#the problem is some young people on twitter don't know how to hold a cc accountable without it turning into harassment or otherwise

[patchesbeanie]

idk like if you want imaginary friends and blorbos to blorbo with then maybe just find a new fandom with some characters or sth that you actually like?? like fandom's supposed to be fun i don't understand why you'd keep holding on to it when you don't like anything about it

yeah!! like obviously dsmp characters are, y'know, characters but they are not separate from the ccs in a way that fictive characters usually are from the author because the dsmp is roleplay. it feels super fucking weird to me to hate a cc but still continue to make fan content about them.

this post got really long so read if you want to!

honestly i feel like a lot of tommy and tubbo's fans have been wishfully thinking that their ccs are completely unaware about things and aren't that close to dream. they have talked like that for months (if not longer) and most of them have been convinced that this is actually the reality when everyone who doesn't read into what ccs say and take things more at face value has been able to understand just how adamantly tommy supports dream. it doesn't help that a lot of the twitter fans are quite young and seemingly not very good at reading social situations (i have seen a lot of tweets where op says that out loud). obviously there's nothing wrong with either of these things but it does lessen the whole fandom's reading and listening comperhension, which does have consequenses.

anyway, now that tommy especially is so damn loud and clear about his support of dream (also specific of the current situation) it's like a rug has been pulled from under their feet. they wished he didn't know, he clearly knows. they wished he would react a certain way, he doesn't care. they wished he would distance himself, he mentions him every stream. it's like a crash landing from miles high and lots of these people don't have healthy and meaningful ways to use their time and energy. also, people like shitting on things in a group setting. we do that here on dtblr too all the time so people shittalking and being mad shouldn't really surprise us.

the saddest thing about a lot of fandoms popular with young people is that they attract lonely and bullied kids who feel distanced from their irl friends. what do you do when you don't have healthy coping mechanisms and something that brought you joy and helped you find like-minded people ends up as something that you don't like anymore? then you wallow in misery and the feelings of betrayal with the people online and lash out at others. it makes everything worse for everyone but if you've seen how they acted online before this, you know that a) that isn't a problem for these people b) or they are just wholly unaware of how they act. this is just a long way to say that it's hard to distance yourself from something if you are lonely and feel betrayed by something that brought you comfort. it's no excuse, but it makes me feel empathy for those fans who are clearly just lonely middle schoolers who feel like they don't fit in. obviously there are also fans that are grown adults or just want the adrenaline they get from retweeting a callout post, but this part of the post isn't really about them.

this post isn't ment to psychoanalyze inniters or whatever and i don't feel like i do that. honestly, if there's anything i want people to understand is that we really gotta look after each other and that having friends in real life (in addition to online) is so important to keeping yourself levelheaded, so please go talk to people outside too.

#this is just stream of consciousness for most part #but i can't help but to feel empathy and also pity for a lot of the younger fans #mwah ask #mwah anon #sorry this took a long time to answer

[dnfshmeeneff]

people on twitter really can’t handle being told they’re wrong, huh

#cw negativity #they heard bbh say 'minorities' feelings don't matter don't hold cc's accountable' #when what he was actually saying was 'don't harass cc's and you do not get to control who they are friends with' #the problem is some young people on twitter don't know how to hold a cc accountable without it turning into harassment or otherwise #unhealthy behavior. and yes. even minorities with valid criticisms have done this #because they're all literally a bunch of teenagers #it's very frustrating to see the anti-blackness and dismissive attitude of some in the fandom #but it's just as frustrating to see it handled badly by the minorities effected #why is it so hard for people to explain/educate without being so aggressive?? without causing kid cc's mental distress?? #i'm not even subbed to tommy and i only occasionally watch his content #but i say what was said about him on twitter #*saw #not only recently but over the past few months #disgusting #that's not how you educate cc's