i’ve been seeing so much about things zara has said and done, and i truly love louis and his music but it is really hard for me to get excited about things as a women of color and seeing the things she’s said/done online. even if louis isn’t dating her and it is truly pr it does suck to see him be associated with someone like this, it’s just getting harder and harder to keep believing
i completely understand where you’re coming from. i’m not a person of color or part of a minority myself, but i can see how upsetting and disheartening it must be to watch him tied to someone with her history. it’s exhausting, and it feels unfair. but this is exactly where we have to remind ourselves that louis is not responsible for what zara says or does, nor does he have any real control over it. if we don’t separate him from the stunt, the narrative management wants just keeps winning—because then he gets judged by her actions instead of his own. it doesn’t make the situation easier, but remembering that distinction is one of the only ways to keep perspective.
and just to be clear, i’m not saying you’re doing this at all, but i think sometimes the fandom as a whole falls into this trap of reducing louis down to zara’s mistakes, like he’s somehow defined by her actions. that’s not fair to him. he’s his own person, with his own values, career, and choices, and none of that should be overshadowed by someone else’s behavior. it’s frustrating to see him constantly tied to it, but that’s why separating him from the stunt is so important—otherwise his identity and artistry just get buried under her controversies. 🫶🏻