Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-10581381-20170821104040/@comment-28396600-20180505152306

GizmotheMogwai17 wrote: 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!? Don't get me wrong, I'm not some sort of SJW. But you don't have to be one to be bothered by people who won't accept the fact that it's okay to be different. I've recently started becoming a fan of the sitcom, The Goldbergs. The main kid on that show is someone who's hobbies is combining VHS tapes together to make random shit. How is that a bad thing!? It's not cool to criticize people for things they like doing, unless of course that thing is dangerous or illegal. I used to watch the show "My Crazy Obsession" sometimes and there were tons of people who seemed borderline mentally unstable due to their weird interests. Some examples include a married couple who treats Cabbage Patch Kids dolls like real children, some dude who was making out with his car, a lady who sniffs glue like it's cocaine, and a woman who finds animal poop on the side of the road and shoves it into random people's mailboxes. That kind of stuff is definitely weird and off putting, but mixing videos together to change them? I don't see how there's anything freaky or disturbing about such a hobby. Sure it may be considered unusual to the general public, but so are a lot of things. Bronies, furries, otakus, etc. have all been criticized publicly because of their fandoms for years. But that doesn't meant that every brony, furry, or otaku is a crazy person. It just means that they aren't afraid to enjoy unusual things. In my opinion, people who don't feel the need to follow the crowd and do what everyone else considers "cool" is a good thing.