r/cringetopia | i am in physical pain please help me

[@daijoubougie]

If that last kid was my younger sibling I’d definitely have to sit them down and explain that what they’re feeling is only a crush and that it’s fine to relate to a celeb/Internet personality to a degree, but no Dream doesn’t “get you” because he’s not even aware of your existence. Dream isn’t talking to you specifically, he’s a guy in his room speaking to a camera. As tough as that’d be to hear they need to learn to separate fan/ online culture and real life. I’d also devote more of my free time to taking them outside to have real experiences, some kids (and adults tbf)are so plugged in that they don’t realize that 90% of the discourse and twitter hot takes mean absolutely nothing in the real world, and you don’t need to label yourself to try and belong somewhere. We’re all anxious and strange, let’s get you some interpersonal relationships bb

[@ankarstian]

i'd just rko takedown them tbh

[@nab23]

Not even speaking to a camera. A microphone

[@orangemoustash]

That's probably the best way to do it. Probably explain a little what a Parasocial relationship is.

[@CeliMe007]

Well said!

[@missycruelwolfart4615]

same bro

[@goosieschmoo8239]

The translated for teenagers one dealt 500+ points of psychic damage to me and I'm not even a teenager.

[@alexsm3882]

Yea but you could totes like keep it 💯 wit them or you'll get rekt like a boomer, trust me it's lit bruh

[@mikemiken1963]

Yeah, the irony of this comment being more cringe that that sign.

[@goosieschmoo8239]

@@mikemiken1963 Sorry but I can't hear you over how cringe it is for boomers to try to relate to younger generations by using slang but in a totally incorrect way.

[@goosieschmoo8239]

@@alexsm3882 LOL 10/10

[@mikemiken1963]

@@goosieschmoo8239 Cool, wouldn't want to accidentally inflict "psychic damage"... That sign was fucking stupid, talking like you're in a Pokémon battle made me wince.

[@Kate-oe1om]

Listening to the Dreamsexual girl, I've never been more glad that I had my teenage years just slightly before internet culture really kicked off XD Thanks for posting, Cue!

[@alexsm3882]

I was just so confused all throughout that bit

[@chosh3637]

If she likes dream then should would be straight I’m so confused

[@AssassinDevil34]

Yep I’m now 19 I hate it too

[@matttyler9963]

Me too dude im 30

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

I’m almost 39 n completely agreed!

[@munkyzzb7504]

Poor Dream kid maybe they shouldn't describe it as a sexuality. It's just a crush I think or a troll idk?

[@bombardo183]

Either way it's unhealthy, it's just another para social relationship. That kid needs to grow out of it or they'll get stuck in that mindset

[@foxbiscuit]

But that wouldn't make them * . * s p e c i a l * . *

[@replix4417]

It’s actually a pretty popular thing that someone started on twitter, the girl probably stumbled across it and was like “Yea, thats meeee” F

[@zink.h1525]

well they are like 12 or something, they probably don't understand the difference with being gay, bi, ace, pan, ect and thinking having a crush on one guy is a sexuality, I'm sure they will realize sooner or later if people just talked to them and help them understand it better

[@munkyzzb7504]

@@zink.h1525 yeah I agree

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

The "i'm a mop" freestyle thing wasn't even cringy tbh it's just hilarious imo

[@devinazevedo1122]

Would have to see if he was serious about it

[@Fart_Lord_Gaming]

Completely agree it felt more chad energy to me than cringe

[@alymatronicdeeare8265]

Honestly, power to that man. I'd listen to a song by him

[@BigManPVP]

hes got kendrick lamar and j cole levels of lyricism

[@itz_ashane6886]

I'd stay with him after that

[@freakatron-3000]

"Brother-zone" This goes beyond Alabama, in Alabama, they have to be at least your second cousin

[@ferretman6790]

It goes to Hapsburg family

[@Arguing.With.Idiots.]

I love your pfp

[@Snarl_Marx]

"You can't even get out of the brother zone. What a simp." What in the backwoods hell is that sh*t?

[@mummmfyx6994]

His head sways scare me

[@FattyMachine3000]

T-t-t-take me to your back woods now!

[@Stinkydinkydo]

The dream kid feels like an embarrassing puberty event that would usually happen in the microcosm of a middle school, but unfortunately happened on the internet....for literally anyone and everyone to see which is the worst part

[@theeveronever1554]

I'm in middle school. I hope my thing called "Duck Squad" is not a phase because I don't want it to go away :(

[@blaireeeeee]

shes a troll

[@teeth_denier]

"some people are lucky enough that their cringy childhood isn't immortalized on the internet for everyone to see"

[@aaa0281]

I have nothing but sympathy for the “dreamsexual.” Seems pretty young, and will more than likely mature enough to understand the absurdity of identifying herself in such a way. Just try to FATHOM how much this girl will be kicking herself in the future over this moment. What a regrettable series of events. Assuming of course that she really is being honest.

[@clevercryptids]

I agree with you, She's definitely very confused. I was a similar kid at some point with some popular creators (I realized the absurdity of it and got my emotions sorted) and, I understand what she's going through, I hope she realizes how absurd this is sooner rather than later and save her the harsher embarrassment looking back

[@Raiden-le7up]

I really hope that she gets the help she needs eventually or is able to get support from the people around her for her problems. That vid actually made me sad

[@SkunkThePunk]

exactly. it is stupid but shes probably 10. she doesnt understand what shes saying. shes a kid, she needs to be treated like one, not a matured adult making a dumb choice.

[@angrymaninapandamask6432]

@@clevercryptids dre/am even if you disagree please use am pronouns 🤣

[@LazoGT]

They're trying to mock the lgbt community with this. They're not actually "dreamsexual". People actually use this as an example to be hateful and be like "see? this community is a joke because of this very real sexuality/gender!"

[@ActuallyTragic]

That last clip, and I'm aware of all the jokes about "Dream SMP fans have absent fathers" and making fun of "girls with daddy issues" but that clip to me reeks of absentee parenting; it isn't necessarily that the parents are physically absent, but the parents seem to be actively ignoring or at least they don't understand what their kid is doing online and the toxic habits they've formed. We've reached a point where loads of kids are being basically raised by the internet and especially e-celebrities, and it's now showing how much that can actively damage someone so young because they've not had any guidance or chance to mature yet. And as a result, kids are growing up more confused and unstable because their parents have either failed to keep up with them, or physically can't keep up if they tried. I think any parent should accompany their kid(s), especially if they're young, while on the internet and try to encourage making real in-person friendships and bonds over fake parasocial relationships on KZbin or Discord or whatever. Otherwise, how are they even gonna cope when reality finally sets in?

[@GabbyIsFine]

The dream fans vs. antis segment was really painful.

[@ceilingfanv]

@PuppyHurricane why do u like dream

[@galuxius1861]

@PuppyHurricane I guess you could say his content is the *dream*

[@distant1334]

@@galuxius1861 best dad joke I've seen today

[@distant1334]

@PuppyHurricane your good you enjoy it and don't go any further

[@boomya324]

@@galuxius1861 ba ding crash

[@kolonarulez5222]

Imagine in 10 years the Dreamsexual finding that recording again. They definitely will since the internet is forever

[@mediacat20]

At least they dont have their real name or anything on there ig 😭

[@maddieb.4282]

Thank god that EVERYTHING happens on the internet now and everyone has a two second attention span, so it’ll probably actually be gone or buried underneath the literal trillions of other cringe images by the time that person is an adult! Back in the early days of the internet, something could go viral on the ENTIRE internet and it could be a disaster if the person was aware of it…. Remember the Star Wars Jedi kid?

[@plebisMaximus]

Parasocial relationships are a plague and we need to stop kids from developing them. You should be forming communities with your peers, not pedos on the internet. I've already had the talk with my younger brother several times about how he shouldn't be taking the internet all that seriously and to not think too highly of people online.

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

Honestly I just feel so bad for Dream and his friends. I'm pretty sure he's a child himself and he has to deal with the stans obsessing with "him" when really it's just a character he plays, and people who absolutely despise him and spew hate at him. Hell, people have even doxxed him and leaked his home address. EDIT: I just checked and Dream is 22 so not a child, but he's still pretty young, and I know some of his friends are minors and they get absolutely trashed on by the internet and it makes me feel so bad for them

[@plebisMaximus]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 He could've stepped off at any point before he became a giant, or at the very least told his fans they're being creepy instead of enabling them and declaring his undying love for them every 37 seconds on Twitter.

[@comicsans3537]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 Nah, dream is a horrible guy. Homphobic and baiting :/

[@Slithery]

There are different types of Parasocial relationships and they aren’t all inherently bad. It’s important to distinguish between the shallow level and the more intense levels. It’s impossible to prevent them entirely, nor should they be kids should be Warned about the dangers of over obsession and reminded that those on the other end don’t ‘know’ or ‘understand’ them

[@kyekimler]

@@comicsans3537 I'd like to ask how the fuck he's homophobic? I know he took a bit of a break from streaming over Pride Month after saying he'd donate all money from those streams to a LGBTQ+ charity, and people tried to give him shit for this, but in the end he still ended up donating over $50000 of his own money to the charity with his friends for a combined total of $140000. This issue is the only instance I can find of him ever being accused of homophobia, and it turned out to all be bullshit, so I'll ask again how is he homophobic? One thing I dislike more than over passionate fans are people perpetuating bullshit lies through mob mentality without doing any research themselves, and I'd very much like to know if you actually have any basis for claiming Dream's homophobic or if you're simply ignorant.

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

Dream sexual girl - “I’m not trolling, I just have a lot of issues” lmfao that is the MOST TRUE statement of the clip. That is the ENTIRE clip in a nutshell. I’m probably glad I don’t even know who tf dream is

[@Gunt0_0]

I mean he is entertaining but even The CREATOR DREAM DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH HIS COMMUNITY that's how bad his community is filled with 14yr given internet Access at 7 I mean I a 12 year is cringing and having physicaly from this video I'm not supporting him I any way but I'm just saying hes not a bad person

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

@@Gunt0_0 you've got a point

[@Gunt0_0]

@@-theguiltycormorant-1043 yes those fans ARE MORE CRAZY THAN A GUY IN A MENTAL ASYLUM im 12 i cant spell;-;

[@Revolution-U]

Man I love it when someone younger than me can smell stupidity

[@AbrasiousProductions]

if you did you'd feel no sympathy for a creature like her.

[@bottomtext5872]

The best part about the dreamsexual one if my homie is just doing a crossword in the background.

[@skeptical_dragonfruit]

Haven’t cringed in awhile, this is just what I need

[@KiomonDuck]

I 👍

[@devinazevedo1122]

Same

[@kitsune.963]

Thanks mothman

[@BarakielArts]

"You're dream sexual? " "Yeah" "H-huh?" Mans sound so confused lmao 😂 I lost it

[@dCa991]

I thought I was immune to cringe after suffering through the German mother and son clip, but after that dreamsexual audio I feel like I’ve been tempered in the fire of Mount Doom

[@gfran7112]

what clip exactly?

[@michac.8283]

@@gfran7112 the one where he did things to a stuffed animal and his mom found out.

[@mlpdisneylover]

@@michac.8283 um what 😐

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@gfran7112 Where?

[@CanceltheEat]

The “translated for teens” thing is kind of endearing actually. Whoever made it is definitely a little out of touch but you can see they put some effort into figuring out what all the kids say nowadays. It’s not really insulting, it’s just kind of cute. A for effort, B- for execution

[@Capdukeymomoman]

It even has Sus on there so its decently new

[@ToastGreeting]

The only issue is it has vocabulary from many different years that aren't as relevant anymore. So that sign was definitely in the works since 2015 at the earliest

[@xXSPADEGG]

@@Capdukeymomoman "Sus" has been a thing for like over a decade

[@pleasedontfeedthe6235]

Ugh, I've had a couple instances of random strangers fetishizing my feet in public before. One guy was trying to get me to let him snap a pic of my soles...so uncomfortable.

[@dannywolfpero]

Take their money.

[@ledarbyromeo9667]

Then their souls.

[@ledarbyromeo9667]

Or their soles.

[@firelinksshrine1695]

God that "survival kit" post fucking hurts me so hard I instantly became crippled

[@mikemiken1963]

Probjust a little thing their supervisor spent an entire Sunday putting together for the department. They were probably all excited about this cute pintrest idea.... and then they acted like that. Lady probably made absolute bank, most med prof I know did, during COVID.

[@agquad]

@@mikemiken1963 Yeah but that money could have been spent elsewhere. Overall an absolutely horrible management choice.

[@SuzanneRush]

I'm less concerned by that kid identifying as Dream-sexual, because most kids do genuinely feel that way about their first crush: it's obsessive and all encompassing and it feels like they are literally the only person who understands you or could make you happy. It's cringe but harmless (assuming they grow out of it), and it doesn't matter whether it is a movie star or singer or streamer or the boy down the road, it's all the same and always has been. The difference is that most kids never used to have the facility to share their crazy with such a wide audience. Your family or friends might make fun of you for it in later years, or show you cringe photos of you kitted out in your TeenybopperBoyBand#258 merch, but it was never usually live streamed and discussed amongst audiences of thousands or even millions of strangers worldwide. That access to an audience, and the standard childish need for approval/acceptance, pushes them to do stuff like this, expecting waves of love and support and viral campaigns to promote your crush, and are met with dismissive disinterest (because who cares about some tween's celeb obsession?) it's hard to accept that given all you see is the fanfare over famous - even temporary 'viral' fame - people doing much the same thing. Weirdly, the main thing she and kids like her need to learn is "you don't matter". Not in a harsh way, but just that Dave getting in from night-shift on the other side of the planet is going to scroll right past your life-changing moment because he doesn't know or care about you, and that is OK as long as it's important to the people important to you. Value isn't a numbers game, if you have two good friends or family members who give a crap, that's not "worthless" just because Louise has 40k followers who 'liked' her status update about the same thing.

[@wannabehistorian371]

This, this exactly. The internet has made this normal part of child development a mental health issue. I really think that it’s important to bring kids back to reality and remind them that their crushes, wants, etc are theirs and theirs only.

[@maddieb.4282]

This is really well framed and I like this approach. It takes the criticism and “cringe” away from the literal child, and focuses more on the system that makes it possible for this kind of thing to impact someone significantly.

[@atinyevil1383]

The “sign translated for teenagers” at least used the slang right. A lot of people who do that don’t use the terms correctly.

[@orangequill1645]

Very outdated slang of course but its correct-

[@Itrali]

well the sign is permanent and slang changes all the time and meanings of words change. for example "cringe" and "simp" are misused so often that their original meaning got lost. the sign is gonna be stupid looking either way lol

[@turbovirgin_]

Awful idea, but great execution

[@officialasa]

lol the person that was talking about being dreamsexual should’ve probably just been like, “haha I was actually trolling guys, dream is fucking stupid” That would’ve probably avoided like, all of the embarrassment in that scenario lolll

[@Rukalin]

As emotional as she sounded I think she was neither capable of doing that, nor were her priorities to keep it from being embarassing.

[@ClownGutzz]

You could tell she thrives off attention. The second no one was talking she started crying. And immediately stopped as soon as someone said something back to her.

[@jasperjazzie]

@@ClownGutzz she was already sounding like she was on the verge of tears the moment she started talking, she sounds like 14 _at the oldest,_ i doubt she's pulling crocodile tears for attention and playing some weird manipulation game lmao...and even if she is that's still concerning and i feel for her, that's not normal to do

[@maxthemannequin4143]

I feel so bad for that poor kid at the end. It sounds like they're confused about what defines a sexuality, and it doesn't help that there's plenty of jokes online about fake sexualities (simplynailogical's holosexual joke, for example). Thankfully, they sound pretty young, so hopefully they have good influences in their life to help them figure things out.

[@doctoreggman6542]

This is one of those situations where people born with the internet at their disposal falls into these weird pipelines at a very young and believe it as their truth, where something as basic as sexuality gets so broad and complex thanks to the internet's jokers or crazed. (joke or not some kids online just don't know what's good legitimate information sources to learn life on because the clear majority would be using it to socialize or play games. So, what should be deemed as bad and false information online that can have a clear bias or be completely false can go straight through them because they lack the experience and knowledge to deny what is false with no one to correct them before it sticks to them as their personal unflitered truth.) they'd believe liking a real person is a legitimate sexuality as they're still developing and having been told by whatever niche group of people online (hopefully not irl), i assume, that there isn't a defining boundary as what counts as a sexuality and what's just inappropriate and weird. I worry for the younger generation these days and i'm not even anywhere near old myself.

[@Itrali]

what's kinda worrying is that she also said "i have a lot of issues" so they might be coping with those issues by being obsessively part of the "dream community". they should really get actual help instead of coping with random things and venting about it online

[@355scaper]

The internet has turned into a plague. It use to be that your parents/peers would let you know in some way that this is not normal or healthy behavior. Now you find a small community of random people who only reinforce the behavior and tell you to be proud of it and shouldnt be judged

[@stephanien6237]

Why does she need to call it a “sexuality” instead of a “crush”? It’s bizarre!

[@Nerobyrne]

when you ask for a raise they be like "but it's not about the money!" Yes, it is. Why do you think I show up every day? If I didn't care about money I'd volunteer.

[@icrissa]

And then they're like "But we're like a fAmiLy" Lmao no we aren't 😂. Like am I supposed to love them or something? I'm here for the M-o-n-e-y.

[@cherrynicole4511]

He really said some girls don't have any business wearing sandals...I'm one of those girls he's talking about 👀😂😂😭

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

I say we have business wearing steel toed boots in case he needs a kicking

[@cherrynicole4511]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 hell yeah!

[@theholyimbaness9370]

Bruh, I'm so white a paprika is spicy and my legs are scarred, when I'm in shorts people stare like I'm behind a zoo glass 😂

[@Ash_is_cooler]

I feel bad for the girl who's dreamsexual, because in a couple of years, she gonna realize how dumb that was lmao

[@jellycpufi1880]

yeah same lol or at least I hope she will realize this

[@wannabehistorian371]

She’ll look back in a few years and laugh and/or cringe. It’s going to just be an embarrassing childhood memory like we all have; albeit one that’s going to stay on the internet forever.

[@cherry__Soda]

I’m going to look back at these days and wonder why dream sexual was made.

[@Lewis-jt9cq]

I wouldn't exactly call it stupid, there might be a reason why she feels the need to seek love from an internet personality. Maybe an abusive household thus shitty social life or something

[@bekahbabie]

Oh my dear god the “you’re stuck in the brother zone” actually had me wanting to pull my hair out!! Like?? Yeah????? Because he’s her literal brother and that’s the only zone he needs to be in????????? What zone would there even be after that????????????

[@AmethystQtz]

Wait wait wait... hear me out... Sweet Zone Alabama🎶

[@bekahbabie]

@@AmethystQtz AAKDKAKDLAJR NOOOOOOOOO 😭😭💀

[@kaisar3306]

The "translated for teenagers" one implies that teenagers are like extraterrestrial creatures that only understands slang and not proper English makes me real mad

[@unxtraordinary]

Nuhuh, once you hit thirteen you are no longer human, then at twenty you return back to humanhood /s

[@ClownGutzz]

That one was so accurate though. My younger brother is a teen and knows tons of people who talk like that. I’m in my 20s and even I know people who still talk like that. It’s true rhough

[@jvgreendarmok]

We all need to Darmok and Jalad to keep the camp tidy, or it's gonna be Shaka when the walls fell.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

If you understood proper English, you’d be speaking it

[@ajoajoajoaj]

@@wolfetteplays8894 Judging by your other comments you are either really stupid or just a troll, more likely the latter.

[@sam4gaming135]

Honestly the thumbnail doesn't even make me cringe it just makes me sad cause I know someone out there is going to use it to excuse their hate towards the actual community.

[@comicsans3537]

Idk, I think the community needs to talk about their streamers and how several are racist and homophobic as adults. The community needs to fix a lot of things, no hate, but it's sad that so many kids aren't talking about this and adults are praying on kids.

[@GabbyIsFine]

@@scronkzz They are kids with a celebrity crush. I think they just don't understand that having a crush doesn't mean you are "this person"-sexual. They are young and I feel really bad for them to be honest. I hope they outgrow this with no further issues.

[@kattheshy7765]

@@scronkzz who is considered racist, homphobic and paedophiles to you?

[@nijuhinaa]

@@scronkzz listen, the creators aren't anything you said BUT they do refuse to acknowledge the worst side of their fandom. they fear the hatred they'll get from their fans, so they don't talk about them at all.

[@silverschmid4591]

@@scronkzz dude, the most popular of these streames are actual minors, and some of them are gay. i dont know about racism, but you have no right to call them homophbic pedophiles.

[@officialasa]

If the dreamsexual person was my younger sibling, I’d probably be like, “yeah they’re just doing a weird bit that they do haha, it’s a rlly meta type of meme that we do to satirise parasocial dynamics and stuff” Then I would’ve probably had them engage in some introspection guided by myself, and tried to get them to critically think abt their position and understand the obvious logical flaws and stuff. I study philosophy and formal logic, so I probably would have tried rlly hard to break down why their position is not reflective of reality by highlighting flaws in each premise of their argument. I would’ve also sent them empirical studies detailing the negative affect prolonged by these types of parasocial relationships

[@zanwrightmfwr756]

I like watching Dream, even after the cheating controversy. What I don't get is that somehow these 14 year olds can extract every bit of personality, lore, zodiac, whatever from watching a dude running away from his friends in a videogame for 30 minutes straight.

[@mediacat20]

From my experience its mostly those kids who were given full access to the internet at like 6 yrs old, and ive met multiple 9-11 year olds on discord who are roleplaying as DSMP characters and sexualizing themselves. Me and my friend were part of a minecraft SMP, and the owner was literally 9, and would constantly make “gawk gawk 9000” jokes to my friend (who repeatedly said he was uncomfortable with it) and still messages me with random server invites. imo most of them grow out of it around 7-8th grade, but theres still a few outliers

[@doctoreggman6542]

@PuppyHurricane Well that's good. May your future be bright and earning with plentiful wonderful and diverse fun experiences.

[@theworldsmostforgottentown]

@PuppyHurricane oh damn, you're doing commissions at such an age! I'm impressed, good on you ^^

[@thevoid747]

@PuppyHurricane hey, good for you doing commissions and stuff already! That’s super impressive! Take care of yourself 💙💙

[@blastoise2940]

@PuppyHurricane be careful with comms

[@angelvelazquez1597]

"Call this number if you see anything that is cringe" *Proceeds to call to report the sign*

[@alexhughes8211]

Thanks for posting Cue, I’ll keep staying hydrated and roller skating on :)

[@Cuestar]

thank you, that means the world to me!

[@Cardboard_object]

Boop

[@potato_is_a_v3gtable]

@@Cuestar how is your day at the moment

[@sophiarichardson3760]

jesus christ that poor girl, I can barely imagine the anxiety she's experiencing on the discord call

[@Itrali]

yeah the older sounding people there should have taken her to another voice channel so she doesnt embarrass herself more

[@redred6756]

I just don't understand why that guy thinks that arguing with a girl's brother doesn't distract from the fact that his teeth looks like the kind of cheese they'd grate over my soup in Olive Garden.

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

You know you're getting older when you don't know wtf a "Dream" is and you have no idea wtf is going on with that last kid.

[@mediacat20]

Dream is a minecraft youtuber, he makes videos with his friends about manhunts in minecraft, and ever since his server gained popularity a lot of really young kids have started forming unhealthy parasocial relationships around him and his friends

[@gospelunderanimations1193]

A dream is something you let die the older you get

[@FormCreator]

You ever sleep before? Sometimes pictures follow

[@LooneyNuke]

A dream is those weird random thoughts you have when you're sleeping

[@MisterBlightside]

The old man almost broke his neck trying to look back at ol girl's feet 😭

[@JustAnotherColinKinnie]

God, the dreamsexual kid hurt my soul in a sad way. I just feel so bad man.

[@allisonbee]

nah the elementary school crossword puzzle is what did me in 😭 truly a painful reminder that these kids are so young, honestly seems rly damaging to have kids that young being so online. wonder what the repercussions of this will be in the future

[@wtichery]

Me at 11 tbh

[@VRHOwO]

People could just say "i have a crush on Dream", and it would totally fine, but no, they have to make a gender called "Dreamsexual" to tell people they are in love with a guy that plays minecraft and has never show his face

[@mediacat20]

They’re not making a gender, they’re making a sexuality, but otherwise yeah. This kid definitely just has a very bad parasocial relationship, by saying “he gets people like me” they’re just showing that they don’t get everything as a whole. Plus they’re on discord at a super young age

[@bonesaftonistired]

@@mediacat20 Actually there are people claiming to be "Dreamgender" where they identify as Dream(???) I know this person in particular wasn't, but some do

[@mediacat20]

@@bonesaftonistired that is not referring to the minecraft youtuber. Dreamgender is a xenogender for people who feel like their gender exists in a dream-like state, or they feel like their gender is as faint as a dream is. It has nothing to do with dream the youtuber

[@bonesaftonistired]

@@mediacat20 There's two different versions. I'm referring to the version that IS related to the youtuber (hence why I capitalized Dreamgender rather than typing it in lowercase)

[@mediacat20]

@@bonesaftonistired yeah but in most instances it is dreamgender, as in the dream state. The only times i have seen someone say Dreamgender referring to the youtuber is trolls or transphobes (or both)

[@ElementalofAir]

You can be into someone without them defining your entire sexuality. Thinking about it that way really limits your ability to recognize feelings for people who actually know you.

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

3:50 honestly if some kid or something came up with that and it’s a cute idea. As long as that’s not the only thing they compensated the nurses with.

[@t0ttsmejellin954]

Lol when i heard the dream story i thought she was literally sexually attracted to dreams...woosh right over my head.

[@ochilling2124]

She is?

[@t0ttsmejellin954]

@@ochilling2124 oh... Sry.. They are...

[@finalbossi7319]

That livestream with that twinbrother. I never cringed so hard in my life.

[@krazycats564]

Trying so desperately to put the other guy down. Just weird

[@yanfei7782]

If you wanna give someone a "survival kit" filled with candy, at least give them candy that's edible.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Those candies are edible, what planet are you from???

[@yanfei7782]

@@wolfetteplays8894 They *CAN* be eaten. You wouldn't want to eat a laffy taffy but you can.

[@BubbleBunnyy]

I like how even old dudes are still just creepy people are just so weird

[@dragonslayer-rc7jy]

You can't just call yourself dream sexual. The obsession and attraction to dream is one issue but you can't just have a sexuality that is attraction to one specific person. Sexuality defines the general conditions under which you are sexually attracted to someone like their gender and degree you feel sexual attraction towards said person. Being attracted to one specific person is just being attracted to that person

[@GogiRegion]

In their defense, they did say, “and his kind of energy,” which I suppose could mean anyone who reminds them of Dream, which would more realistically just be pansexual with specific preferences, but more likely they just have a parasocial relationship and are going through some stuff.

[@mediacat20]

I dont even think its an attraction to dream, they said “he understands people like me” so they’re definitely going through a heavy parasocial relationship

[@mintytrash]

I've had that kinda crossword homework in late middle school, early high school.

[@justarandompeep8945]

For real specifically when like our teachers didn’t really care or had given up.

[@Delta-lu5kf]

I really wish the best for the dreamsexual girl. She's gonna either be extremely heartbroken when she realizes Dream doesn't even know she exists, or when she gets older and cringes back at herself. Neither are gonna be particularly fun experiences. It's awful that she ended up falling into this massive parasocial relationship

[@munkyzzb7504]

U can't get of the brother zone 😆 😆 gets me every time

[@erinw8787]

I think that young girl confused having a crush on someone with being ‘something sexual’ .

[@averagetomboyenjoyer9620]

Guy: Where are you from, Alabama? Other guy: *starts speaking in extra chromosomes*

[@michamocha]

I dont think that guy heard the full "that's my twin brother". 💀He just heard brother and ran with it to save face. But, I feel bad for the dreamsexual girl because like her, alot of kids have some serious issues and build an unhealthy attachment to things/people like Dream to cope or claim as their identity. It's very concerning.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

By that same logic having an attachment to Jesus would be having a lot of issues 😂

[@MintyyFrost]

I feel bad for these young teenagers who genuinely feel things like "dreamsexual" showing that the internet has gone too far, influencing children into terrible mindsets just for attention

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

I kinda feel for the "Dreamsexual" kid because they're clearly young and experiencing their first intense crush, and parasocial relations make it even more confusing. It's easy to mock but assuming she was for real (and I can totally see someone actually being like that) I know that she really is feeling it that strongly. She's probably having problems already so she has grabbed on with her dear life to the one thing that brings her some comfort, and has deluded herself into believing that it's actually something meaningful.

[@nosferatu1743]

boss man just doing crosswords while a teenager is having a breakdown in the background

[@Solanin0803]

I feel realy sorry for the dream kid. Sounded like it took them A LOT of courage to say that.

[@marygray7422]

Aw. I think dream sexual girl just wanted to talk to somebody about her crush. I just cannot believe that out of 400 people, nobody tried to throw her a rope in that situation

[@BernicePanders]

12:00 - TBH, sounds troll to me. She sounds too old when she's not crying to be acting like that & she keeps switching off the crying like a light & sounds super annoyed at times. IMO she's older & wouldn't actually be that obsessed/crushing on some anonymous gamer

[@replix4417]

You’d be surprised, you’d be surprised •_-

[@cthult7856]

Obsessions may come and go, like creepypastas in 2013 definitely lived in my head rent-free. When interests feel unhealthy, it's important to try and ground yourself and appreciate your own experiences instead of becoming dependent on them to substitute for what might be missing in life. The community brings people together and friends and memories are made through this interest. I appreciate that :)

[@AnnieMay224]

Oh man, at 23 I gotta say, that dream crush kid has some serious issues going on- probably not the best home life spurring them to attach so heavily to an online personality. Kids did it when I was a teen, I even did it (though not publicly or so severely), I had a few friends who did as well. I don't have any idea of how to 'fix' it, I think I just grew out of it as I experienced more outside of the very limited bubble I felt so othered in. Idk man, therapy is so needed for this kid

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Just gotta give them time to progress. I used to want Asriel Dreemurr to fuck me when I was younger and I only was able to start talking to actual humans when I was 19

[@clownlady]

I just wanna say, as far as Reddit content goes, I enjoy your video format a lot more than most others. In my opinion, the absence of music helps to have a serious discussion on these subjects. And it’s cool that you take the time to try and view each one from different perspectives. Keep up this good work!

[@dangernoodle455]

14:04 I’d try explaining to them that that’s not what sexuality and that that level of obsession is unhealthy.

[@Itrali]

should also explain that its a joke kinda like the superstraight stuff, but kids dont understand that stuff and want attention so they do shit like this

[@katiearellanes891]

Hi cue! I found your channel a while ago, and you never fail to make me smile. Keep up the good work!!!

[@krazycats564]

Welcome! Very excited to have new fans around!

[@artisticfruitloops5097]

The dream sexual really got to me man 😭😭😭 I feel so bad for them having to sit in silence- that shit hurted. They were very brave to bring it up tho ig

[@obscureperfume]

"You can't even get out of the brother zone." 🤨

[@renee4306]

It’s a celebrity crush, not a sexuality. ‘Dream’ isn’t a gender. It’s okay to have a crush on a celebrity. It isn’t a sexuality though, and it’s a bit disrespectful to the LGBT community to label it as such. She’s a kid though, I think she just needs to take a step back a breathe

[@dummy3467]

The “we high-key tryna glow-up” bit sounds like they almost had it but they still failed

[@asherael]

Oh my god the brother zone? That's my whole day made

[@mr.irrelevent8956]

I literally screamed out loud at the dude free-styling, that was sooo bad!!!

[@crysbrown80]

Dude's tongue is legit blue and he's trying to be smooth 🤣🤣🤣

[@mochs62512]

Lol that was embarrassing 🤣🤣

[@milkwater4373]

The guy freestyling was a lyrical genius, "I'm a mop" is quite beautiful. I cried.

[@devil_spice]

I’m a member of the lgbtq+ and hearing the “dreamsexual” bullshit makes me cringe so hard. I understand she’s young and doesn’t know any better but there are like 15-17 year olds who try to make that a real thing. It’s just a complete insult to the actual lgbtq+.

[@jessicae1298]

The Dream thing gave me flashbacks to a friend in highschool that was that level of obsessed with Vegeta on DBZ. They had a lot of unaddressed mental health issues and a screwed up family life. For the record, they are still very much not OK 20 years later.

[@Doc_101]

I feel for the guy that got rejected but bro learn when to give up 😭

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Nah that type of douchey confidence can work sometime, she looked basic af

[@wilburtroutner6417]

Goddamnit. I haven’t seen a Cuestar video in ages thanks to the algorithm, but now you’re back in rotation. Let’s go!

[@Funny_in_blue]

I read dreamsexual as demisexual at first and got scared that Cuestar was out here making fun of demisexual people 😅

[@polaknasieci1331]

Reminder that dreamsexual is also the name of a unrelated sexuality that has nothing to do with the minecraft youtuber dream, it's when a person experiences sexual attraction in their dreams but not while their awake.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Which is not a thing. Stop believing everything you read on the internet.

[@mykal2803]

"i just have a lot of issues.." lol ya dont say?... kids are dumb today just because you like someone it doesnt mean your sexuality is based soley around that person..

[@teetheatersanonymous]

OH MY GOD THE FIRST ONE- my friend saw that sign irl and sent it to us a couple months back, we all had a good laugh over it

[@umbrasunbro2142]

Only responding to the last one because the rest were fun to listen to, that one was pretty sad: but as an older brother to a younger sibling I probably would 1. Sit them down and explain the difference between sexuality and attraction, and just plain admiration because it kind of sounds like they’re confused about that. 2. I’d caution them about thinking too familiarly about a person online in the nicest way I can. I believe a lot of the p.file cases end up happening because kids will have that mentality that X-person knows me very well so x-person must love me. They don’t realize that x-person is just really good at deciphering an algorithm to give an intended audience what they want to see or hear. (Back when I was younger it was the same thing; I’d listen to songs, of identity with a character because I felt like the singer under stood my situation or the character would understand me if they were real. I think we all did something similar). 3. I would more importantly teach them to not participate in such toxic chats as that, because clearly, one or both sides set out to humiliate the other (just let people be fans of what ever they want…) 4. Most importantly i would sit down and talk with the (our) parents because being 30 and still kinda intune with internet stuff I get that I may have an understanding that an older generation might not but I feel like I’m old enough to have the wisdom of age so I could probably help mediate a healthy conversation that isn’t just “parents just don’t get it” vs “this stuff is inherently bad/dangerous because we don’t understand it”.

[@DuelistChampAiko9667]

Tbh the whole Dreamsexual thing is literally mocking the LGBTQ+ community. The ppl who are saying they are Dreamsexual seriously are actually developing crushes on the guy himself. It's become a huge problem cause the serious ones are becoming racist, homophobic, transphobic and even sexist.

[@PeachysMom]

My daughter verges on that emotional level about Tom Holland.

[@juliusweiss5447]

You should probably get that under control.

[@PeachysMom]

@@juliusweiss5447 been trying lol

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Just leave her be, she’ll get over it soon enough

[@steam_junk]

12:25 I still get that shit in school and its annoying. the person typing doesn't seem like an elementary schooler

[@pandosham]

personally i'd be fine if Jason just attacked that camp

[@blaireeeeee]

The Jane dreamsexual girl is a troll LOL

[@magdajabonska537]

When I first heard "anti dream people" i thought "wtf is there a community for people who hate having dreams of all kinds now", I guess I'm getting old

[@HaloFan117_]

I love the teen translations! If someone is making an effort to use transformative language I cannot hate!

[@aurelio5768]

Jesus christ dream fan kid just made me sad. They need someone to have a talk to them about what the difference between a sexuality and what a celebrity crush is as well as a very serious talk about parasocial relationships. Also the moment they broke down and said "I have a lot of issues"?? Does anyone listen to this child? Like irl do they have someone who picks up the signs they're going through some shit and ask them if they want to talk?? Cause they must be extremely lonely if they're willing to do that talking with a bunch of strangers. That poor kid

[@aloraraequinn7282]

The last person seems like they have read a lot of fanfics and they can't figure out what's real life and story. They can't separate the two.

[@nicolasmassimino6292]

Maybe the girl at the end is pansexual or something like that, Im not good with all the sexual attraction thing, but I refer to "being attracted to someone's personality", 'cause I heard that exist

[@wtichery]

I think she thought it sounded really cool and sometimes kpop fans say sh like "I'm Xsexual hehehe" , but then her presentation and explanation was met with such bad reception she got caught up in the fact it probably wasn't as clever or cool as she thought it was

[@leoram9079]

the dream sexual kid,,,, I feel bad but at the same time, it sounded like they kept pushing for attention on it. they kept crying and then sounding normal and then sounding mad that nobody was talking about it. they're probably just a young kid who saw a joke post about " dream sexual " and don't realize its just called a " crush. " I feel bad for them and I hope they had someone sit them down and have a good *genuine* conversation with them about it. :(

[@puddinpop1312]

The brother zone?????

[@wishiwasmaren2608]

Ugh that dream video always gets me so bad, the poor kid sounded absolutely terrified and hearing kids cry just breaks me :(

[@Wiltings]

This is why god has abandoned us

[@Draconic_Aura]

Honestly, I hate dreamsexual in general but I am glad that girl got experience coming out with her true beliefs. That is a good skill and if she actually is GSRM, she will be better at coming out later.

[@cab1stborn]

Dang I just got done with the Ailurus video… it’s a good day already

[@branwhen]

"I'm a mop" Lyrical genius