Please feel free to ignore this, if you don't want to speak on the topic anymore. :)
I read a translation and explanation of someone (unfortunately I lost the post) who spoke about the Ohm issue and from what I remember I thought the topic was brought up to the school and parents, there were apologies and consequences for Ohm for doing what he did. Of course, the saying boys will be boys is shitty but I think it's difficult to blame someone for doing stupid things almost 10 years ago. Most people will look back on their past and have done something they regret and I think it's unfair to make him out to be the devil just because he is a person in the public eye.
Sorry for the word vomit, I just read a lot of hurtful and hateful words towards Ohm recently and I wonder if I apologise for him too much or if feeling sorry for him is okay too. :(
Totally agree with you. The over emotional involvement should get toned back because once it is discovered that they are actually bad people the fans will either be so troubled or being forgiving when it's not their place to forgive.
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I put these asks together because I want to close this topic after this but still wanted to share your messages.
@ anon 1 you’re totally free to forgive whoever you want so it’s absolutely fine if you do!!
Cancel culture is intense but also kinda temporary. the internet gets heated up over something and a few weeks later everything is back to normal. it happens all the time and I’ve seen tons of people who share your opinion that these actors shouldn’t be held accountable for something they did or said 10 years ago and I agree to some extent but it depends on the incident. if someone commented “no homo” on a picture once when they were 13 then that’s no reason to cancel someone in 2023. But in Ohm’s case, what he did is problematic enough for me to remove him from my radar lol. And not just what he did but also the way he reacted to it in his apology, completely missing the point and proving that he has no understanding of how what he did was wrong, not to mention not even apologizing to the victims. Regardless of if and how he got punished back in the day.
I guess forgiving is easier than cancelling but in my opinion forgiving culture transmits the message that these people can do whatever they want as long as they post some form of an apology because their fans will forgive them no matter what. Has any (bl) celebrity ever gotten cancelled for real to the point where they lose their platform, followers and get fired from their company? no. and that will never happen even though some people deserve it. Which is probably why I’m a bit more resentful when it comes to these things. I’m not saying Ohm should be fired and banned from all social media but... you get my point.
As I said it’s up to each individual how to react to these things - there’s no cancellation guidelines lol so it’s totally fine if you feel sorry for him. It’s also harder when there’s an emotional attachment so I get it. But like anon 2 said, it’s a good idea to tone that down (if possible lol) to avoid possible disappointments.
“ We are expected to spend £10k installing heat pumps and rid of our boilers, freeze in winter and eat slurried meat substitute while Boris, Carrie and yes the royal family dine on goose, turkey, pork, champagne and truffles.” Sorry Empress but this anon is spewing a load of bulls***. We are not expected to get rid of our boilers, an alternative is on the table because in the next few decades gas will run out & as for the meat substitute, I’ve never heard of it (ps I’m not a tory voter)
Thanks for the counter point. I don't have a dog in the fight, so let's leave it at that shall we.
Claire always speaks the truth. Before the Season 3 finale she said the same thing to Charlie Rose. Carrie never got to touch Brody and he died. Looks like no sex in the finale.
Anon 2: I know we can't take the actors' comments too seriously sometimes, but what do you make of CD's statement that C wouldn't have a sexual relationship this season? Is season sex off the table? Will we just get another hug or something? Honestly this prolonging of the inevitable is getting ridiculous, and we were promised a sexy season that thus far has not been delivered to us. Expectations are high for 6.12!
Anon 3: What?! Not even one picture of CD and RF together?! What are they doing to us?! 😖 And CD saying: "There are a lot of romances play with Carrie this season. They are just not sexual".WTF that means?!
Sorry, Anons. We’re not playing the “OMG what did Claire mean?!?” game from one tweet with no context 💁.. Maybe we’ll get the audio from it or some articles later.
Meantime, folks are talking about it on the Forum, so you can join the party there:
idontunderstandthiseither replied to your post “People are making me feel icky about Mean announcing that he will no...”
Anyone know how the Thai BL dramas are viewed within the Thai TV industry? Are they seen as lesser quality than other types of dramas?
I have a few thai friends who are either not familiar with it at all or don’t consider the series good. Which reflects a little bit what I found on Twitter:
Please scale my Quinn-paranoia level: Gansa and co are putting Quinn in so many near death situations that it's becoming cartoonish to the point that they may be setting up his actual death. Fans of a certain AMC show know what I mean.
Hey Anon, we’ve found there’s literally nothing we can do or say to stop people from fretting over Quinn’s death 💁.
It’s one of those “discussed a million times” topics that we literally have nothing left to say about.
There’s plenty of Quinn death speculation on the WTH Forum, though!
I agree with you on the audition thing. I know TZ are at that stage where they get offers/scripts sent to them without auditioning, but I still generally disagree with the concept. It's become some kind of flex now if an actor becomes famous or acclaimed enough to have offers handed to them and it's kinda sad. I'm glad at least small movies or supporting roles are still largely audition-based.
I blame my background in theatre for thinking everyone should have to audition!
I also think chemistry reads are really important and not just for love interest.
This will always be a hill I will die on and to me it’s not the flex that the industry thinks it is ( I get people will say I’m wrong and that is fine)
Just because an actor fits the role in paper, does not mean they will once you get them reading the script.
In my opinion, we would have WAY better movies, TV, and theatre, if we took the time to cast the right actor, then cast the person who has the bigger name.
Louis has spoken about having joint custody too we don’t know if 50/50 for zayn is one month with her or every two weeks or what. Once again he can have help with him if he wants to bring her on the road or just fly her out whenever he can. I’m referring to zayn when I said he wants to tour all over he said he wants to go to Mexico India Brazil etc etc he can’t do that without being away from his child but he’s a celebrity it’s easier. Every musician does it and a lot of them have kids
Zayn and Gigi trade off weeks I believe. Anyway all this is the most idle speculation because Zayn has talked about touring since MoM came out. I’ll believe he’s playing live in the US when the tickets go on sale. It’s not that it would be impossible for him to do it. It’s just unlikely imo.
I don’t think Louis has joint custody of Freddie, but I don’t keep up with him that closely.
Journalists for magazines and newspapers operate under a different union and different rules so expecting them to go on strike is like expecting university lecturers and professors to go on strike when school teachers do.
Most writing that appears online isn’t covered by a union contract at all—it’s done freelance.
