Shabs

tinhatting used to be when people would try and find proof of a relationship. so all those people watching their instagram follows and likes. people looking through someone's aunt's account trying to find something. harassing family members and potential partners. now it seems to be used for anyone who thinks two men could have more than just a friendship going on.

To me it comes down to extreme, unhealthy parasocialism. To each their own I guess, but tinhatting never goes down well lmfao especially in growing and expanding fandoms. It often leads to harassment, and damages the actual relationship of the two people (Larry immediately comes to mind). We've already seen some hints of this weirdness with Willmack, think of the weird elevator girl who stalked Sharks players to their hotel to meet up with Willmack, ran into an elevator with them and then wrote and posted an entire page in their notes app about why they're definitely fucking. I think this post sums up some of those points. Something to think about.

I honestly don’t understand the negative connotation surrounding tinhatting. Or maybe my understanding of the word is wrong? Wouldn’t it be accurate to call me a tinhatter if I said I think it’s a real possibility that WillMack are in some sort of romantic relationship? Like i think some of the rpf shenanigans on here are indeed not fiction. Obviously some of it is.

Noah Kahan’s music always makes me think of Willmack. My two favorite lines this week are from “A Few of Your Own”

💥Incoming Random Hot Take💥

I like to think Will is actually being a needy little bitch today, texting and FaceTiming Mack nonstop. Like “I miss you soooooooo much! I hate not being with you on your birthday! Maaaaaaaaaack!!!!! Let me sing to you… I wanna bake you something… just fly out here real quick…. Maaaaaackie babyyyyyyy!”

The absolute chokehold this picture has me in