#vld things

I’m just. Hance. Is. So beautiful??? I want to cry.  They are in love and they are so pure. 

I'm on my phone so yeah, no read more but I just wanted to put my thoughts out here. One thing I regularly forget when dealing with my current fandom flavor of choice, is that a majority of the fandom most likely consists of 12-16 years. There are a lot of 18-25s too, I know this. BUT I also know that a lot of teens make up the fandom and for good reason - that's more the demographic than say, my age group(26+). But vld is also a family show, meaning all age groups are meant to enjoy it to some degree and it's a show a family could watch together. I'm digressing from my point. That said, I remember how I was when I was 12-16. I was definitely beginning my 'yaoi years' then; where if it was BL , I shipped it and het pairings need not apply. I think vld is proving this is a very common mindset amongst teen fangirls. What my age group, as well, as even the 18-25 group, need to do is remember this. Remember we are dealing with people who are younger, people who are exploring fandom for perhaps the first time. Yes, their hate towards het will be silly and the tumblr mindset doesn't help with this, it only fuels it. But they will grow out of it. They will eventually look back and think 'oh my God, wow, I can't believe I acted like that' I know there are times I think back to that stage of my life and laugh too. For now, 18+ people should really just do two things, imo. 1) set good examples. Don't fuel any of the hate towards any pair, regardless of its popularity or het or whatever. Attention seeks attention, the more fire is fueled, the brighter it burns. And 2) don't fight back, educate. 18+ people are the ones who need to take most responsibility for fandom dumpster fires, we are the ones who need to quell this shit. Don't shoot more fire into the flames of baby fights. I remember being easily fired up when I was a young teen and would make really dumb forum posts. It's normal. Older folk need to not make it worse. You can explain yourself, you can defend your pairs- I'm not saying to be passive and let the 18 and unders cause chaos, I'm just saying that it can be done without making it sound like a fight waiting to happen. Now, if it's 21+ people still acting this way (I give some leeway to 18-20), then they need to be reprimanded, because they are only causing more harm, but I just... want to keep in mind the fact that the fandom is not only young as a fandom, but the base of the fandom is pretty young too.

/THERE’S LITERALLY NOTHING STOPPING ME FROM WEARING KEITH COSPLAY TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY/