Recently, I have been made to feel like I'm not allowed or shouldn't like certain things; whether that's people, places or items, because of other peoples opinions about it.
I've felt like this quite a few times but most recently about Sam Callahan.
For those of you who don't know who he is (where have you been?!?!) he is a 19 year old singer songwriter from Essex who came 7th on The X Factor in 2013.
But I knew of Sam before he featured on The X Factor and before he became verified on twitter...back when he looked like this with his fringe and tan-less skin.
And recently I've felt like I'm not allowed to like Sam due to the opinions of the media, people on social networking but also by my friends. It was really getting me down and because of it, I felt distant from his fanbase; his 'Callafans' or 'Callafan Army'. So much so that I tweeted him about it...and he replied! He made me feel better about it because he had noticed my tweet over hundreds of others.
Now this blog post isn't just about me (although it seems like it has been...oops) but my experiences can help others too.
Just because your best friend or family member or someone who works in the media doesn't like something you like, why should that stop you? It's not up to them what you can and can't like, it's up to you so if you love or hate something.
Other peoples opinions are allowed to influence you but shouldn't take over your life!
I've felt like this quite a few times but most recently about Sam Callahan.
For those of you who don't know who he is (where have you been?!?!) he is a 19 year old singer songwriter from Essex who came 7th on The X Factor in 2013.
But I knew of Sam before he featured on The X Factor and before he became verified on twitter...back when he looked like this with his fringe and tan-less skin.
this photo also happens to be my laptop background :P
Now this blog post isn't just about me (although it seems like it has been...oops) but my experiences can help others too.
Just because your best friend or family member or someone who works in the media doesn't like something you like, why should that stop you? It's not up to them what you can and can't like, it's up to you so if you love or hate something.
Other peoples opinions are allowed to influence you but shouldn't take over your life!
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