The Moment I Knew (Larry Stylinson)

I Shouldn't Have to Say This

Guys.

I know this is just an author's note and that there's probably some of you that just skim over these usually, but please read this. I'm putting it in this book for the purpose that hopefully more people will read it than if I just sent it out as a message.

I'm from America, so I haven't seen the 'Crazy About One Direction' documentary or whatever it's called, but I've heard about it.

And I've heard that allegedly, people have recieved so much hate as an aftermath that they have committed suicide.

There are so many reasons why this is not okay.

For starters, yes, I'm well aware that it could just be a rumor. Maybe those girls who tweeted about commiting were able to be saved. Maybe they never even tried. We can't know for sure.

But if its true, just think about that.

Allegedly between 14-42 people who simply liked the idea of two celebrities in a relationship got sent so much hate that they couldn't think of anything else but to kill themselves.

That's sick on so many levels.

This is the real world, guys. There are so many petitions in school districts to help stop bullying. Yet, why is it that when it's between two people who have never met, possibly across the world, it seems to be okay?

It's not! It's still bullying!

Why does it even need to happen?

So what if you like a different kind of music? So what if you're obsessed with One Direction, or Justin Bieber, or Nicki Manaj? So what if you're not like everyone else? So what if you think that two people being together is cute?

Why the fuck do people feel the need to call each other out on it? They don't affect each other at all!

Hating somebody for their religious beliefs isn't okay.

So why is it okay to hate somebody for other beliefs? Sure shipping Larry or Elounor or whatever you want to ship is slightly different than a religion, but it's still hating on somebody for their beliefs.

No matter what, it's never okay.

I read something today.


'Why is saying I dislike Elounor different than saying I dislike John Meyer and Katy Perry?'

And it's true. We all agreed that Haylor was fake and that it was a publicity stunt, so why is it different to say that about Elounor? Why does one opinion get supported and the other gets death threats and endless hate?

The hate that I've seen, not just tonight, but since I joined the fandom, is absolutely disgusting.

Do people not realize that they're talking to real people? Do they not know that they potentially can kill somebody just with a few words?

Then they say 'oh, they shouldn't have overreacted like that. If they killed themselves just because I gave them my opinion, they didn't deserve to live anyways.'

Do they not realize what death is?

Do they not know how insensitive they're being?

Being told to cut yourself or kill yourself or that your idol hates you and wishes that you would die isn't something that most people take lightly.

I applaud you if you can.

And Larry shippers aren't innocent either. I see people saying all the time that we do no wrong and that it's always an Elounor shipper's fault.

I've seen an equal amount of hate from our side too and we need to realize that we aren't innocent. Hate from us is still hate.

Personally, I've never sent hate. I could never hide behind a computer or a phone or an iPod and say horrible things to somebody.

I'm one of those people who always tries to see every side of a conflict. Yes, I believe 100% that Larry is a romance and that it is real.

But if somebody ever proved it 100% wrong, I would be upset, but I would be okay with Elounor being real.

But for now, I believe with my entire heart that there is something more between Louis and Harry.

I'm okay with every ship! (Maybe not Haylor...that was just no.)

Why can't everybody just get along? So what if we have different opinions? We don't need to be best friends!

I just wish that people didn't feel the need to kill themselves over hate. I'm not blaming them. I'm full-heartedly blaming those who sent said hate.

As a recent victim of hate, I can say that it's not something that I wish for anybody to have to read about themselves.

Being called self-centered for putting my status as 'my heart hurts' was a little bit confusing. In reality, I was just sad about having to leave a summer camp.

But I got called an attention whore for it. I was told explicitly how bad my story 'Remember' is, I was told to cut my wrists, I was told that Louis hates me, and that I've ruined his and Harry's friendship.

1. I write for myself. I don't shove it in Louis and Harry's faces. I don't write to sway people into being a Larry shipper. I write because I love writing and that's it.

2. Never tell somebody to cut themselves. Cutting is not a joke. It's an addiction and it's not good. You never know if you're talking to somebody who currently cuts themselves or is recovering. Don't even joke about it. Ever.

3. I don't understand how Louis can hate me when I've never met him or spoken to him.

It angered me, but I dealt with her and I tried to be as nice and polite as possible.

It still hurt though.

Some people can't do that. And that's when we have suicide or self-harming.

Something else I've never understood is why people can defend the boys from hate and say how terrible it is, and then those same people turn around and send equally nasty things to strangers.

I just don't get it.

Please don't ever hate on anybody guys.

Please just don't do it.

I love you all, and if you ever need to talk to somebody about anything, I always reply to my messages.

Love you.