actualkennethharris:

androgyn:

androgyn:

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.

(adding my two cents) halsey may have done or said a couple bad or cringeworthy things, but people overreact SO much about it. like her asking her fans to be nicer because it stresses her out? i know that if some beloved male celebrity said that everyone’s reactions would be “aww no poor baby he’s so tiny pls be nice to the smol bean” or some shit like that. but with halsey everyone laughs, and if she makes a mistake with what she says, nobody forgets or forgives her for it. she’s just trying to speak up about her identity and make people happy with her music so why tf does everyone hate her so much??