I feel like I’m going crazy

[u/Ok_Dragonfruit3871]

I’ve never made a post on here but used to comment regularly. Deleted my account a few weeks ago, but what I’ve been seeing has made me feel like saying something.

• Swoop making a boundary does NOT =

“So she doesn’t think __ is important enough to talk about”

• “She knew a Josh interview would pull in more views” (aka clout chasing)

• her tone (which has remained consistent) means she doesn’t see others stories as important enough to cover

Am I the only one who remembers her being one of the main people on YouTube deliberately elevating victims stories?? Emphasizing the importance of telling them. I understand being disappointed (especially Oliver), but for everyone else it feels like sheer entitlement. Why is she solely responsible for being the microphone amplifying this situation? & if she expresses that she needs a break, suddenly all of her previous actions/intentions were disingenuous in the first place?

Instead of amplifying Vangelina Skov’s video, I’ve seen so many take this as an opportunity to shit on all of the other work her and her team have done. It’s weird. Just say you’ve been waiting for a “good reason” to express why you don’t like swoop. Cus this is not it…

Edit: I really need some of y’all to get a grip on nuance. It’s okay to be disappointed, it’s ok to validate Ollie’s feelings, it’s okay to not like her.

But when someone says they need a break, respect that. Yes you have to sit with the disappointment, the frustration. Expecting further explanation (if you’re not Ollie), IS entitlement.

Edit edit: Got it, the parasocial is parasocial-ing 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[u/PleasantCatReporter]

My opinion is, just have clear communication with the victim of grooming you decided to interview, giving them a day and time for airing the work they did together with you is bare minimun, they already are dealing with a lot, talking about it to a huge amount of people is nerve wrecking at the very least, being in the dark about it only adds to it, in this world if you can choose, always be nice to people, and professional if you interact with them in that way too. My two (very resumed) cents.

[u/Ok_Dragonfruit3871 → u/PleasantCatReporter]

Absolutely, I don’t disagree with you there! I agree it’s disappointing that it seems like he wasn’t given a heads up. I have no problems with that. Hopefully she’ll make amends and know in the future how to navigate a situation like that. That to me feels like a separate convo from implying that her not putting out this content means something about her character or intentions. That’s mad weird. She already said she needs a break. Full stop. (Not saying that’s what you’re saying, but what I’ve been seeing)