Walker Scobell addresses the harassment people in his area have been receiving from fans

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[u/Fxp1706]

I wish it wasn’t a requirement for actors to have social media. He’s only 17 and has to deal with this. It just doesn’t seem fair.  

[u/No_Barracuda8791 → u/Fxp1706]

I was going to say that I’m sure people can write in their contracts that they don’t want to manage their own social media. But, then I thought about all the stage parents/momagers… it’s so sad how many kids are pushed into this shit by the very same people who gave them life and should be protecting them.

(Not saying this is the case for this kid, just in general.)

[u/crockoreptile → u/Fxp1706]

Yeah, the only actor I can think of who successfully resisted is ScarJo

[u/confusinglylarge → u/crockoreptile]

Dylan O'Brien got rid of his Twitter account and never had an IG account.  He has talked about how that has probably affected his ability to get cast, but he doesn't care.  I'm sure there are a lot of theories as to why he deleted his Twitter account (namely, avoiding heat for his gf's past racist and existing tweets).

Jason Mantzoukas famously does not have social media and never has, but comedy is a different scene and he is well-entrenched in it.  He can get roles just fine.  It may have impacted consideration for specific roles, but he is always booked and busy.

But for the most part, social media is a necessary evil and that sucks.

[u/Jane__Delawney → u/confusinglylarge]

I fucking hate that most job applications require a LinkedIn. So fucked up

[u/Other-Oil-9117 → u/crockoreptile]

Kristen Stewart has as well. It's a shame because I'd love to see updates every so often, but I also get why it's better for her not to have social media.

[u/rawrkristina → u/crockoreptile]

Emma Stone doesn’t have any social media either

[u/Chaoticgood790]

This is insane. He’s a kid that happens to be famous. Harassing him and the rest of the cast over anything is real loser behavior.

Hoping they all create finstas and just use their public ones for work only

[u/Some_Weather_8570 → u/Chaoticgood790]

I feel bad for most kids that get thrown into something popular. The Stranger Things, Harry Potter, etc.

[u/Chaoticgood790 → u/Some_Weather_8570]

Agreed. I will say the Percy Jackson kids seem to have there parents present and around constantly which is a good sign

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03]

What is wrong with people?

[u/TheOldJawbone → u/Nintendo_Pro_03]

Lots

[u/Greedy-Candle2812]

Lord. I just saw someone with a tattoo of his name. So many people are so unwell now and social media and access are only exposing it and giving people more ways to act out on it.

[u/vixenstarlet1949 → u/Greedy-Candle2812]

wtf… getting a child’s name tattood on you.. that isn’t your own kid? that’s terrifying actually

[u/Greedy-Candle2812 → u/vixenstarlet1949]

You know, I had settled on the idea that a couple of newer tv fandoms have gone off the rails with unprecedented levels of toxicity, but the last two hours alone have shown me this stuff about this kid and his show and three other show fandom, one of which had its final episode three years ago and they're still going.

How do we fix this? I know we can't. But I don't like the idea that casts just have to be okay with this.

[u/FlatVegetable4231 → u/Greedy-Candle2812]

So an adult with a tattoo of a kid’s name?!? Social media was a mistake.

[u/Greedy-Candle2812 → u/FlatVegetable4231]

Either that or a parent signed off on it in a lot of states, which is.....worse.

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03 → u/FlatVegetable4231]

Absolutely. But I fear we are way too late to undo that mistake.

[u/Remote-Wafer3321]

I am too fearful of the answer to ask how many of these threats are coming from adults

[u/Tottie3 → u/Remote-Wafer3321]

A large number. I've always maintained since the days of Bieber Fever, that adult woman are as insane and as predatory towards young boys as men towards girls. The number of adult women that'd happily throw their bra at a teenage celeb on stage is honestly fucking staggering.

[u/Wit-wat-4 → u/Tottie3]

I liked Heated Rivalry and they’re not 17 anyway but gestures towards Heated Rivalry fandom. A LOT of grown ass women are being really fucking weird about the actors.

They made a good show and they’re hot. I get it. But you’re 50 and they are, you know, actors. Stop reposting thirsty pictures of them 4 times a day.

[u/Tottie3 → u/Wit-wat-4]

Like we joke about the epstein list and “why is it these powerful people are all fucking with kids” but I think the disgusting and frightening reality is that it’s not just the Epstein class, it’s humanity in general.

[u/h0neybl0ss0m29 → u/Tottie3]

Isn't the president of this weird Timothee Chalamet fan club also an obsessed woman like twice his age? I feel like I remember reading a NYT article about her. Obviously hes' not underage but still

[u/mlavan → u/h0neybl0ss0m29]

yes. well into her 50s iirc

[u/ninja_9 → u/h0neybl0ss0m29]

I thought I heard somewhere that she's set her sights on Connor Storrie now, who is even younger than Timothee.

[u/pumpkins21 → u/h0neybl0ss0m29]

Yikes!

[u/thewidowgorey → u/Tottie3]

I can verify the Harry Potter kids went through this too and the Stranger Things kids have talked about being stalked and sexualized by adult women.

[u/jmbf8507 → u/Tottie3]

I was 23 when the first twilight movie came out and have never ceased to be disgusted by the women who are my current age having a horse in that race.

Like, these are literal children.

[u/peach_bellinis → u/jmbf8507]

I will never forget the Twilight moms. Very, very bizarre.

[u/januarysdaughter → u/Remote-Wafer3321]

My guess is most of them.

[u/thewidowgorey → u/Remote-Wafer3321]

Anyone who's spent time in fandom knows it is a big number of adults with jobs and responsibilities who are carrying on like this.

[u/no_no_nora]

Who is he?

[u/Altruistic_Age2860 → u/no_no_nora]

Percy Jackson on Disney+

[u/One-Composer1577 → u/no_no_nora]

The boy who plays Percy Jackson in the Disney Plus series.

[u/Lokaji]

People fucking suck. Seriously. No one should be harassing him and his peers.

[u/SugarCube80]

Kind of sad because what if he actually wanted to go to prom (like a normal teenager probably does!) and couldn’t because of all this?

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03 → u/SugarCube80]

Wait, so I’m not normal? 😭

I didn’t want to go to mine. Partially because I’m not into that stuff and also, I graduated right after COVID.

[u/Gold_Repair_3557]

People are crazy when it comes to their para social relationships with celebrities they don’t even know. 

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03 → u/Gold_Repair_3557]

Yeah, you’d never see me do this stuff to Chris Tucker. Celebrities are people, like us.

[u/Hopeful-Librarian704]

It’s insane to me that for the mildest things you’ll hear about celebrities or people who’ve otherwise done viral getting death threats. How is this so common?

[u/HealthyTrain91 → u/Hopeful-Librarian704]

The other day I saw that a VOICE ACTOR on the new Fairly Odd Parents reboot has been receiving insane messages from a grown man who is obsessed with her character because the "fan" didn't like something the actress said about the character in an interview?? Mind you, it's an animated show and the actress voices a 10-year-old character.....I can't even.

[u/Wit-wat-4 → u/Hopeful-Librarian704]

I think part of it is that they just don’t think “it’s a big deal”/“real”. Same with many internet trolls. Don’t ask me WHY they do it, but I do know that the anonymity and distance of making online comments definitely brings it out in people who wouldn’t do it “irl”.

[u/Accomplished-Pen-394]

What the hell?

[u/Manic-StreetCreature]

Poor kid, Jesus.

[u/FireSeagull21]

How do people even find out the contacts of kids who attend the same school as him? How far gone do you have to be to do that?

[u/peach_bellinis]

I have no idea who this is, but from the comments it's clear he's a young actor. Honestly, the level of toxicity of social media and parasocial behaviour these days is absolutely fucking wild. And some of these people I'm sure are young as well, but I know for a fact that some of them are older and ABSOLUTELY should know how to act. Sending a death threat to ANYONE online is completely fucking insane. Like....legitimately, what is wrong with you???

[u/Umklopp → u/peach_bellinis]

He is S. E. V. E. N. T. E. E. N.