I saw what happened in ENVtubing over the past hours...I have opinions.
This is a thought and opinion that I really dread to hold but honestly at this point - I know I am EXTREMELY late to it but its claws cling on to me and keeps climbing its way to my head.
It has been few years at least right now, and seeing what some of the so-called "Famous Western Indie Vtubers" have done...the completely unnecessary mean girls nonsense, the two-faced hypocrisy, the Imperial Palace drama that happened every other month as they throw each other under the proverbial bus.
It has reached a point where even I can look at some of their avatars - I feel such a strong sense distaste, off-putting.
I have whether consciously or subconsciously started disliking some of their avatars, because of the type of people behind them.
...I see these avatars, I know what the people behind those avatars have done or are voluntarily involved in, how they have conducted themselves so disappointingly. Their conducts go beyond mere "jokes" or "trolling" - to the point some of them even go into overt malice against one another or to anyone whom they personally dislike.
Whether it be lies, "do as I say not as I do" BS, or outright starting scandals and nonsensical trashfires that would be better left behind closed doors away from the internet.
Its all so completely pointless, unwanted, unneeded and a nuisance.
I hope very much so that I will never reach to the point of pettiness that some have so clearly and proudly demonstrated till now...and I hope if any of you witness it coming out from me, you tell me bluntly and quickly. So I can escape this before it gets too late.
Touchwood however it will never happen.
Honestly, Vtubing is turning into cosplay - once nerd-centered and niche, now became a mainstream full of tourists that only want to earn off the money by sexualizing their body…
I remember how I was cosplaying and kept on getting weird messages because of that (like, “how much for a night?” or “send nudes”), even though my cosplays weren’t sexy at all 🥲 It’s like everybody has started considering the cosplay to be prostitution. I sorta gave up on it soon later, having enough of the harassment.
The Vtubing’s case seems more and more similar to it with each passing day. Sometimes I’m even ashamed to admit I’m a Vtuber, thinking that people may get a wrong idea of me if I do - after all, right now, the entry to the Vtubing is very often to have a pair of nice tits and showing what’s between your legs (ノ﹏ヽ)