Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-10581381-20170821104040/@comment-28396600-20180505061641

Okay, I would like to address something that REALLY grinds my gears:I find the creepypasta story entitled "Lost Episodes" extremely offensive. Why do I hate it you ask? Because they basically stated that just because somebody takes random video clips and edits them together as a fun hobby that makes them a weirdo with mental issues. Even referring to such people as specifically Autistic at one point, just like how many Internet trolls love to use the word "Autistic" as a derogatory term. I am someone who edits videos into weird mashups for a living, they're called YouTube Poops and I'm not the only one who does things like that and isn't mentally insane for doing so. The difference between me and the story's antagonist however, is that my videos are intended to be comedic and upbeat rather than the dark, scary stuff the villainous nerd of the story created. Sure some of it is slightly inappropriate, but nothing in my edited cartoon mashup things is actually meant to scare, traumatize, or offend anyone. The story's screwed up moral pretty much amounted to "If you do weird things for a living you are a complete psychopath,". I mean, the guy in the story killed his parents. Are they literally comparing people who are passionate about things society considers "weird" to murderers of all things? That seems a bit excessive if you ask me! I couldn't believe the garbage I was reading. How has nobody else (at least to my knowledge) picked up on the awful "message" this story is trying to send? It's very demeaning to anyone who isn't afraid to be different. Let me put it this way, if Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds were a real person. He probably would've been the one to write that story. Having unusual hobbies is wrong and makes you seem borderline mentally ill? *sarcasm mode* Yeah, that's a great message......NOT!?