#yeah this is related to anthony gramuglia but ive held this opinion for far longer than that

[futzfuck]

I find it so fucking hilarious that lily orchard calls people bigots for saying her content is bad when the content itself HEAVILY evokes that era of edgy “anti-SJW” criticism. Like i was watching her content and mf E;R at the same time. Like, they guy who defined gender as “what your brain believes your sex is”.

Now, im not gonna claim that lily is a bigot just because her content reminds me of a different edgy youtuber (shes a bigot bc she misgenders ppl she doesn’t like and uses more slurs than a drunk sailor), but i grew out of both of their content for the same reason: it’s boring and i never feel like i learn anything. Like i love the YMS Lion King live action review bc bro does his research and i learn more about how film works as a result, as well as music. He can get angry and frustrated at the work itself but the layers of why its bad are always explained in a way that’s inherently informative. Shit like lily orchard and E;R feel more like a public stoning than any kind of dissection or critique. Its blunt and unrefined, and the only thing i take from it is that you don’t like this piece of media, so its bad? But if you point out that the critiques are shallow you’re suddenly a bigot or “triggered”. As someone who writes and makes art themselves i don’t find that compelling at all, nor do i think that content should be revered. I often rewatch reviews from people like YMS, Hbomberguy, Lindsey Ellis, Folding Ideas, etc. because they hold up well and i love relearning or relistening to the narrative of their criticism. I tried to rewatch stuff from Lily when i was 15 and quit halfway through. Even short clips i see of her content now make me more and more proud of 15 year old me for realizing, even if only bc it was boring to me at the time, that her content just wasn’t for me. Im glad i was able to find media criticism that taught me more about stories and makes my own writing stronger for it.