IrishWolf

I’m not sure if I answered or not O.O I thought I had but usually after I answer the email deletes from my inbox…So I guess I’ll give it another try…If I didn’t I’m really sorry cause this was a while ago.

I know exactly what you mean because at first I wanted to ignore it but then seeing people apologize for something they didn’t do rubs me wrong. It’s irrational to me to send someone hate mail when you’re supposedly upset at someone else for doing the same thing. And for them to blame everyone is stupid as hell but thats what they do because they want a mix of attention and because they have so much dislike for Sterek fans. I think its disgusting that one person can do something and someone uses it as their fuel to throw shit on everyone else that also fits into that same category. And now they’re claiming if we want to be seen as ‘good’ fans and if we dont all want to be blamed then we need to get rid of our so called bad seeds. The problem is aint nobody trying to please their bully type of b.s. There aint no bitch on this planet who can make me act how they want just for their approval –def a group of dumbasses who don’t have a lick of common sense. Like I said its not even about Posey…if it had been they wouldve left that shit where it was at and dealt with it right then and there…instead they made it into a ‘sterek fans are evil’ campaign.

at first i thought it was the heat. it’s SUPER HOT. been over 95 degrees most days. but then i was like no. we’re use to this. it’s actually been a mild summer for us.

black and brown kids are staying inside to be safe. only the white kids roll about the neighborhood.

i live in a “good” part of town. and this is happening.

i go out shopping. you don’t see black teens out and about anymore. i’ll see a few, but it’s like everyone that’s a minority in my city just vanished from everyday life.

and when we’re out and see each other, we’re comparing notes. making sure one another is safe. wondering what new white supremacy rally is happening next, and to not engage. that we’re scared but trying to act nonchalant. to not scare the kids more you know? but we’re scared. 

white adults are out here planting confederate flags on their trucks, riding in black spaces. having parades.

the amount of white pride shirts i’ve seen have skyrocketed.

i’m seeing more white guys with confederate flag tattoos.

banners on trucks. cars. shirts. 

and then when they see a black person at the grocery store, it’s this standstill. some glare, some smirk, and some glance at their white pride shire, and look away.

and all the black people in the store just silently move to another section. go to another lane.

the cashiers, teens, looking petrified. because what can THEY do? but ring up the groceries?

my mom keeps saying it’s like we’re back in the 50s and 60s. she’s from that era.

it’s unsettling. the tension is high. 

and people think black people are making this up. that we do this for notes online.

when i log off, and walk out my door, i have to worry about this. i worry about this all the time. my safety is jeopardized getting food at a grocery store. that’s how bad the tension is.

and it’s not getting better. it’s getting worse. white people are getting bolder with their hate. 

i can’t help wonder how in the hell my grandparents survived this. my parents. now me and my bro’s age group going through it. it’s like never ending.

and then the news will report on the rallies, and tell black people and other minorities to stay calm.

How about I ship Maleo because I want Stydia to happen?

How about I ship Maleo because I want Stalia to break up?

How about I ship Maleo because they have fantastic chemistry?

How about I ship Maleo because it’s HOT?

How about I ship Maleo because of all those reasons?

How about I ship Maleo because of some of those reasons?

How about I ship Maleo because sometimes I want Stydia to happen and sometimes because it’s fun to watch and sometimes it lets Malia shine where I don’t think she does with Stiles and sometimes I hate her and I want her to be with the bad guy and sometimes I like her and I want her to find her goodness by being attracted to this baddie and learn and grow and sometimes I want her to be interact outside of the pack and sometimes I want them to go tag team Stiles and…

How about I ship Maleo because I’m a grown woman who can do what I want?

How about you’re not the boss of me and if you spend your free time judging what people ship and why, you’re going to find yourself frustrated on the internet a LOT?

Personally I can't stand Maleo, but that gives me absolutely no right to tell someone else they are wrong, or they suck, for doing so.

There are a lot of reasons to ship something, he'll you can even ship them because you think they look good together, what does it matter?

I hate Theo too much and like Malia too much to ship them, but maybe someone else ships them for the same reason I don't.

I’m not sure if you are sincere or trying to rile me up … I just don’t know. But I’m going to respond just the same. I think you sent me this because I addressed Posey’s negative comment about Sterek (x). I, however, never said anything about hating Posey. I was a little disappointed in him with the way he worded it, but I agree with Dylan O’Brien when he said that Posey didn’t mean it like that. I think he is a very charismatic and energetic person and he sometimes word vomits not the most eloquent things. But that’s part of what I love about that adorable puppy of a man.

Anyways … I’ve just been poking at everything that has been happening concerning this. And I haven’t been a huge part of the Teen Wolf/Sterek fandom for a very long time, and I haven’t seen the darkest corners either. But to lump an entire group into one category (aka disgusting people who are verbally attacking someone) isn’t correct. It takes ONE person to ignite a fire before sitting back and watching it burn. I don’t know who this individual(s) is that attacked Posey, but whoever it is has made it clear that they are one thing: a terrible human being.

Depression is a serious illness. It shouldn’t be met with ridicule. It shouldn’t be met with harsh words. And to lose a parent is horrible. To lose a parent to a disease like cancer, while in your early twenties, is incredibly indescribable. I don’t know if Posey was suffering from depression before or after everything with his mother. The point is: doesn’t matter. He is suffering from depression and he deserves nothing but our respect and support.

And to every person saying Posey is smiling and laughing, so he can’t be depressed. Newsflash: depression comes in many different forms, and more often than not, depressed people put on fronts. I have suffered from depression for more than five years–it got really bad when my dad passed away from lung cancer–and there are plenty of people who have said that they never knew I was depressed because of how often I smile and laugh. My loved ones learned about it all after a suicide attempt. (Please, don’t let it get to this point. Find outlets. Talk to people–friends, loved ones, followers on tumblr, me even).

We need to be there for those who are in pain, to let them know they aren’t alone. We don’t need to be attacking each other, about ships or other things like that, because that’s not what is important. The Sterek fandom does not promote violent acts towards Posey. There are, however, members of the Sterek fandom, who are cruel, mean individuals, just like there are in any ship/fandom.

We need to be letting Posey know that one person, or a handful of people, do not speak for a fandom. That we love him and support him no matter what, and that it doesn’t matter if he makes an offhand comment about something we ship–because telling someone to kill themselves, whether they are famous or have depression or both, is NEVER okay.

But it is also not okay to be spreading hate by sending equally harsh messages to people who have nothing to do with a situation. I have never verbally attacked Posey. I have critiqued his interview once, but never spewed hatred about him as a person. So I am not 100% sure why you messaged me to begin with, but I will argue that Sterek isn’t the worst part of the Teen Wolf fandom. People who spread hate and humiliation are the worst part, and every ship has someone like that, not just Sterek. But we, as a collective, can stand united against them.

Do not apologize for being right. Those people who keep claiming sterek fans are tweeting Posey hate need to…

1). Cough up receipts that are profitable enough to throw ALL our asses under the bus

2). Stop fucking generalizing

3). Keep that shit on Twitter cause other then them ain’t no one here even on Tyler Posey or even knew about what was said

4). Take that shit to exactly who they’re talking about and stop just spreading shit for shit shake. You don’t owe anyone an apology for looking for evidence if you yourself are a sterek fan and haven’t sent him no bullshit…because you’re a part of the group they’re out there smearing. If they can’t link you…then they need to either state exactly who the fuck they’re taking about or better yet shit the hell up.

To everyone generalizing…

I have been seeing all the hate going around towards Sterek shippers because of something one person has said. (There could be more, but I have really only found evidence of the one, and I have looked for more than just him/her saying something.)

All I have to say to this is STOP lumping this one person in with the entire Sterek fandom. You are giving this person anonymity and letting him/her fall through the folds.

The Sterek ship as a whole has done nothing wrong, none of the Sterek shippers I have found agree with this person and most of them are only defending themselves and their friends, or sending their own love and support to Posey.

By going after the Sterek ship like this, us Posey fans are not taking the high ground on this, especially those sending their own “you should just die” messages. How does that make you any better?!

I invite ALL Teen Wolf fans to start sending Tyler Posey their support instead of going after one another, we all enjoy the same show, even if it is for different reasons. Tyler Posey is a big part of Teen Wolf and he loves his fans, so he deserves to hear us being loving and supporting, not malicious to one another.

On top of that no one even stops to think that if they ship sterek, they are also a TW fan. Does that give someone who likes Tyler Posey from somewhere else the license to start saying “I hate teen wolf fans, how dare they say that about him!?”

That being said, I in no way defend the deplorable human beings that shat all over the WONDERFUL Tyler Posey. Even if you don’t like him and/or are disappointed in how he stated his dislike of Sterek (not the fans of Sterek btw), that is absolutely NO excuse to say those things to someone brave enough to speak out about their depression.