i know this has been said in various ways by many people, but this genuinely needs to be a wake up call for how dehumanizing and objectifying fame is and can be. a dark rabbit hole that can swallow someone up without any empathy, and the malevolent presence just laughs as it watches one try to dig themselves out with any means necessary before kicking them as they fall back down, time and time again.
the industry is a broken system. that isn't news, but how much blood has to stain the hands of those who were meant to protect young stars, to mentor young stars, to uplift and encourage young stars before something is actually done. tears can be wept. posts can be made. guilt can be had. but when will enough be enough? when will there be real investigations? when will there be an entire uprooting of the foundation that has steadied this toxic, abusive industry for decades? when will this be taken seriously enough?
no one should become hollow shells of their former selves, constantly seeking validation and peace at the bottom of bottles or through capsules of pills or scattered in the powder of substances. no one should be running an endless race to find who they once were. no one should become an adult who does horrible things who once was a kid who had an innocent heart and dreams. no one should grow up in an environment designed for them to fail underneath those with power and guiding lights who do not protect them when that was their number one job.
every young star who dies at the hands of the spotlight dies first by the irresponsibility and crude nature of those who were meant to safeguard them and keep them from harm's way. and that should infuriate you. because it constantly infuriates me.
