YouTube celebrities tend to be seen as much more accessible and "normal folk" to their fans than, say, Katy Perry. Meetups with Youtube stars are common- from super informal "I'll be at this pub in the East Village on Thursday night guys, come say hi!" to VidCon, which is now an institution that gathers thousands of…

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I was actually coming to comment that the Green brothers are a great example of how to be a good feminist and ally on the inter webs. I often see them mentioned as they are in this article as "former associates" but I don't think it gets to the time and effort they put in to fight this sort of thing.

I'm very happy to see you guys pick this story up. It's been a huge deal for months within the community, but it really needs to be seen by a wider audience. Props definitely need to be given to the Green brothers for immediately dropping the offending "artists" and speaking out against it. Laci Green is basically…

Laci Green does a good take-down of this:

I wonder whether the contemporary naming of these people as "trolls" lessens the impact and danger of what they do? In the same way that that asshole "prankster" assaulting women recently is just, well - an asshole, perhaps we should call "trolls" what they really are.

We lost a wonderful woman to suicide this year,…

For those who don't follow youtube very closely, this is yet another link in a chain of horrible allegations against youtubers who have large (predominantly teen) female audiences. These range from soliciting child pornography (adult vloggers getting nude pictures from their underage fans), to abuse, to rape. This…

Throughout all of this, Laci Green has been the greatest. She has some other YouTubers to steer clear of, too.

Yeah, but a real gentleman serenades:

is Buddhism responsible for the crazed zealots murdering families in Burma? Is Hinduism responsible for the mobs attacking neighbors in India? Christianity has certainly inspired violence (see: the last 500 years). Religion doesn't act in an historical, social, cultural vacuum.

Wow!!!

Hat-Themed wedding.

Yeah, watching a gross movie is EXACTLY like triggering somebody's trauma! They're exactly the same situation, even when it's clear that the people you're obliquely comparing yourself to have a different relationship dynamic that you would!

Yeah but I really can't be too mad at them for responding like this either. We're constantly pointing out how it's not just intent that matters when judging something as offensive and being ignorant of context is motivation to learn more, not be defensive. The greater context here is that One Direction does have a…

I have 4 kids and ergo am an expert on every damn thing. So here's what you do:

SAY NO. Say it all the time Say it a lot. Nooooooooooo.

Tell them no, Tell them no

I no longer wish to live in Montana.

I actually know a lot of deeply religious people who support reproductive rights and struggle with reconciling their faith and their political/social beliefs. I think they are absolutely capable of intelligent discourse and have witnessed it many times.

I save my vulvadoodles for dessert, only after I've finished all my nothing burger and stupid lasagna.