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a thread on why you shouldn’t antagonize chill larries
i want you to think back a bit - contextualize the environment & public opinions on lgbt issues in 2000-2012 - when larry was publicly interacting the most & the most affectionate w each other - it was not a very welcoming environment+
things have changed A LOT and a lot of progress has been made in these issues in the past 10 years - at least in western countries like the uk and the us where most of the boys’ early fans were - back then there was little representation+
another thing to understand is the difference btwn “shipping” two people & believing they& #39;re in a romantic relationship - 1 implies you are trying to get two people together - 1 suggests you already think they are & support them in it - for most larries, they believe thelatter+
i don’t think you can deny that h&l had a special connection in the early days - and arguably up until the end - they were all over each other, doing couple things, flirting w each other in public and on twitter, literally only paying attention to each other in interviews+
they LIVED together, cooked for each other, etc. basically all these things you would do if you were in a relationship w someone. if one of them had been a girl, NOBODY at that point and time would have believed they weren’t dating+
ALSO remember that both h&l literally fueled the rumors themselves and would say shit like “louis is my crush” or wear harry loves louis tshirt or tweet the user @ larrystylinson CONSTANTLY - like in the beginning they themselves were massive larries+
anyways for a lot of young queer kids who had so little representation & no examples of love/healthy relationships & nowhere accepting to be, larry gave them that. it truly changed SO MANY young lgbt kids lives & straight ppl who had bad experiences w love & found hope inthem+
if you’re an anti you’re probably thinking by now: well they weren’t actually dating so that’s dumb - but i’m not here to convince you larry was/is real - i’m simply trying to explain why larry means so much to so many ppl & why you should therefore not attack and degrade them+
even if larry wasn’t real, they were breaking out of toxic masculinities’ confines & it gave hope to a lot of people. maybe you still think it’s stupid it means so much to people, that it’s pathetic to be so attached- but for a lot of ppl it’s just the thing they go to when+
they’ve had a shit day and it cheers them up
you’re probably still thinking that’s fucking weird or whatever, but if somebody’s not being a bluegreener or babygater or commenting under their friends’ and families’ posts about it+
you’re probably still thinking that’s fucking weird or whatever, but if somebody’s not being a bluegreener or babygater or commenting under their friends’ and families’ posts about it+
you’re probably still thinking that’s fucking weird or whatever, but if somebody’s not being a bluegreener or babygater, commenting under their friends’ + families’ posts about it - it’s not really your business to antagonize them for what may give them hope and faith &comfort+
it’s truly not that hard to stay in your lane - to mute words - or to just scroll - don’t make fun of people for something that could have truly changed their lives or restored their faith in love just bc you don’t understand it or don’t think it was ever real+
& i completely respect your stance - however don’t attack people who do. yes, call out bluegreeners & babygaters & people who make EVERY LITTLE THING about it - but understand that ppl don’t just “ship” larry bc they think seeing two attractive men together is cute or whatever+
but due to a ton of stuff that has happened over the past 10 yrs that has made them believe in it - & that may have helped people accept themselves & see their life a little differently+
i also often see that a lot of new stans automatically reject the idea of larry and call all larries disrespectful and overgeneralize spreading hate - please actually do your research before you draw an opinion on the situation+
also a friendly reminder that they’ve both had several opportunities in interviews where they’ve been asked abt which rumors they hate - & they have NEVER brought this up as one - also h literally followed a ton of larries last year - if he hated the concept sm & thought all+
larries were disrespectful childish assholes he wouldn’t go out following them - so please do not go around saying things like “l or h would hate you for this” - please just be nice to each other
if an anti wants to talk to me to have a respectful argument about any of the points i made or find out more abt why ppl actually think it’s real, please reply or dm me - however don& #39;t send me hate - i& #39;m trying to approach this in an objective & respectful manner
please treat me and other chill larries w the same respect - same goes for larries treating nice and chill neutrals and antis <3 please spread love not hate - it& #39;s what h+l would want
just realized i put one of the tweets twice oopsies - hopefully it still made sense <3
oh shit they found me 
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