What Makes This Art Cringe? (Furries, MLP, Gacha Life, and More!) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

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[@flufffy4505]

I saw many beginner artists who have “please don’t bully me” in their bios it’s so heartbreaking

[@SeinIshamiado]

Damn

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

As someone who is an eh artist, I also hope I can just make things that don't get bullied just because they look slightly off by people who don't even draw

[@random_number_sequence]

the fact that beginners, who are just trying to have fun and be in a community, have to worry about being bullied constantly is so stupid and pure ignorance from others

[@WorldWeaver]

There's a pretty nice community I'm part of (Scratch), and there's a clearly very young writer there who hasn't see the worst of the world, so I'm just doing my best to encourage them and help them get better at writing. They recently shared a little snippet of them singing along with "don't bully me" in the title, and I don't think that it was because they've been bullied in the past (I think they might've just been suffering from 'I just heard a recording of my voice and I am ripping out my hair now' syndrome), but I took the time to write out a positive comment just to try and help them along in their journey. :)

[@SeinIshamiado]

@@WorldWeaver that had nothing to do with this really but good for them? Ig

[@sakurabiskuit]

We should start a trend to encourage artists to draw the things they wanted to draw in the past but didn't out of fear of being labeled as cringe. Bring back the Sonic OC's! The sparkle dogs! The ponyfications!!

[@allywood-op7xm]

Link plz?

[@Bug_Toons_Official]

I 100% agree!😄

[@H3XED_OwO]

Preach! 💯

[@SunIsLost]

Yes!!!

[@Bug_Toons_Official]

@@Viillustrations What?

[@juliancalero8012]

Cringe culture has been a disaster for the human race

[@_Amber_]

Cringe culture is a concept made by ableist people to bully others, so of course it's a disaster

[@Not_a567]

As someone who was in the era when cringe culture got very viral and blowing up, yeah I agreed.

[@that_tvhead]

There's always a degree of guilt in the back of my head for liking FNAF, not gonna lie.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@that_tvhead Hey~ I'm just a stranger on the Internet but, even though I've never been into FNAF, I bet you have some great memories that include it and that's great. I'm glad you had something you loved that much💕

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

Society has fallen

[@Okami82]

Finally, someone is talking about how cringe culture is harmful to artists and even just people who enjoy specific things. Thank you for making this commentary. I think it can help a lot of people who were contributing to cringe culture without even realizing it Also, eyes changing color depending on emotions was a thing?! Seems like you really do learn more every day!

[@Rosenwood1]

My main oc has her eye color change between yellow and purple because I couldn't decide which color I wanted to use lol. I never knew people thought that was cringe until I watched this because you can see popular characters with changing eye colors all the time. (Usually from their normal color to red)

[@TripleSevenStars]

​@@Rosenwood1 nice! My main oc's eyes change from brown to purple 💜

[@Rosenwood1]

@@TripleSevenStars Ooooh, noice! :D

[@Okami82]

@@Rosenwood1 oooh nice! I didn't know what eye colors to make my oc so I gave them one one color each eye. I did change that at some point not because "it was cringe"' tho since I didn't even know it was lol I also didn't know MLP, Sonic and furries were seen as cringe in the art community since I find those styles to be so complicated that I'm always impressed when seeing them

[@Calylovespjo]

What I saw mostly (mainly in the gacha community lol) was hair changes colour based on emotion lmao

[@longislandicedtea6323]

I also believe "cringe culture" is the reason why western video games, comics, and other entertainment is on life support. They're not appealing to "Modern audiences", they're appealing to a group that essentially says "If you don't like the same mainstream, trendy things I do, you don't deserve ANY respect."

[@longislandicedtea6323]

This also reminds me of that *UGH* Velma show when "velma" was asked what 420 is and she replied Grown adults watching kids cartoons. The moment I heard that line, I could not help the feeling that show was made BY cringe culture.

[@ripple____1579]

"But if you DO like the same mainstream, trendy things I do, you're basic."

[@longislandicedtea6323]

@ripple____ Yeah, that take doesn't make sense either.

[@Dinoslay]

@@ripple____1579 Darned if you do and darned if you do.

[@Mad-Goose]

@@Dinoslay You know what, you're cringe, I'm cringe, everyone is cringe. Because when everyone's cringe, noone will be.

[@Hana_Blossom]

the only thing that's "cringe" here is cringe culture itself.

[@RainbowDrop]

"The only thing we to fear is fear itself" - random character I forgot

[@canoistercat]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

[@kungszigfrids1482]

Indeed.

[@yesfiraswa]

Car community: *INTENSE TYPING* "Ooh, you're just jealous and tasteless. Get a better taste next time or I will call the police" Cringe Culture army in the car community is too many. They're just fighting about car builds and itashas (anime character on cars) all day

[@Nowhereman-dk6ew]

@@RainbowDrop I think it was franklin Roosevelt

[@Lostforstories]

If cringe animation comps didn’t exist back then, I would of become an animator by now. 💀

[@VirgoLeaf]

you still can now!!

[@WGasmss]

@@VirgoLeaf did we forget Ai taking all our jobs And Warner bros shutting down half their animation library form streaming Animation and art is getting shit on right now And alot of people who aren’t part of the art culture don’t care if Ai or Animated shows get canceled cause they don’t see value in animation or art (And these are people who want to be musicians and creators which baffles me) and part of me is waiting eagerly for Ai music to become big and their dreams to be crushed just as hard

[@VirgoLeaf]

@@WGasmss do you think that current/future artists then should stop creating? that would let these stuff win more if we do art created by humans (aka REAL art) will die if we let it die, and it’s not only stupid ppl using AI to "make art" or companies shutting animated projects down that will cause it, but also people like YOU who discourages current and future artists to create more yes, i doubt that art created by AI will disappear in the future and that current companies are destroying animated projects, but that doesn’t mean that today’s artists should then stop creating now what? does that mean that the commenter here then should not start learning animation if they want to because of AI? No, because if we discourage more and more artist to make art (as a hobby or career) then yeah, AI stuff will take over more, and you are part of these people doing that because even if you’re against AI, you are still actively trying to make us give up on making art

[@404_Toonz]

​@@VirgoLeaf yessss! This is why I'm studying to become an animator, because if I don't, who else will?

[@jujuoof174]

Oh dang💀 Don't worry, you can still do it! Take your time! :)

[@rubyred6608760]

A situation that really encompasses the harm cringe culture brings is the Croaket_ drama. They legit got death threats and rumors spread about them simply because they had the utter audacity to post a “cringe” drawing to tiktok.

[@maninanikittycat4238]

Wasn’t croaket also accused of being a dream smp fan

[@charlieheatonsbiggestfan]

one of the arguments between justifying bullying croaket's art is "croaket was racist!" well yes, croaket may have been racist but you guys would've still bullied them even without them being racist. and what happened to seperate art from artist?

[@maninanikittycat4238]

@@charlieheatonsbiggestfan I thought it was croaket drawing the eyes so high to the point that there’s no forehead that got them harassed

[@charlieheatonsbiggestfan]

yes it was them, people started bullying them because of their inaccurate anatomy. basically the "rendering process" they were bullied way a lot even before they got outted as racist (specifically they said the n word) and i am not defending them for it but people using it as an excuse to bully their art and i find that quite wrong because of "seperate art from artist)

[@maninanikittycat4238]

@@charlieheatonsbiggestfan I always wondered if croaket didn’t knew much about anatomy or it could be some weird perspective

[@mushroomdude123]

There absolutely is an ableist side of it. “Autistic” used to be seen as an insult not too long ago for this exact reason.

[@kittcore8917]

Oh yes, autistic is a really popular swear. And personally, as an autistic person myself, I hate it. There's nothing wrong with having autism, ADHD, etc. You can't control how your brain works or what you're born with.

[@cookiemoon7441]

Yeah, as an autistic person the use of it as an insult has always bothered me. It's not even stopped, it's becoming more and more common as a replacement for the r-slur. That wasn't acceptable anymore so now people resort to using autistic. I've never even been on the receiving end of it, but I feel attacked when I see other people get called it as an insult. I'm pretty sure some games/apps like twitch have completely censored the word autistic just for the popularity it had as an insult, and it disappoints me.

[@Jaziekitty]

@@L3mon_Soda 2017-2018 was insane, I was called autistic as an insult when I'm not autist myself like wtf 💀💀💀

[@lourvecantspell19]

no bcz my brother call s me autistic as an insult when he literally pisses the bed like talk to me when you learn to pee in toilets why am i so rude omg

[@xxProjectJxx]

Oh, it still is considered an insult in a lot of different places

[@BlindStarLily]

It’s such a shame that people are being mocked for their art styles. Not only in relation to just beginning artists either. Take my younger sister for example. Her art style is one of the most unique ones I’ve come across. She doesn’t ever draw eyes for her characters. She’ll give them mouths, noses, ears, fingers and all the other things artists typically struggle with, but she intentionally leaves out eyes. She can draw eyes, she just prefers not to. While I think this is a very cool and uncommon stylistic choice, other people who see her draw tend to pick on her about it. Like, come on guys. Can people not even have uniqueness in their art? Which, I can’t possibly stress enough, is completely subjective. In short, mocking somebody’s unique art style is dumb and also bad

[@BooTheEater]

Oh hey, your sister's artstyle reminds me of some animators on youtube! TheAMaazing dosent draw their eyes either, and Let Me Explain Studios dosent draw mouths. Goes to show even if you dont draw something (like eyes), that wouldn't hinder someones ability to make cool drawings :D (and even full on animations!!) Her artstyle is great no matter what

[@jordanmatthews1466]

Omission is not unique. Especially not omission of the eyes. What's most likely happening to your sister is people experienceing the uncany valley and, being ill-equipped to verbalize their disturbance. "The eyes are the window to the soul". Take away the window and all people have is fear and contempt. Hence why it is a stylistic choice commonly associated with HORROR artists.

[@Portahooty]

@@BooTheEater I was about to comment that to 😁

[@firelasercat]

i think your sister's art sounds very cool. take the words from one internet stranger to another

[@R8Spike]

@@jordanmatthews1466 I find that (it depends on artstyle ofc) that eyes are prob the thing you need the most to escape the uncanny vally, as [ : ] is a much more acepted facal expresion then [ >) ]

[@SaltedCaramrl]

FINALLY!!! I can’t be the only one who absolutely DESPISE cringe culture. It sours the mood and make everything annoying! They went like “oh, don’t be afraid to show your art!” And when a beginner artist show their art, these people immediately bully the artist without giving actual criticism. This happens a lot when I used to be active on tiktok. Basically, they bully a beginner artist and proceed to make a rumor about the artist being problematic somehow in order to justify their actions and get more people to bully the artist with them. These people also thinks they are smart, when getting called out their either say “you can’t take a joke” or “haha snowflakes ❄️ “ or “I’m just giving constructive criticism 🥺” like UGH I hate them so much. They even make a whole azz board dedicated to mocking and wishing death to those they deem as “cringe”. All while preaching “no bullying pls” or “mental health is important”

[@longislandicedtea6323]

Yeah, if that sh*t doesn't SCREAM hypocrisy, I don't know WHAT does.

[@KartsSafespace]

cancel culture pulls the same stuff. they’re constantly trying to justify their harassment to make themselves seem more ‘correct’ at the cost of all other logic. the amount of people i’ve seen get super defensive if i point out something false they said is just so unreal. they can’t possibly be wrong for the sake of their egos so if you disagree they’ll just use their aggressive hivemind to act like YOU’RE the bad person.

[@kittcore8917]

Yeah, disliking someone's art style is okay. Just don't bully them for it and keep your opinion for themselves. You can give tips if you want, and if the other wants it (!). (Please don't give critisizm if the other doesn't want it. That can feel as an attack if you do art just for fun)

[@FennecFox00]

They are the same type of people that would be crying like a baby if you send them death threads too 😅 its like, they say its a joke but when they receive the same things they dont like it???

[@SaltedCaramrl]

@@FennecFox00 they think they’re heroes so therefore they can give death threats to people who “deserves” it

[@RadiumDesu]

Do not kill the part of you that's cringe, kill the part of you that cringes.

[@sunsoul7314]

New life motto acquired, thank you

[@kenempay9001]

that's true

[@tjsmith5276]

If she puts that on a shirt with some of her art, I'd buy that shirt.

[@cristaform]

Yes agreed

[@Magicofoxio]

That's what I'm doing

[@Spoopin]

cringe culture labels any ounce of sincerity as cringe

[@sourgreendolly7685]

fr! the real cringe is cringe culture itself. like way to tell us you're afraid to be and express yourself freely. I'd completely sympathize if they didn't attempt to bring others down over it!

[@Awesomespade3]

"Cringe culture? Huh, I always thought that was called ABLEISM!" - A wise fella from YT

[@randomnoob101flyhightweek]

@@Awesomespade3 FR, most behaviors people call "cringe" are just signs of being neurodivergent. Im autistic and i've learned to just be myself, and if others don't like it, they dont have to XPPP

[@jermfanaccount]

@@Awesomespade3 ^^ this. so much of cringe culture is just so ableist. have a niche special interest you're super openly passionate about? cringe. have a fun stim you like to do even in public? cringe. have unique speech mannerisms? cringe. it's so exhausting man, everything is "cringe" now and they hide behind having a "dark sense of humour" or some other dumb excuse just to be ableist. like just say you're insecure about neurodivergent people having fun 'cause you're lame and move on 💀

[@KysEcstacy]

@@Awesomespade3 FR i love the boondocks but half the fandom are just edgy homophic kids that misingerperet what the gangstalicious episodes were about. He wasnt weak because he was gay he was weak because he marketed himself as a gangsta until it backfired and he got shot. The second episode wasnt making fun of him for being gay, it was about homophobia in the industry and the fear mongering around gay people. When thugnificent hides from him when he learns hes gay its not a joke on him being gay, its a satire on the measures hes going to not be labeled as gay. Im a bi guy and i wanna be apart of the fandom but when half of it alienates me from it it drives me away. Theres abeilism too but not as bad as the himophobia, in one of the episodes riley plays basketball and loses to a kid woth autism because he heard he had autism and underestimated him and got rmbarrased by it because he was doing it for presentation. The joke wasnt that he was autistic, it was riley being a dumbass. Its a show that tackles struggles from marginalized communities, mainly the black community. I dont understand how these fans exist

[@puppyglitter]

I grew up entirely on cringe culture, do you know what a little 11 year old neurodivergent me grew up to? A perfectionist, a museum artist, a realism drawing machine making only the things that were socially acceptable and "pretty" I never got to make fanart of my special interests (and I'm still too scared to post it) I lost my childhood to fear of not confirming to norms, hell I was even afraid to draw animals because someone might call it "furry art" I am sad to think how many more of my art peers had the same experiences I'm a scene, therian, anime loving, furry, lgbtq, cartoon enthusiast, neurodivergent artist and I am so fucking happy I woke up one day with the guts to just say it how it is, I'm tired of the realism, I'm tired of the painting, I'm tired of saying I don't like Sonic and MLP and watching cartoons etc. I love simple cartoon styles and really bright colours and inserting my rainbow barf characters into the things I like and if people don't like that fuck them, I am choosing to be happy, I am choosing to be myself and I'm glad I'm surrounded by a small community of such amazing and supportive people who love what I make And I've been bullied, oh I've been bullied so much even if it was just a regular human character with slightly bright colours it was mocked and it made younger me sit in a corner and cry because I tried doing something different, I don't think that a 9 year old should be crying at their desk, sobbing, on the verge of vomit because people tell them that they are cringe, that they should d1e, that their art is garbage and that nobody loves them because they drew something badly art is supposed to be an escape form reality and something comforting (especially to literal children)

[@allcapsoff]

someone else like me!!!!! we had the same experience growing up I swear I'm glad we both got better and happier at expressing ourselves

[@apolimeow]

PREACH!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@technologicalAnalyst]

I actually used to draw anthro characters all the time. I had like at least 50 characters I would draw all the time and I really enjoyed doing it. Over time, out of fear that’d I’d be harassed I just stopped drawing them all together. Even though it has helped me improve on drawing other things, like people, it’s still sad that I felt the need to stop just to conform to society so I wouldn’t be seen as “cringe.”

[@DemonDude-n1k]

I also used to draw anthro characters. They are fun to draw and I would draw them but I learned that I prefer more animalistic characters. I hate that people can’t draw what they want. And I am nervous to put my art online simply because I am absolutely clueless when it comes to social norms

[@agudgorl]

Y'all both need to start drawing them again. I'd even pay you money to draw some of my characters if I had any, but money's tight at the moment...

[@ßrøadførk]

funny, I cant seem to be allowed to draw anything anthro animal, or im a "Furry" (Not against them, but it annoys the hell out of me that I cant draw something without being called one)

[@technologicalAnalyst]

@@ßrøadførk fr! I’m not even a furry but you’re automatically one if you draw any sort of anthro character apparently.

[@agudgorl]

@@ßrøadførk If they're gonna call you a furry, you should either shrug it off or embrace it, depending on how you want to approach it.

[@galaxyjam3742]

I am disabled and made Gacha content. I started to recover from years of ableist treatment that made me hate everyone and myself, then the term “Gachatard” became popular, and I didn’t get to be comfortable with myself as a disabled person OR comfortable with my first healthy coping mechanism for said self hatred anymore. A disabled child with a heart of hate and no way to let it out. Sounds dramatic, sounds cringey, imagine living it. I multiple times had to go through my content and remove videos that were extra ‘cringe’ so I didn’t get hacked. Not fucking cute, internet, thats absolutely disgusting. On a higher note, my old art is incredible as it stood at the time, adorable as a more experienced artist watching someone else just enjoy themselves and celebrate themselves, and inspiring as a step in my progress to where I am today.

[@sofia_paliy]

That is indeed disgusting. I hope you're doing better now and wish you happiness and luck!

[@CreativaArtly]

I draw MLP art all the time. I’m a Brony. I’ve been into MLP since 2003/4 and I’m never not gonna be into it. That’s just the truth.

[@George.lovesseals]

Good for you man

[@waywardman7897]

Good for you, but like, why?

[@princessofweirdsville9000]

@@waywardman7897 wdym why?

[@waywardman7897]

​@@princessofweirdsville9000cause he's telling us this in a random video that doesn't really relate to what the video's about

[@princessofweirdsville9000]

@@waywardman7897 it’s because MLP is considered cringe and he’s saying that he’s not ashamed of being into it

[@privernd]

I'm so glad more people are drawing the connection between cringe culture/bullying and ableism. I think that neurodivergence is often invisible to others, so it makes people feel like they can make fun of others with a clear conscience that it's not inherently charged by bigotry. Ableism or not, no one should be made fun of just because their behaviors don't fit social norms, but I do feel pretty salty when people think they have the moral high-ground for supposedly not bullying someone over identity. Neurodivergent people end up an unconscious target of bullying and mockery because no one wants to believe their actions are influenced by discriminatory views.

[@zenmaster8086]

What does neurodivergent mean

[@StxrryGxlxxies]

@@zenmaster8086 From a neurodivergent person, neurodivergent basically means that the brain doesn’t work how it does for neurotypical people :) Google explanation: differing in mental or neurological function from what is considered typical or normal (frequently used with reference to autistic spectrum disorders); not neurotypical. Also, creator of the original comment, love this comment! :)

[@zenmaster8086]

@@StxrryGxlxxies Ok thank you

[@StxrryGxlxxies]

@@zenmaster8086 Ofc! :)

[@DangerDan64]

Woah! You're 25?! From how mature and professional your voice is and the manner of speaking you constantly present yourself. I ledgit thought you were at least 28 or in mid 30s. (Saying it in the sense of a complement for how well presented it's how a professor/teacher would talk like.)

[@Light_Dies_07]

SAME ong

[@cassiebelmont993]

Yeah mid-thirties here, I though at first she was more my age as well.

[@penguin22penguin22]

to be honest 25 is only 3 years younger than 28 not very surprising

[@Bee8467]

Fun fact did you know furry spaces have always largely been safe for queer and neurodivergent folks? Interesting how much they have been a target for hate when taking that into consideration. I don’t consider myself as a furry because i mostly enjoy quadruple animals (especially cats and dragons) but i will defend them to the end of the earth, and i could be very easily be read as one. A lot of my interests could be read as “cringe” such as wings of fire, furbies, warrior cats and undertale/deltarune. Luckily i have never been a target of hate but cringe culture is seriously the worst Edit- i am a furry now enjoy past me being in denial haha

[@Aven_colonthree]

I love Undertale and deltarune :D

[@Bee8467]

@@Aven_colonthree ikr! It’s so great

[@Aven_colonthree]

@@Bee8467 Yea, can’t wait for chapter 3-5 I swear the next secret boss songs are gonna become the next [[BIG SHOT]]

[@somethingwithbungalows]

@@Aven_colonthree ooooo hello my people !! I’m honestly really obsessed with Deltarune right now for some reason Okay now that that’s over with.. here’s a random infodump-y wall of text if you’re bored: Who are your favorite characters? Mine are basically all of them but if I were to really narrow it down it would probably have to be Jevil, Seam, and Lancer I think. And is it just me or did the fandom really leave Lancer behind after chapter 1? There’s so much talk about Jevil being somewhat forgotten after Spamton came around but I think he’s really not from what I’ve seen, and probably still one of the most popular characters in the game. And Jevil’s page on the DR wiki is always on top of trending Ok sorry for writing so much I’m gonna quit now lol But I hope we get to see Lancer a lot more in later chapters (Jevil & Seam too! and I hope we get to battle that old cat someday)

[@RainbowDrop]

One I agree wholeheartedly and two I love the replies XD

[@_geno_]

smthin to keep in mind is how “cringe” is often literally just kids, queer people, and ND people and their interests, its insane how much bigotry is in those cringe comps

[@ten1982]

i was shamefully part of the whole cringe culture thing and i can say that for many, cringe culture is one of the first steps towards going down the alt right pipeline. the bigotry really isn’t surprising if you put it this way edit: i left that part of me behind long ago and even like a lot of the things i used to consider “plagues on society”

[@sakurahirawa]

So.. just people in general? 🤔😊

[@nocty7356]

@@SplicedBeast the moment you start using slurs any point you make is invalid

[@andreimircea2254]

Thanks for mentioning this! Too many of my interests are known for cringe and it’s upsetting me that it made me think that I wasn’t “cringe” for not being that “extreme” about my special interests. I just wish we could live in a world where it isn’t cringe to draw cheesy, or extremely passionate art (heck, even NSFW art, since art is art regardless).

[@zocritter]

I’m fine with nsfw art as long as people keep it away from children sites, and places kids will easily see it

[@andreimircea2254]

@@zocritter I agree with that. Kids don’t need to see NSFW.

[@andreimircea2254]

@RavennaTheSpaceBirdDoctor Like, when it comes to furries modern society treats us like the LGBT community back in the 50’s. It’s shamefull and discusting.

[@starsiadraws]

​@@andreimircea2254 Not even! LGBT+ folks are STILL accused of being gr**mers just for existing.

[@andreimircea2254]

@@SplicedBeast I am very serious and real with my claim. Online the furry hate is very much real. Judging by your reaction, you’re either not a furry, or blissfully unaware/inexperienced with it. I hope all will stay as peachy for you regardless tho.

[@E7XEE]

I’m in the gacha community, I joined years ago before it was even close to being a huge community. I’ve only stayed in this community for 3 reasons, 1 I find the artstyle cute 2 it’s easy to make ocs in and 3 I’m nostalgic about it. The gacha community introduced me into ocs and drawing. But the thing about being in this community for approximately 5 years now is that I don’t just make neon characters and make stereotypical stories anymore, because I’ve improved over time. Gacha is basically just a base for me to use because I fully animate and draw parts of my ocs on my own. Because of the stigma around this community I would literally die before tell people I know in real life I’m in this community. I once commented on a random video and I was flooded with people mocking me about my gacha pfp (which literally wasn’t even gacha at the time it was just a random chibi character lmao) Anyway, in conclusion people need to chill the hell out

[@artificialsweetner]

bro dont pay attention to those attention seekers with ni fathers, do what makes u happy if they wanna cry about it let them moan and make a river. cuz they probably have a sad life unlike urs

[@LavenderInTheCosmos]

Exactly, People are absolute idiots when it comes to the Gacha community

[@RainbowDrop]

Yeah same for me 🙋 It was an outlet for anxiety luckily I never came across to many mean ppl but man I feel bad for ppl who have

[@pinkieishere]

I’m looking forward to see more talented gachatubers

[@abruh5666]

Tbh like around 0.1% of gachatubers aren't cringe

[@TheGrandSilence]

And this is why I dont have Tik Tok, its a snake pit I have no time for. My stupid hyper fixation makes me happy, my cringy OCs make me happy... and happiness is hard to come by as a miserable adult with a falling apart life

[@tcpratt1660]

Because of your last statement, it really hurts to see you say "stupid" and "cringy" about yourself. If what others may call "stupid" and "cringy" help you get through life, why in the [annoyed-sounding celeste chord, in lieu of various cuss words!] should "they" have any right to criticize you? My life is somewhat less fally-aparty, and I'm mostly okay most of the time - but that's in significant part to my collection of cuddly and huggable stuffed animals, whom I occasionally hug and pat their heads in public when I happen to have one or two with me, especially in moments where I am not OK. Especially about your OC, having written some fanfic myself, in a show universe where it's very easy, and necessary, to have OC's (police procedurals, where the established characters must solve the "crime of the week", and suspects, victims, witnesses, and all sorts of NPC-types wander through, always have this opportunity), I can say that even when an OC is inserted as one of these "characters" of the episode, with the slight possibility that the OC may have a part to play in a story arc of several episodes, but not as a permanent member of the cast/universe, one gets criticism anyway, if not for any of the excuses listed in this video, well, just because! So all I can say is, when you get this [angry celeste chord!], find your own version of a song (or, if you're like me, a playlist!) that tells "them!" to go to hell, go directly to hell, do not pass "Go", do not collect $200!, and turn it up to 11 and jam! (May I suggest Prince's "Let's Go Crazy"?) 😊

[@K4TASTR0PHIC_OFFICIALYT]

When I was younger I got a lot of hate for my cringe art and interests and it effected my self esteem, sure my art and animations weren't very good but it still hurt. Criticism is fine but straight up bullying is not right. I'm doing better now but it's sad seeing people hate on other young artists, I help young artists by praising their work not bullying them. While I was on tik tok I saw so many young artists getting treated very terribly and that made me feel so bad. Hate can lead young artists to distance themselves from the things they love.

[@ZhyrenStudios]

I have to say, I really like your content. I don’t see too many commentary channels do many art related topics, let alone some of the more unique and lesser none topics such as why some things are depicted as cringy in the art community. I really like your work and hope you grow more in popularity

[@asuko-san7440]

as someone with ADHD, had the biggest gacha phase mixed with a life long undertale hyperfixation, this is just..yes. I ended up losing interest in all of those things that made my life like...10000x time better. Because of what? CRINGE CULTURE! so this is a big yes.

[@apolimeow]

@@SlipperySheep100 sameee, I was in the ut fandom for aWHILE, it was my first major fandom, and I posted SO MUCH on amino.. I ended up leaving both the fandom and the app, due to my interests simply changing. If you really wanna find a new/second platform, I would honestly recommend tumblr. I’ve been there for a while and I can say proudly, we’re all ✨cringe✨, you’ll fit right in 🫶🫶

[@scawydemon]

I'm autistic!! Got harassed bc my expression of my interests is "cringe" when I was younger - so dumb that it's returning. Cringe culture is far more cringe than pretty much anything labeled cringe.

[@alexisy8884]

@scawydemon that mess up u got harassed for like your interests

[@IN-tm8mw]

Hello, I'm a 40yo artist who's been drawing since 7. Although the term "Cringe Art" is new the sentimentality of it can be traced. The Value of Art in American society has always been an interesting study when you compare it to how other industries around the world learned from it built their own. Even sense targeting advertising found ways to sell children's toys with Cartoons, the national look at drawing cartoons was seen as cringe and childish. Since then, artist have been trying to built a more mature demographic by telling more compelling stories, characters and styles. I call this the "For Entertainment" movement. Fan Artist make easy cringe targets because you can't fully monetize it and it often plays into "Self enjoyment/fulfillment" rather then appealing to entertain others. With the worst sides of it devolving into pure fetish material. This has set the standard that drawing mature content to any style that looks like its targeted towards children as creepy and cringe. Further reinforcement of these standards is the lack in quality storytelling told using these styles. The For Entertainment movement has alot of momentum due to seeing how profitable the Japanese animation/manga industry is. You might wonder why would you want to create profitable entertainment? because artist and animators want to make a living doing that work and there needs to be a demand for your services at a rate you can pay bills. Most beginner artist don't understand that battle and just want to work on their style by drawing what they like. Personally i feel like what the domestic market is lacking is properly established demographic labeling like the japanese market. Regardless of what style its drawn in, you can tell its target demo by the genre labels and maturity rating. Sorry if this is long but i didn't expect to be drawn into this topic, so i'm saying all this before i forget.

[@devinsauls9137]

Why is Sonic being dragged into this?! 😭

[@CarlytheWolf23]

As a Sonic fan, I myself know exactly why lmfao

[@Randy_Racc00n]

The 2010's sonic ocs being everywhere on every popular art sites (I think)

[@devinsauls9137]

@@CarlytheWolf23 Sad, but true. Just for once I would like for people to not drag down Sonic and his fans

[@kazuna_Endi]

I like sonic and i like to watch gameplay and series like the recent sonic prime is pretty epic Shadow is my favorite because in sone way i relate to him and i like his looks

[@pikachu0Z]

Cause Unfortunately the Sonic fandom has birth some unfavorable stuff like the oversaturation of Sonic ocs, ridiculous shipping wars, fights over voice actors and some disturbing folks like Richard Kuta, Sonic93 and most infamously Chris Chan... As a Sonic fan myself..it's saddening to see this

[@sidepai]

I remember when I was younger, I had joined an art community and got laughed at for being cringe because of being a beginner. Yes, my feelings were destroyed at the time, but there was one artist there that actually gave me encouragement and help to get better. Years passed, and I practiced, and work my arse off. Came back to the art community that had bullied me, decided 'screw it' and posted it. Got complimented and praised, commission requests, ect. I replied with my original post from years ago and revealed I was the artist they mocked and bullied who they were now praising and wanting commissions from, ect. Needless to say this group was shut down shortly afterwards due to the wake up call. Haha

[@itsgirlcraft5842]

That probably felt super good, knowing that finally they realized how bad they were and proving how ridiculous cringe culture is! I'm glad you came back there and ended it all.

[@ashie_127]

unrelated, i love your pfp, did you draw this yourself?

[@sidepai]

@ashie yep! The full image was colored traditionally. =D It was colored using markers, with the linework done with colored pencils. (Edit: I use this pfp on other sites and get asked often what program I use. Lol)

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@sidepaiThat's amazing, I definitely would've thought it was digital! I've never been great with markers, I'm forever impressed by people who can use them so smoothly💕

[@sidepai]

@sourgreendolly7685 it's all about practice, patience, and not rushing it at all. The full image took 40+ hours over 2 weeks to color. Just used yellow to mark where my light sources were hitting the character, and then worked from dark to light with my markers. I also kept a scrap piece of paper, the same kind as what the image was on, and did practice blends for smooth transitions or to see if the shading 'popped' enough. Like the hat in my pfp. Marked the area hit by my light source with my lightest yellow i could clearly see, then used C9 in the area away from the moon on the hat, followed by C7. Then, at this point, I swapped to W5 cuz the hat's 'black' is getting warmer due to the yellow light of the moon. Followed by W3, and finally, Y11 over the areas I marked with the lighter yellow earlier. Just remember practice and patience. And if you're getting frustrated, walk away and take a break. You'll get markers if you keep at it. I REALLY sucked at markers when I first started using them, too. I feel like it's a right of passage, haha.

[@SereenReads]

I used to be apart of the gacha fanf community and the amount of people who called what I did cringey made me stop. It’s really sad how people like to control what others do, I was just a kid having fun and people were so rude to me to the extent that I had to delete my channel

[@quit3118]

I’m also a gachatuber and artist I was bullied and called gacha kid before...

[@RaidoDemonSimp]

Im so sorry that happend. The cringe culture has to stop cause people are just trying to have fun and people need to stop saying ooh that's cringe or thats cringe. People stop saying cringe cause your bullying them so please stop just stop cause your hurting them making them feel uninspired and stop doing what they love doing. So everyone please be kind and accepting. Hugs to all

[@bug124]

lmaoo the amount of gacha fnaf videos i've watched where the uploader has to warn that it's their au is hilarious. whats annoying instead of hilarious is that 90% of gacha fnaf youtubers use terms like "oc" when describing characters that they didn't create. confuses me everytime.

[@SereenReads]

@@bug124 ikr I did that too lol

[@AshenDalia]

As a big enjoyer of self inserts, self ships, and OCxCanon, I remember back when I used to be terrified of posting anything I'd drawn for them because it was cringe and I'd seen so many people get made fun of for it. I've gotten old enough to not care if people think I'm cringe for the things I draw anymore, and I want to try to support anyone else drawing 'cringe' because if it makes someone happy and it's not illegal or whatever then they should be able to make that stuff.

[@lazylurkerbro9855]

Every time I hear about cringe art drama, I just think about this time I watched somebody draw a "stereotypical cringe mary sue oc", but it was just the most badass design with the coolest backstory I'd ever heard. I kept waiting for the cringe part to happen. My soul left my body when I realized the video was almost over and this character that I was already super hyped for was just supposed to be "inherently cringe".

[@miraculous_lady_noir2179]

Yoooo... What was that video?

[@lazylurkerbro9855]

@@miraculous_lady_noir2179 I saw it years ago, I doubt I could find it again. I remember it was from an art KZbinr, but I don't remember which one.

[@miraculous_lady_noir2179]

@@lazylurkerbro9855 Ah. Ok.

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

"Mary Sue" is a watered down term that at this point usually just means "character I don't like".

[@rougeakane]

I draw MLP and Gacha almost exclusively, it’s very therapeutic to make lighthearted and cute artworks! I do enjoy my own art style as well though

[@zeldadevorak42]

Oh my goodness THANK YOU for mentioning how cringe culture is essentially just a way to mock neurodivergent individuals! As someone who is on the spectrum and suffers from adhd, I understand having special interests, and I do all the time! I'm so so happy that someone else agrees about that aspect

[@BeOopAlien]

i really wish i had heard this sooner, i wouldn't have ridiculed and insulted my own monster high doll as a kid and pretended like i didnt care about sonic and hated kids shows and hide my art from everyone if someone had told me all this. Thank you for telling me now, though, as well as so many others. this video almost made me cry /pos- i really hope someone else who needed to hear this did =)

[@cryptidofcreation]

I'm cringe but I'm free 😌✨ Don't let ANYONE tell you what you can and cannot like and what you can and cannot draw. As long as you're not hurting anyone (including yourself). It's what makes life more colorful and enjoyable! Don't limit yourself because of your age, gender and the societal idea of what's acceptable and what isn't. Live the life YOU love and embrace what brings you joy and fulfilment! I hope you all have a lovely day! 🥰

[@missbanshee3730]

I remember when I was around 11-12 years old, I would draw my own powerpuff girls ocs and post them online. One day I was notified that my art had been put into a KZbin video without my consent. It was a cringe compilation. What's worse is that a youtuber I looked up to had commented on the video praising the person who made the compilation. This made me delete most of my ppg art. Though it did push me to try a different style, it still caused me to be destructive towards my own art.

[@PikachuNinja55]

Aww, I'm so sorry. It's terrible that you experienced that at such a vulnerable age. That's something that changes a person forever, let alone a young child :( This comment hit pretty close to home because I drew ppg ocs too and uploaded a video slideshow of them online ages ago. Had I done that today at 7 years old, I would have been in the same spot as you. I'm hurting for you and the other people humiliated and bullied by cringe compilations💔 I wish you the very best in your ongoing journey as an artist. Although I may not fully understand your pain, it really sucks to be against yourself because of influences outside of your control. Whether it be mental health or unnecessary stress from events like that. I hope you're doing much better nowadays Sorry for the long comment. Knowing somebody else drew ppg ocs, too, made me feel more sentimental than usual

[@mutantcatx]

I LOVE MAKING CRINGE OCS, istg its so fun, would highly recommend. theres something about just drawing a character that 's like, part wolf, part dragon, part demon, part angel, princess that is just so so so fun. extra points if they have a galaxy, rainbow or scene/emo color palette/ style!!!

[@cassiebelmont993]

Challenge accepted!!! :3

[@Aven_colonthree]

Challenge, accepted, drawing someone half crystal

[@TropicalMAYHEM45]

Will do..!

[@WriteOverMe]

I have two hybrid ocs, one is half squid and the other is half demon (the latter one is inspired by the fiends from chainsaw man) I love them to bits lol

[@mutantcatx]

@@WriteOverMe THATS SO COOL!!

[@sparkydablaze]

I am a furry, anime, and general goofy artist. I feel like this is a good reminder that ANATOMY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR GOOD ART!! For example, Cuphead, Spinel from Steven Universe, and BATIM are based in Rubber Hose art style which has very limited anatomy restrictions. I draw anthro animals since I love drawing expressions and experimenting on seeing how an animal would look smiling, crying, laughing, and etc and that’s how I got into the fandom (which is very nice btw). my favorite “branching” art style I have from my own is where I draw characters as head stuck on little cones and bouncing around or with exaggerated expressions. All said and done, art is not about creating a perfect thing right away, senior artists have a responsibility in helping smaller artists grow and work themselves into better artists! Don’t let reality stop you! The point of art is IMAGINATION!! You like a fictional character? Draw how they would interact with your character! And don’t go after the sparkle dogs and overpowered OCs! If you let the creator be then usually those characters deemed as “cringe” can grow and develop with the artist into really amazing things! A cool example is C.S Lewis was criticized for his drafts of Narnia (yeah Lion, Witch, Wardrobe and all), but with some encouragement from others the book was completed and published and I think you might know the rest! (This is a very butchered version of the story I’m very sorry 😅) In short, don’t let other people’s standards hold you back from being yourself! “GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!!” -All Might

[@crabsox]

Trust me it’s so hard having a special interest on fortnite lore I have faced all this hate. Fortnite an already game that is considered “cringe” that you play. But me having a special interest on it and making fanart and headcanons makes me a major target for ridicule. Thank you for talking about this.

[@moistsquishyvaporeon]

I enjoyed watching cringe compilations when they were in their peak. I use to find it funny when people would do weird or embarrassing things. But after awhile I realized that I started feeling sympathy and relating more with those people. I think a quote from ATLA sums up the mentality best. "Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.” -Iroh Do you find "cringy" people's actions distasteful or harmful? Or do you look down on them because you'd be ashamed if you were to the same?

[@MatthewPrower]

as an artist that has somehow managed to avoid the cringe wave, it’s kinda shocking how much of this seems to be happening to young artists usually when i aim my cringe gun at someone, it’s probably some old grump who speaks in snob-talk or drops author tracts in their webcomic (or loud house related-stuff, but that show’s an entire can of worms honestly)

[@z0mbiecat]

before watching the vid so it might be off-topic to the video: i get genuinely sad whenever i see videos upon videos of people going onto DA and specifically looking for beginner artists to mock and make fun of. it's even worse because it's a website where beginner artists *specifically* should feel free from ridicule or shame for not immediately being the best at art. i remember when i just began, youtubers like SolarSand forced me off DA because i was so scared of ending up in one of those videos. i really don't understand the point of people doing that, it's so needlessly cruel

[@BlueDragonGalaxy]

I remember getting dragged into a group that had big cringe culture vibes back in cringe culture's first wave and, to be frank, it was *horrible*. An all-around horrible experience where I was surrounded by mean-spirited people who I was terrified to be my true self around for fear of being their next target so I never felt like I fit in with them at all but I stayed anyway just so I could fly under their radar. I remember not really making much art anymore at the time either, again I was too scared to express myself. During that time I only stuck to one person in that entire group because he already knew what I was like but I felt shunned by everyone else even when they were friendly towards me. That pressure anyone feels if they get embroiled with cringe culture is real and it is damaging! When that group fell apart I felt liberated, returned to making art and found true friends but I still carry a scar from that time. I can't stand destructive things because that's really all cringe culture is: Destruction just for the sake of destruction. If any cringe lord tells you "They're just trying to give criticism", no they are not! Nobody ever improves from being in a cringe comp, they just stop, a premature end to what could have been.

[@FrootDeMoN]

Agreed Cringe culture ain't good If you don't have something nice to say than just don't say anything :/

[@CJMoody]

I guess you didn't touch on this for fear of being demonetized. But what's your take on certain kinds of erotic art being branded as "cringe"? Y'know, whether it be because of the artists sub-par skills, the piece being fanart of a character/characters most people aren't comfortable seeing sexualized, or the work depicting certain kinks that rub the rest of the world the wrong way?

[@solelyashore]

this video inspired me to go draw my shameless self insert OC again

[@Sandwich_People]

Nice

[@Aven_colonthree]

Go ahead buddy :D

[@FennecFox00]

Self insert ocs are the best

[@CrazyGreenFluff]

you can draw whatever you want, as long as you're not hurting anybody! #cringecultureisdead

[@Aven_colonthree]

@@SweetSourL0ver aye you misspelt culture

[@STARVAs132]

@@SplicedBeast it should be, it sucks.

[@MillieZone]

EXCELLENT video! Back in 2013, I (a not-yet diagnosed autistic teen girl) had a special interest in MLP and Equestria Girls. I shared SO much of my fan art on Deviantart. But I got a LOT of hate comments because Equestria Girls was considered "cringe" back when the first movie came out and I was a beginner artist at that time. I even found almost my ENTIRE deivantart gallery reposted onto derpibooru (a mlp image board) with people making fun of them behind my back. It was discouraging! That was already exactly a decade ago. But now as an adult, I still draw plenty of ponies, Equestria Girls, OCs and art for whatever other special interests I may have! And if anyone thinks it's "cringy"? That's THEIR problem, not mine💖

[@rsj2877]

Yeah, like why harass over the things you like, seriously.

[@b1acksol]

It reminds me of Impressionism centuries ago. Their art didn’t fit the standard, but they did it anyway. Now we have insanely well known impressionist and post -impressionist artists like Monet, Matisse, Van Gogh, and Picasso

[@kittcore8917]

If you're an artist and you're scared of being bullied for being cringe, repeat this in your head: "If I like what I drew, it's good." Art is a very wide topic. You can do pretty much whatever you want on that piece of paper or that canvas on your device. Everyone's taste in art is different. I like to draw in a Gacha Club style (Mostly because I use GC to make most of my characters. That makes it easier to imagine them :]), and some people don't like that. A lot of people like the art style that old superhero comics have, and I'm not a big fan of it. And that's okay. That is called having an opinion. And having an opinion is perfectly fine, healthy even. Now if it's for commissions, that may be another story, because you want your client to be satisfied. I don't do commissions, so I can't talk about this. I'm talking about doing art for fun or for posting online: If you like what you drew, it's good. Also remember that everyone has a different art style. Like me, who draws in a Gacha Club like style. Maybe you're good in drawing MLP characters, or animals, or realistically, or stick figures: It doesn't matter. I really hate cringe culture as how it is now. If what you do is something that you like and it isn't hurting anyone, do it! If what you do hurts someone, that is cringe. Oh, and it is NOT cringe to be an adult/teen and liking childish stuff. There is a minimum age for almost everything, but no maximum age. This comes from a 14 year old who still watches Hello Kitty, Sonic X and TAWOG. So, just remember that the only art that is truly cringe is illegal art (Like child p--n.), and "fixing" art. Fixing art is taking one's character or art, changing it, and saying you "fixed" it. Most of the time this involves changing the character's skin colour, weight, or any illness/disability. There is no way to "fix" art. If you do any of these, then please do me a favour and keep it to yourself. If you do see it, please report it. If you don't do illegal art, I can say to you that your art is good

[@banananananananananananana.]

10:21 when people automatically assume all gacha life/club artists are gacha heaters… I was in the Sonic fandom when I was 11 too, why do I always chose fandoms that are considered cringe by “normal” internet users???

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Because you follow your interests instead of molding them to what's popular. That's a good thing no matter how many people pretend it isn't. Never let these bullies dictate what you like, how you express yourself, or who you are. They're just mad that you're not herding yourself into "normality" like they do, that upset that you actually made a choice instead of following the crowd. Nothing it cooler than not letting people control your harmless interests imo

[@banananananananananananana.]

@@sourgreendolly7685 oh my god that’s literally so nice I was not expecting that, thank you!

[@LaniusEatsMeat]

As someone being a part of one of the most hated communitys, Gacha, I can confirm that most of us are afraid to show our art, edits, video or anything we do related to gacha that isn't in our "safe place" where there are other people from our community that we know will not send us death threats or start insulting us for making an edit of a gacha character that is not accepted on what society considers a "good edit". I was afraid all the time to play Gacha Club on school since i thought everyone would see me as a weirdo that likes gacha life.

[@LaniusEatsMeat]

Don't mind grammar mistakes ok?

[@Xixi_the_princess]

Honestly I feel the same as someone who also does edits (I suck at drawing lol). I mostly put them in communities I know will not really attack me which sucks because I can count 3 one of which is a server I co own with my partner.

[@quit3118]

I’m also the part of the gacha community and I can agree with you

[@SADIE_Maybe_SADISTIC]

Same😢

[@SaltedCaramrl]

I honestly never understood this whole hate towards gacha community. Sure, a lot of creepy and weird things came out of it but in the end of the day, it’s just a character creator game. I remember loving this game so much because I wasn’t able to draw properly yet so I just bring my ocs to life through gacha club

[@Sparklewolfgirl67]

Imagine bullying disabled kids for having interests different than yours

[@241Cookies__]

I’m so glad this is being talked about. As the quite infamous quote says, “Don’t kill the part of you that’s cringe, kill the part of you that cringes.” Like, there’s nothing wrong in what you like. You have to remember that a lot of bad that comes from a fandom is a loud minority. There are exceptions of course, but that doesn’t change the fact that an overwhelming majority are just people liking things, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that.

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

I'm an autistic person who still likes Sonic, Pokémon (even have a couple Pokémon characters), draws pretty much exclusively furry art, and still collects plush toys (heck, I've "recently" started carrying a big Super Sonic plush with me. When I go out). And while I don't have the guts to do it, I have wanted to dye my hair blue... Multiple times I basically breath "cringe". And that's fine. My like, one rule/reason why I think people shouldn't like something. Is that they shouldn't use it to hurt themself/others (and also, nothing illegal) Sure there's, lots of things I don't like. And probably won't interact with people who like them. But that just simply comes down to, me not wanting to see it

[@Aven_colonthree]

I wanted red streaks but I’m afraid of being called cringe too D:

[@valkorey]

People who are not even part of a fandom are being labeled. I can not even draw a stylized animal (standing on 4 paws) without being called a furry. Happens online, at my art college, and even at my art job.

[@TinyAzalea101]

As a neurodivergent person who’s current special interests are mcyt(specifically Hermitcraft, Empires and other related SMPs), which is considering “cringey” by some people, Lego Ninjago and Lego Monkie Kid, which are Lego shows so they’re considered “too childish”, and likes to make Gacha Club as a creative outlet and am also a beginner artist. I absolutely despise cringe culture. It’s just an excuse to bully people

[@cookiemoon7441]

AYO??? I'm neurodivergent and I LOVE hermitcraft, empires, other related SMPS and ninjago!! I make fanart for & write Ninjago fics. I say, don't be afraid. Cringe culture is stupid and I wish to stomp it into the very ground.

[@Kasiissilly]

:000 I'm neurodivergrent too! And I'm into mcyt as well!

[@Pinka13]

I once had a friend on dA that was bullied off the internet because of cringe culture assholes. And I haven't seen or heard from her in years. I hope she's ok. :(

[@MartianCandies]

Wow, this is so eye opening. Thank you so much. I've been trying to make characters that just make me happy, and not care about what people think. My gfs OC would be considered cringe, her first name is my gfs first name too, but I absolutely love her, my gf loves her too. So why can't I love my cringe characters?

[@C00kieKat]

Theres a saying that I go by, and that is "Who cares what someone likes, as long as they're not hurting anyone, and it makes them happy. I think people really need to learn to respect others for liking weird things..." People rlly need to embrace that fact they they r weird in their own way and respect others for being weird as well

[@sketchs_art_corner]

I’m autistic. I used to have a massive special interest in MLP. As a kid (8-13) I was bullied, made fun of, laughed at, mocked etc for liking my little pony. I was cringe, stupid, childish and dumb for drawing the characters from it and the ones I made. By the end of seventh grade I couldn’t bring myself to even watch the show anymore. And I stopped drawing it way before then. After that, I had Interests in Steven Universe and Sander Sides, and I was picked on for those too. Those experiences have stuck with me for so long. Some of my recent fixations and interests have been on Sonic and also TMNT, and even though I’m more comfortable being myself, those experiences from before stick with my and sometimes it’s still really hard to share what I like

[@arsonicjumpscarebucket9348]

Because of cringe culture, i hide the fact I like gatcha videos and I never looked into furries, despite being interested in them. i hide the fact I like homestuck and undertale.

[@GennyTheWolf]

Man, if it wasn't for MLP, I wouldn't be as into art as I am now! I started drawing more seriously to draw my Pony OCs! I wanted to get better I eventually branched out into more Fandoms as well as original work! I still take the time to draw my ponysona once a year as a sort of thanks for showing me the way!

[@ameliamg61707]

I’m so glad I’ve never been victim to this stuff, I used to draw all this kind of stuff and I’ve usually been scared to show my art off because of this but now when I show my art I get praised a lot im glad that I wasn’t called “cringe” cause I probably wouldn’t have continued drawing

[@Baka_Crazy]

I enjoy cringe content (which shouldn't be cringe at all) and I am proud! I was mocked at school because I watched cartoon, wrote stories and drew a lot. I was 14 years old and was mocked by teenagers for being a teenager. That's why it still hurt people calling me cringe. But I still enjoy my things because it doesn't make any sense for me to stop with it if it feels good for me

[@TsukiyoV]

I'm a neurodivergent artist and the only way I can feel happy is by connecting with my special interests or 'obsessions' through art. For some of us, our special interest become the center of out life and often help us cope with every day things that we may struggle with more than the typical person (Sometimes I have breakdowns over change in my house or plans). I've been thankful not to run into any people online who look down on certain interests and things, but I can't even imagine how discouraging it would be and how harmful. The worst thing is, some people end up associating that special interest with a time they were bullied or put down, ruining that particular thing for them and in turn taking a toll on their mental health.

[@funky_galaxy]

I've been drawing since I can remember, but the 3 fandoms that made me fall in love with it were MLP, FNaF and furries. That's why I started drawing, and gurss what? This cringy emo kid who drew Foxy x Mangle fanart and made dozens of MLP pegasus/dragon/changeling hybrid self-insert OCs and hundreds of sparkledog characters for animation memes, nowadays, this kid is a professional character designer, concept artist and game artist. I don't regret it at all. I started taking art seriously at age 12, therefore 6 years ago. Lemme tell you, I was DEAD scared of making a, God forbid! "Edgy" character?!?!? A-a... A "cringy" OC??!?! UNACCEPTABLE!! I would relentlessly search "how to make a good OC" "how to know if your OC is cringy/edgy" "Is my OC a Mary-Sue" and so on. Guess what? The characters I had the most fun writing and designing are the cringiest, edgiest ones I have, and MAN I have 170+ OCs. My favorite OC of mine is a 5'3 dr.u.ggie catboy with daddy issues who has flaming red hair (well... orange) and huge tusks. My newest is an immortal nihilist who killed his best friend by accident and he can only be described as a tall androgynous twink who's a mix of 50s greasers and a metalhead. My second favorite is literally the stereotype of a short, chubby computer nerd who's a gamer and has crippling low self-esteem and who looks like this 🤓. Are they cringe? YES, ABSOLUTELY, AND I LOVE THEM! I had much more fun designing and developing these guys than any of the "cringe-proof" OCs I meticulously crafted in order to not be made fun of online. Moral of the story, cringe culture is dead. And I killed it lol. It's not for nothing that this sentence is literally written on my YT "about" section. Draw and write what makes you happy, otherwise, what's even the point of it?

[@CatAbby2]

I couldn't agree more lol FNAF and MLP art these days still amazes me with the new road they've both taken and goodness I make myself sound old😹

[@aris1869]

I loved MLP when I was younger, but I eventually buried my obsession because I didn’t need another reason to be bullied. I’m now studying animation, and I’ve spent years studying horses. My final AP art piece was a pegasus. But to this day I’ve been afraid to draw fanart of the show, because I didn’t want people to call me a brony. Maybe someday I’ll get around to it. Thanks for making this video

[@kaylanek1]

Cringe time 😌 Also, thank you for talking about the autism aspect of this

[@jasonjasso666]

Usually when there’s an online movement to shun certain things, it’s usually because the people themselves are trying to fit in, even if they secretly partake in the “cringe.” One of the first times I’ve noticed this behavior online were the “jokes” under lewd posts, saying how they will not yield to temptation or whatever. I highly doubt that most of those “No, not me, I’m not into that!” statements rather than joke are by people who genuinely aren’t interested in that type of material.

[@BinglesP]

This video is so true. Genuinely. As someone on-the-spectrum, growing up in the 2010's with things like Sonic and My Little Pony made cringe culture downright traumatic.

[@dorkenspache8353]

Also should say as soon as something becomes popular with children, it is considered cringey for an adult to like it because most of the time the bar is set so low for kids that anything with a large child fanbase is thought to be not good enough. Take Friday Night Funkin for example. A simple rhythm game that was definitely NOT made for kids and was just a Newgrounds love letter, now considered cringey because it appeals to a lot of kids. I think people have to understand that just because kids haven't developed a taste yet and don't know when something is truly good quality wise, that doesn't always mean everything they like is automatically bad quality

[@BurningQuestion]

I think it's okay to find something cringe and have a little laugh about it but it's not okay to be a douchebag bully. Cringe is necessary for growth. If you look back at something you did and cringe, it means you grew as a person.

[@LaniusEatsMeat]

Finally an artist that realizes that mocking and laughing at your own art publically can make someone feel their art is trash and that they should draw like their favorite artist, because kids and teenagers look up to those artist and when they see that this artist is making fun of their old drawing because they were "cringe" and "edgy", the kid will stop enjoying making their art and be afraid of get mocked at for their drawings. You are literally the first one i've saw that realizes how dangerous this is for kids or not even kids, it could also be teenagers or even adults that enjoy drawing and by seeing this they completly stop drawing at all.

[@LaniusEatsMeat]

don't mind grammer mistakes

[@cyberneticpotato3]

@@LaniusEatsMeat I love your pfp

[@CrazyGreenFluff]

i think a warning is needed for those kinds of videos, like "this is just how i feel about my old art, i am in no way mocking low skill level at all. if your art is similar and you're proud of it, that's awesome!" something like that, because i think artists should be able to make fun of themselves. but a positive message before the video would be good, to make sure kids and beginners don't take it personally :0

[@ripple____1579]

I went through a period of time where I felt so alone and that even my future self would hate me for this exact reason. I never saw a single person think positively of themselves when they were younger, which surely meant I would think the same when I was older

[@LaniusEatsMeat]

@@cyberneticpotato3 ty, tho I don't remember if when I commented this I had a different one or my actual one of Tony the Clock lol

[@djzorori]

There's this one advice that I heard from someone is that the idea of "cringe" is that everyone feels that they should be in line with society's mainstream or else you'll be classified as a weirdo / freak, or something. Cringe culture has been such a toxic wasteland since day one and it kinda sucks that artists and people in general that have been targeted and harassed for whatever harmless content they create and enjoy feel self-conscious just for finding comfort and happiness in that fandom or franchise. It's not worth being so negatively relentless towards people all the time for enjoying stuff that has no effect on your life or anyone else's. A lot of people tend to contribute to that culture without ever realizing it until it finds its way around again. All in all, fuck cringe culture. There's really nothing to be embarrassed about. Most of the time, "cringe" content is rather genuine at best. We all start somewhere, that's fair enough, we improve in our work overtime. Honest engagement in harmless and wholesome content that's deemed to be childish, shameful or weird by other groups of people is an attraction for an audience to sink themselves in their so-called irony or hypocrisy. Nothing's ever "cringe" because (just about) everything can be amazing in it's own unique way. Get out there, embrace the world and be entitled and happy for whatever community you're into.

[@privernd]

What are your thoughts about people deeming subject matter "cringe" because of the source material being seen as problematic? Examples like Harry Potter, Attack on Titan, Dream SMP. I don't see this quite as often as the bigger ones you named like FNAF and Sonic, but I do sometimes see cringe culture justified over "problematic" media. It doesn't even have to be something as controversial as Harry Potter, because I've seen Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss fans roped into this justification as well.

[@CJFrostthorn]

Loved the more introspective take on the subject at the end of this video- it's very refreshing to see someone admit that they've (unknowingly) participated in something and to call that out in an effort to do better and inspire others to do so as well. Great video, as always, Paige❤✨

[@Katori_semiactivecreator]

Quick Message for everyone: Some videos in my channel have been called cringe 😢, guys don’t let these types of comments slow you down in your way on becoming well known! Keep it up! ❤There’s a huge difference between cringe and liking something someone else doesn’t!

[@ActuallyYoda69]

I'm a neurodivergent furry artist with lots of "childish" interests like MLP and that one children's anime Glitter Force and such and I am very glad to have found this video. You have said some great things!

[@The_Sojourn_Experiment]

This made me look back upon my past, thankfully I didn't contribute a lot to cringe culture, not a content creator, but I did join in on the "fun." In my head, it wasn't that bad because I was watching people who would specifically look upon their old stuff and talk about why. Although I did fall into the trap of "edgy characters are cringe." But on of my favorite oc IS an edglord and I love them as much I traumatize them. I didn't realize how much harm this was and, well...I was kinda afraid to share my character once I realized they where an egdlord bc they'd be proceaved as cringe or bad. Now I've been wanting to write there full story. A trend I seam to find over and over is reverse growth in culture, encouraging people to basically be immature children that are scared of anything new to the norm they've been layed into. Every step forward somewhere seams to put a step back somewhere else. There are things we can do to medigate these things, I just hope that's enough. I wanted to post a long comment to boost the algorithm and I found something legit to talk about :3

[@LuigiRulez2022Official]

DRAW WHAT YOU WANT! As long as it's not inappropriate then draw what you want. People may think your art is cringe but don't listen to them! Do what makes you happy. People being rude about your art just don't like fun! So draw all those sonic oc,mlp art,or anything! :D

[@wolffanimates]

One thing you need to understand is that ART HAS NO RULES! You can make anything and if someone doesn't like it, they can leave. Deviantart is a wholesome platform you can join to post your art. A few days after I joined I got at least 5 comments saying "Welcome, keep up the great work!". However on tiktok I instantly got comments insulting my drawrings, (I agree, I'm not the best artist, but especially beginners should be encouraged).

[@PancakeTheKat]

I’m a teenage undertale fan, since 2017. I still draw it, still play it, still write fanfiction, and still am extremely into it. For a while I drew anthro art back in 2018. I’ve been called cringe more times than I’ve had a meal. These things(especially undertale and deltarune) we’re my special interest as an undiagnosed autistic kid at the time. People told me to be my true self and express myself and when I did in the way they didn’t like, I was bullied into almost quitting art for good just I was starting. I’m back now, and I’m still being called cringe now with my love for TMNT, mcyt, FNAF, and still, undertale.

[@Aven_colonthree]

Can’t wait for chapter 3-5 :D

[@nohintshere]

me too!! i've been working on one au for over a year now and i like drawing and writing about the characters

[@katie.SonicSimp_231]

1. Sonic the hedgehog is 1 of the fandoms that are going viral rn so if anyone thinks sonic is cringe they probably a boomer :/ 2. Gacha life was made for a reason right??? I suppose since Gacha Club was created gacha life was just lowlife looking, but still. 3. Five nights at Freddy’s is literally a horror game… how is it cringe or childish in anyway ㆆ_ㆆ it literally scared the heck out of me! 4. My little pony was literally my childhood!! And it was probably also The childhood of every other kid out there! It is not cringe!!!! One thing that people don’t realize is that when they call a certain thing cringe, for example, sonic the hedgehog. They’re also insulting the creators as well! AKA SEGA! Y’all are insulting a whole company bro Σ(-᷅_-᷄๑)

[@giant-enemy-spider]

As someone who got made fun of for oc x canon/self inserts, Mary Sues, and more, I love this video so much. I unfortunately I had a hyperfixation on many “cringy things” like fnaf (which I still very much enjoy) and got made fun of for basically not knowing when to stop talking about it (same with undertale, tattletail, batim) and that fucking hurt. I might’ve been 10-11 but I wasn’t clueless. I got told that I “ruined it for them” just because I expressed my hyperfixation. Now I’m scared to express it. I know I shouldn’t be, but I can’t help it

[@darkmatter9651]

I love when people cover these kinds of niche topics thank you for being that one person who does it. And I think a lot of the things you covered are so true and very interesting! I do think it's funny that people claim cringe culture is dead when clearly it's still a thing and it's everywhere.

[@mjangelvortex]

When people say "Cringe Culture is Dead", they sadly don't mean it in a literal sense all of the time. Sometimes they say it to make other artists feel more welcome.

[@darkmatter9651]

@@mjangelvortex I think its worse that way because then when people are actual victims of this kinda cyberbullying its gonna be a lot more hurtful than if they just knew what to expect. It still hurts, just less.

[@cookiemoon7441]

​@@darkmatter9651 I think when people say cringe culture is dead (or more specifically when I say it, maybe I just misinterpreted it) they don't mean in the literal sense, moreover in the sense that the concept is stupid and deserves to burn to the ground.

[@darkmatter9651]

@@cookiemoon7441 Maybe tbh

[@6ear9er]

Recently got more comfortable with liking “cringe” things :) drew a fan oc while listening to this and I’m probably going to make them an emo/scene rainbow sparkle dog furry form later because why the hell not lol I’m around the age the average 2010s deviant kid would’ve been, so I want to make the cringiest stuff possible to piss ppl off lol. Love ur videos!

[@Ech0drawzz]

I live by "to be cringe is to be free," and i say it proudly to all the h8ers, so spread the word "TO BE CRINGE IS TO BE FREE!!!!!"

[@LoryplayKD]

Draw whatever you want whenever you want. Block and ignore negative people, they give up when they get nothing in return, they just want reactions to fuel them, a little emotion in their sad little lives.. Draw them rainbow alicorns and self inserts shipped with Sans, nobody can stop you XD I like the message at the end, getting rid of the part of you that cringes and not the cringe should be something we all do. I don't cringe at my old art, I see everything wrong with it and I'm like geez I need to redraw this to fix the mistake of my past pff. But those aren't really mistakes, it's the best I could do at the time with skills and knowledge I had. I've thankfully avoided anything related to those pathetic cringe ppl for years now. It's probably cuz I'm not on tiktok or leave any negative groups. Be it no stabilizer when drawing with my tablet, pixels between outlines and color or the rainbow characters I redesigned in the past years. I see my old art and am flooded with memories of those times, my memory is really detailed and has whole moments recorded so I remember how I made most of my art from MS paint to paint tool SAI. Point is, enjoy what you do and did, if it made you happy before why hate on it now? But back in the day in the mlp fandom on Facebook there was this random cringe page roasting 12 year olds and their art. We reported them countless times, think the page was taken down a couple times too. They eventually died off and were blocked from all active groups but think it might still be up to this day as a relic of some angry teen who had nothing to do than bully other kids on Facebook.. There's one thing kinda unrelated but related to this that I constantly see tho. When people redraw their old art and then asking which is better and then people saying the one they drew like 5 years ago was better can really mess them up. Even if it's a joke or worse when they just post it and say it's redraw and get ppl who are like lol the old one is better.. it's really a trap people walk into when redrawing so be mindful of that. Everyone has a different path of progress, the things they changed, added are all part of it and should be like oh you have changed so much but you have improved so much.

[@henriquemedranosilva7142]

Why did my brain read the thumbnail as "Ai art, why is it cringe?"

[@tcpratt1660]

Well, your brain wasn't wrong there

[@The_only_Pheebalicious]

Most of these arts are considered bad and cringey as a whole for something that is only a small part of that community that is usually not even excepted for example Gacha heat or zoophile furrys are a small sub-community inside of the community’s that give the community’s as a whole. It’s stupid that cringe culture even exist

[@carcalilly]

Growing up, I was ostracized for being a little weird, and found my only acceptance on the early online furry community. Back in the early days of deviantart, I'd post my awful beginner furry art but still be met with love by the community. To the point I could draw everyday and loved doing it. When highschool started, being an emo-furry type teen I was ostracized even more. The art community used to be an escape for me, and it's kinda terrifying to thing just a few years later it would've not existed as the haven it used to be. Thanks for this vid, I feel so seen and heard with every point as a "cringe" queer-emo-neurodivergent-furry.

[@cozzalozza9089]

"Don't kill the part of you that is cringe. Kill the part that cringes" - Wise people (Edit: I did not realise she said this later in the video, still the statement stays true.)

[@nightdreamthefool1547]

i legit do not understand the minds of those who participate in cringe culture. like, do they just hate fun???? cause i can tell you that being in "cringe fandoms" like sonic and the furry fandom is RIDICULOUSLY fun. being "childish" or stupid or whatever is really goddamn funny, and i wish everyone knew that so we can let go of cringe culture and stuff. ...and ngl i love seeing how mad people get over my art lmao,,, like they just dont know how to have fun. like she said, go make your edgy emo mary sue sonic oc with glowing multicolored eyes or whatever because YOLO

[@PupkinPumpkin]

i did NOT KNOW YOU ARE AUTISTIC- OMG THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD

[@tailablu3585]

To quote a favorite post of mine, "it's not even cringe; it's just personal and unpolished and you've been taught to flinch away from vulnerability which doesn't mock itself"

[@SavageGirl1930.]

I am Mario gachatuber in the Gacha community and in my opinion I think the gacha community is getting better not perfect by any means but better I say this because right now we're on a Gacha Mod Renaissance meaning alot of teens and young adults In the community are making mods to make video's better In quality, better character designs or just to flat out express themselves more! And with more mods coming out each day more people are supporting and encouraging gacha creator's to take there time, take breaks and express there creativity and I think that's a beautiful thing and even outside of gacha mods more people are starting to get into gacha and get there own idea's out with people also supporting them and encouraging them to make there video's and improve on them! Now I know I would not be a missed if I did not mention the bad in the community and yes even to this day we still have people making incest,bully or harassing others,pedo or zoo pilles, quiting or straight up dieing from outside forces and more but I'm here to say that things are getting better despite the horrible side of the community it's getting smaller every day! And instead being replaced with AMAZING gachatubers with alot of heart and talent and absolutely deserve to be recognized as such! So please despite all the terrible things you might hear about the gacha community we really are a good community that has alot of heart,talent and effort put into this community. Thank you for reading if you got this far I hope you this helps explain so things if it did have a good day/night everyone :)

[@4Bakers]

I'm put off by certain art styles/franchises like the thumbnail examples... but it isn't the artist's responsibility to cater to my stupid opinion, so I shut the fuck up and leave my thoughts to myself. As much as I don't enjoy, say, MLP art, the artists are having fun, and that's what matters. If I were to tease content like that, I'd do it in private, not where my words would hurt the passionate creators and peers of those who made the artwork. Seems simple enough to me.