How Lovely Writer exposes the damaging effects of fanservice and RP shipping for BL performers:
This scene was featured in episode twelve was so chilling….
Effectively, Nubsib was giving both the fans and Aey what they wanted but it really showed the lasting damage that fanservice and the act of shipping actors together can cause.
The pain is clear on Aey’s, even though he was getting exactly what he ‘wanted’. He was so desperate for love and attention that he was willing to do anything for it, even compromising Gene and Nubsib’s relationship. Nubsib gave Aey a taste of his own manipulative medicine though and Aey felt the disgust and fake ness that he so often instilled in others bubble up inside of him because of Nubsib putting on an ‘act’.
If this is the kind of things that fictional characters go through in this situation, imagine how difficult it must be in real life for these actors to navigate this bizarre aspect of the BL industry. How could it NOT leak into their personal lives and potentially wound their relationships with their acting partners?
The thin and grey area that fanservice and RP shipping creates is beyond what these performers should have to deal with. They are actors and the fact that they have to continue to “act” beyond the realm of their shows so that it often bleeds into their personal lives is a bizarre expectation of the fans, the production companies and also the companies that sell products through the platform of BL.
And yet, so many actors participate in it because it’s a part of the industry that is so prevalent. It has just become an expectation when one enters the industry. Lovely Writer does such an incredible job of showcasing the negative effects and imposition that this creates for the performers.
Some would argue that actors know what they are ‘signing up for’ when they enter the BL industry but those are the same people who don’t have empathy for how invasive and high pressure the fandom, production companies and marketing teams are…
Actors should be allowed to be their authentic selves when the camera stops rolling, not be forced by their contracts to be in love with a co-star just to sell whatever makeup or spicy snack that sponsors the show.
Lovely Writer’s existence is hopefully one small step in the right direction but it’s also up to us, as viewers of the genre, to remain vigilant and critical of the media we choose to support.
Sure, these shows are made for entertainment purposes but remember that the people behind the shows are just as human as we are…
BL writers: We probably shouldn’t cast the same actor in two shows with two different love interests because we don’t want to confuse the audience.
Meanwhile in the fandom: So we all know TharnType are in the same universe with Love by Chance. That means they know Pete. And also ThanrType appear in Why R U where they met Zon who is best friends with Tutor. With both of those facts we can conclude that Pete and Tutor are in the same cinematic universe. And having doppelgängers is impossible so the only obvious conclusion is that Pete and Tutor are twins who went to two different universities and are still best friends and gossip to each other about their drama. This is the only obvious explanation.
We as a society will never get over “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” and that’s beautiful.
BUT, let’s not sleep on the raw power of the “Offer me money. Anything I want. I want my father back you son of a bitch” exchange because it sends me fucking feral exactly every time and only gets stronger.
had a dream last night where I took a uquiz called “what do you serve?” and at first the questions were standard but as the quiz progressed they became more and more highly specific to me personally and the answers became more and more similar and I realised the quiz Knew me and was forcing me into being honest by giving me no other option so I tried to click out but it just went to the next question which was “are you the spider? or are you the web?” and it had an option for each but I didn’t click either so it then turned to a text box and I typed “I think I’m the fly” and the quiz paused for a while and then took me to a results page that said “you serve truth” and the description just read “what you know will kill you but you will die laughing” so like. good morning everyone I guess :/
On one hand, one piece of misinformation can easily be accepted as fact if it looks appealing enough.
Raccoon skulls look more like what you would expect of an animal skull. Instead of the reality where wolf skulls are actually kind of ugly from the front.
But this design is made unintentionally far greater because of this.
These tattoos were all found under the #wolfskulltattoo tag on instagram
Imagine trying to explain to someone that in one of the main couple one of the guys is farting in the other’s face in bed and giggling, while in the 2nd main couple one of the guys is electrocuting the other’s balls in his dungeon and not sound insane
