Food For Thought/Thought For Food No. 28: Enough Is Enough (But There's Hope)

I wanted to wait a few weeks on this one. This is a pretty touchy subject....perhaps even more so when I do one of these angry rants of mine. I wanted to wait until more information came out, so as to maybe sounds a little more intelligent while I’m popping a blood vessel. This one might also ruffle some of your feathers a little more than previous anger spasms of mine, and I wouldn’t be surprised if any of you leave.....possibly for good. So with that out of the way.....here.....we.....go.

I think most of us know about the J.K. Rowling controversy, but for the terribly few people who aren’t in the know, back in 2020 the author of the iconic Harry Potter franchise decided to shoot her foot off with a shotgun in some pretty awful statements towards the Trans community. Effectively because of these statements, she came out as a Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, or T.E.R.F. for short. Now, as a non-trans guy, I can only even remotely begin to understand what those in the Trans community went through when this first happened. Especially those in the Trans community that were die hard Happy Potter fans, I can scarcely guess as to what they were feeling when this all went down. Because of her actions, many Trans & Non-Trans people understandably flipped their shit, and began a campaign to shame this woman into oblivion (Rightfully or Wrongfully, I’ll leave that up to you).

However, I’m not talking about those people today. I’m not talking about actual Trans rights activists, who promote & work on actual causes that help Trans people. I’m not going to be talking about Trans individuals who were hurt by what J.K. said & did. The people I’m talking about today are the so-called “Activists”. The people online who claim to be trans allies, but in reality are Bullshit Justice Warriors of the highest degree. The people who don’t even bother looking into Trans/LGBTO causes, and instead spend seemingly every minute of their pathetic lives causing nothing but pain, suffering, and annoyance to everyone unfortunate to cross their path. In particular, the BJWs who have done nothing but harass, doxx, and send death threats to the various Vtubers who’ve either simply expressed interested in playing Hogwarts Legacy, or who have been actively playing Hogwarts Legacy. 2 Vtubers in particular were reemed with particular savagery.....and they just so happened to be some of the most beloved Vtubers out there.

For starters, there’s Pikamee. Since 2020, this adorable little tea kettle has released some highly entertaining VODs over on Twitch. Because of her heritage, she was able to easily connect to both her Japanese & English audiences without trouble. In early February of 2023, she had expressed interest in playing “That Wizard Game” that so many people call Legacy. Again, merely expressed interest in playing Hogwarts Legacy. Because of this expressed interest, Pikamee was immediately made into a target by the fake activists, and was a victim of horrific amount of harassment. So much so, that it has been weeks since she posted anything to her Twitter & Twitch, and it’s pretty worrisome that she hasn’t said anything since. Now, I haven’t watched her all that much outside of a few clips & her collab with with Onigiri, but from what little I have seen, I can tell that she’s one of the sweetest & kindest Vtubers/People I have never seen. Pikamee is the living embodiment of inclusive, and would never turn away anyone regardless of race or gender. The fact that she became a target simply for expressing fucking interest in a game, and because of said expressed interest received a torrent of pure hatred. Fans of hers are really worried, and are hoping that she hasn’t done anything drastic to herself.

Fans Are Concerned About Pikamee After Hogwarts Legacy Harassment (Rev Desu Says)

However, nothing has ever been so tragic & rage-inducing to me as that of what Silvervale has gone through because of this fiasco. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I love this wholesome Sakura Wolf girl. Anyone who knows her streams know that she’s one of the kindest, sweetest, coziest, happiest, most welcoming, and even occasionally lewd streamers our there. She is filled with so much love for her chat & fanbase (Petal Pals), it is within the realm of impossibility to think that she would be Transphobic. Unfortunately, the army of Bullshit Justice Warriors doesn’t seem to think so, since she played the game, and that’s like kicking a puppy in their eyes. So, Silver was assaulted by so much doxxing & death threats.....she broke down on stream.

Silvervale harassed to tears by Hogwarts Legacy antis (Beelz FlyLord)

Again, I must state the fact that I’m not talking about ACTUAL Trans Activists! Actual Trans Activists do their part to make actual change for their community & cause. Actual Trans Activists shut the fuck up once their goals are met, but this shit that’s been going on!? None of this doxxing.....none of these death threats......is fucking activism! If anything, all of this bullshit justice has set the Trans cause back by a decade. A FUCKING DECADE! It’s shit like this that sets back all good social causes in this country, and by extend the world! It’s shit like all of this doxxing & threatening that makes all of these legitimate causes look like jokes! Perhaps most of all, it’s all of this kind of shit that got Donald Trump into office, as well as give the Alt-Right ammunition that they have been using perfectly & flawlessly for the past few years.....and I’ll just leave it at that.

So you’re probably wondering at this point where the “But There’s Hope” part kicks in. Considering how pissed off I sounded before this (Despite not really swearing all that much), it’s easy to dismiss anything even remotely positive. However, there’s this:

"Twitter Freaks" Enraged By Silvervale's Latest Stream (Rev Desu Says)

Again, Pikamee sadly hasn’t been heard from for a few weeks now by this point (Hopefully, nothing has happened to her), but it is nice to see another Vtuber stand up to all of the fakes who say they’re Trans allies, but are really just attention whores who say they’re “Activists” in an effort to get a few minutes in the spotlight. It’s nice to see someone not let people who actively damage causes keep them down, and instead raise a middle finger to all of the trolls who are out only for blood & fame. Many other Vtubers have simply decided not to play Hogwarts Legacy, and I totally respect their decision (Maybe even a smart decision in some cases), but I also appreciate those that do play it & don’t let the fakes get to them. It’s oddly refreshing is this modern age, so I’ll leave it at that.

My final words: real activists keep the cause alive, fake activists cause problems & ruin causes, and the only way to put the fakes in their place is to not give in, and throw a little shade back at them. Now that I got this out, we can get to some fun things for March! So join me a little later this month, when we’ll all be looking at some green. See you soon!


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From Elara (Another Vtuber) a few days ago. There’s a discussion that starts at the 1 hour & 36 minute mark, and it offers another view on the situation. It goes on for a little bit, but it’s worth watching.

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A TEA TIME LIKE THIS! (Elara Vtuber)

Also, when anymore Pikamee info comes out, I will either update this post, or make a mini sequel to this FFT/TFF. Also Also, here’s a link below to The Trevor Project: which actually helps Trans & LGBTQ people:

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Also Also Also, here’s Shylily’s take on the whole situation:

Lily's thoughts on the Hogwarts Legacy Twitter drama (Shylily)