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I love that vtuber fans raise so much shit when some content moderation comes in because they want to feel more comfortable on their own stream so people lose their shit and harass them until they have to fucking leave. It's so fucking bizarre to see so many people so confidently fucking wrong about the damn slur. It's a shame that she seems to have backpedaled on it and unbanned the word now but goddamn shit is bad.

  • Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Weren't reddit weebs having this same discourse like a year ago? Also vtubers have always seemed weird to me. It's the intersection of pervert weebs, "idol" culture and the gross communities of female streamers. It just seems so very male gazey with the oversexualized avatars. The tech is kind of cool, and it does put a layer between creepy fans and the streamer,but that just might make people more likely to harassment. The other part is that they aren't just like an independent streamer, they are under control of companies which is just another overcommodifiied culture thing. It's just a subset of terminally online 2020s internet.

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      a lot of vtubers are independent. not this one, but it's worth noting

      • Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Ah. I just know from seeing it on my reddit and then googling what is a holo live. My experience is more a cultural osmosis thing.

        • Cromalin [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          completely understandable. the requisite technology is pretty cheap these days so it's not really any more expensive than non-vtuber based streaming would be.