#whichever one vasquez would hate more

[sapphorror]

This is a message I both sincerely endorse and have been madly giggling about like a lunatic for the last five minutes.

Real talk I don't think Jhonen actually cares all that much what we do—he just doesn't want to personally engage with it, which is fair enough (a guy is allowed to have boundaries) + his personality in general is exactly as weird and abrasive as you'd expect from someone who came up with Invader goddamn Zim and lord knows you cannot take anything this man has ever said seriously/at face value. I can't prove it, obviously, nor would I even really care to, and granted I try to assume the best possible intent from people on principle, but it would strike me as especially ridiculous for him of all people to have a stick up his ass about it.

Because!! The underlying ethos of Invader Zim has always been about doing what you want, not giving a single fuck what anyone thinks, and going that much harder each and every time someone tries to stop you. I mean, it's an intentionally outrageous grotesque black comedy aired on Nickelodeon in 2001, centered on a kid who is routinely vilified for his refusal to conform and the literal spacebug personification of Jhonen's own stubborn audacity. If there is one thing I greatly admire about Vasquez across the board it's his integrity to his own vision and his absolute refusal to participate on anything but his own fickle terms. So either he's at peace with the fandom doing the same (away from him), or he's the world's biggest hypocrite, which would be his loss.

That all being said, I am also a little bit evil and 100% here to poke fun at the man regardless. Again, if there's another takeaway to be gained from Invader Zim, it's to never take yourself or anyone else too seriously.

When your own fandom is your mortal enemy?? for some reason????