brendan fraser broke down in tears bc a film he’s involved in (the whale) got a six minute standing ovation, and I just can’t stop thinking about 1. how happy I am for him bc he’s one of my forever faves and 2. how badly he’s been treated. this is an incredible moment for him, but it’s important to note that it comes after years and years and years of his aging body being CONSTANTLY compared to the peak of his physicality/youth. the endless videos and posts (from tiktok to magazines to twitter photo sets to texting your friend about how hot he used to be) talking about his glow down and how he let his looks go to “waste”. it’s taken him this long to break thru his personal trauma and the internet’s correlation of his “worth” w his appearance. and now he’s in the news crying bc people are once again witnessing his talent, and measuring him by that instead of his weight
the key to being a hater and not have it be corrosive to your spirit is that you gotta balance it out by openly loving things too. trashing shit is only respectable if you’re also capable of joy and not just oozing negativity 24/7. also when you’re being positive you’re not allowed to do it with ironic detachment. all sincerity all the time babey
