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Words of admiration from Tom Hiddleston’s fans are cute like little kittens and sweet like pudding
Recently(ish) I wrote a post about two friends from Philadelphia (friends of each other, I mean, though I feel like they’re my friends now, as well ) who had launched an online petition to get People magazine to name British actor Tom Hiddleston as their 2012 Sexiest Man Alive. (He was Loki in Thor and The Avengers, was the male lead in The Deep Blue Sea, and played a calvary officer in War Horse, along with the also-very-popular Benedict Cumberbatch.)
The two women, (both named Michelle), say that the editors of People just get together (over lattes, lager, mead, I don’t know) and a just arbitrarilyanoint someone. No test of worthiness, like trial by fire, no hand-to-hand combat.
No voting, either. You know, democracy, and all that? The U.S. did just celebrate Independence Day, after all.
Many fans of our fellow-Canadian Ryan Gosling thought he should have won it last year, instead of Bradley Cooper. (Who?)
And the People people seem to dip into the same manpool year after year.
So the Michelles launched their petition, which they will take down late, late Monday night (July 9, 2012)
(Hmmmmm, my troublesome spellchecker turned the not-quite-finished word PETITION into POTION. . . maybe that’s what it will take. . .a potion! Calling all wizards!)
If you would like to sign it, or just read it, the petition is here. For now.
More than 3,800 people have signed it, which is impressive in one way. But Hiddleston has more than 260,000 followers on Twitter. So my guess is that most of them:
[]1. Don’t know or care about the petition,
2. Think the whole concept is silly, tacky, and/or offensive,
3. Hate People magazine, or have never heard of it,
4. All of the above.
Whatever.
Oooooh, Loki has an army of fangirls.
I am here today to post about the people who did sign, and more significantly, the comments they made. The signees come from (in alphabetical order) Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (yes, I know that’s China, technically) , Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Venezuela.
Cities include Irkutsk (!!!)
Tom Hiddleston in a screen grab from BBC production Return to Cranford.Maybe one in 20 people left a comment. And they’re soooooo nice. Elsewhere on the Internet, fans sometimes stray into TooMuchInformationLand, but here, they are respectful and their remarks are safe for family viewing. These remarks are indeed cute like puppies and kittens (Lokitties, maybe) and yes, sweet like pudding. Personally, I find all this goodwill and affection in one place almost intoxicating. Note that remarks that were made in ALL IN CAPS were left that way.
There are short(ish), to-the-point statements: “Best idea ever!” “Heck Yes!” “I believe.” “HE MUST WIN.” “LOVE HIDDLES” “This needs to happen.” “Tom is beyond sexy.” “No words are needed.” “NOT EVEN A QUESTION.” “No one deserves it more!” “Who could possibly dispute?” “He is perfect and I love him.” “Tom Hiddleston is a rare gem.” “Is this not obvious, People?” “How could it be anyone else?” “BECAUSE HE DAMN WELL IS.” “TOM HIDDLESTON BETTER WIN!!!” “There’s nobody on the planet like Tom. I am signing this because it is true.” “We love you Hiddles! I hope you win!” “Anything else would just be a lie . ” “Can this please be a thing that happens?” “If you need an explanation… you’re an idiot.” “There is no actor as awesome as Hiddleston.” “He has an army, no other actor has that… “HE IS AMAZING, DON’T YOU REALLY SEE??? ” “Tom Hiddleston – Mister Universe forever” “My name is Lena and I have been Loki’d.” “Tom Hiddleston is the man that Everygirl wants.” “If he’s not the perfect candidate, I don’t know who is!” “There’s nothing to think about, Tom MUST be in that list ” “What I want to know is, why do we need a petition? Do people not have eyes?” “Handsomest and most brilliant, talented man in the WORLD!” “Oh yes…please give us someone kind, smart AND handsome.”
If you aren’t already a Tom Hiddleston fan already you might want to go do something else now. It’s only going to get better/worse, depending on your point of view. If there are any men reading here, you might find it all too discouraging, unless you speak several languages, can quote Shakespeare, at length, at the drop of a hat, can sing, dance, and look good whether your hair is black, blond, red, straight or curly.
Thought so.
Bye, now.
Remarks that include the words perfect or perfection: “He’s perfect.” “Tom is the epitome of perfection.” “BECAUSE HE IS ALL THINGS PERFECTION” “This man is near to Perfection…talented, hard working, insightful, beautiful inside out!” “Tom Hiddleston deserves to be on/in People magazine because he is pure perfection, and if he is in the magazine, I will buy it!” “This man is perfection. He has ruined all men for me. He needs to be declared Sexiest Man Alive for the world to know.”"I believe in everything you said in your preamble. Tom is the first celebrity I’ve really truly felt was humble and real. Everything about him just exudes perfection because as you said…. he is perfect due to his actions and his mannerisms. Even his flaws (if he has them) would be a part of his perfection because it would be what makes him human. He is by far the most approachable celebrity I think anyone has ever seen.” “HE IS THE EPITOME OF PERFECTION AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE THAT FANTASTIC HAPPENS.” “Anyone who quotes Shakespeare during a sports match when they should be screaming curses like ‘real men’ deserves this title. Don’t forget that.” (OK, strictly speaking, the word perfect does not actually appear in that last remark, but it’s what she means, right?)
Inspiration is mentioned, too: “I don’t think I will ever be able to express how much Tom means to me. How he inspires me to be my own person and how one smile from him can melt years of anguish into forever radiating euphoria. I admire Tom greatly and I wish him all the best, he definitely deserves it.” “He is an inspiration to so many. Someone truly “Sexy” needs to have not only looks (which he has in spades), but a personality to match. Hiddleston is arguably one of the finest at his craft, and his humility, wit and class definitely put him at the top of my list for 2012′s Sexiest Man Alive!” “He’s incredibly talent, patient and polite, which is something you don’t see much these days. I think if he became People’s Sexiest Man Alive it would inspire a lot of people and open their eyes to the wonder that is Tom.”
“He is someone that people should aspire to be like – not only because he is respectful, of himself and others, but also because he is optimistic, open-minded, enthusiastic for life and challenges, and all of this with the humility of a Buddhist monk.” (Inspire, aspire, close enough. . . )
“Tom Hiddleston is an inspiration to many, by his kind, generous, caring nature to all he meets, his fierce intellect and his astounding talent for acting. He is not only physically attractive he is blessed of a soul that seems able to be at once wise beyond his years and as full of wonder as a child. Sexy is not merely defined by the physical but by the way someone can make you feel with as little as a word or a glance. There are few people in this world who are the whole package, Tom is one of those rare, blessed people who are the whole package, beautiful inside and out. That he can make someone as twisted as Loki seem sympathetic is a testament to this. To overlook Tom for this list would be folly. He has touched so many people’s lives in such a short time with his talent as an actor and his genuine greatness of spirit, in a world full of cynics he is a breath of fresh air.”
Actor Tom Hiddleston, captured on the edge of a laugh. Fans have made Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for his smile and his laugh, which is usually represented this way: “Ehehehehehehehe.” Screen grab from a video by optimal.comThey like his smile/voice/laugh: “Tom Hiddleston officially has the most beautiful smile in the world. He just wins at being attractive.” “Every single thing about him makes him more and more appealing. What a wonderful personality he has. His laughter and smile brighten up the world. He’s everything we could ever hope to love.” “He really deserves it. He’s worked incredibly hard this year and I hope he gets the success he deserves. Plus, he seems very genuine, a trait you hardly see these days in Hollywood. PLUS, two words: his laugh. That is all.” “He is Loki. He is Tom W. Hiddleston. His voice can kill a whole army.” “Come on. Who else could you really pick? Look at his eyes. And his charming smile. Hiddleston all the way, baby!”
Then there’s the je-ne-sais-quoi factor: “Watch any of his films or interviews and you’ll know why Tom Hiddleston is the sexiest man alive. You won’t be able to define it either, but you’ll feel it.”
Eloquence from Egypt: “All the way from Cairo, Egypt land of the great pharaohs to the great revolution his fan base is growing AND I AM BUT ONE of many and that shows how worldly he is. Plz grace us with this honour.”
This signee refers to a specific scene in The Avengers that many people seem to like: “I love Tom Hiddleston. When I watch Loki come down the stairs at the opera in Germany in The Avengers, I keeled over to one side thinking, ‘Loki, you own my soul!’ over and over again while trying not to drool on my sister sitting next to me who also thinks Loki is the hottest person in the Avengers.”
Believe it or not, and appearances to the contrary, I have not included all the fan remarks from the petition here. But I don’t want to break the Internet or something.There’s an article about the petition on a web site called Videogum.
Someone left a comment there saying: “I refuse to Google that person. I think I’m happier just not knowing. Let the teenagers like who they like, and also let the teenagers please leave me alone.”
Ha! She does not know that fandom goes way beyond teenagers: “He appeals to women of all ages, and even as a bad guy has captured our hearts, interest, our attention and devotion,” as someone wrote on the Michelles’ petition.
A comment on the comment reads: “Good for you for sticking to your guns! You make sure you don’t google him!”
I perceive an unspoken “I dare you,” in there. But the first commenter might indeed be better off
not Googling Tom Hiddleston. Because if she does so, she might tumble into an inescapable vortex, and disappear.
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