Youtube Hate: a friday night chat
21:48Hello you lovelies.
I would like to have a rant today. I have noticed recently, actually the last few months, that certain youtubers have been getting A LOT of hate for no reason. Zoella has recently posted a blog post on why she stopped daily vlogging and her views on the hate that she gets. As a constant viewer, I see the hate from that viewer perspective. It makes my stomach turn, reading the crap that people write in the comments. It actually makes me dread even watching the videos! Of course I still do, but I avoid the comments at all costs. Usually, I will check the comments to see if anyone mentioned something from the video, but almost every time, I've been stopped by all the hate.
There is a choice. There is a choice for you to pick to NOT post that comment you are writing. The fact that you even think that it's ok for you to write "I hate you. You are so annoying. Why do people even watch you?" or "You don't know how to parent!" is ridiculous. Honestly, you are only setting yourself up for more shit to come your way. I think the majority of the youtubers I watch, are getting hate right now. One of them because she made friends with a very popular youtuber. Another because he can't control how his meet up/signings go. Another get shit because of how they parent! Have you ever thought that people are sharing their lives because they want their subs/fans to feel involved and you're just ruining those special moments for them.
Every comment I see that is hateful, I will spam it. If you have anything negative to say, WRITE IT DOWN IN A JOURNAL. Do not post that stuff! And don't you dare say that if someone did it to you, you wouldn't care. Because you sure as hell would. I know the only reason most people post this crap is for all the attention, but there are other ways to gain that attention. You are putting bad comments under your name, you are making yourself look terrible and no one wants anything to do with that.
Yes, you will have an opinion. That's great. But saying "you're annoying" is different than saying "Oh, I didn't like the movie Elf." SO DIFFERENT.
I don't know what to do to help stop this hate, other than to block the users and their comments and get the word out to other fans and commenters to stop them. It's not okay, and what they say isn't true. You are hurting people's feelings leaving those comments, and just like Jonathan Saccone Joly said once, "If you don't like sprouts, don't eat them."
I am so sorry to the youtubers that are getting this horrendous hate, and just know that people are out there that understand how upset you feel and want to help.
Rant done.
Thanks for reading!
Toodle-doo!
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