I Despise The Very Phrase "this Isn't You," Because Inherently, If They Did This Or Are This, Then That

I despise the very phrase "this isn't you," because inherently, if they did this or are this, then that is them.

I was thinking about this in the context of Transphobic parents, but this phrase is a huge problem outside of that as well.

When someone is apologizing for a terrible person (e.g. an abuser) "That isn't them."

When someone is denying an ugly and active part of their personality "That isn't me."

Unless the person has been Ship of Theseus'ed or is under mind control, then that is in fact them.

"Oh if you advocate for X country in this conflict, if you had to choose one side of said conflict to live in with your family and children, what would you choose?"

Damn bro you really got me there, I would in fact not want to live in the country I just said is under attack, I actually don't want to be the victim of indiscriminate civilian killings. I wonder if there is a particular reason why the aggressor in this situation is a relatively safer country to live in, huh. Must be because the other side are savages and their current situation is entirely their fault.

Genuine arguments I have to hear by real people working for real media stations.

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i hate wispons give the sonic characters Guns with Bullets

Seeing how that Princess Peach game had its key art changed to be more expressive (as for myself, I do think the middle face looks somewhat off and closer to the proportions of the movie than the games' art style) and how apparently there's been some """drama""" and controversy around it.

Only to very quickly find out the person that controversy mainly originated from is one of those dipshit "loli" vtubers. Another one that I've never heard of before, but any time one of them pops up like weeds in a garden, they're always on some reactionary, 4chan type shit, saying it's because "she looks too masculine", parroting what some absolute morons on youtube said about the movie because Peach wears pants and isn't a helpless damsel to be rescued.

I think this vtuber space is rotten to the core. I hate how the biggest references in this industry are corporate puppets, anime mascots made only to exploit parasocial bonds and sell merchandise. How they appeal so directly to the absolute worst subsections of anime fandom. How so many good-willed indies end up making the problem worse because instead of being the alternative, they simply try to imitate the mainstream.

I said it before and I'll say it until my face turns blue. If you try to be an inoffensive "content creator" who doesn't take a stance when it matters, in fear of alienating part of the audience, you'll only be creating a safe space for the worst kind of people. The lie of "I just want my media to be a form of escapism" isn't something that you say because you don't want to depress people by discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict, it's a narrative cowardly pedalled by those whose day is ruined by seeing a gay person in their anime or pronouns in their sci-fi videogame.

You can "not all vtubers" me if you want, but as long as this is the influence and the reputation the label carries for people outside of the community, they might as well all be. I know what I mean when I say I hate them.

I am genuinely beginning to despise Rapid City more and more.

Back in the Carson Valley, it was liberal enough that there were plenty of Trumpers, but none of them would've felt brave enough to voice their opinions towards a Native, but in this place, they're just used to it, because they feel like they genuinely do own this place, and that they have the right to lecture us about how "wrong" we are about our beliefs.

Though, my Dad says he appreciates being back in South Dakota, and seeing racists be upfront about their beliefs, unlike California where they were more sneaky about their racism to save face, but could y'all please go back to being sneaky about it, I don't need to hear your opinions.