yall are being dense just to save the face of the other 9 which so far have been radio silent about everything going on. its not entitlement to want at least closure to a situation that very severely affects someone we've cared ab and followed for nearly nine years
I dont understand how some of you are so comfortable blaming chani when ur not even sure what his legal situation looks like. it makes no fucking sense for him to willingly stay at a company THAT WAS ALSO MISTREATING HIM HELLO?? you think he WANTS to be associated with cgw??
i hope haknyeon and chanhee knows that there’s still deobis who love them truly. whatever may happen for the next days, i will fully support them. for now, let’s wait for a bit and give them time to process too. i just hope they have a support system with them at these times. ;(
hugs for jellies and jusadans, all of your feelings are valid, may we receive good news and updates soon. 🥹 fangirling must be fun, they said, so if you ever feel like it’s draining you, it’s okay to take a break. may we all heal from what is hurting us and come back stronger with them. 🫂
I’ve been reflecting a lot on what trans and nonbinary folk experience in the esports community. I hope this message isn’t too late, given recent events.
There are many issues I could talk about, but I just want to speak on one: there must be an unspoken grief in being trans and seeing your idols vilify you.
I grew up watching CS:GO. My favorite team was Luminosity after Cluj-Napoca in 2015. I remember rushing home from school to scour twitch chats and copy my favorite players’ settings. I cheered when C9 won the Boston Major. And of course I watched all of the Rank S highlights and can still quote the funniest clips from heart, even 11 years later (jeez im old).
Esports was an escape for me, as I’m sure it is for so many of us. Yet, because I am a woman, I watched with dread as my escape was bastardized over the years by influential figures ostracizing women. I saw the same people I looked up to point and laugh and say people like me were inferior, that we could never do what they do, that we don’t belong in esports, that trans women weren’t my friends and were out to get me.
That anguish and betrayal I felt from a community I poured years of my life into is exactly what trans women and nonbinary folk experience times ten. They are esports fans just like anyone else. They’re here as an escape just like anyone else. They don’t want to be treated differently from anyone else. All they want is the same respect you give any other human being.
After asking for something so simple, so basic, they experience far more hate and rejection at the hands of the very people they look up to. All while already living life constantly vilified and questioned. It’s a shame we’ve allowed this radioactive environment to fester here.
To my peers: I promise you some of your biggest fans HAVE BEEN trans and nonbinary folk. Gaming is incredibly diverse, and if you’ve played in front of a crowd, you know this already. They tell others how good you are. They try to copy how you play. They make beautiful art of you and your teams. They wake up early or stay up late to watch your games. They celebrate your successes and feel for your failures. They’re just like any of your supporters.
Thank you to those who know this already. I promise your acceptance doesn’t go unnoticed.
For those who don’t: It’s an incredible opportunity and gift to be someone’s escape in this world. What a waste to squander it.
And to the trans and nonbinary folk reading this: you are welcome here. Existence is resistance. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Idc what anyone says this is a line that will always break me in BtS. It's her mind finally accepting that he's not here anymore, she can't dwell on the what ifs about their relationship, she can only remember him how he was alive, and move on with that positive view of him 😖
@_Littl3_M00n_@ciaglepadaa zawiść to nasz sport narodowy, to na pewno 🤷 życzyć komuś dobrze??? A CO DOPIERO ŻEBY MIAL LEPIEJ ODE MNIE?????? nie no co to za kraj co to za czasy w dupach się poprzewracało że myślą że wszystko ma być łatwiejsze!!!!!