Zayn Malik leaves One Direction

[Pumpkin]

Okay being serious for a minute, I don't care about this band but it does sort of bug me a little how many people I see poking fun at the young fangirls or whatever. Like, weren't you ever 15 and into something ultimately pointless that was still important to you, and which would have broken you up had it changed? I certainly was!

I guess I can sort of understand on a base level, is what I'm trying to say.

I cried when I was very young and Hamtaro moved from 7:30 am when I could watch it to 8:00 am when I had to go to school. I wrote YTV a letter and everything but they told me they wouldn't change it

[SuperMillionaire]

Okay being serious for a minute, I don't care about this band but it does sort of bug me a little how many people I see poking fun at the young fangirls or whatever. Like, weren't you ever 15 and into something ultimately pointless that was still important to you, and which would have broken you up had it changed? I certainly was!

I guess I can sort of understand on a base level, is what I'm trying to say.

Yeah, I get it. I can't imagine your average young fangirl has much to relate to/believe in outside of pop culture and groups such as One Direction. So, naturally, when those institutions become threatened they're going to panic. It's problematic that we react to 1D fans self-harming and posting the results on social media with disgust. What we should be doing is questioning how our culture has pigeon-holed them into being so disenfranchised with everything else that the only things they can truly believe in are groups of pretty people who sing. These groups cater to them and help them feel as if they are part of something (whether that's well-intentioned or simply taking advantage of them for monetary gain is another story), which is something politics, spirituality, or what-have-you can't seem to be able to do for this particular audience.

tl;dr OMG ZAYN IZ GO

You're the only one (other than myself) who has spelled his name right.

Still, the other four members are sticking together.

[DMKA]

I haven't cried this much since Robin Williams died. ;___;

[Kalevala]

You're the only one (other than myself) who has spelled his name right.

That's because he's my waifu.

[Bubba]

You're the only one (other than myself) who has spelled his name right.

That's because he's my waifu.

...and nobody else here cares enough about him to look up the correct spelling.