the tidal wave of hate for halsey was one of the weirdest things i’ve ever witnessed on this site. during the time in between room 93′s release and badlands’s hype, she was admittedly less popular, but people were psyched. here was a black, bisexual, bipolar young girl who was incredibly open about her identity, who was advocating for herself and finding moderate success, and it was really cool to see.
and then people started disliking her really loudly and vehemently, and it became the Fun Cool Popular thing to do. it was so strange. when she released the wlw version of the “ghost” video there were SO many people accusing her of seeking attention, pandering for views, “acting” gay, etc. there’s been an incredible amount of racism. there have been an incredible amount of people Calling Her Out for writing about her experiences of not being neurotypical. it’s so fucking frustrating to watch and frankly she deserves better.
like, this happened less than a week ago: she admitted that she’d attempted suicide after her bipolar diagnosis, and 90% of the responses on twitter were “good,” “who stopped her,” etc. i’m so angry that this girl is only 21 and she’s being put through so much shit.
(Source: genderists, via punkrockpatroclus)
