it’s an attempted term of endearment, and i get that. i tag almost every photoset/gif of dana scully that i have ever reblogged as “mom” or some variant of that. but i think what people have trouble remembering is that there is a type of humor and a type of dialect that is very specific to this particular website, and is not something that people outside of that very specific dynamic will always appreciate, and that is 100% understandable. like considering it from hayley’s pov, it would be pretty fucking uncomfortable to be a childless 32 year old actress and having a bunch of random fans calling you “mom” on EVERY!! THING!!! YOU TWEET!!!
that would make lots of people uncomfortable. and she’s stated that she doesn’t like it repeatedly which like, if you’re a decent person, you don’t call someone something that you know they do not like to be called. this is a very specific brand of tumblr dot com humor that should not be aimed at actors and actresses. like. when you @ a celebrity you follow, try and keep in mind that it is NOT all fun and games, that they are not some shrouded figurehead idol that doesn’t actually have feelings, but are actually a real person who can and very well might see what you say. so. anyways