#and that it doesn't mean anything for the character leaving zero room to dissect what their descent actually means

[kizashige]

tbh I think arguing whether morishige is a necro or a gore fetishist or not is a mute point because the eroticism of his character is one of the most interesting things about him. it just feels like trying to downplay the weight of his character when sexuality as a theme has always been present in the horror genre; both as subtext paralleling real life ostracization, but also outright depicting violent, abnormal fetishism. and morishige is a prime example of both.

he is a depiction of having internal conflict over an erotic desire, and a large part of it coming from seeking control over others. literally, he takes sadistic pleasure in the gore he sees throughout heavenly host. it can also be read as an outlet to express his resentment of how he was treated in the real world and the corpses he comes across is a replacement for the people he was neglected by; there is absolutely a societal component to it that still does not negate the eroticism of it.

a lot of the argument is also whether he was messed up or not outside of heavenly host, and I also think that misses the point. heavenly host is both a literal dimension that in the narrative the characters are sent to, but it is also a physical representation of emotional baggage and trauma that is shown through the environment and the darkening. and other characters who undergo the darkening have their desires manifest in similar ways (e,g. ayumi killing naomi in her fit of jealously is obviously related to her crush on satoshi, but it also speaks to deep-seated feelings of inferiority that she struggles with in a lot of aspects of her life, such as her aspirations and her family. that's why she is also so stubborn of a character. she just wants to prove something of herself.)

so I just don't care about whether morishige is X or Y or not. that want to have control over his life both in and outside of heavenly host and acting out as a response for it is integral to his issues with his social image, his family, and himself, and that it delves into that level of perversion only makes him even more of a very unique, layered character

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Have you seen the crazy person on Twitter claiming that Colby's using Sam and that Sam is carrying the channel and Colby's not doing his job because he's not posting on instagram.

The guy is fucking editing, leave the man alone, go touch grass.

Need you and Golbrocklovely to state how hard Colby works again so bitches can understand the man works soooooooooooo fucking hard to the point he actually needs to take a break!

I've heard a bit about that. I also saw quite a few problematic shenanigans happening on tiktok and instagram recently, so I know this isn't a problem singular to one crazy person on twitter.

Before I say anything else, let me say that shit like this really drives home the point @golbrocklovely and I have been saying for years: people afford Sam a general sense of respect that they simply do not afford Colby. Colby is their little punching bag, rage room, therapist, fantasy boyfriend and Sim character...but he certainly isn't a human being who they feel deserves privacy, common respect, happiness, etc.

So, thanks for proving us right. We love that lol.

Back to the main point: let me take this opportunity to point out the obvious, here. When Colby was posting on instagram, people were pissed cause he was posting his girlfriend instead of working or sitting around like an unplugged toy waiting for Sam to have use for him or whatever it was people wanted (cause I guess only Sam can have a life and hobbies outside of the snc collective). Now he's stopped posting, and they are *checks notes* pissed because he's NOT posting, so therefore he NOW he ISN'T working?

Pick a lane, I am begging.

As far as the editing goes, they literally just spoke about this in the Quackity stream last week. Colby takes all of the raw footage - HOURS upon HOURS of raw footage- and cuts it down and arranges it into a story, after which it is handed over to Sam and the other editors to gussy up and make presentable.

In Colby's own words (starring at 1:15:40 in the Quackity stream vod on YouTube, for those who would like to experience it for themselves): "We have our own roles...so I cut everything, so I like assemble it and make the story, and then [Sam] does everything else," and my favorite part:

"We have an editor right now that helps out with Sam's job; but I can't give up the assembly, the cutting part."

So, please understand what that means. This man spends HOURS per day meticulously cutting up raw footage and turning it into a 1 hour story. And he does it BY HIMSELF.

You are lucky you see and hear from him at all, quite honestly.

And I mean that. This shit with Colby has been going on for YEARS. He said it himself once: he gets judged for everything he does. Every move he makes (or even doesn't make) is dissected to high heaven and used against him. He gets death threats for growing a mustache. He gets canceled for wishing women a Happy Women's Day. He spends 8+ hours a day editing, only to be accused of not working...while Sam can go off and post about riding in private jets and getting haircuts and training for a marathon and golfing and STILL SOMEHOW, Sam is carrying the channel and Colby is apparently spending his days doing nothing but fucking his, what was she being called again? Plastic Chucky doll of a girlfriend, was it?

I'm telling you this right now - Colby has one foot in the grave when it comes to interacting fans and it's because of this bullshit. Who would want to deal with this? Especially when all around you, your friends are being celebrated for being in openly cheesy relationships and having free time to explore hobbies?

He isn't a perfect human, nobody is. But holy shit is the shit that gets shoveled at him not warranted.

Also, because I have seen this going around tiktok and I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to this: anyone who thinks wishing a cancer survivor would get cancer again or makes degrading and offensive comments about said cancer survivor's body or health all because he's got a girlfriend and you can't handle that - put all of your money into therapy. Seriously. You need the most professional help money can buy, and then some.

Anyway, I think that about covers the situation.

(And since I know, I KNOW, the only problem people will see with this is that I singled out poor Sam, the patron saint of dealing with lazy partners: I'm not saying Sam can't have hobbies. I'm saying it's ridiculous to compare the content both are posting on social media and come up with the idea that only Sam works. I'm also saying it's ridiculous to act like Colby can't have hobbies or days off while praising Sam for...having hobbies and days off).