Cringe Culture Needs To Stop

[@matrixmilky596]

the absolute WORST defense for cringe culture I've ever heard was from a classmate of mine. they called me cringe, I said that cringe culture was stupid and it hurt kids that it would be aimed at, and they told me that the kids SHOULD be hurt just because they specifically hated kids. that hurt to hear

[@RadPaxOfficial]

ah.. so they're an asshole AND a loser. Hopefully they grow out of that :/

[@St4rStudios.]

God that hurts to read I hope that person doesnt have that mindset

[@amarimochi]

That classmate does know they were a kid once... Right?

[@Doesalittlejigg]

Wow..i mean..i hate kids myself but that? I would never say that shit.

[@kestalami]

so,, theyre in a classroom, theyre in school,,, theyre a,,,,,, kid ?

[@scapegoatie2605]

Cringe culture also harms neurodivergent people! I'm autistic and have been made fun of multiple times because of my special interests (one of which being a show considered "cringy") and I also self-ship, which has caused me to become very self conscious about my art. Cringe culture is both ableist, and harming kids' development and creative process.

[@cuntyjules]

Exactly, I'm autistic too and of course one of my special interests is "falling in love with fictional characters which is So CriNgY 🤪🤪"

[@hershey3970]

same !! as an autistic person, i have been harassed online for liking ""cringy"" things which has made me feel guilty about enjoying something.

[@lulub517]

Shork It’s fine. I’m twenty three years old and have been playing Roblox since I was fifteen. My profile on it is literally a furry. The “cool kids” of the internet would consider me supreme cringe, but I love playing my dumb anthro character and the games on roblox. It’s just a game after all and there’s nothing wrong with liking or playing it.

[@lulub517]

Shork No worries. You keep doing your thing!

[@lextheboogeyman7633]

@@lulub517 Thx so much.

[@cipher1336]

i'm an emo/scene kid and one of my favorite things about modern scene culture is our complete rejection of cringe culture. i love being able 2 go on tumblr and see other ppl indulging in "cringy" stuff like posting neon glittery invader zim gifs and using emoticons and l33t text, and it's so fun to be a part of a community where no one cares about trying to be cool.

[@silver5962]

I'm not emo or scene but those posts inspire me a lot. They make me feel like you can still be free from society's rules about what is cool and what is cringe. It feels powerful.

[@lilyfae7197]

Silvia Di Martino Yeah, I used to be really stuck in being worried with being “cringe”, but through all the stuff embracing “cringy” stuff, I realized what I was doing, and I’m trying to be less worried about all that.

[@cheesec4kecat]

I loveeee emoticons there so cute!

[@theshywolfie6655]

thank you so much for addressing this, as a young artist who is also into some "cringy" fandoms, this means the world to me

[@Lamamsl]

I like how you put parenthesis on "cringy" because no fandom is actually cringy, do what you love! Make hobbies, find interests, do what you love! Not what other people want you to love. It's ridiculous, I hope you're doing terrific now, 1 year later!

[@Painting_Roses]

I love your oc's I am so thrilled to see gender non conforming characters, they are amazing and they help me be more ok with the ways I can't conform to my gender.

[@RadPaxOfficial]

Honestly all I ever make is gender non conforming characters. Even my more "masculine" male characters have pretty long eyelashes and don't act like "manly men" and are super soft. Gender roles can bite me

[@ro2513]

same here!

[@ElkStories]

@@RadPaxOfficial Same :0

[@WisteriaWaves]

Not to mention the people MAKING MONEY off of bullying little kids and making fun of them.

[@oonooooooooo]

it’s ok you can say kalvin garrah

[@user-sk4up8wz5b]

That's why i hate when people make videos on things that are cringe for some reason. It does absolutely nothing but hurt someone's feelings for having an interest.

[@tjt_fan]

like the STUPID FREAKING VINCE I HATE HIM SO MUCH

[@meowforcats6694]

I love FNAF! Also I don’t understand why furries are bullied.

[@nightly-ruse2925]

I don’t understand why furries are bullied either!! It’s just that persons interests and there bullied for liking something that people thing are bad!! And I like fnaf too

[@toby1004]

people think we wanna diddle animals and/or eachother in animal costumes

[@sadisticsweet3140]

Furries are bullied because they are equated with beastiality. Personally Idc if you feel like dressing up like an animal and walk around in a presumably 100° F suit, in fact that sentence fragment alone shows you the extent of my judgement towards furries, but like if you're not making someone else do it then it should be fine. Why bully people who are just vibing? Beastiality is its own thing and that is wrong but these are furries. I personally hate FNaF but that's cuz I was exposed to it when I was like 11 and it scared the hell out of me so now that fear has just evolved to hate but like if someone likes FNaF I'm not gonna be like "oh you like that? Why?" Cuz that'd be a dick move

[@St4rStudios.]

I know I dont understand furries are humans just have intrest that some people dont I really dont get it

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Because feral art. Because diaperfurs. Because actual bestiality. And so on.

[@ace.archives]

I just wanna say,, adults can be negatively affected by cringe culture too. Like- they can make "bad" art, they can be apart of "cringy" fandoms, they can do "cringy" things

[@RadPaxOfficial]

yeahhh

[@JGHFunRun]

“New flash: Cringe culture is dead. Chaos culture is in!” -illymation Sadly it is yet to be accurate.

[@JustCallMeQwerty]

This didn't age well...

[@lost8861]

I know your probably not gonna see this but I want you to know that you have really made my day with this, I am a furry and I guess that would fall into the "cringe" category and honestly have been feeling extremely insecure for a really long time about it, I love drawing them and love the fandom but get really scared to be open about it with people because I'm scared that they'll hate me or tell everyone so I can't go out in public without having a mental breakdown and in the place I live people actually get beaten up for liking these things So thank you so much, you have really made my day and brightened my mood and I will watch this whenever I start feeling like this again

[@meowforcats6694]

I don’t think it’s right that furries are hated. I’m technically a furry. Furries have technically existed for thousands of years.

[@iisopd5712]

I feel like furries get a lot of bullshit for no reason. I’ve had a couple furries as friends and I can safely say they were all super nice and chill people. I honestly don’t get why their hated so much. I mean, a lot of them can draw really nice animals and draw the human form so in retrospect they’re one step ahead of me and many others-

[@DarkQuilava13]

I think its explicitly because of the 18+ stuff, like, my dude, if you dont want to see that, dont look it up or go somewhere with adult filtering off and just browse random stuff. dont bully someone's literal identity because you dont want to see a specific kind of p*rn. sincerely, not a furry.

[@iisopd5712]

DarkQuilava13 True, can’t argue with that. Tho I can argue that every community has that- just for many that’s what it’s known for

[@Tendo641]

I'm a furry too, I didn't used to care much because I didn't realize how bad furry hate is but it's awful. Numerous KZbinrs I watched have said "all furries are gross and need to get off the internet" and art communities have said similar things. It bothers me that I get chastised by people for drawing cute animals because some awful pedophile-zoophile guy once also happened to draw cute animals and now that means anyone who draws cute animals is like that guy. It bothers me more that disliking this attitude and having my self-esteem get hurt and having the urge to try to educate people to stop getting harassed is "cringy!!!" and just results in more hatred.

[@meadowmiist]

I’m often told I’m cringy because of my “childish” interests and being a furry (people say I think I’m an animal or are “attracted” animals which I’m nOT), and honestly I’ve given up caring because most of the people who harass others are trying to cover up their own lack of self esteem issues in a toxic way

[@theblizzard8735]

I get really annoyed when i see the word Furry used to describe someone who wants to duck animals when, thats clearly not true (i mean...well not for at least most furries) and there are the ACTUAL ZOOPHILES who get COMPLETELY ignored by the public and the blame gets shifted onto furries :(

[@endymionredacted1304]

I used to be in all of the "cringe" fandoms; warrior cats, how to train your dragon, Dan and Phil and undertale because I loved those things!! warrior cats is the reason why I started reading again, httyd was the source of some of my strongest friendships, Dan and Phil are brilliant content creators with fun videos and undertale inspired me to create art. Being exposed to the cringe culture around those things as soon as I left those groups was toxic and it hurt me. I immediately fell into those patterns, suppressing my interests and bullying people who created "Mary sues" and "bad art." I'm so glad I'm free from that now and I regret everything I ever said to kids who were just trying to create.

[@arandomcatwithinternetcone3906]

Excuuuseeee meeee Warriorcats its gud fandom, no cringey

[@MelinaH]

Wait, since when is Warrior Cats cringe? In my class everybody had the books

[@InkSans_FandomSoda]

Same on two of those. Warriors is the only reason I read now and Undertale has given me a wonderful community and so much inspiration. These fandoms are what inspired me to start drawing. Warriors art? My cat anatomy is on point now because of practice. And UT has thought me a lot about character design!

[@StrikerSimp]

Since when was the HTTYD fandom cringe? I've never heard anyone criticize it, and i say this as a person who's still in the fandom.

[@arkhamartist]

Not to mention all the autistic/adhd etc people that get bullied for liking “cringey” things

[@Tendo641]

My cousin used to insist that I was autistic (like, not just calling me it, he genuinely thought I was autistic, despite being tested for it and me not being autistic) because I liked "cringy things" because he thinks autism is "being weird and cringy!!!" he's such a horrible fucking person and i'm glad i've distanced myself from him. he bullied me for so long

[@ashleyhansen4479]

@@Tendo641 Your cousin seems like he's filled with shit. As an autistic person who can't make friends well due to autism and social anxiety, he's a dumbass. He clearly hasn't read symptoms of autism (which include having trouble making friends and talking to people, having a different special interest such as old movies etc., having a hard time understanding others feelings despite being empathetic, sensitivity to stuff like clothing tags and makeup, and many others)

[@frostbitethebat]

I have ADHD and I got looked down to so many times for a thing I was just showing love to the things I love Like... Sowhat if I like Undertale, or make Minecraft fanart...? Or make Irken OCs or Invader Zim that would never be canon? I'm just having fun. People are really horrible. I genuienly can say I hate these kind of people, since they are doing direct harm to others. They're horrible and ableist, it's just really shitty

[@Tendo641]

@@ashleyhansen4479 My cousin is a tryhard edgelord who doesn't respect anybody around him, thus the idea of fact-checking doesn't even cross his mind. He was raised by parents who teaches their kids that being emotional is weak, thus him and most of his siblings lack empathy. All around a toxic person to be around.

[@Tendo641]

@@frostbitethebat Ah, I feel that. I have ADHD as well (though my mega-conservative family likes to say ADHD doesn't exist, despite the fact I was legit diagnosed with it by a doctor while in foster care) and I have a lot of interests that can definitely be seen as odd. For years I repressed my interests due to fear of being judged, and this mentality of "people would hate me if they knew I liked X" still sticks with me to this very day. All this cringe culture and ableism that tends to tie in with it is toxic and is hurting so many people. So many jerks like to say "lmao welcome to the internet" and "get off the internet if you don't like mean words" but it's such a stupid argument when the internet is so heavily ingrained in our culture today that never using it again puts you at a massive disadvantage. They don't seem to see how selfish it is to suggest their brief entertainment that lasts five minutes at best is more important than someone's well-being. It's literally *bullying.*

[@QueenClaireVT]

I love your art style! Definitely need a commission at some point!

[@RadPaxOfficial]

Yes please!

[@dia8894]

'I like oc x canon' That made me so happy :) I always feel like people would judge me if I ship one of my oc's with another character, just because I like how they look together. I'm always making these types of ships whenever a get into a new fandom, and I invest a lot of time thinking about their interactions, but I just have to keep it to myself and sometimes I even make one character reject the other, because I think it's an ''''imposible'''' ship. Actually, I always do that. And I would love if my friends supported this ships, but I'm not sure if it would work. Thanks btw

[@harulover]

Omg... you made me just realize i was doing that too, i like shipping characters with my OC's but always make it not work out cause its an "imposible" ship.

[@JGHFunRun]

Cringe culture = don’t do anything. YoU wAtChEd Tv? ThAt’S cRiNgE bRo!

[@nessa.m]

But being "laZy" is cringe. It's so annoying how everything that they don't like is cringe.

[@SketchPaige]

I completely agree with you, cringe culture needs to stop. Just let kids like what they like! Also, I love your art and characters, keep up the great work Pax!

[@cycloppsss]

I kinda grew up in the cringe culture culture hight and it was bad. I used to watch cringe comps and cringy OCS so much and I stopped being creative. I felt pressured into making a "good character" and "good" art honestly I never made a character that I really liked. Because of all of this now I have trouble creating characters that I care about. Basic of the story: cringe culture is bad

[@GrilledCheese_Master]

I’m on r/GachaLifeCringe However the mods tell everyone to censor the usernames so the creators don’t get bullied. I mean, I’ll laugh at the stuff the kids make but harassing them or bullying them is wrong

[@RadPaxOfficial]

i've laughed at silly things i find online. but its with close friends and the persons info is hidden. I'm glad they block out the creators names. We don't need 9 year olds being harassed for playing a game made for 9 year olds.

[@rizapotencia9191]

@@RadPaxOfficial but the app store said nevermind

[@nessa.m]

@@RadPaxOfficial Thank you. same with roblox! I'll be playing some game and this poor kid is getting called "noob" or get insulted for playing games in their age range, but when they play game that aren't, they get bullied for that.

[@bailujen8052]

What’s weird is how I am one of the few who makes different types of gacha vids such as a story that is meant to feel like something from Shonen Jump etc

[@pillowmoment]

Cringe Culture in a nutshell: “Wait- you’re your own person with unique interests and ideas separate from mine? You like the things that I don’t? Ugh- cringe.”

[@nessa.m]

"Ugh, your literally a child in the middle of developing your own life and personality? Mega cringe."

[@JustCallMeQwerty]

"You exist? Ugh, cringe"

[@mia8769]

My brother made fun of me for liking mlp when I was SEVEN 👁👄👁

[@user-sk4up8wz5b]

Oh gosh- My brother once screamed at me for watching a kids youtube channel when i was 5 lmao-

[@seeya3705]

@@user-sk4up8wz5b What..? I don’t get your brother

[@shigaraki2035]

@@user-sk4up8wz5b You should have been watching Jacksepticeye, Cub Scoutz, or Markiplier! What were you thinking, watching KZbinrs for kids when you are were a kid?!?!

[@cupio-stardust]

My sister also made fun of me for it! I was like 9.

[@Felix_the_forestcat]

I want to watch it but I don’t want my friends or my sister to find out

[@art130]

I can relate with this because I used to watch Doki Doki literature club as well as Oreon host club. and there were these two girls in my school, that hated anime, in my gym class, and I and I used to bring my sketchbook with me everywhere and I will draw the characters and they started a rumor that I watched. you know the bad kind of anime///if you don’t know what I’m talking about, (💧0-0) i’m sorry/// . which I never understood that. but I 100% agree with you.

[@auggiemain]

I domt understand why watching hentai is bad either. It's just porn. People are honestly confusing.

[@aliveandunwell430]

i know weebs are usually humble people but weebs that user reddit literally ruined the entire thing to me

[@art130]

Headless Body I mean I was like 10 so Ye, /and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it I don’t personally look at that kind of stuff but yeah no judge. ^-^

[@pixelalien5059]

The worst thing about cringe culture is that they just completely ignore the actual game/show,etc I'm a big fan of undertale it's a really good work of art and sends a beautiful message, but to people that have never played the game it's just a dumb memey gay game that 14 year old girls obsesse over

[@nessa.m]

It was a really touching story and I genuinely loved all the easter eggs, but since I'm a young girl I'm "cringe" and a "fangirl".

[@theblizzard8735]

I agree, how do you know this thing is bad or "cringe" if you haven't played it?? You just gonna go to metacritic or IGN and see what everybody else says about it, then confirm your opinion?? Like no,that's stupid and ignorant.

[@tjt_fan]

ikr i hate it so much

[@kelpman_clark7787]

Agreed. Let people like what they like :) unless it’s gross or inappropriate. Also it looks great!

[@keeferkifflom360]

Cringe culture can also damage young adults. I’m 22 and I even fear showing my love for certain media because of how judgemental people are.

[@kingdemomidas2397]

Dude thanks for this. I was the victim of cringe culture recently. I do voice acting and character acting with a theme based around gold in a 15 year old Valve FPS called Team Fortress 2. I was drunk on new years and after a long night of being there for a bro that had bad girl issues and needed someone to talk to, I headed home and had a few more drinks and hopped into a TF2 lobby. I was doing my normal thespian posh satirical acting bits, mainly inspired by Monty Python, and having the pleasure of seeing John Cleese live, I wanted to bring my own spin to the lobby. Things went really well! At least for the first 50 mins or so. Then someone joined and started talking massive amounts of shit in a very monotone voice. This person was named Venusian Rapper. He is the guy that both Vorobey and Pyrocynical covered recently in videos. This guy spent 30 mins harassing me, using URL exploits to view my artwork of my OC character, calling it "cringe" and siccing his fanbase of like 3k on me. I had to private over 1000 screenshots, and remove my artwork showcase on steam JUST to get away from him. He was kicked from the server by an admin that was called into handle a cheater and noticed his harassment towards me. All seemed ok but well... He then uploaded two different videos on me totally out of context and filled with ALL of my socials, my friends socials, my group, my wifes socials, etc. He even showed how to use the URL exploit to view and harass my profile to others on the net, encouraging witch-hunting and brigading! The ironic part? Mr "Your art is cringe" turns out to be a pedophile, who drew Corn of minors online for fun and money. He also beat his girlfriend and suicide baited her with her own gun, shortly after her grandmother died. This guy is a nutcase who got exposed hard, for things WAY worse than a couple "Cringy" pieces of self insert TF2 art. He got exposed so damn hard the little coward privated his profile as he already got 2 strikes and was terrified of losing his channel to a third. He even made a burner youtube where he has an about me BEGGING for a second chance. TLDR, let people enjoy things. If it isn't against the law, and isn't morally wrong, who fucking cares. Cringe is dead, life is short, be you unapologetically, fuck the haters. They are just insecure and jealous, wishing they could be up front about the things they like, with a mind firmly set in 2015, pity them, for they are dead inside.

[@datiny1162]

I live for that puppy you drew

[@binman94]

It's so stupid that adults say to children that what they worked on for hours is trash but they're too young to know things like their sexuality (unless it's straight) etc. Like, they're old enough to take intense hate but not old enough to experience love? What a shit deal that is.

[@handankaya00]

People who call other people cringe just for expressing themselves are the "QUIT HAVING FUN" meme as a person

[@westvirginiascoolestcanadian]

whoever decided it was okay to cyberbully tweens and teens as a popularized sensation deserves to have their first amendment revoked

[@krash1220]

Cringe culture has absolutely ruined me. I feel like I can't say or do anything without it being considered quote-on-quote "cringe", and I hate it. I just wanna be myself on the internet again, without the fear of being harassed, bullied, or even doxxed for liking "cringy" things. I'm a child. I shouldn't feel like this.

[@haileye4215]

I feel you almost the same thing happened to me back when i did gacha. it felt like everyone outside the community just wanted me dead simply for liking the game and these people tried to literally dox one of my friends because they played it and funny story, i accidentally joined another fandom a few days ago, and yet ive been extremely scared to talk about it on my main (not this account) and im not quite sure but i think part of the reason might be because of my past experiences of being harassed for no reason other than just...liking a game. i really, really really hate cringe culture now to say the very least.

[@bailujen8052]

@@haileye4215 I'm 20, ever since I started making gacha vids when I was 17 just to make the dream anime I had for years come true. When I am in comments on other vids, someone called me a "gacha n word.

[@JustCallMeQwerty]

The internet used to be a place to express yourself freely. Now it's a place for ridiculing everyone you don't like.

[@Piss_Off_Plz]

@@JustCallMeQwerty Bruh, it was always a place to ridicule those you don't like. It's why we have people like Chris-Chan.

[@HadesTheBeloved]

Cringe culture can go yeet itself into the sun

[@K1TTYKIRR0MI7]

Cringe culture is proof people can't form their own opinions.

[@stupidnoodles6218]

cringe culture: you are dumb for being part of a fandom people: i dunno man, seems kinda cringey to me cringe culture: AAHRJDKLSPABDOCBW

[@emoth]

I used to see a lot of “animation meme cringe” videos pop up and legit it was clearly just kids who were still learning to draw/animate most of the time like... cmon Btw that Lauren art is very cute :0 the tiny Dexter 🥺

[@thecathooman333]

Love your naruto character. I also like designing pretty bois

[@diabla8631]

The internet has gotten extremely toxic withing the last few years and i hate it, why did things change so much? What the hell happened to the supportive art community and just general supportive ppl in the internet?

[@maegicalgirl4502]

mann it always bothers me when people rip on undertale fans minding their own business, out of all the fandoms i'm in undertale is definitely the one that gets the most people calling it "cringey" or harassing fans in some way. i just can't understand how hateful someone can be about someone simply enjoying a game they like.

[@the-real-franz-kafka]

it also hurts neurodivergent people :)

[@dorothyallspice1862]

As an autistic person who was obsessed with Disney and cartoons in the 90s in middle school, I totally agree!

[@alliedmasterkayway]

It doesn't

[@stlynnthoria4641]

To me, cringe culture started out as 'lol look at this thing from my past that makes me cringe i thought it was the shit lololol' but I hate what its turned into

[@transsnack]

I was 17 the first time I got bullied so much I deleted a drawing from Pinterest. I'm 20 now, and I still hate posting art. I almost have up on digital art..

[@transsnack]

I also got bullied for liking MLP... when I was 14... I was part of the target audience, and I still got bullied...

[@mimisaur5000]

@@transsnack bro that sucks so much i'm so sorry that happened :(

[@mimisaur5000]

did u draw ur pfp? bc it looks rly good!!

[@elliottlikesbirbs290]

I’m into some “cringey” fandoms and this video means a lot to me:) cringe culture can bite me honestly Also remember to drink water >:0

[@cycloppsss]

Bite do you mean the bite of 87 hmmm sorry I miss Fnaf

[@auggiemain]

Me too. I used to be really into the creepypasta fandom, but I feel like people have such a double standard when it comes to that fandom. I know we get a bad rep because some people draw some creepypasta characters as sexy and write romances with them as stuff, but honestly that fandom isnt just full of people who think murder is hot. It's full of kids with anger issues and with parental issues and that's why we're drawn to the fandom. Anyways, sorry that was kind of off topic. I used to be really active on the creepypasta amino, but I left because I really don't like amino anymore. As soon as I switched to other social media sites, everyone started berating me for liking creepypastas, even if it wasnt the ones like Jeff The Killer and Ben Drowned. People told me I was cringe because they just assumed all that stuff and so I stopped being in the community even though I had some of the best times there. It's hard for me to join communities for things I like because I'm honestly just bad at social interaction, even if its online, so the creepypasta community was the only time I've ever really been in a community and it was fun damn it lol.

[@applecatz]

So like I'm just gonna simplify this Your art is adorable and it inspires me, just like how you really inspire me to draw and just take pride in what I love, so thank you so much for that. Without discovering you, I would still be a sad, 12 year old kid who is too insecure to open up, all because I watched cringy shows and I played Undertale. Thank you so much for inspiring people and helping them open up. ;-;

[@coolskeleton-wx2cp]

Hi I'm a brony, Undertale Fan, and fnaf fan. I agree with you. Cringe Culture is LITERALLY the most annoying thing. I am tired of seeing the word cringe every freaking where. I can barely be myself outside of videos about FNAF, Undertale, MLP, ect, I've had to pretend to agree with popular opinions

[@coolskeleton-wx2cp]

@Roblox Guy cringe culture is stupid and it hurts people mentally, people like you make me sick.

[@coolskeleton-wx2cp]

@Roblox Guy oh you are? good then, the world doesn't need people like you. maybe in heck, you'll be called cringe by demons, to see how you like it.

[@StrikerSimp]

@@coolskeleton-wx2cp As a fellow brony, don't listen to this bigot. We can have fun liking MLP with or without haters like this delusional dude

[@brooker7624]

As a child, I can totally say that I’ve been belittled for liking “cringe” things, harassed, made fun of, and even my parents told me to stop watching Shows like Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Naruto, My Hero Academia, Etc Etc. And reading/playing Undertale, Warrior cats, Splatoon, Wings of Fire, Etc Etc. It really sucks, and if makes me so upset. but I don’t think I should give up just yet.

[@Felix_the_forestcat]

Aw, but those are like, the best:(

[@bumpytoad4464]

I hate how cringe culture is causing folks to be afraid to express themselves. There are cringe compilations created that feature nonbinary identities, Otherkin/therian identities, and Gothic and Alternative identities, among others. I'm worried that it will make folks much less likely to express their true selves outwardly. I hate the idea of anyone being or feeling forced to be closeted. Cringe culture is something that deserves utmost condemnation. Folks with marginalized identities just have to keep being creative to whatever extent they like, and be open and free and proud. That's how true change happens. Just be yourselves no matter what, and you will change the world. You're part of this world, too, and you deserve to be able to exist and express your identities.

[@alliedmasterkayway]

I like the other stuff except for therians and otherkins, now THAT is cringe, but the other things aren't

[@randomstreetgum]

When ya said "i could eat the criticism" I thought about the time when I was younger and said i could eat people's hate comments if I was a youtuber, and my bestfriend said sounds like a great meal.

[@starryserenades]

I love this. People need to let everyone like what they like. Adults can like mlp or be furries or be into Warrior Cats. Like it's all cool, we're in the middle of the worst year, let's stop shaming people for finding something that gives them joy. This especially goes towards kids. Like, it's bad enough having adults bully adults for what they like... but let kids LIKE STUFF. Even if it's "cringy."

[@StrikerSimp]

YES! As a brony, and even if this comment is old AF, thank you!

[@lulub517]

Exaclty! It should be a pretty basic lesson by now. If what someone is doing isn’t hurting anyone or themselves, let them be. Live and let live. This lesson is taught in preschool for god sakes, how have people not kept to it as they got older?

[@FloofDog]

Pax since you said you like FNaF, If you like books I recommend reading the novels and the fazbear frights series!

[@imluvinyourmum]

This is so cringe. Most cringe is perpetrated by adults, that makes it even more cringe...

[@bumpytoad4464]

I hate cringe culture as well. It's true that it's about bullying kids, and these bullies also seem to be the same type that use "Autistic" or "Autism" as an insult. I happen to be proud to be Autistic and Autistic individuals and interests are NOT cringey, or stupid, or whatever the bullies like to say. I've heard comments online saying "The autism is strong with this one" and whatnot. I don't even get how that's an insult because being Autistic and thus acting Autistic is awesome. Just let Autistics have our things and leave us alone.

[@psychicplebalien]

They also need to stop making fun of non-binary people. Like I'm allowed to be non-binary, it's not a crime! Wake up sheeple!

[@ShrodingerFu]

Man, I've got a friend who unintentionally does this kind of stuff. I'll introduce him to something I enjoy, and if he doesn't like the decisions a character makes- they only made that decision only because the writer wanted a particular result. And he will go on to tear apart every flaw he sees in it and like... dude, you are sucking the joy out of this show that I enjoy and making me less likely to share things with you in the future. I don't mind looking at the media I consume critically. Reflecting on what doesn't and why helps me to grow as an artist and teacher. But, by that same logic, Reflecting on what is done right in that same media also stimulates growth. My favorite criticisms are the ones which recognize both of these realities. And there are some things which contains elements that are too problematic to recognize what it does well. But if it's just a trope you don't like, or you think that because a character is smart that they will always make the BEST decision, give me something you enjoy about it so that you're not just saying "this is bad, and you should feel bad for liking it".

[@vivvy_0]

there are some people that are bad at reflecting positive stuff. how is it when this friend shows something they like to you, do you give the kind of reaction you'd like? if so maybe you could try to tell them at that moment what you are doing and how why they can't try the same, just a thought 🤷‍♀️

[@ShrodingerFu]

@@vivvy_0 Tbh, I can find something to enjoy in most media, so I tend to follow the other person's lead as to what they recognize as bad. I'm still rather timid and it feels like I have to argue what is good about what I am watching in order to simply ask my friend not to rip something apart while I am trying to enjoy it. I think they are just poking fun at it like we all do when something is particularly bad, but when we aren't in agreement it just feels awful. I will work my way into confronting this issue. There are just some irrational fears that have been built over decades that I work through to get to that point.

[@darkdragon1620]

My little brother often says " that x show you watch is bad" or "i draw better than that" or " that x thing you do isnt popular anymore stop doing it". For the love of god why, why wont you leave me alone?. And i cant tell my patentes about it bc they thing we were fighting( we fight very often so that logical) and told us to stop fighting. So im stuck with my brother until i move out of the house so yeah im stuck with him for another couple of years.

[@idrisb3765]

Do not let him get to you. I was once told by a kid much younger than me that 'that sucks, I could draw 10x better than that' and at first, it hurt me but then I realized that he's maybe like 7 and that he's probably just being a child. So please don't take it to heart, kids don't really understand the concept of 'hurting someone's feelings'. Draw whatever the hell you want.

[@Angel_Kittichik]

In case you see this, thank you. X3 I grew up drawing a lot of stuff and was in a lot of popular fandoms at the time. I was especially into MLP, the Warriors Saga, FNaF, Sonic, and Undertale. I still occasionally get back into those things along with other new interests. Right now I'm trying to draw a Mobian tanuki, though because I'm chronically tired it's hard to focus. I'm 21 and I still enjoy my childhood interests.

[@StrikerSimp]

As a current brony, i can feel you. I'm a little older than the targetted audience, and man, i even recieved a ducking death threat for liking that show. Like- Jeez, let me have fun.

[@Angel_Kittichik]

@@StrikerSimp That's unfortunate. :< I hope it's not as bad as it used to be. You should be able to enjoy whatever as long as you're not hurting anyone in any way.

[@peteyholman-hebert2953]

im working on starting a webcomic on tapas! when i start it, if i dropped the link in a comment, would you read it? it’s gonna be an lgbtq+ fantasy modern college coffeeshop deal

[@RadPaxOfficial]

Link me it on twitter :D it'll be easier to find

[@lextheboogeyman7633]

recently I've been afraid that my oc might be edgy, than i saw this video.

[@MarsMakes]

even if it is edgy, why should people care? its your oc and you can do whatever you want with it :)

[@lextheboogeyman7633]

@@MarsMakes thanks so much

[@peachii4180]

Cringe culture is probably the worst type of videos i’ve ever seen, it’s people making fun of art created by beginners even though they’re improving. What ruined a lot of fandoms for me though is when people use the oc’s from that fandom and make inappropriate content with it. I absolutely agree with your opinion and it’s always fun watching people’s old art and then watch their most recent art and see how they’ve improved

[@prageruwu69]

cringe culture iself is very cringe (also i feel like a lot of cringe culture is aimed at specifically autistic adults with special interests)

[@RadPaxOfficial]

YES! I AGREEEE

[@cuntyjules]

Well I'm autistic and I have special interests too, those special interests are anime and manga, everyone has things to have fun with but bullying them for being "immature and cringe" just because they are not doing "mature" things like them needs to STOP

[@yeat7264]

Not to mention the cringe compilations of nonbinary and gender nonconforming ppl.. Ew

[@silver5962]

Yeah, they're trying to find themselves and be comfortable with their identity and all they get is hate.

[@ashleyhansen4479]

And LGBT+ people in general. Preferably transgenders.

[@fizzydizzystudios4768]

I’m not against the idea of young artists being told what they *could* improve on, but because they are young they shouldn’t have people yelling at them *”This is wrong! Your drawings are cringy! You should just quit!”* Like... no?! Is that what cringe culture is actually like? There’s a difference between giving someone constructive criticism to help them improve, and just screaming for the sake of screaming. I feel like not enough people understand that. And because they are young they are more than allowed to draw what they’d like. If they want to seek out creative feedback due to a desire to pursue art as a career, they can do that at their own pace when they’re ready. Not when they’re in their early teens! Cringe culture is strange. Anyway, fantastic video. Made me appreciate all those aspiring artists a bit more. Sorry for the rant.

[@deathandgreenteapockys7476]

I like alot of the things you like as well and also I know what you mean! Everybody use to hate on me and so I stopped doing the things I love, I stopped drawing, editing, cosplaying, talking about history, making fanfiction, singing, and writing songs, I do all those things now because I like to do them! And even if I get hate I dont really care because why should I care what they think, back then it wasn't random people, it was my family, and I think that's why it hurt the most, but I dont care anymore and I just do what I love! And to anyone out there who needs to know; go on and do what you love! Because even if people say its cringey or bad you'll find people who will support you!

[@tarabagel1600]

My brothers are five years older than and theyre constantly telling me,a thirteen year, old that evreything I like is 'cringey' and are constantly being judgmental against everything. Finally I hear someone with the same views as me.

[@tarabagel1600]

@Ruby Red They've actually been alot nicer recently Most of what I said happened a year or so ago but since they turned eighteen in April (they're twins) they've grown up a bit

[@Enkiiper]

cringe culture has literally caused long term damage to me- I genuinely have so much trouble talking about my special interests, hyperfixations, fandom ocs, etc. Without feeling awful and gross D:

[@nataliamorales2933]

I agree with you, it always makes my blood boil because children and young teens should be allowed to enjoy these different fandoms they are a part of, and be allowed to do what they love. I have had so many people call my art trash or horrible, and now I find it really hard to draw because of it. My cousins are the biggest example of this, I just find it hard to do things I love or be part of fandoms I like because of it. I am obviously doing a lot better now, but it just pisses me off that we can't do what we like or enjoy things we like in peace because of it.

[@beethomp1942]

Thank you! This is exactly how I feel cringe culture is so stupid

[@PastellPudding]

Heck yeah to cancelling such a toxic culture! It sucked the joy out of my creativity before, but Im saving up for a drawing tablet atm, and Im totes going to draw my old OC's again, just for the heck of it! :D

[@professorrosenstock5026]

I use not share my interests with anyone because I'd get told how it was stupid and I still do. My classmates would call me the r word and my brother and mom would yell at me about how it was stupid to like certain things. Fast forward to when I was 16 I became like a roommate, no one knew me. It was even hard to get me gifts I'd use. Today my mom and sister are trying, with getting me superhero graphic tees and the like. However, I followed a certain mindset, messing with someone for something they like doesn't make them stop liking it, it makes them stop liking you.

[@smalltinyflame]

Completely agree I wouldn’t say I’m the best at art I still wanna learn and get better and there’s nothing I fear more as a young artist is people being dicks about criticism I always like the “sandwich” model when it comes to criticism ie “I like what you did here. You could work on this here’s how. You did a good job with this” to me this way shows that the person criticizing me cares and wants to help

[@souleaterevans4589]

Cringe culture has always existed, it's just never had the name to identify it. It's not uncommon for adults to shut down certain types of self-expression in young people that they see as annoying or immature, often by making it sound like it's improper or a waste (of time, of resources, etc.). The only difference is now the Internet has taken those notions and banded together to pressure others out of enjoying things, for their own twisted enjoyment. It's no different than when kids on the playground tell you your toy or what game you're playing is "for babies" or whatever. It's just bullying, plain and simple.

[@lulub517]

Cringe culture really does affect my mental health. I’m already dealing with such terrible depression, anxiety and having someone look at my videos or Fanart and post something malicious or just nasty really hurts. I’m a very emotional person too and whenever someone has a negative opinion about something I enjoy, I dive into a pit of self hatred because I truly think there’s something wrong with me for having a positive opinion at all. It’s such a nasty thing to bully and belittle people for liking something you don’t like. All it tells me is that that person is extremely insecure about themselves and their own interests and they’re taking it out on someone else.

[@Fairskinnedprincess]

I hope People see the irony and dumbassery of saying to a kid that a thing they like is for kids.

[@frostbitethebat]

Cringe Culture was always stupid, and I'm so sorry for "being into" that mentality years back (when I was a child myself) I do not condone any of that anymore It's really that simple - someone is just having fun, making what they love, showing their love for it in the world, only to get bullied because the source material is "cringe" or just because they didn't draw the next Mona Lisa. I never got any of this, even if I used to be in the FNAF fandom and still am in the Undertale/Deltarune fandom. I only got harassed by a few people just calling my art bad, but that was it. This was really discouraging, and trust me that I freaked out at the time. Same with a self-ship of mine I had, and still kinda do. I was always super scared to talk about it in fear of being harassed, since it's Undyne from Undertale - and we all know how the Sans fans had it. A kid does not know how to deal with this maturely. I certainly didn't. They shouldn't suffer for their interests just because some jerkass doesn't like it. I also see a lot of my fellow neurodiverse people being attacked for things like these, because our hyperfixations are "cringy". It's just a genuienly harmful mentality, and I do my best to stop it myself when talking to people who I know that condone this kind of thing. It's just... Really disgusting. I'm all about "If someone is having fun, and it is not harmful, and you have an issue with that - just look away, block them or something. Just don't harass them or call them out for liking a thing and having fun, They haven't done anything to you." Either way, love your art! And your character is super cute, too! I love them, and I'm glad you have a thing you enjoy ^^

[@erintangsing4340]

May be cringe but they have fun making it and that’s all that maters 😃

[@Ninapea]

Same for me when I'm into Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, I see people getting really angry and making fun of others for drawing fan art and stuff. And it makes me feel extremely guilty, shameful, and even embarrassed for simply enjoying these shows and drawing my favorite characters. This needs to stop. It's hurting people. Even me.😢

[@endymionredacted1304]

Your comment about the use of the r-slur and the use of the word cringe just further confirms for me that cringe culture is just an advanced version of anti-autistic sentiment. Anime, cosplay, five nights at freddie's, naruto, ocs and similar things that are regarded as cringy are very common autistic special interests and I think that's not a coincidence. It's insidious.

[@dorothyallspice1862]

As is Disney and 90s cartoons. It's one of those lesser-known fandoms, but it has a massive following amongst autistic people. I was one of those fans, especially when I was in middle school. Nobody really ever called my interests "cringe", but I could never find anybody who really shared my interests or shared the same amount of enthusiasm I had for them. If anything they'll be like, "Oh wow, that's cool." [fake enthusiasm, a la Mariah Carey "complimenting" someone] I think the only actual insult that I ever recieved for my interests as a kid was someone my age saying that "cartoons are for kids." I sort of internalized that from that point forward, but that didn't stop me from watching the shows I loved. In fact, those shows.....Doug, The Powerpuff Girls, Rocko's Modern Life, Animaniacs, Ren & Stimpy....they inspired me to pursue a career in voice acting. I honestly don't regret a thing.

[@leoproductions5014]

I know this might be an oc but is this a drawing of LaurenzSide?

[@RadPaxOfficial]

it is Lauren :D it was for her birthday

[@leoproductions5014]

RadPax Aw cool I didn’t think it was at first but then you drew dexter and I took a guess and it’s amazing I’m sure she’ll love it and if she already saw it then I hope she loved it as much as I do because it’s amazingly beautiful

[@chickencake5134]

Omg i have found more fans of the bread queen😊

[@thedotintheletteri]

I knew it! The outfit, the hair, DEXTER!!!!

[@gabrielabhaktirasaveiskate4785]

I know I’m still hurt even in my adulthood a lot by this because I started to cry immediately when you started defending people like us. And cried throughout all the video.

[@Milo-hp9fw]

Cringe culture also comes from making fun of autistic people. I'll see people calling things cringe, but its an autistic trait. It is so frustrating. I'm just doing something, and I'm called cringe. My brother doesn't help, either. He's older than me and calls everything I do cringe. He also says anything he doesn't like is cringey, like theatre. (I am a theatre kid) Also, given is an amazing anime. It has amazing gay representation and an amazing plotline with complex characters.

[@saturnitx2327]

Cringe culture makes me really sad, because there's a lot of things that I like so much, but people keep dragging it down for no reason, it just feels really bad :(

[@boombirdking2118]

Embrace your cringe and become based

[@saplingheaven]

you 🤝🏽 me liking self-inserts

[@RadPaxOfficial]

they're so funky and fresh

[@saplingheaven]

@@RadPaxOfficial YUH

[@roxi64]

I am 22 now and I am so glad that you are adressing this topic! I feel like I cringe a lot about my own OCs because of what other people expect of me. But you are right, I only have my OCs for myself and I have fun designing them. I shouldn't care about what other people expect of my own creativity. Thank you so much for your words❤️

[@falsejinx]

Boutta dropkick whoever disliked this vid

[@federicamarchionni2469]

lol the fandom I'm in revolves around people creating their own OC to romance the main 6 characters of the game. And most people I've interacted with in the fandom are between the ages of 25 and 35, many of us married, some with kids. we still enjoy the hell out of our self-insert magician apprentices. no shame.

[@WinterBlizzards]

Cringe culture ruined my childhood and forced me to skip it for maturity and being a “good kid” and I regret not standing up for myself and what I liked. Even if it was simple as my favorite color being pink or watching my little pony I changed it without a second thought when I was told it was weird or cringe. I’m so glad someone is talking about this because it is a big issue and cause a lot of my depression and anxiety. It needs to change! Thanks so much for talking about this and looking out for the younger people who don’t have a voice. I hope you’re doing well and staying safe! And remember to drink some water everyone!

[@user-sk4up8wz5b]

One time i was playing roblox. My avatar was the blocky body and i had the purple cat headphones. Some random girl called me fat and a furry saying i was cringe for having cat ears on my avatar-

[@AFUniversCat]

i'm glad that the big cringe culture trend is dead, but i still see small ''Cringe'' callout. Some person on DA attacked me cause i made a cat-version of Captain America that is small and thin? It thought it was very stupid and pointless to focus about that when i modified a lot of other things about his story and personality to fit the lore of my fanbooks (that include cat-version of characters cause i like doing that. but ppl call that ''Cringy'' too.) And again cringing about me modifing things from the original as a whole, story-wise or design-wise is entirely pointless. Another thing i get attacked for is making all my cats (cat versions and cat OCs) genetically possible, as well as making genetically possible design of warrior Cats? again, i love cat genetics and it's my fun, and i don't even see what can be remotely ''Cringy'' about it, since it's a way of learning about REAL LIFE science and genetics. It can't understand cringe culture and i want these people to stop harassing me for stupid things. Not even that it affect me (at least not that much :///), i just find it sad and discouraging that some people are still like that. It NEEDS to stop.

[@idrisb3765]

That's pretty stupid. Steve was once skinny and thin and you are more than allowed to make your own headcanons and change their personalities if it's a different story. I have a similar thing where I get judged for not drawing humans because I think they're boring to draw so instead I draw anthros or just animals and it's just really stupid. I tell people that its an artistic choice to draw them as anthros or even just an animal so I have more choice on their design and people still get weird about it. Psst! I love that you write your own fanbooks! I also do. I think its neat

[@AFUniversCat]

@@idrisb3765 yes it is stupid. Especialy since i made that cat version different to fit a DIFFENRENT UNIVERSE with DIFFERENT LORE (cause i add cat-versions of stuff into my stories). A lore in wich i think it make sense to have a small, energic, playful and pacific Steve. lol. Wow that is pretty stupid too.... i HATE drawing humans as well and (almost) only draw cats. So i understand you on that. (Thx! My books are a serie that is called AF Univers, and they are mostly just about a gang of cats trying to fight villainous cats. *if i try to make it short, lol* and i just add some cat-versions of stuff for.. no reason, just fun! What's your book(s)?)

[@midnightmoonflower7289]

I agree with this! I know I might have stopped drawing if people put my art on a cringe comp when I was younger. Granted my art isn't absolutely amazing today but I keep working on it and trying to improve. I just followed you on Twitter! I have been working on comics and other things now.

[@crowbirdyy]

As someone who's into a lot of fandoms considered to be "Cringey" this was really nice to hear. Thank you ^^

[@sansydoodle1805]

cringe culture is indeed a dumb thing. every time someone says something about how cringy some people look, i always tell them, it just looks like they're having fun to me. at least they know how to have fun lol.

[@Dannysaurus606]

Ohh voy I'm cringy and proud. I had people bully me for being cringy a couple years ago, but I found stuff like this video that said cringe culture is dead and thus I took pride in people calling me cringe

[@en_beeze2850]

YES! People need to stop hating on fandoms! I am in the anime, fnaf, Undertale, and Furry fandom and I am afraid of people knowing because it's so called "weird". I wish everybody knew this because it important to accept EVERYBODY and not hate on people no matter what they like!

[@gerardwaykinnie2986]

Cringe culture has made me lose alot of confidence every time I make a animation of an anime I really like I get scared to post it cuz I feel like I'll get judged for something I worked hours on 😅

[@monoex]

it's absurd how many ppl i've heard be absolutely DEDICATED to dying on the hill of supporting cringe culture because they openly hate kids and/or neurodivergent people (i'm adding ND because there's a lot of overlap between mocking disabled people and cringe culture, and many of these people try to justify hating on "cringy" older people BECAUSE they're disabled). it's very telling about what kind of humans they are if they support harassing ppl for existing in a way they can't control, whether that's due to their age or disability. i got targeted a lot as a kid for being disabled and into "cringe", and just like you i befriended really awful people who crapped on all of my interests too. i remember when i finally confronted them, they told me it was "just a joke" when these people legit clowned on me for WEEKS for drawing one cartoon horse and putting it on the internet. it really contributed to me losing my artistic spark for years. i've found much better people to be around since then and got my spark back, but yeah, screw cringe culture.

[@sweetloutstea1688]

I had my art put on a I hate everything video and that killed my art for me Iam trying again but I still remember when I used to get put up on tumblr

[@wow.itsjaz]

what makes me mad is all of a sudden those people that call it CRINGE OMG CRINGE KID in 2016 when i loved it! now like anime because its "trendy" but then they use an anime pfp and have NO IDEA WHO IT IS!

[@StrikerSimp]

As a (female) brony, i've been literally told to fudging *DIE,* and that i was "downright cringe" just because of my personal interests. Cringe culture is one of the worst things that exists in our world, it's nothing more than a large movement of delusional bullies who can't respect other people's opinions without acting like bigots, all behaving the same way, like sheep. I got told by other better people that i should ignore these bigots, and man if they were right. I keep on following my own lead and my own interests, and this makes me proud, and happy to be me.

[@dead7667]

I couldn’t agree more! As someone who grew up with the internet and cringe culture, it’s been so difficult to talk about my interests because it’s “cringe.” It absolutely sucks. Really glad there are some people who agree that cringe culture is awful.

[@leahdawson6196]

Dude..... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! This is the sort of thing that killed my confidence as a kid! Everything I liked was bad and mindless. I wasn't allowed to just have fun. Everything had to have some long-standing purpose.