And everyone’s just printing this statement like it’s not obviously a bunch of complete and total bull.
I mean, COME ON. Yes, sometimes really tight bracelets leave indentations, but they don’t look a ing thing like this:
I can understand not wanting to be like, “Yes, Demi’s a cutter, and you should be, too,” but Jesus Christ can we use this opportunity to take a second and talk about an absurdly wide-spread and under-discussed phenomenon among teenagers? One that’s typically a good predictor of future struggles with drugs and alcohol, volatile relationships, eating disorders and suicide? Can we please not sweep this under the rug like it’s so shameful and embarrassing and awful that we’ll throw out a Hail Mary like ing gummy bracelets before copping to it? Because that sends a ing terrible message to the kids out there who do this every day and aren’t really sure why and could really use any information and support you’d like to use this opportunity to put into the mainstream media.
The picture above was taken in September, at a different event. Was she wearing gummy bracelets before that , too?
Big hugs to you, Demi.
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but they don't leave ones as dark as those.
This is disturbing to some, I understnad, but forget about it, it's nothing a phase most teens go thru. It's is really nothinhg and not a big deal, and I am a fan, and I'm sure many of you are to, but don't back her up just because your a...