#this shit really grinds my gears

[momentomori24]

I swear to God, Twitter being able to accumulate so many brain-dead, malicious, pseudo intellectual low lives all in one place at the same time is a phenomenon worthy of being studied under a microscope in a science lab. And no, that is not a compliment.

Thankfully people have already spoken out against this bullshit-- the fact that people needed to is already maddening to think about-- but as someone who got the basic gist of what happened literally yesterday I'll also put my voice out there: Don't you fucking dare try to paint Hbomb as a murderer over this situation.

Somerton may be a lying, misogynistic plagiarist and conman, but he obviously doesn't deserve to die and while I do make fun of the guy, I genuinely hope that he continues to have a life after the dust has settled on everything. Not on YouTube or any social media platform for a long time at least, but just a life nontheless. I don't wish what he's potentially going through on anyone, and I hope that he makes it through this. But regardless of if he does or doesn't-- and God forbid he doesn't-- none of this is Hbomb's fault. It's not his fault, or Kat's fault, or Jessie's fault (because apparently there's people blaming her too cuz WHY NOT), or anybody's fault. All they did was call out his actions, hold him accountable for the harm he's done. They have done nothing to deserve having to carry this on their shoulders should the worst happen. They did nothing wrong. They didn't kill James (he's not confirmed dead yet either btw). They are not murderers. And to the people saying they are: say those words out loud, listen how they sound like, and re-evaluate. Just cease.

And to people like this:

''Oh I'm not blaming him for anything I'm just blaming him for what his audience did because according to HIM you're responsible for your audience'' Yeah, you people can shut your mouths too. Of course you're responsible for your audience, and that includes Hbomb too. However, your tiny, godless little monkey brain can't see why your argument is still rubbish even with that in mind. The difference between James, Internet Historian and Hbomb is that Hbomb never promoted problematic behaviour to his audience. If you promote problematic shit like harassment or misogyny or racism, then yeah, you're absolutely responsible for how your behaviour influences your audience. But that's not what he did. He made it very clear where he stood on those things, literally stating that ''if anyone were to harass Somerton on his behalf they are worse than him and will not see the light of heaven''. He's done his part in making it clear that harassment is wrong, so if someone went out of their way to go against that and harass James anyway that doesn't reflecf on him at all. Also, what the hell do you mean ''hatemobbed'' to suicide? I don't doubt there are people who went to extremes because those bad apples always exist, but most of the things I've seen are valid critisisms, memes and call outs about that guy. If holding people accountable for their actions and poking fun at them a little counts as 'hatemobbing'' (which has Filip calling his critics a ''lynch mob'' energy tbh) what the hell do you call actual hatemobbing then? Do we just let people continue being shitty because calling them out ''damages their mental health'' or ''drives them to suicide'' then? Is that a world you want to live in?

Same thing goes for people like this:

Criticing someone for their objectively bullshit content and wanting them dead are two seperate things. What the actual hell is wrong with you. The plagiarist in question is a person. Those ''harshest critics'' are still people. And because we're people, we care. I'd rather James pump out more plagiarised slop than commit suicide. I'd still hate him for it, but I'd prefer him being alive over the alternative any day. We all do. None of us would sleep easier knowing he's dead just because he wouldn't be ''committing the cardinal sin of putting out a 'pure content mill' video'' because someone taking their own life is horrific-- especially Hbomberguy, how dare you even try to imply that?

And this gets me to the reason I'm furiously typing all this out in the first place: Hbomb is the fucking victim here, so stop treating him like he isn't. He tried making things as right as possible by compensating those that were burned by James through a video where he revealed everything there needs to be known about the guy so that less people fall victim to his actions and lies. To just ignore the harm James was causing while he had the evidence to prove it and platform too big to threaten into non existence should he speak out would've been bad. So he didn't. He did the right thing by sticking with the people James had stolen from, giving them a voice and making them known after they've been scrubbed from the picture by decidedly being uncredited for their works or bullied into silence. He shouldn't have to deal with this for doing the right thing. He shouldn't be labelled a murderer for doing the right thing. He shouldn't have to have the death of a man on his conscience for doing the right thing. People claiming otherwise are obviously wrong, but I can't imagine what all this must feel like right now. Because even tho they're wrong, guilt isn't a rational thing, and I know that if I were in his position I'd still feel like a morally bankrupt individual were the worst to happen even if I knew that it was not my fault. This isn't a funny story. So to add to this dumpsterfire by using it as a prop to bash on a creator you don't like and immediately write Somerton off as dead even when he's not even been confirmed dead yet to do that shows how little these people actually care about the thing they're talking about. They don't care a guy potentially killed himself-- what they care about is using it to paint Hbomb in a bad light because they don't like him. Here they are, posting memes and ill jokes about this very delicate situation while barely a day since the news broke out had passed. It's opportunistic, it's sickening, and literally the exact thing he criticised in his video when talking about 'content mills'. Like, I know none of these clowns bothered to actually watch it, but have some self-awareness. And some shame too, while you're at it.

This long story short: I'm writing this to contribute to the narrative not getting twisted to make Hbomb out to be the villian. Same goes for everyone else. Don't let these people paint them as the villians. If I see another person pull this shit again I will literally bite you and shred you into salad and spit you back out because I hate you so much and I mean that wholeheartedly.

To Hbomb: you will never see this but if you do, take care of yourself.

To the asshats this post is about: Delete your account. Cease all together. Stop talking about this. Just leave him the fuck alone.

[findafight]

God forbid Nancy want to be with a hot guy who continually betters himself and thinks she's one of the best things to ever happen to him I guess.

[hilacopter]

"as a jew"

*looks at blog*

"I passed by a synagogue once and my great great granddad's dog might have been jewish? so yea I'm like. the most jewish jew that ever jewed totally take whatever I say on jewish culture and history as gospel."

[transmasccofee]

Ppl sometimes say that “oh theres no way the author intended for saiki to be trans” to discredit canon, which is funny bc it implies that Asou is an idiot who has no clue that Explicitly Writing Saiki As Afab And Making Him Say He Was Born A Girl would make him trans, meanwhile in reality there are at least two other canon trans characters

Even worse is when they say “stop projecting western concepts like transgenderism onto this manga, you’re whitewashing it!” meanwhile in reality there are at least two other canon trans cha

[suresne]

“blowing off his job” you mean having a suicidal breakdown? attempting suicide via crashing his motor carriage?

like. harry’s a fucking cop. him blowing off his job is a good thing lol. good for him. get that man out of there!

“literally treated him like shit for the entire two years that they were partners”

okay we’re just making shit up again. cool

[amandabe11man]

my god, the particular fucking "running from the void"-sequence in Downpour, when you're in the prison and have just been in the shower room with the body and all the evidence is SUCH bullshit

I had to redo it like 10+ times yesterday (not an exaggeration) cause I kept going around in circles and then dying after a while. it got so bad me and my friend put on some very fitting music (the Hong Kong 97-theme and spike jones) to try to keep my spirits up each time I had to start over again

[baflegacy]

im not usually the one to be in semi-meaningless discourse or to butt in with My take/opinion but for the love of god. please deeply examine the way you talk about non-male smosh cast members bc it can easily veer off towards misogyny.

[floral-sacrifice]

think this is what my mutual was talking about……..

so fucking cringe

[elendsessor]

not here to start shipping discourse nor am i down for involving myself in it but i really want to point out the misinterpretation of certain knowledge/god ships at least on the standpoint that it’s “healthy” and not problematic, and how that negatively affects the themes of 5/5v.

TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of incest and manipulation because yes that’s actually present in the game

what koshishu is becoming painted as in the fandom scene is really concerning and perfectly highlights the problems within the community okay. ignore the massive position of power koshimizu is in and how he sees v in a brotherly light

the protag is susano-o’s knowledge, therefore susano-o

guess who susano-o’s brother is

tsukuyomi

and guess who tsukuyomi is

koshimizu

the difference between aoshu and koshishu comes down to not just the framing but how aoshu is interpretive. there’s no real answer as to what it does and doesn’t count as, but it’s also genuinely healthy, especially since the entire relationship is based on proper communication.

not only is v and koshimizu’s relationship more one-sided/begrudging and clearly fucking uncomfortable (battle animation comparisons please look at them), their means of communication is symbolically strained, plus they’re literally fucking siblings. that’s like. the actual one thing that does get heavily implied about them more than the uncomfortable situation.

if you want to draw or write controversial content, then fine. freedom of expression and all that jazz. but don’t ignore what they are.

generally the big issue with how the god/knowledge pairings are framed particularly in fanon but in some ways canon is that they’re seen as inherently romantic because of the soulmate thing. not all of them are. good chunk of them are a power dynamic where one’s taking advantage of the other for their own gain (ex lahmu + sahori being. yeah. and abdiel wanting god’s approval through religious supremacy thus using dazai as a means to an end). the ones that aren’t or grow to be more than that are there, yes, but that’s the exception rather than the rule. yakumo and nuwa come to genuinely love one another. aogami caring for the protagonist grows beyond obligation. while not present at all in canon of creation, vengeance shows yuzuru and koshimizu as both wanting to protect those who can’t protect themselves and a sort of eventual familial dynamic.

the story of 5 and vengeance is that of different relationships—the healthy, the unhealthy, and the strained. despite how the term relationship is often used, a relationship varies. it can be familial, platonic, romantic, or some other option. having bonded souls is something not only mainly seen as romantic but also is a trope primarily used for romance. this is entirely fine, yet again this isn’t the only meaning behind it.

again don’t think canon helped as well. yakumo and nuwa are definitely heavily pushed as romantic and they’re the one nahobino pairing you see the most of. moments in the game (mostly subquests) involving gods wanting to force v into becoming their knowledge doesn’t have a lot of consequences outside of giving you a reason to fight them. for the most part, though, the game doesn’t paint everything as romantic just bc soulmates.

it’s also really important to acknowledge the bad sides of the more unstable pairings. romanticizing everything does enforce the idea that unhealthy relationships are okay which does lead to real people getting hurt because they’ll think being in a toxic scenario is fine. if you’re writing about them, please appropriately tag them.

the pairings are insanely interesting, yes. i would love to see more about them. i’ve come across fics that do, in fact, properly handle the subject of unhealthy dynamics or one-sided love for someone in an unhealthy age/power gap. it’s a good talking point and makes for excellent character studies. don’t ignore what the more controversial ones actually heavily imply, though, and what it stands for thematically.

[causalityparadoxes]

Btw if someone asks if you support israel and you say 'what could ever make you think that how DARE YOU' maybe don't have multiple easily findable posts on your blog about how "israel is good actually"?

Faux-progressive zionist apologists really love to say "dare you accuse me of doing the thing i did". Silence is not neutral. Especially when in the past you've only ever used your voice to legitimise a genocidal oppressor.

[alphacrone]

don't call a product "refillable" if the "refill" is usable on its own and comes in a container and the outer shell is just decorative plastic

[nicastamatis]

im really glad i mostly use mangadex because no one who comments on batoto is the same genre of person i am and its driving me insane

[navramanan]

no this show is pissing me off this shit doesnt make any sense

[medicinemane]

Ok, minecraft complaint time

They need a way to slime proof a slime chunk

Slime spawning is a really nice mechanic if you're trying to make a farm, but I've walked into a couple of the rooms I've done only to find slime

It's well lit (which I know slime don't care about), it's... you know... it's mob proofed to normal standards. There shouldn't be random chunks that look identical to other chunks that just play by different rules

Great for farming, annoying for everything else

(Also would be nice if you could stop villagers from spawning golems. Basically anything where you can just manipulate bits of the environment, cause at the end of the day minecraft is basically an interactive diorama a lot of the time, you know?)

Anyway, it'll probably just be a matter of that sometimes you come into the map room and have to fight a giant slime, and since everything's eventually probably gonna be pretty well lit it'll probably be a frequent thing but... not much else to be done

It's something that you can live with, it's just kind of dumb and annoying is all

I like slime chunks, I just wish there was a way to disable spawning within them when you didn't want it

[miraclewoozi]

(increasingly less) friendly reminder!!! to please!!!! have your age!!!! somewhere visible!!!!! on your blog!!!!!! if you're going to interact!!!!! with nsfw content!!!!!!!!!

[angynomadsimp]

I'm still mad over this.

My friend came to me upset because they had commissioned someone within the fandom that is v well know for VP. My friend had paid them in full, too. This was in February they reached out to him. My friend, who was very nice an patient, waited months before messaging them again asking if they were still receiving the VP. The creator apologized, said IRL stuff popped up and said they would have them by X date...

Time went by and nothing. Noticed them open up a new type of commissions and within days, someone was posting about the mod they had commissioned. So, my friend messaged them again and has yet to hear from them.

It's real shitty, since I know of one other person this has happened to from the same creator. I don't get those that can just take money from others without any service... and the lack of communication. Like, jfc, how.