When Posting Farrah Fawcett Images Isn’t So Simple

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Every time I think about posting photos of Farrah Fawcett with Ryan O’Neal, I hesitate. And not just a little—I usually don’t post them at all. Not because the images are wrong, but because I know what comes next. Fans have strong feelings, and a single post can unleash a storm of anger, judgment, and nasty comments. Online, it’s easy to forget that we’re talking about real people and real legacies.

I have hundreds of photos of them together. To me, they matter. They’re part of her story—her life, her career, her iconic presence in Hollywood. I want to represent her fully, to show every facet of the person she was, not just the parts that are easy to celebrate. Still, I hold back. I pause, scroll, admire, and then usually put the images aside. I know the backlash is coming.

Comments come fast, even on innocent posts. People call him an asshole, accuse him of abuse, insist he “ruined her life” or “wasn’t worthy of her.” Almost inevitably, someone will add, “She should have stayed with Lee Majors.” Even well-meaning fans can get vicious, and a single image can explode into a battleground of anger and blame. I don’t want that for her—or for my page.

Here’s my personal view: I honestly don’t care about Ryan O’Neal outside the context of their relationship. I haven’t seen any of his movies and maybe caught him in an episode or two of Bones. My focus is on Farrah and her life. These photos aren’t about him—they’re about her. And at the end of the day, we’re not here to judge her life choices. They were hers.

I don’t post many of these photos. And when I do, I often shut the comments down—or at minimum, limit them to followers only. It’s a way of protecting Farrah’s image from becoming collateral damage in endless arguments. But I also ask myself: am I being true to her legacy if I don’t share them at all? If I hide pieces of her life because people can’t separate the woman from the man she was with, am I doing her a disservice?

There’s no easy answer. For now, I share selectively, framing her brilliance, her glamour, her presence, and her story, while letting the messy parts remain in context, not in comment threads. I don’t defend Ryan, and I don’t argue with fans who hate him. I focus on her. Sometimes that means holding back the majority of the photos I have—because honoring Farrah fully doesn’t always mean showing everything. It means showing her the way she deserves to be remembered.