People need to understand that with the Quiet on Set documentary that it wasn't just Nickelodeon treating their child stars badly, it wasn't just Nickelodeon making hostile work environment in the writers room or on set. All the big kid networks did this. Disney has done it, Cartoon network has done it.

Therapy isnt enough for me, i need Dan Schneider murdered live on television.

Another thing that haunts me about this entire thing is that Amanda wasn’t just funny like her coworkers, or funny like other Disney and Nickelodeon actresses. Amanda Bynes was funny like Carol Burnett. Funny like Lucille Ball. She was effervescent and classic. Her comedic sensibilities were deeply intelligent. She had *it*. And she should have grown into one of the best actresses of our generation. But *something* happened and derailed it all. Even if she’s not the same, I truly hope she’s well and happy. I want nothing but the best for her, even if it’s a quiet and private life. I adored her back then and always will.

Drake having to describe the sexual abuse he suffered in excruciating detail at 15-years-old only for the guy to get simply 16 months (!!!) in jail and be on Disney Channel right afterwards

That's why most victims feel discourage about coming forward

ykw i will never complain about an actor not looking the right age for their teen character again sure this "high schooler" may look like he has a mortgage but it's one less child in hollywood and that's a win

Listening to Drake Bells father, Joe, talk about how he just got bad vibes from Brian Peck and knew he was bad and was eyeing up his son just has me fucked up. Him saying he hasn’t been same since he found out what had happened to his son and him just breaking down into tears.

Drake not knowing how to explain or talk about what really happened in front of cameras. There was a moment there, where you can see alot of emotion is on his face, like he just is coming to reality that he is actually telling other people what happened.

when I tell you I GASPED audibly when it was revealed that Brian Peck was pen pals with JOHN WAYNE GACY. I think I’m gonna be sick

fucking weird of yall to demand these child actors to speak up publicly about everything that happened on those sets. not a God damn one of them owes us anything and does not need to say anything. Leave Josh alone. He spoke to Drake in private. he was also a damn kid on those sets. I've heard about the bullying and fat shaming he had. literally leave them alone fucking weirdos

and while I'm at it LEAVE AMANDA ALONE TOO

People tend to treat child stars having breakdowns as amusing, but realizing just how many of these children were abused makes their mental health struggles feel like, "of course, they struggled, adults they trusted violated them."

Quiet on Set really hit hard. As someone who grew up watching these shows religiously, and being so familiar with these kids, it's absolutely devastating to see how much abuse went unchecked. Drake Bell's story is incredibly harrowing and I applaud him for having the courage to finally speak publicly after all these years. Who knows how many more might come forward because of this, or at the very least how many people affected with similar experiences may feel a little less alone.

As I saw someone say, it really feels like Dan Schneider subconsciously traumatized an entire generation of kids by exposing them to so much implied sexual innuendo in his shows. It's clear he got off on not just being able to put child performers in these morally dubious positions, but also by exposing the audience to such fare. It's deeply disturbing to see these "jokes" Now as an adult, and I personally feel super conflicted about it.

I hope change comes from this documentary, aside from the existential dread I presume many people my age might feel after watching.

Not a dream

Drake Bell is a victim and an abuser himself

Your heart can hurt for him but it should also hurt for his victims

The abuse he suffered is very real, and so is the hurt he himself caused

https://www.today.com/popculture/drake-bell-controversies-rcna143227

I hope Dan Schneider and Brian Peck never know another moment of peace as long as they live.

Between Quiet on Set and I'm Glad my Mom Died (which I know has already been out for over a year but is rightfully still making an impact), I am encouraging you all to listen to Alyson Stoner's podcast Dear Hollywood, which I've not seen get nearly as much attention on Tumblr as it deserves. It is the deepest dive you can imagine into the shitshow that is the child acting world. Quiet on Set focuses only on stuff that happened in the studio and the actions of people working on set (fuck Brian Peck), and I'm Glad my Mom Died is obviously only Jennette McCurdy's personal experiences, but Dear Hollywood explores pretty much every single detail of the fucked up situation child actors find themselves in, from the studios, to parents, to us, the fans.

Listen with caution, because they share quite a few harrowing experiences, but it's an incredibly important listen if you want to understand more about this topic. Especially since there seems to be a new generation of child actors becoming popular on Tumblr, what with the Percy Jackson TV show and the live action Avatar.

"How did we not see this?" "How did we not know that what Ariana Grande/Jamie Lynn/Amanda Bynes were doing was a sexual reference?"

Because that is part of the appeal, guys. The fact that you're part of an unwilling, not-understanding audience exposed to metaphors of sexual acts performed by unwilling, not-understanding actors.

You were not supposed to get what "Taynt" was supposed to mean, or what milking potatoes was a nod to, or what a pickle being passed through a hole in a bathroom door was meant to be.

It's all part of the fantasy, pushing children so, so close to the edge without "ruining" them, without giving them access to enough information that they turn into adults.

Wonder why Ariana Grande, in those internet skits, kept repeating "Can a teenage girl do this?" and "Can a teenage girl do that?" This is why. She's supposed to perform sexual adjacent acts, but constantly remind her audience that she's just too young to know what she's doing.