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They probably make those “Tea of the week” videos

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Going viral on Tiktok has changed my entire view on the app 😭

I made a silly little husk video that now has 80k liked. Since my video has that many anytime I see a video with like 10k likes I think “amateur. Not even that famous”

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From a victims perspective, I believe Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel) is one of the best SA/victim representations out there.

Angel does a wonderful job and portraying a lot of things that are common in victims, but is seldom portrayed in any media.

Stockholm Syndrome:

While not considered a real thing, Stockholm syndrome is when one falls in love or finds comfort within their captor and/or abuser. You can see this a lot within Angel. While he doesn’t like the situation is, and is scared, as well as hurt, there are many scenes where it seems as though he’s ok with it, wants it, and likes it. Some have said this is romanticizing SA, but I think not. This is something incredibly common in victims, that most are afraid to talk about in fear of backlash. Especially in sexual abuse cases, when someone gives you that much attention it’s hard to not start to like them. And/or feeling like sex is all you’re good for, or what makes you lovable, so you go back. A lot of people genuinely believe their abuser loves them, and it’s wrong to make people feel bad for that. Obviously it’s not good, but it’s not *their fault*. For a lot of people, including myself, seeing Angel going through the same thing really helped me feel seen, and not so ashamed.

Hypersexuality:

Hypersexuality is described as “an obsession with sexual thoughts, urges, or behaviors that may cause distress or that negatively affects health, job, or relationships.” This is a trait very obvious in Angel. While it’s perfectly ok for victims to be uncomfortable or scared by sexual themes and topics, it’s not ok that that’s the only kind of reaction that’s accepted and represented. While another common reaction from victims, hypersexuality is seen as weird and wrong. I see people on other apps opening up about it and just getting pure backlash. When you’re sexualized by other people enough, it’s hard not to sexualize yourself too. It can feel like it’s all you’re good for, and all people want you for. You can see this a lot in Angel. He over sexualizes himself, and makes sexual comments constantly. But later in the show we see how that’s mainly just a wall and an act he puts up because that’s how he feels he “needs to be”. Which is, again, how a lot of victims feel. And made me personally, and a lot of other people, feel seen and heard and represented.

Not Sugarcoating:

I’ve seen many people complain about how forward and in your face the sexual abuse and assault was in episode 4: masquerade. But I thought it was perfect. Sexual abuse is something that happens every day, every hour, and every minute to millions of people. There is no reason to sugarcoat it. It’s supposed to be gross, it’s supposed to be disgusting, it’s supposed to make you uncomfortable, that’s the point. There was a warning at the beginning of the episode, so I don’t see the issue. There’s nothing wrong with showing things how it is, in fact, it helps people feel less ashamed of what happened to them. Lots of victims feel gross after what happened to them. But this kind of thing helps with that.

Reminder that, while you’re entitled to your opinion, unless you’re a victim, your opinion doesn’t matter on this subject <3