CULTS - celebrities in them, cinema about them, and how to make sure you're not in one

[beanstew]

Comments

[analievelyn]

We're all more/ less vulnerable to certain things such is obvious, but I think I'm much less vulnerable to joining a cult than I am to other harmful situations. Just like in more vulnerable to other kinds of abuse compared to other people.

I really want an expose on Leto tbh

[ljtryout]

I consider ONTD a Cult.

Do you know how many times i say 'my friend who has a bike' when my professor asks for a source? or how many times i say hi to my friends saying 'hi, rebeca, did you forget i had a livejournal?', or how many times i think 'good, fuuck them for thinking they could be happy' everytime i find out friends broke up?

WE'LL NEVER BE FREEEEE.

[almostlawyer]

the amount of times i think about "fuck them both for thinking they could be happy" is alarming

[sjazzmreow]

I've been declaring "No fam, t'was I!" a LOT lately. It's chilling how deeply ONTD has embedded itself in our poor brains.

Scientology

[analievelyn]

Do yall know anyone that went to a cult meeting or gathering as a joke but then got stuck in it?

Like signing up for a scientology test for shits and giggles and then becoming a member later?

Re: Scientology

[funhouse]

my brother did this w/ mormon church, if that counts

[sandstorm]

I am terrified of possibly ending up in a cult. Like you said, it's not stupid people, it's people who may be stressed , not likely to make good decisions, or already part of a community (think religion - every so often I'm reminded of my acquaintance who was highly christian like the rest of her family, yet she somehow ended up in a cult via her church and her family hasn't seen her for about 4 years. There are people on street corners with microphones preaching scripture and it scares me to pieces bc of her).

Also what a post to see immediately after I watch Hereditary for the first time!

[hjalmartazar]

Did you like Hereditary?

[sandstorm]

I respect what it did. "Like" may be too strong. Asher has a style. If I hadn't read the synopsis years ago, or seen Midsommar beforehand, I would have been more shocked. Toni is wonderful and I think people slept on Nat's performance.

[sandstorm]

That being said, I was still like "What the fuck" at a lot of the second half.

[beanstew]

holy shit i hadn't heard about this cult before. :O wish i hadn't read the abuse section on wiki. seems so extreme even for cults!

[kirigami_doll]

Assuming that's not where you heard of it, Last Podcast on the Left did a three part series on them. It was harrowing, even with the filter of the guys' jokes. When Henry is the one disgusted, that's my signal to buckle up with a sick bucket just in case.

[lyra_loo]

That's honestly the worst one I've ever learned about in terms of just totally fucking me up. I was really into the Cults podcast for awhile and after listening to that episode, I just stopped and never went back. I lost sleep thinking about it.

[chuckisfuckis]

The BITE model with the slides triggered my ass.

cults are very fascinating to me.

I guess I can thank my social anxiety for helping me stay away from groups in general. I'd probably fear my fellow culties secretly hate me and I would never show up for a meet up.

[bossm]

I have trust issues and wouldn’t ever be able to join a cult.

[kegarawashii]

same. pfff cults and their false sense of belonging. i didn't feel i belonged in my mom's belly so i was born one month premature, there's no way a bunch of strangers can persuade me i'm part of their community

[hellojeds]

Same, I'm too introverted to join a cult, luckily