VTuber Space, Why Its So Divided, & Toxic For Other Community’s! (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:03) We're going for a round two. (00:00:06) Honestly, when I made that original (00:00:08) video, which was titled VTuber Space, (00:00:10) the problem with men's mental health, I (00:00:12) didn't actually think it would really (00:00:14) gain that much attention. I thought (00:00:15) maybe I'd get like a,000 views, be it be (00:00:17) a bunch of comments, and that would be (00:00:18) the end of it. I didn't think it would (00:00:21) go as heavy as it did. And I think one (00:00:24) of the reasons why is because I think (00:00:26) sentiment has changed over the last (00:00:28) couple of years. And I'm going to be (00:00:29) honest. I simply say what a lot of (00:00:31) people are thinking but are too scared (00:00:35) to say it publicly. And I think a lot of (00:00:37) people, and I'm not trying to toot my (00:00:38) own horn here, cuz I I cringe at myself (00:00:41) if I get a little bit too ego here, but (00:00:43) I do feel like a lot of people look at (00:00:45) me and go, "Hey, you know, you're saying (00:00:47) what I'm thinking, but I'm too scared to (00:00:48) say it." Because there's a lot of (00:00:49) backlash that can come from these kinds (00:00:51) of things. And yes, I can be very blunt (00:00:53) and very harsh in a lot of my tweets (00:00:54) when I talk about these kind of issues. (00:00:56) And it's why I'm trying to sort of put (00:00:57) them into videos so that way I can kind (00:01:00) of contextualize my overall thought (00:01:03) process because I see a lot of female (00:01:05) YouTubers that actually agree with my (00:01:07) sentiment on how I'm approaching these (00:01:09) discussions and agree with me and a lot (00:01:11) of them have voiced actual support. And (00:01:14) I think one of the reasons why one there (00:01:16) are people that got angry at me in it (00:01:18) very few to be very clear very few but (00:01:21) it shows that there is still a lot of (00:01:22) support. But I think one of the reasons (00:01:24) why now it's more socially acceptable is (00:01:26) because there is sentiment changing. (00:01:27) There is a realization that a lot of men (00:01:29) are now realizing that certain VTubers (00:01:32) aren't as (00:01:34) as on on on men's side as I think also (00:01:37) and this is a saying I always have. Your (00:01:39) worst enemy is someone with a good (00:01:41) memory. (00:01:43) that is as as sane as as good as I heard (00:01:46) it from the first time and I always (00:01:48) coined it and I'm like that is actually (00:01:49) really good because it is it is a a (00:01:52) person's worst enemy is someone with a (00:01:54) good memory because they will remind you (00:01:56) of things and there are a lot of (00:01:57) YouTubers that will say one thing and (00:02:00) then later on say something else when (00:02:02) it's convenient and I do feel like men's (00:02:04) mental health is more of a convenience (00:02:06) for many female YouTubers and I think (00:02:08) some people got a little bit confused in (00:02:10) my last video cuz I was talking about (00:02:11) Belle and Shy Lily And I think some (00:02:13) people thought I was kind of mixing them (00:02:15) both together in specific situations of, (00:02:17) for example, Ba's tweet when she was uh (00:02:20) kind of going after larger male content (00:02:22) creators. I wasn't talking about Shy (00:02:24) Lily in that context, but I was (00:02:26) referring to how Shy Lily at the end of (00:02:29) 2025 (00:02:31) made a stream kind of like weaponizing (00:02:33) her audience doing the whole sobie so (00:02:35) I'm a victim. I did nothing wrong. She's (00:02:38) actually the bad one kind of thing going (00:02:40) over the whole Cinder drama. And to be (00:02:42) very clear, and this is why I think I'm (00:02:44) in a unique position in this discussion, (00:02:46) is I have no allegiances. I am someone (00:02:49) that will call anyone out and say my (00:02:52) opinion, no matter who they are. Like, (00:02:53) trust me, I've got enemies all over the (00:02:56) place. And if you've been around the (00:02:57) channel long enough, you know, I've I've (00:02:59) ruffled a couple of feathers. (00:03:01) But I simply just try to keep it as real (00:03:03) as as possible. (00:03:06) And I think the reality is is that there (00:03:09) are a lot of alliances and allegiances (00:03:11) within the Vtuber community. And one of (00:03:13) the issues, and this is something I've (00:03:14) noticed, and this isn't just like a (00:03:16) VTuber issue, this is actually like (00:03:18) gaming related, anime related, vtubing (00:03:21) related, content creation related, like (00:03:24) art related, like there's artists where (00:03:26) there's this whole like line being (00:03:28) drawn. And this is one of one of the (00:03:31) videos that I wanted to make in the (00:03:32) future was how anime and politics are (00:03:35) becoming a thing that we can't get away (00:03:37) from now. And what I mean by that is (00:03:40) that politics has been forced into every (00:03:42) discussion whether we like it or not or (00:03:44) whether it's even needed or not. And (00:03:47) it's one of those where it's like if you (00:03:49) aren't trying to be political, you're (00:03:51) trying to stay neutral. And a great (00:03:52) example is that someone like Asmagold. (00:03:53) Some people love him, some people hate (00:03:55) him, but he is someone that I've watched (00:03:57) for a very long time because I used to (00:03:59) play World of Warcraft and I used to (00:04:00) watch his content back in vanilla WoW. (00:04:02) That's when I used to play. And I've (00:04:04) watched him as he's progressed. And he (00:04:06) is someone that's generally stayed (00:04:08) pretty neutral on politics, but then as (00:04:10) time has gone on, he has been forced (00:04:12) into the political landscape of (00:04:13) discussing things. And I feel like I am (00:04:16) very similar to him, but just on a much (00:04:17) more smaller scale, right? I'm not Asmin (00:04:20) Gold. not big like him and I don't think (00:04:22) I ever will be. I don't really ever feel (00:04:25) the need to, but I still want to give my (00:04:27) own opinions. And I do feel like there's (00:04:29) some similarities there where I feel (00:04:30) like I've tried to stay out of politics (00:04:32) and tried to be very neutral. And I've (00:04:34) been forced into it more and more and (00:04:35) more and more. And especially when you (00:04:36) look at things like the anime community (00:04:39) and how voice acting, subransations, (00:04:43) light novels, mangas, animations, all (00:04:45) these things end up having politics (00:04:47) forced into them where not needed (00:04:50) because activists end up infecting it. (00:04:53) And I think that's the same case with (00:04:55) Vtubing. Vtubing has drawn a massive (00:04:57) line. I look at certain situation and (00:04:59) events that I could bring up where (00:05:01) certain VTubers have come out and said (00:05:03) certain things very politically that are (00:05:04) very toxic like wishing harm on people, (00:05:06) cheering on certain deaths and going (00:05:08) yeah well I don't like the right and (00:05:10) it's like okay so you're cheering on and (00:05:13) their audience will be split between (00:05:14) left and it's that's where it instantly (00:05:16) weaponizes it and then they'll double (00:05:18) down. They'll triple down. There was a (00:05:20) particular female content creator. I (00:05:22) can't remember what her name was, but (00:05:23) she had like a pink sort of avatar. She (00:05:25) was like a devilish kind of thing. No, (00:05:27) I'm not talking about Iron Mouse, but (00:05:29) she was very much pro (00:05:32) like certain people being like killed. (00:05:34) And people called her out on it. And she (00:05:36) just doubled down, triple down, attacked (00:05:38) her own audience, trashed on men because (00:05:40) as soon as men are no longer convenient (00:05:42) and they're no longer aligning to her (00:05:45) demands, instantly men are all trash. (00:05:48) But when they do as they're told and you (00:05:51) know a certitude is almost like a slave (00:05:53) for them, then they're fine. Oh, you can (00:05:55) be in my in my shade and relish in my (00:05:58) greatness. Make sure you give me your (00:06:00) money though and you lick my boots and (00:06:02) you know, you might get a little bit of (00:06:03) a shower of attention. This is why I (00:06:05) talked about like the whole VTuber space (00:06:06) is just an absolute cespit and the (00:06:09) politicization is a part of that. You (00:06:11) look at the artist community. I've heard (00:06:13) so many YouTubers that have tried to (00:06:15) commission artists and artists will go, (00:06:16) "Well, I'm not going to work with you (00:06:18) because of your political leanings or (00:06:19) where you come from." And it's like, (00:06:21) "Okay, that is their free choice." But (00:06:23) then when the VTuber goes public and (00:06:24) says, "Hey, they don't want to work with (00:06:25) me because of this reason." They then (00:06:27) go, "No, no, no, you can't make that (00:06:29) public." It's like, okay, why? Like, if (00:06:31) a right-leaning artist said, "No, I (00:06:34) don't want to work with the left for (00:06:36) certain reasons." They would be (00:06:37) weaponized. And it's like people getting (00:06:39) angry at cancel culture are the same (00:06:41) ones that use cancel culture to their (00:06:43) own advantage now that it's been (00:06:45) weaponized against them. They're now (00:06:47) against it. And I think it's also the (00:06:48) reality that a lot of people on the far (00:06:50) left are now slowly gravitating towards (00:06:53) the right because a lot of people that (00:06:55) are still left like I would see myself (00:06:57) as a center center left person or even (00:06:59) somewhat left when it comes to my (00:07:00) values. But I've been definitely (00:07:03) becoming more rightly as I'm be I would (00:07:06) say I'm more anti-government. I don't (00:07:07) like big government. And it's very (00:07:10) obvious why when you when you live in a (00:07:11) country like mine where they're trying (00:07:13) to push laws to classify everything as (00:07:15) hate speech. And I'm I've got comments (00:07:17) of people saying that I should be jailed (00:07:19) for just giving an opinion, saying that (00:07:21) I am pro- free speech. I've had content (00:07:23) creators try to get other larger content (00:07:25) creators like Mother's Basement to come (00:07:27) after me because I'm pro- free speech (00:07:29) and I don't want vandalism and politics (00:07:31) forcing my anime. And when I expose (00:07:33) political grifters within the anime (00:07:35) community, I get attacked. I get put on (00:07:37) a a tier list where they want me gone (00:07:39) and then mother's basement comes after (00:07:41) me and makes up slanderous stuff about (00:07:43) thumbnail theft and all the rest because (00:07:45) again it's all politicized. It's all (00:07:47) weaponized and then men get end up (00:07:49) turning into these foot soldiers to (00:07:51) attack each other. And this is why I use (00:07:54) Vtubing as an example because it goes (00:07:56) back on that original men's mental (00:07:58) health is that we are being used as foot (00:08:01) soldiers to fight other people's (00:08:02) battles. It's like these it's a very (00:08:04) messy situation. It's not clearcut and (00:08:06) dry. We can't just sit there and say, (00:08:08) "Oh, well, this is easy. We bubble this, (00:08:09) bubble that, bubble this, bubble." No, (00:08:11) it's an absolute cesspit of what is (00:08:14) going on. And it's not just isolated (00:08:16) into one commute. It's everywhere now. (00:08:18) It's leeching into everything, which is (00:08:20) why so many content creators are being (00:08:22) forced into the political conversation (00:08:24) now against their will. (00:08:27) And I think what leans into it is also (00:08:29) just a lot of female VTubers that are (00:08:32) trying to build parasocial relationships (00:08:34) with men and trying to brainwash them (00:08:36) into being like, "Hey, you have to have (00:08:38) my political view or else I'm not going (00:08:40) to like you." And that's something that (00:08:42) I actually do see quite a lot is that (00:08:44) they end up a lot of male viewers will (00:08:47) gaslight themselves into things that I (00:08:49) don't even think they even believe in. (00:08:51) And I know this is an example because I (00:08:52) had a friend in real life who I will (00:08:56) give the name the code name S. It's the (00:08:59) first letter of his name, the code S. He (00:09:03) used to be or he still is. He's very (00:09:05) far-left, very woke. And I remember when (00:09:07) Goblin Slayer came out, he was very much (00:09:09) against the certain scenes that you (00:09:10) know, the R scene in Goblin Slay. He's (00:09:12) like, "Oh, well, they should have put (00:09:14) something they could have put something (00:09:15) worse in there." And I was at I was at a (00:09:17) store with him and I looked at him and I (00:09:18) said, "What's worse than a happening to (00:09:20) a woman?" And he just looked at me and (00:09:22) went dead quiet. And I'm like, "I'm (00:09:23) waiting. I'm waiting." And he couldn't (00:09:26) come up with anything. Like he was pro (00:09:28) censorship because female content (00:09:30) creators that he was subscribed to that (00:09:33) he paid for had certain political (00:09:35) opinions. So he would gravitate his (00:09:37) opinion to align with theirs because he (00:09:39) wanted that little bit of breadcrumb (00:09:41) attention. And this is why I think men (00:09:44) are be being used as a tool and almost (00:09:46) like a currency to be used as a weapon (00:09:49) against other content creators. And this (00:09:51) is why I think there is this rift being (00:09:53) created. And I don't think it's clearcut (00:09:55) and dry like which side is winning and (00:09:57) which side's winning the the political (00:09:58) debate because I think it's extremely (00:10:00) messy. That's why I also all the way (00:10:02) back I use the analogy or the kind of (00:10:04) the example. It's like two big bubbles, (00:10:08) right? You got the left bubble and the (00:10:09) right bubble and in the center of them (00:10:12) is people like Hassan and Asminold and a (00:10:15) lot of people gravitating towards them (00:10:16) and then you have the odd straggler who (00:10:18) is friends with different groups from (00:10:19) both but then they get forced into (00:10:21) picking a side and I had friends on the (00:10:23) left side of things that I used to (00:10:24) collaborate with that I used to work (00:10:26) with but as soon as you get forced into (00:10:28) the political conversation and I had a (00:10:30) lot of their communities trying to sneak (00:10:31) into my patreon discord server and try (00:10:34) to attack my own me my own patreon (00:10:36) members and try to force certain (00:10:37) political convers conversations and lie (00:10:38) to them and gaslight them. And then when (00:10:41) I boot them out, you realize be that (00:10:44) these people don't have like good (00:10:46) intentions. And then when you you stand (00:10:49) firm on things like I'm very much (00:10:51) against censorship. I'm very much (00:10:53) against political vandalism in the anime (00:10:55) community. I I'm very much about that. (00:10:58) And I've been attacked for being on that (00:11:00) stance of things, right? Because it (00:11:02) happens. And so then I get pushed more (00:11:04) and more and more into one side to one (00:11:06) more of that bubble and then certain (00:11:08) content creators on that other side (00:11:10) won't collaborate with me. And I'm (00:11:12) trying to give some examples because I (00:11:14) can give some of my own examples in my (00:11:16) own experience because people would just (00:11:18) say, "Oh, no. You're just making this (00:11:19) up. This doesn't happen. That doesn't (00:11:20) happen." Well, I can give examples (00:11:22) myself. (00:11:25) And I think this is why it's becoming (00:11:27) more and more and more challenging as (00:11:28) content creators to stay out of these (00:11:31) discussions because it is a war that is (00:11:34) forcing everyone to have to take side (00:11:36) and it sucks. It really does. But every (00:11:40) government starting to push it. You look (00:11:41) at the UK government. It's absolute (00:11:43) cesspit. The EU, Canada, America, (00:11:47) Australia, Japan, every country has been (00:11:50) forced into this political landscape and (00:11:52) it's getting very messy and very ugly. (00:11:54) There's a whole separate discussion that (00:11:56) I was talking about about with men's (00:11:57) mental health and the dating scene and (00:11:59) how the dating scene has become even (00:12:00) worse over the last 8 to 10 years (00:12:02) because now you don't just have to (00:12:04) contend with the overall pickiness of (00:12:06) chicks and the toxicity when it comes to (00:12:08) chicks having unrealistic expectations (00:12:10) on body standards, financial status, (00:12:14) age, be like all these different (00:12:16) multitude of factors. Now you've got to (00:12:18) add in this whole factor of where's your (00:12:19) political leaning? And if you're not a (00:12:22) certain political leaning, you're out of (00:12:23) the dating market. And it's like, so now (00:12:26) you kind of splitting everything almost (00:12:28) in half. And that's why I think some men (00:12:32) are acting in a certain way that goes (00:12:34) against even their own best interest. (00:12:36) They're essentially they're putting (00:12:37) themselves into that cut corner and (00:12:39) sitting there. And that's another tweet (00:12:41) that another female VTuber brought up. I (00:12:43) just call it banana monkey chick. You'll (00:12:45) know who I'm referring to. I mean, I (00:12:47) just it's hard to remember a lot of (00:12:48) those names, but she brought up a valid (00:12:51) point like this whole idea of why are (00:12:52) men putting themselves into that corner (00:12:54) of the chair? And maybe at some point (00:12:56) I'll bring up a lot of those tweets that (00:12:57) I've been going through and other (00:12:58) YouTubers have talked about and make (00:13:00) that a bigger discussion. I might do it (00:13:02) on a stream at some point cuz I think it (00:13:04) is worth discussing.