I know people are going to disagree with this post. I am fully aware of that, however, all the hate and gossip on Acacia is starting to irritate me and I would like to voice my opinion. If you don't agree, that's up to you and please don't send me hate because this is only my opinion.
So Acacia has been, for a long while, on the receiving end of relentless hate comments on almost every social network. Now, I myself can't stand hate comments and I don't understand why they are a thing. If you don't like her, don't associate with her. There is literally no point in writing on her instagram 'You're a wh*re' when she gets thousands of comments, so she is unlikely to see it. By typing that the only people you're upsetting is her fans, which was not you're intention and is completely unnecessary.
The things she gets hate on also is either stuff she has done in the past, which everyone should get over, or her fashion choices. The most common comments on her instagram is someone saying how 'annoying' it is that 'she thinks she's grunge now'. This is basic hate on the fact that 3 years ago, she didn't dress like she does now, and that she is trying to hard to be different. For a start, the way she dresses is actually very common, and isn't very 'indie' or 'unique' at all. How unique can the colour black be exactly?
Yes I agree that she has changed, going by her sense of style, but EVERYONE DOES THAT. I don't think that's a valid reason to hate her. I am 18 now, and I don't dress the same way I did when I was 15/16! That's called growing up, which is something some of these 'haters' need to do also. People also moan because she wears band tshirts, and people assume that because she didn't used to wear them that she doesn't listen to the bands etc. You can't hate someone based on an assumption. That makes you seem silly, not her. If you look at her spotify the bands on there are not really chart groups, and if you think she is just forcing herself to like them then that's okay, you think that. But, you don't know that she doesn't like them. If you look at my spotify, I have music ranging from 90's pop to Nirvana and i'm not being fake.
Also, she is lucky. She is lucky to have friends in the celebrity world and yes, you may believe that she's just doing this to feed of their fame, which, considering I don't know her could be true. However, she could just be lucky and get herself in the right places at the right time. She worked at the TCAs, and was ushering celebrities on and off stage which shows that she was lucky enough to get that job which obviously gets you closer to celebrities. If you had the opportunity to work at an awards show where lots of your favourite celebrities will be, then you probably will take up the opportunity, as she did.
Also, if you're referring to her being friends with some celebrities like 5 Seconds Of Summer, there must be a reason they are friends. If she does text Michael Clifford (for example) then there must be a reason that he gave her his number. If he can see something friend-worthy in her then she cant be all bad can she. Yes, it must be annoying that she seems to 'jump from fandom to fandom' but I doubt that gives anyone the right to tell her to die and stuff. That's just wrong.
Now, the two more serious subjects, her nudes and self harm. I am going to start with the self harm accusations. I've put a trigger warning in the title because I don't want anyone to suffer because of this post, because that's not fair and I want you all to stay strong.
Acacia has been accused of faking self harm, and as one person put it she 'dug her nails into her own skin' and 'scratched herself'. Now, I know this may upset those who self harm as they may feel like she's 'scratching' because she wants 'attention' but doesn't want to hurt herself too badly. However, I feel like even if she is only scratching herself, that is still self harm. There isn't a specific way to self harm, and I don't think people understand that. It may not be a blade to the wrist or burns etc but she is still hurting herself and regardless of the reason behind it, it is still a serious issue. Scratching herself is not 'faking self harm' its self harm. She is hurting herself and that may be due to the piles and piles of hates she gets, we don't know because only she knows whats on her mind but nobody should be told that what they are doing 'doesn't count at self harm' because something may really be affecting her.
Her nudes are the most poignant of all things related to Acacia. We know people send nudes even though we are repeatedly told that we shouldn't because who knows who would have hold of them at some point. However, when you're in your teenage years you're a little more naive and tend to think you know best. Acacia obviously thought that she could trust who she was sending her nudes to at this point. I don't know the full story behind who she sent it to etc but if it was a boyfriend then you would assume you could trust them. We all know it is a bad idea to send those sort of pictures, and she probably regrets it and cant believe how stupid she was. But that's life, we all make mistakes, some bigger than others. Acacia is not the only person in the world to have her nudes leaked, you've got role models like Ariana Grande and Jennifer Lawrence also Blake Lively and Leighton Meester but they don't get the amount of hate on their nudes as Acacia does. People on twitter were actually marveling at Jennifer Lawrence's nudes. I am not giving Acacia any excuses for her actions as they were wrong but she has admitted to them and its in the past and there isn't much else she can do to correct them. It would make the world a better place if people learnt to just move on.
Disclaimer I know i'm British and you may not think that i know enough to have an opinion but i go on social network as much as anyone and i don't like to witness cyber-bullying.
Also, in no way whatsoever am i trying to justify the things Acacia has done but I am trying to be the unbiased middle man and just put things into perspective. The amount of hate the Acacia receives daily can be classed as bullying and i don't want to see that happen anywhere as nobody deserves that.
Sorry it was a bit of a rant today, but i'll make a happier more upbeat post shortly. If you have any opinions or thoughts, i'm happy to here them. Like i said, lets try to keep all hate to a minimum and just accept that people have apposing opinions. If you really don't like what i have said, just move of this post. I have lots of other lovely posts to look at so enjoy!
I hope you're all having a splendid week, even though everyone back to school (i feel sorry for you guys)! Stay strong, stay happy and stay alive! I love you!
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