Tellmethisisnotlove
| Fan | |
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| Name: | Tellmethisisnotlove |
| Alias(es): | Gabi, tellmethisisnottumblisnextfuckup |
| Type: | archivist |
| Fandoms: | One Direction |
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| URL: | Tumblr account archived version |
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Tellmethisisnotlove or Gabi was a prominent Larrie on tumblr. She is best known for the amazing organization on her tumblr blog and her masterposts[1]. Anti-Larries mass reported her blog to tumblr in 2020 and it got taken down.[citation needed]
It is unclear why but a bunch of bigger larries on tumblr and instagram got mass reported around the same time.[citation needed] She has made many attempts at contacting the staff and getting her blog back with no success.[citation needed]
She moved to tellmethisisnottumblisnextfuckup on tumblr.
Contributions
Intro to Larry
Gabi is probably most known for her Intro to Larry post, which seemed to urge fans to use critical thinking while also introducing several of the most popular Larry is Real tinhat arguments and thought patterns:
When you enter the Larry world, you’ll realize that Tumblr is the real Larry library with archives. It’s a different world from tiktok, twitter or youtube videos. We don’t have character limit and we don’t only have the screenshots, we have context too and many of us have lived through those things themselves. So, before you enter, pls leave all the “shit” you learned about Larry at the doormat.You have to learn that there indeed are facts here, but there are patterns too, very obviously blinking like a neon light and there are also real true coincidences. Many times what we see are patterns, because H and L cannot directly talk about the actual truth as long as they’re in the closet. There are things they say out loud, there are things they don’t say and there are things they imply. Look for consistency, patterns, body language. You have to match their personalities to their actions and decide if it’s truly them. Or if it makes sense. And I think we collected enough evidence that would convince a jury that H and L are in a committed long-term monogamous relationship. But there are also beards, and lies, and cover ups, and lot of information, but also misinformation and misunderstanding. You need to navigate in the sea of evidence with a critical thinking.
You should research, and consider the expert opinions (in this case, a combination of expert evidence, veteran larries’ experience, information from H & L themselves). I understand that human beings are pattern seekers, and there is only so much ‘research’ will tell you, before your brain starts looking for patterns in the smallest things to create a narrative, and that’s not always how real life works. So you have to kind of hold two things in your mind - the first is that we will never know the full story, or even a fraction of it. Lots of things became clear in retrospect, but for many thing we’ll never get an answer for and we just have to accept this. The second thing to keep in mind is that real life is messy as fuck, and often stranger than fiction, and things that are TOO neat are things you want to investigate/think critically about/maintain a healthy suspicion about.[...]
Everything we believe is based on Harry and Louis’ actions throughout ten years. No stunt or denial or random users will be able to debunk 10 years of consistency. You know, it walked and quacked like a duck 5 years ago already, and we’re not gonna question its duck-ness. We’re through that, believe me.
After it was made it became more common to have intros before Larry Masterposts.
Masterposts
Examples include:
Posts meant to prove that Harry and Louis are queer:
- Louis' Closet
- Harry's Closet
- Harry Outing Himself Masterpost
- Louis Tomlinson is not Straight Masterpost
Posts about various theories in Larry fandom:
- Rainbow Bondage Bear: Masterpost about the “coincidental” Harry and Louis links to RBB and the RBB twitter
- Babygate:
- It's not real x3 (Shading Babygate Masterpost)
- Fandom Reactions to Babygate Masterpost
Influence
Reactions to Deletion
The blog's deletion prompted varied responses in the fandom:
whyyy has tellmethisisnotlove’s whole ACCOUNT been deleted i stg not one good thing has happened to me todayharryslaureIs, 2020[2]
tellmethisisnotlove being deleted right now seems SO sketchy to mehighIouie, 2020[3]
Three weeks since Tumblr deleted The Larry Library, @tellmethisisnotlove. So glad it's gone for good. 🥰styles-sublime, 2020[4]
References
- ^ OTHER MASTERPOSTS BY TELLMETHISISNOTLOVE, Archived version tumblr post by greedy_queen, reblogged by twopoppies, 29 May 2021. As of 9 February 2022, this tumblr post has 656 notes.
- ^ @harryslaureIs tweet, Nov 11, 2020
- ^ @highIouie tweet, Nov 11, 2020
- ^ @styles_sublime tweet, Nov 29, 2020