#for show

day 18: for show

...as Florence & The Machine lyrics

I think for me, it’s hard to “unsee” the reality of what babygate is.

From the foreshadowing of bbg before it was even happening, to the pap that asked for a pic for The Sun which then was used as pic for The Sun, to the announcement when Brianna must have been like 8 weeks pregnant, to how Louis was literally beside himself during…

…the RBB/SBB comms towards fans, the whole photoshop madness and using other people’s baby belly pics and birth pics, Friends references, messing up the date of birth, Brianna carrying that baby like it’s nothing when stitched up like two days after birth, wearing a tiny leather dress to go partying a few days later, Louis calling the paps to present a probably empty stroller, later Louis wearing a Billie Jean shirt and then not doing anything about the kid publicly for years and Brianna pretty much verifying all rumors about how Freddie was brought into the world with the fertility clinic sono last year.

Louis still used all kinds of warnings for us to get ready in 2021. So these recent bbg moments aren’t random but planned incidents. Nothing has changed.

The situation is so messy, it had Louis stunned and frozen in place for years. The more empathetic we are as fans, the tougher it is to watch him doing it. I get it. Also there is a kid involved that never asked for any of it. Ethically, it doesn’t get worse than that. I really think Louis wants the best for F while his parents have sold him off to get their surrogate paid and moving forward to get the kids college tuition covered and Austin a brand new car a few days ago and what not.

There will always be official narrative vs unofficial narrative. Everyone needs to navigate this fandom the way it’s best for them of course. It should be fun at the end of the day. If it’s easier to go by “official program”, that’s alright too.

I think especially newer and also younger fans are willing to accept F is his kid and think Larry is real too without looking much further. The cruel reality of closeting is hard to comprehend and even harder to accept. Please take care. 💜