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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alright. Go ahead and die of cringe or tell me to. We’re going to talk VTubers.<\/p>\n
I, within the past year, have dropped my prejudices and gotten into several VTubers’s content. I don’t really watch Twitch so I’m relegated to watching clips and archives on YouTube. And I’ve learned some things that I think are worth discussing.<\/p>\n
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First and foremost, VTuber content is like anime. If you think it’s just lewd gooner content and write it off because of that then you’re missing out due to a false idea of what the whole sphere is.<\/p>\n
VTubing, in it’s original form, wasn’t just a streamer using a persona to perform. VTubers were embodying a character and kept to that idea pretty firmly. That has relaxed in more recent years. There are still VTubers left that stick to their story but now for a lot of them, if not most of them, their digital models are a digital mask or webcam replacement.<\/p>\n
Here’s the thing. Women can’t win on the internet in a lot of ways. I AM NOT SAYING MEN INHERENTLY HAVE IT EASY. It’s just that if you’re a woman that tries to use voice comms in nearly any game you’ll have half the lobby either flirting with you or attacking you all because your presence is less common. I have seen this first hand. Things have gotten better over the years, for sure, but I know multiple women that would rather just keep their voice to themselves and lose a competitive advantage all for the sake of peace of mind. Why bring this up? It is exponentially more true about peoples’ appearance. Not just women, but you could see why they’d feel even less comfortable.<\/p>\n
Many of the folks I watch have voiced this opinion explicitly at certain times. They want to have fun and be funny but keep their appearance out of the conversation. There’s a large trend of those folks becoming more comfortable over time and showing their real selves on camera because they’ve had a chance to build confidence without that hurdle. And, it’s not just an appearance thing. With VTubing the streamer has lots of conveniences. The chief of which is anonymity and privacy. It’s a hell of a lot harder to dox or stalk someone when you don’t really know what they look like. And a big one that I love is the fun silly “costumes” that streamers can wear. You aren’t confined to the limits of cosplay or reality. Check out ChibiDoki or SunKenji. Their models typically resemble mutants. It’s dumb. It’s fun.<\/p>\n
Ultimately I doubt I’m changing any of your minds on this, but I’d love if I’ve opened a door for you here. There’s VTubers for everything and every topic just like “fleshtubers.” If you look for one streaming a game you like or talking about a subject you like you’ll likely find one. They’re not all going to be winners, but such is life. And if you think the streamers are just weak or pathetic and need to nut up, relax. Some people just aren’t going to feel comfortable online. I would much rather have more people to watch, to talk to, and have fun with online if the alternative is trying to shame them for being shy or scared.<\/p>\n
If you’re looking for recommendations, a good starting point if any of you are interested is looking up “Best of” highlight clips for various people you may have seen. Some of my favorites are Camila, Chibidoki, SunKenji, and Filian. I’m also a big fan of UwOsLab but he BARELY counts as a VTuber.<\/p>\n
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