u/Few_Walk165

was a bit skeptical to post this, but here we go.

long story short, my mom and dad split up. i lived with my mom until i was 16, and then out of nowhere my dad took her to court and forced custody of me.

i moved in with him at 17. he sent me to this elite private school where kids smoked, did drugs, drank, all of that. there was a lot of pressure to fit in, and i got pushed into alcohol and other things pretty quickly.

at home, my dad was physically abusive, and honestly i felt trapped in every aspect of my life.

one day, i was sitting in my room working on an art piece for a fair. my spotify playlist was on shuffle and Human Nature came on.

when i tell you my entire perspective changed, i mean it.

i immediately went online and searched up everything i could about Michael Jackson. my mom had always been a huge fan, so i grew up hearing his music floating through the house, but i never really connected the voice to the person. somehow, i also never knew he had passed away.

may his mind, soul, and spirit rest in peace.

i didn’t take his death well at all, honestly. which sounds strange considering i discovered him years after he was gone, but something about him just reached me at the exact moment i needed it most.

his music genuinely changed me. it made my art better. it made my writing better. Human Nature became part of my daily routine, i still listen to it at least five times a day. and he also has some absolutely cunty songs that i love with my entire heart.

now that i’m finally out of that abusive situation, i can genuinely say Michael Jackson deserves at least 50% of the credit for helping me stay sane through some of the darkest years of my life. I never knew music could influence our lives as much as it did mine.

ALSO share your stories below. i’d genuinely love to hear them.

He reminds me of a marshmallow stuffed toy that you could cuddle forever. Just me?

This is a long rant, and this is my opinion!!!

I’ve been watching Splitsvilla since before lockdown, and the shift in fan culture is honestly wild. It used to be a big show even then, sure, but the fandom felt a lot more relaxed, and fans mostly kept to themselves and supported their favourites on their own social media pages.

Now it feels like everyone is constantly villainizing the girls. I genuinely like Ruru, Akanksha, Suzzane, and Asmita, and it’s exhausting to see the kind of comments they get like “haggu,” “national ex,” “second choice,” “ew,” and worse. It’s just nonstop. Akanksha’s fans attacking Ruru, Ruru’s fans attacking Akanksha, it’s all so unnecessarily hostile. They are human 😭💀, people cry and act passive-aggressive, it's fine.

The level of parasocial behavior has gotten out of hand. People seem to forget that we don’t actually know these contestants. Reality TV is heavily edited to create drama; scenes are cut and stitched together in ways that can easily make someone look a certain way.

Also, Suzzane just turned 20; she was 19 when filming started. Expecting her to behave with perfect maturity doesn’t make much sense. She’s still very young, and if she comes across as emotional or impulsive at times, that’s not exactly shocking. She doesn't even have a fully developed prefrontal cortex yet.

On top of that, she’s literally still a teenager. She also went through a really difficult breakup with Shiv, who is like the Temu version of Squidward, and has since moved on from it. While you don’t have to like her, constantly dragging her for her past or mocking her for it crosses a line, and honestly, any sane person might snap. Soundarya deserved to be put in her place at that moment. Girly is pushing 30 and still acts more immature than Suzzane at times.

I also feel like the sense of girlhood is missing this season. You can see it within a couple of small friend groups, but overall there’s very little solidarity among the girls, no one really supports each other, even at a basic level. It just comes across as tacky.

Honestly, this season has been a mess largely because of the men. So many of the conflicts between the girls revolve around them, and it’s frustrating to watch. Half the time I’m just thinking, “Girl, that’s not your man, that’s your problem. Let it go.”

Also, seriously, Himanshu, fix your damn pants and fuck yourself

This entire season is Wattpad-level smut for teenage girls, written by a 40-year-old man and adapted into live action. BUT It’s not even good by Wattpad standards 💀

Sam, darling, wrap it up and give the writing to some horny 18-year-old and watch how they make the show even better than season 1.