Tom Holland is the latest celeb this week who’s been placed on the ‘cancelled’
list, but after sifting through any bit of evidence we can find, there seems to be nothing
to support his wrongdoings…
So why do celebrities mysteriously end up being cancelled?
We’re about to break it all down.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and out of EVERYONE to try and
cancel, Tom Holland is the target?
This one actually hit hard…
Yes, Tom Holland, the guy who surprised Jimmy Kimmel’s son by dressing up as Spiderman,
and who once saved a fan from a swarm of autograph hounds… is it just me, or is something just
not adding up?
It’s always a little heartbreaking to log into Twitter and see yet another celebrity
taking up the top trending spot in fans’ attempt to try and take them down and for
no apparent reason other than what?
The satisfaction of getting their tweet noticed?
In case you didn’t notice earlier this week, the hashtag #TomHollandIsOverParty began trending
on Twitter, and after going through hundreds of tweets from fans who were also confused,
there was NO evidence to support any wrongdoing, tasteless tweet, bad interview, or leaked
finsta account, NOTHING.
Come to find out after doing some HEAVY investigative work, this trend of cancelling a celebrity
is a bored fan’s attempt to promote their fancam videos and become a viral sensation!
THE NERVE, THE GREED, THE ATROCITY!
Yes, I, for one, cannot believe what I just reported, but lemme do my best to explain
what all went down when fans decided to RSVP to Tom’s ‘Cancelled’ party without even
knowing what they were signing on for.
On Tuesday, things quickly escalated when one Twitter user @Pattinstoned wanted to get
their fancam of Brad Pitt some attention.
To do so, this user took credit for starting the hashtag, and included the fancam of Brad
in her initial post.
She wrote, “we did it, we started it, stfu”
And get this, the tweet that went along with the video of Brad was a direct quote taken
from Lili Reinhart when the #ColeSprouseIsOverParty began trending.
And in case you aren’t super familiar with the whole ‘fancam’ craze, these videos
were started by K-Pop fandoms, and each shot in the video usually revolves around a specific
celebrity during a performance or interview.
Added effects and backtracks are usually included, as these videos are just meant to be fun,
entertaining and a way for fans to promote their favorite celebrities.
However, some Twitter users have come up with the idea to start a trend that promotes a
fake controversy, like the ‘Cancelled’ and ‘Over’ party hashtags, of any given
celebrity and attach the video to the tweet so that it will gain more exposure.
Annnnnd this is why we can’t have nice things…
Look guys, in all seriousness, I know we’re all currently in isolation, but there are
so many better things for people to do with their spare time than attempting to damage
a celebrity’s image just so said person's video of Brad Pitt can get a few more likes.
Fancams started as a way of stan culture to show some love to their favorite celebrities,
and now it’s turned into a toxic trend of using any hashtag they can to get others to
view their fancams.
This is not only damaging to the innocent celebrity and their image, but it also takes
away from the effect that when someone actually does do something wrong and an issue needs
to be addressed, it may be overlooked in a swarm of false hashtags dragging another celebrity.
If this is what our Internet culture has come to, I’m not here for it, and fed up fans
seem to agree as they took to Twitter after Tom Holland began trending to air out some
dirty laundry.
One user wrote, “#tomhollandisoverparty do you guys just write the names of famous
white people on a paper and put them in a bowl and just pick one randomly when you’re
bored and that’s who you cancel?”
Another user wrote, “To all y’all tweeting #tomhollandisoverparty for no reason, imma
need you to log off.
We’ve had enough.”
These tweets are also examples of fans who may be against the hashtag, but they’re
still using the hashtag, which causes it to trend higher and higher in the Twitter rankings.
Interestingly enough, another person who attempted to take credit for starting the Tom Holland
hashtag has since been suspended from Twitter after admitting to starting it for no reason.
I just…
I have SO many … questions
I’ll save them for another day, but Tom actually wasn’t the only celeb to be cancelled
in recent weeks.
Many fans noticed that the #ColeSprouseIsOverParty was trending last week after rumors that he
had cheated on Lili Reinhart began spreading, however Lili was quick to shut those down
in a series of now-deleted tweets.
She wrote, “You want to feel validated or important?
Attacking someone online won’t give that to you.
Do something helpful with your time and be better.
I refuse to keep my mouth shut about things like this.
You have no idea how destructive this can be to someone.
To anyone.
It’s abusive.
There is no excuse for this.”
Guys, I know we can all do better than this, so let’s continue to try and spread some
positivity around the Internet during times we need it the most.
Be sure to chime in down in the comments with all your thoughts on fans who ‘fake cancel’
celebrities on Twitter just for exposure.
For more trending news updates, click right over here to see why fans are concerned about
Adele’s shocking new photo.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!