Hi! And welcome. Nice first post! I wanted to say that I agree with you and that I think you put it rather eloquently Iimgroundedagain wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:31 am Helllooo! First time poster because I've never felt the need to join a conversation before but all the pewdiepie stuff has gotten far out of hand.
First off, it is absolutely not our place to say who Dan and Phil should or should not associate with. We are mere fans, watching them live through what little information they choose to share with us. To believe that a stranger has the liberty to decide who a person befriends is preposterous.
That being said, I understand why people are upset with Felix. The word he used in his liveshow has a strong connotation, and he has said himself that his actions were inexcusable. Whether you choose to forgive him or not has nothing to do with Dan and Phil. They had been friends with him before the fact, it would be absurd to abandon a friend because of a mistake they show remorse for.
To the people who are angry with Dan and Phil for their continued support of Felix: Keep in mind that we do not know how what position they take on the situation. It's something that has no place being discussed with their fanbase, and they know that. The only insight we have been given is that Dan had intentions of speaking to Felix about his words, we don't even have way of knowing if that conversation indeed took place. A birthday party is hardly the place for such a topic.
And might I mention that they had been present to celebrate Marzia's birthday, not Felix's.
If you have an adverse reaction to how Dan and Phil live their life, maybe you shouldn't be watching Dan and Phil.
I have to give you a fair word of warning though, taking the postion that using certain words shouldn't be censored has led to multiple people that i've met on this forum blocking me, even while we often discussed many (Dan and Phil related) topics in our group chat. Apparently, for those people I am no longer to be associated with. So i wouldn't count on being able to have a frank and honest debate, just so you know what you're getting into
The only thing that I'd like to add is that I hope that Dan, who voiced after his mental health video that it encouraged him to share more personal tings with his audience, isn't deterred by this. I think the damage is done though, quite honestly I think it makes a lot of sense for them to avoid saying anything vaguely political or personal at all, considering the vehement reactions. I hope this doesn't effect his personal relationship with Felix or Marzia, that would in my opinion be another example of how a judgemental audience can intrude the privacy of a public figure and prevent them from associating with who they like to.
Anyway it's an exciting week for Dan and Phil content . An expectation of multiple videos a day is this even real? I like their last videos a lot, even Little nightmares even though I don't like playing horror games. They somehow made it... not scary to watch. I think we can probably expect a mix of not always that good "alternative" games and some good ones.
Does anyone think that we might see some people dropping of chairs again or... maybe one of them clamping the other one's body on screen at a jumpscare moment? that would be a Big Mood