iii think more of us, the proship community, need to talk about choco. i'm hesitant to make this post bc they like to doxx and send strobe lights, but. i feel worse not saying anything abt it than i am worried abt being doxxed (i have also preemptively blocked them for this reason).
i wanna start by saying that i don't agree with or condone any of the harassment against choco. the christian edit (i'll explain that later) was immature, as is sending anon hate. i will not be going into the nathan/mrfruitcake OR the dove/terra drama, bc i could not gleam enough info about it, nor do i think it's necessary to make my point. that being said, what choco has done as a result is ALSO wrong — and, i would argue, in some ways, worse — and they deserve to be held accountable. so! let's start with the main issues i have.
THE STROBES.
choco likes to send strobes to people for seemingly any reason (or for no reason at all, as in the 4th image), and does not have a problem with hiding strobes in their posts and baiting people to click on them. i should not have to explain why this could be dangerous, and is just generally irresponsible.
THE DOXXING.
or rather, the threat, intent, and encouragement to doxx. and them teaching others how to do it. also trying to swipe IPs. and trying to make a game out of doxxing by putting it up to votes. again, irresponsible and dangerous.
and then there's these. idk where to put them but i feel like it says something about their character.
most of this is being done over a christian edit of a character they like, mirmo. i will not share the edit because i think it's immature, but it's an edit of that 'sonic was once lost' meme, with mirmo instead of sonic. that's the edit.
their defense for this behavior? they don't want to be seen as a "doormat" for antishippers. they view the (threat of) doxxing and strobes as the natural consequence for them. they believe it's an equal and proportional response.
i disagree with that heavily. i do not believe being FULLY anti-harassment is being a doormat. i do not want people to be doxxed over an edit of a meme. the people that harassed choco to begin with are in the wrong, yes, but so is choco.
and i loathe that there are so many proshippers defending them/their actions under the guise of "not being a pushover" or "bullying the bullies"! being proship IS being anti-harassment. if you are proship and are pro-harassing these people, you are not proship. you just like problematic fiction. you don't bully people and target randoms and threaten to SEND RANDOM EPILEPTIC PEOPLE STROBES just because other people are harassing you, you BLOCK and REPORT the people harassing you. that's not being a doormat, or a pushover, it's being a rational, humane person.
(i know i said this but i want to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR) that's not to say i believe choco should be harassed or threatened. i sincerely don't want anyone in this situation to be hurt. i just want people to be aware of the kind of person choco is, and to not defend their shitty behavior just because you disagree with the people they're targeting.
