted to deny he was getting older or were uncomfortable about having a crush on someone 36 years old.
In the end, I was so surprised by the anon hate I just deleted it and never mentioned it again.
Then I heard him mention he was insecure about his hair and he was afraid of seeing comments about it, I decided to post the clip because NOBODY SHOULD BE AGE SHAMING LINK OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER! Nobody should make Link feel uncomfortable about his beautiful hair. The comments should be filled with how much we love him and his hair! I’m also hoping to see his Christmas beard next year.
Well, guess folks agreed and some had similar comments they’ve seen on YouTube as well.
We’re just showing our support and love for a sweet, wonderful, amazing man. We love him and we want to speak out about age shaming.
You know, we’re probably going to hear a lot of age shaming this coming election… so, when you hear it… say something. Nobody should be made to feel ashamed or embarrassed about the color of their hair or their age.
