Self Inserts Aren't Bad, You're Just Mean

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[@RadPaxOfficial]

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[@LilChuunosuke]

Me, age 10-13: "Woo self inserts! I wanna be in this anime!" Me, age 14-17ish: "Self inserts are BAD, I won't allow myself to have any self insert characters anymore. I make REAL characters!" Me, age 18-now: "lmao who cares, self inserts are fun! Do them if you want!" I've been thinking of this cool self insert Ace Attorney OC and I've been tempted to make it into a fic.

[@muttzoone]

Total Trash Mammal Do it!

[@chickenchirps4755]

DO IT DO IT DO IT :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!

[@AlexCruz-fm6fe]

Lemme read that. I was making an Ace Attorney crossover using my Jojo's Bizarre Adventire OC.

[@LilChuunosuke]

Oh snap i didn't expect people to respond haha! Guess i have to make it now. Gotta work out some plot kinks tho then. It's one of those "transported from our world to theirs" things and it relies on Kurain channeling and the fact that a spirit medium's spirit disappears when they're channeling, which makes me think some sort of balance has to be restored. Tldr a big plot thing is that my self insert basically reinhabits the body of someone who recently died. I also wanna work out a way she would get her own body back. The important plot points are fairly dark but it would be covered in fun wholesome fluffy stuff

[@burgerhouseinthehouse2079]

Yaaas kween!

[@ManicPanda]

"I strive to be a pretty boy even tho I'm ugly AF." I bet U actually cute, but honestly, I'm the same. I am TINY for a guy and also still like typically feminine things - doesn't help that it makes my parents question if I'm a guy...

[@ManicPanda]

Also I just saw my pic in the vid OMG

[@bunbunbear94]

My dude, if that's you in your profile pic, you're cute AF. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, and don't let anyone shame you for the things you enjoy.

[@tterabyte_exe]

Hey. It's okay to be a boy that likes femenine stuff Just a friendly reminder to Love yourself,Accept Yourself

[@marcoTHECOOLESTCAT]

If thats you in your profile picture you are really cute :0

[@marcoTHECOOLESTCAT]

@@tterabyte_exe agreed!

[@Evelyn_Cassidy]

I have multiple self inserts for every fandom

[@Evelyn_Cassidy]

At least the fandoms I'm in

[@sleepysys_9081]

FhJFOSODJFJS SAME

[@magicalgirl4]

same tho

[@dreamyfeffy]

S a m e

[@mooonblooom]

Ahaha same-

[@DeltaBuggo]

I agree, I honestly don’t understand why people hate self insert/Oc x Canon. I personally think that putting yourself in a story is perfectly ok and sometimes it could spark some creativity in people! I make multiple Fandom Ocs and its really fun to make stories for them as well!

[@littlebopeep]

Delta the Bug and 4 nerds Me too, I never share them tho

[@daredrogers3884]

Because those people are likely just very insecure or are into something that could be consider "even more cringey"

[@sleepysys_9081]

honestly, if it wasn't for me making a bunch of FNaF OCs/self inserts when i was like 9 i wouldn't be doing art right now, so even though those characters were all what people would call "cringy," it was fun for me, i enjoyed it, it sparked my creativity and now i'm actually a fairly decent artist👌

[@GE-0530RN]

Its not that people hate self inserts, its just how they are used

[@DeltaBuggo]

kaiyodei Ok, maybe not THAT. I’m talking about fictional characters.

[@lalas181]

Genuinely the only real downside or drawback to self-inserts I can find is that it's harder to separate your character's feelings from your own feelings in a roleplay session, or if it's a fanfic you're posting somewhere online if people post criticisms of your self-insert or bash them it feels more like they're saying bad stuff about you. All the "itz cringe XP" stuff, however? _Not_ a reason not to make yourself an all-powerful Jedi Master who's dating C3po. Do it. Smooch that droid if it's what you wanna do.

[@RadPaxOfficial]

trueeee. It makes you look more at your own flaws vs looking at your creation. Which does suck a lot, especially if you're young. its good to have a balance of non-self insert OC's i think. I love making self inserts but I've grown a huge amount of love for making just.. any kinda OC.

[@Gazing-09]

I had no idea that self insert was that cringe (I don't even know why). The only time I felt cringe was the self insert artist who created the New Guy meme.

[@raiorai2]

SOME IDEAS! Don't make your self character the main character. Make 'em the deuteragonist, mentor or villain! Dr. John Watson is famously a self insert of Arthur Conan Doyle, who wanted to have adventures with this Sherlock Holmes guy he created based on a teaher he had. Also, try to change a few characteristics of 'em. Just enough atributes that you can separate yourself from the character when thinking about plot, arcs and criticism. Maybe base their flaws on somethong you hate about your younger self? Maybe base the character on what you'd be if you were evil, proudful, angry, paragonic, antagonistic... Unless you're doing the wish fulfilment story/concept. Then just do whatever makes yoi happy in the moment! I write porn with self insert characters or of friends who want porn about them! Fucking do it. Let your imagination free. Do self porn. Or self wish fulfilment. Or self analization. Or self loathing. Power to your creativity.

[@vex2960]

Unless, you also hate yourself

[@tabbiexcat]

Not gonna lie I’d love to see someone selfship with C3PO lmaooo

[@Minto8384]

Like, they're doing it for fun? Y'all really out here bashing smol children 'cause they like a certain story/show and wanna be in it.

[@CrimsonSnoipah]

A lot of them aren’t children.

[@beckheorshepls5397]

I'm a whole ass adult dating fictional men wtf are you talking about 😂

[@mitarsu3927]

When someone says: "that's not canon" just say: "Oh really, i never thought, sorry for pointing that out :)"

[@prageruwu69]

honestly, someone with a similar voice to me saying "its ya boy" made me so euphoric

[@Dead_Lesbians_]

Honestly making a self insert and shipping them with my favourite characters in shows has really helped me feel a lot more confident in myself and made me just be a lot less more vile online, used to be an absolute little shit and try cause arguments all the time over things I didn’t like cause I couldn’t understand why someone liked it , now I just block things I don’t like that don’t harm others.

[@tangledheadphonecord4285]

stopped writing my self insert x canon self indulgent danganronpa fic to watch this-

[@sarahiwanek8485]

When I was younger, I had selfinserts only to dream with them. Back then I was able to just lie down, close my eyes and dream of whatever I want, which I used to do a lot. I then just pretended to be part of a bigger story and it helped me cope with quite a lot of things. I sometimes dream like this even now, but it's gotten harder for me to do sadly. I don't know what exacly I did back then, but I guess it was like very concious lucid dreaming.

[@ssplague]

Im glad to see someone else that did this growing up. Tbh I still do it now!

[@lyracistunbothered7662]

Dnsjskski thought i was the only oneeeee. When my life was peak mess is when i would dream like that the most. I still do it today actually just a lot less then before. It's honestly one of the best most therapeutic ways to cope for me and im just glad i wasn't on the internet when cringe culture was at its peak

[@cookii.8369]

I was just like that too, when I was younger. I still sometimes try and do it, but it's gotten harder for me too

[@sarahiwanek8485]

@@cookii.8369 same here. Although for simple scenes an hour can go by before I've got it right. Though I must say it was and still is quite addicting. It's an escape I guess

[@iconsumekneecaps]

I do this CONSTANTLY. It gets me through a lot.

[@yourlocalcarrotdealer]

I'll be honest, I'm kind of a strictler for keeping-to-cannon and get annoyed when people change things from cannon but you've definitely changed my mind

[@RadPaxOfficial]

i like sticking to canon too, don't get me wrong. I do a ton of research on characters to keep the writers vision. But also.. sometimes.................... i just wanna kiss a character...... and let them date my OC..

[@monomid7193]

RadPax oh-

[@kyotakonn1825]

@@RadPaxOfficial i felt that on a spiritual level

[@yourlocalcarrotdealer]

@@RadPaxOfficial honestly, same

[@oh-happy-gaes257]

@@RadPaxOfficial Lmao- Also mood

[@laemnade]

being inlove with a fictional character because you cant find love and youve been broken hearted before? *yes thats totally me*

[@RadPaxOfficial]

oh mood

[@penguinuo3847]

Yea I honestly don't see why so many people hate self inserts and stuff, just let people vibe. For me tho, if I draw something like shipping myself with another canon character, I think people will judge me and it scares me so much, but I did it anyway and no one seemed to judge me for it and that makes me really happy :>

[@oculus6923]

The negativity is due to how certain self inserts act. It is common for some immature fans who ship themselves with a cannon character to harrass others who interact with the same character, claiming that said character is theirs and belittling the other. Henceforth, ruining the fandom experience for other fans ad well.

[@penguinuo3847]

@@oculus6923 yea, that's true

[@ay7164]

@@oculus6923 *flashbacks to those sans fangirls back in 2016*

[@oculus6923]

@@ay7164 And they still exist.

[@kaiyodei]

@@oculus6923 saw it happen with some sonic fans, from a cringe community.

[@tragictm1461]

I don't dislike self inserts, it's just how people use them in the story that feels off. If it's a genuinely good story i wouldn't mind them.

[@GE-0530RN]

Samee!

[@tragictm1461]

@@applesas942 Oh no! I don't say anything to them at all, and of course i support them. It just feels kinda off if it's too mary sue-ish

[@gxblynn1831]

Tragïc TM Exactly! Like you can have the opinion as long as you're not going after the literal child for having fun. Because let's be honesty everyone dies inside a little bit everytime they see a Mary sue.

[@mayuzoomy2237]

You took the words right outta my mouth

[@Kuudere_Fanboy]

@@tragictm1461 yeah but there is a differenz between a self insert and mary sue character.

[@chaneychane9339]

I feel regaining my self-esteem after watching this video. Whenever I got to be in any fandoms, I usually think of a self-insert story in my head, all, the, time. I don't see much positive feedback from artists that do self-inserts, so I shut that idea to post it on the internet down because I thought I was weird. Self-insert is really fun for me. just like any other comment, it helps me explore my personality traits, imagined being the part of a marvelous story, I love it. _I_ _really_ _love_ _it_ , your video makes me encouraged in what I do, thank you so much for created this video :D I wish anyone will read this...

[@kaiyodei]

ask professional writers if you can

[@SonicStalker123]

THIS. ALL OF THIS. Seriously tho, just let👏🏻people👏🏻have👏🏻fun👏🏻creating👏🏻self-inserts👏🏻

[@DarkSeraph]

Amen!!

[@windows-kx1of]

If they make one that destroys/ruins the storyline?

[@jellys_gravity]

@@windows-kx1of if ya hate it don't read it

[@Copter200]

​@@jellys_gravity Hard to avoid when it appears out of nowhere

[@literaltrash5189]

​@@Copter200all you have to do is block it or scroll LMAO it is not that hard to move on from something you don't like. Don't ruin someone else's fun because you're boring.

[@ryoki_PH]

shout out to when i was like 10 and made a several page oc x canon mlp fic, i would never have that confidence now

[@RadPaxOfficial]

we strive to have the confidence and freedom of 10 year old us

[@kura4058]

@@RadPaxOfficial yes sis

[@screamingperson999]

For the longest time I was scared to make a character that resembled me even a little so thank you for helping me relax.

[@KeyOfTheTwilight]

I'm definitely one of those people who made self-insert/OC fics. And I don't care. I am very blatant about it. XD Thinking of self-inserts and OCs give me fond memories. Also, it's a way for me to escape to be honest.

[@lisisa6788]

This video makes me motivated to get my ocs out there since I just feel so anxious about it. Cancer culture made my life hell since I aways saw people getting dragged for doing this stuff and it really made me believe that my self inserts and "cringy marry sue ocs" were just bad and I was bad for it , and it sucked because I was in a really bad state mentally and my stories were my only coping mechanism other than staying on the internet 24/7 that obviously wasn't a good idea knowing how the internet is (and also worsened my real life problems with my mom)

[@kaisetic3150]

Self inserts aren't bad people are just mad that somebody else found a way to escape there life for a moment that actually works

[@prageruwu69]

cringe culture is dead!

[@hhhHHH-kc9gw]

Yay

[@hiiragii]

Haha no

[@kaiyodei]

long live uwuw lusting over serial killers then

[@utubeagnesia]

It's hard for artists to make a character that doesn't resemble at least one of their traits. I think one of the main reason is that some of these people either don't follow what ACTUALLY happens on the canon stuff, and have a "bad" artstyle that makes a lot of ppl think it's cringe. I think a few are cringy, and by that I mean claiming the canons are owned by them and not any one else. You know yandere stuff.. but i think it's a self esteem boost to make these and that to me is heart warming, and I myself enjoy these whether making a story or drawing it out :) thanks for this video

[@chaotic_enby2625]

I guess I've never made stories involving many romantic relationships cause I'm aroace, but I've made so many self-insert OCs, and it has been so much fun and helped me cope a lot. It has helped me explore my different personality traits, and it's made me feel better about myself when I felt like I was worthless, and it has helped me cope with the huge amount of loneliness I had because I had socially isolated myself due to social anxiety caused by bullying, by imagining my self-insert being friends with other characters and go on adventures in these amazing fictional worlds. My stories about my OCs would rarely involve cannon characters, but would rather be my self-inserts and other OCs that were their friends exploring these amazing universes. I mean, even my new name (I'm nonbinary), Ray, came from a self-insert RWBY OC I made a few months before my egg cracked. This really androgynous character with a sidecut, and when drawing her it pained me to draw her chest and know that I "had" to give her boobs because "that's how you draw girls". Making this OC has helped me realize who I really was. Please, let people make the characters they want. If I want to write a proper story I will actually put in more effort into the characters, but when I'm not doing that, please let me enjoy my guilty pleasure of making self-insert OCs.

[@mika-wz4fu]

I'm not really into self inserts anymore, mostly because I hyper fixate on pre-existing characters, but when I was younger? I was hospitalized a lot as a kid, bedridden, I had very little stimulation at the time. I wanted to go have fun and make my own adventures, but I literally couldn't. So, because I liked watching Sailor Moon, I would draw my self as a magical girl and doodle comics where I go to do the things I saw my favorite character do. And it made me happy.

[@RadPaxOfficial]

yes yes yes!!! this! I was also hospitalized a lot (and.. still am..) so having self inserts really helped me feel less alone and scared. Like, sure I may need surgery but my mans Naruto has my back. Its gonna be okay

[@voidcosmic1161]

So, I read the title and legit thought to myself: “Now that’s a idea I can get behind!” Congrats on the new sub! I like your art!

[@juliaxiaoa]

It’s cringy that people can’t let other people live. Especially when it’s not affecting them 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@BluBluest]

I plan to make an Animation series where I was one of the characters in my story. And lemme tell you that because of it, I came to love myself. I wrote down my flaws and accepted or improved them irl. If I hadn't done that, my thoughts about myself would be different.

[@kaiyodei]

but is it your own story or are you doing this so you can pretend to be dating a popular character

[@BluBluest]

@@kaiyodei It's my own story. No popular characters n such. My wording probably gave off that vibe.

[@kaiyodei]

@@BluBluest and then one day someone will make their self insert OC, aka "them" fanfiction being with your personal characters that is you. yippyskippy

[@BluBluest]

@@kaiyodei Eh, it won't bother me as such. Just as long as it isn't hurting anyone.. besides, I plan to hide the fact that it's a self insert and reveal it at like the end of the series probably

[@justijess5233]

@@BluBluest sounds cool :)

[@dolphinchan1745]

I was harassed for being a sonic fan. I wasn't doing anything malicious or gross. I would get made fun of constantly.

[@doukzu]

I understand this. It's me with five nights at freddy's. How dare I like fnaf I guess?? All the backlash made so sense aha

[@kaiyodei]

and yet lots of videos on how the fandom has problematic members can be found

[@renitymoon3471]

People can be just a jerky turkey sometimes...I did myself with Link in legend of zelda when I was very young..

[@Parker_Lot]

ugh i wish I wasn't exposed that "Mary Sue" mentality it still affects me to this day and has crushed all my creativity

[@racconsoup]

justa few years ago when i was younger, i was in a deep depression, so i created a character (whole new me), but still wanted to be feminine so i didnt know boys could be, so she was a girl. i loved her and inserted her into a bunch of my favourite shows, games, etc. then i even started making my own au with her and some of the other characters i made her for. it got to the point where id dissociate from the real world and play out in my head as that character in her stories and god did it help me realize so much about myself and how i could be a better REAL person who wasnt hiding behind an oc

[@camillad8621]

that's how a lot of famous comic artists, concept artists, writers and many more come up with their stories. you can try to make one too!

[@Angeldelinfierno8000]

Unfortunately, this is Internet, and here there are people who hurt others just because they can :(

[@RadPaxOfficial]

true :(

[@windows-kx1of]

Don't mean to bash y'all but... We don't like self insert because most gacahtibers end up making themself's deppresed hybrid protagonist hated abused girl and ruin the story so as long as you don't do that it's fine have fun! Tldr (summery) it's fine to make self insert as long as you don't use any deep defensive or triggering content of yourself and don't do fake abuse stuff either just have fun (Yes I dislike most self insert *only in gachas because those are all the donts I explained* )

[@fangworl5170]

​@@windows-kx1ofWhy is any of that bad?

[@user-to5hi5sf5s]

when I was that age, I searched up "how to make a OC" and found tons of videos saying what is cringe and what is not, so I kinda ended up restricting myself from making self inserts and not having as much fun as I should've... I regret it

[@lukeskyrunner8888]

My thoughts exactly, I never truly understood why people hate on OC/Self Insert Characters. I have so far made a coupe of self inserts so far, but I never had drawn art or written fanfics about them due to cringe culture and general negativity towards the genre.

[@lukeskyrunner8888]

I pretty much just imagine stories involving my Self Inserts in my head to cope with the shitiness of life. I just don't have time to deal with a bunch of idiots REEing at me for no good reason.

[@Zoe-re3uk]

When I was a teen, I loved self-insert fanfic. I would always read (character) x readers, but I hid it even from my friends cause I knew it was seen as ‘cringy’. I would include myself (or a version of myself) in the show or book and create a backstory that tied myself into the story and other characters. Looking back, it was obvious that I wanted all this attention from fictional characters because I wasn’t receiving any in real life, and if cute anime boys liked me, then maybe I was pretty? Even if it was all in my head, having these close “bonds” with characters was enough. Now, I still read x readers, and most of my fanfic that I write consists of self inserts. My best friend is cool with it, and even supports it! But I still feel this shame wash over me when I read it to her & I have to read my name. I’m trying to learn to get over it and have fun, because i certainly daydream a lot more than normal lol

[@0509_m]

Like I literally get attached to a character so much I only know how to vent those emotions by making an OC for that fandom, and make them do what I want them to do.

[@Two-Faced-Angel]

I dont characterize myself. I stay as me. Im actually writing a self insert right now which I'm not posting, only close friends will read it. I practically ship myself with a character I like and stuff too. My experiences with relationships and friendships irl arent the best. For me writing and drawing self inserts is a healthy form of escapism. I used to be bullied in my earlier years because of it too and yeah it's really hurtful growing up. So nowadays I keep it private.

[@b.p.5129]

I agree. Not everything somebody makes or creates is for you to consume and enjoy. You don’t have to personally like something for it to be valid or for it to exist.

[@nemusiondeadaccount3427]

I just remembered that me and pax talk to each other on discord and that makes me happy

[@r3m221]

There's a writer that I love their stories, they write a lot of fanfiction but its still really good. In one of their stories they added an oc and I remember on discord they said something about being surprised that their audience liked the oc so much. I really like this character and I wish that people were nicer to self inserts and personal ocs

[@jacklynharris1221]

the DA fandom is known for being toxic against OCs. However, I think your OC could do better than Anders. >.>

[@RadPaxOfficial]

Anders is beautiful >:0 and needs a hug

[@onikum4]

I use the same self-insert for so many different fandoms to cope with my loneliness and self-hatred, i really don't think they are bad.

[@moss1576]

I’m always really ashamed to admit I read self inserts but I keep getting told things by my parents that they don’t even realize hurts “Your not gay your just confused” Yeah I am but instead of going to them about is I have to find something else to help me cope that life’s gonna be really hard without my parents backing me

[@pixelalien5059]

Thank you soooo much I've been waiting for someone to make this video

[@oneofdanhowellschins]

Ahh! I love your invader zim profile pic! Also honestly cringe culture is dead! You do you boo! Love yourself ❤️❤️💜

[@pixelalien5059]

Thanks ur Zim pic is awsome to!

[@diospore]

You know what im gonna revamp my old dbz self insert I love her and she wasn't even as bad as I thought during my "aaa cringe" phase after being roasted for her when I was like. 12.

[@RadPaxOfficial]

do it!

[@predictablychaotic]

The amount of passion and love and creativity you have in you means that no matter what you might look like physically, you could never be ugly.

[@crocus8080]

Cringe culture is dead, I'm shipping myself with Gundham Tanaka from Danganronpa and noone can stop me!

[@Midnight_Brambles]

I used to make self inserts a lot, and I still kinda do I do it because I feel nice when I do it

[@Liz-with-a-smile]

OMG--- confession time. I'd make these stories all the time...mostly in my head, sometimes on paper about my own fictional characters falling in love with different weird versions of myself, but never myself in totally different world's and under totally different circumstances, over and over. I have WAY to many stories like this....too many to count. Slightly off topic: I do have one character though, that I think--- is a Gary Sue. BUT---- In the opposite sense. He is the biggest failure ever, he suffers more mental problems than me, but unlike me, he keeps trying. Thinking about him, makes me try and be stronger than my current self. I have a massive story revolving around him that I would give my entire life to write and draw whenever I learn to love to draw again. I will ONLY share his name and that story when its perfect. Its my masterpiece. I don't care if I don't start it till I'm in my forties and finish in my nineties. I will finish it. Its my love letter to God, my body, my mind, my soul, and my family, and the life I've lived all expressed through a character that's nothing like me and yet, a lot like me. My antithesis to life, yet my life exactly. An anti-biopic from a bipolar freakazoid. I'm ok with that. I love that. I'ma do that. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It made me more comfortable with mine.

[@kaiyodei]

this is more I think ragging on people who make a 'sona and write them self into relatioships with someone else's intellectual property. maybe one day in the future, if you publish anything, many children will start writing themself X your personal characters. if they meet you at a convention, you can sign their face

[@ashketchup1720]

“Let’s say I wanted to date a character like....” Me - *thinks Jesse McCree cuz that’s my fictional crush* “Jesse McCree from overwatch” Me - “WHAT THE SHI-“ THIS ACTUALLY SCARED ME!!!

[@Yasmin-wu4wg]

Tbh if people made OCs/self inserts of my stuff I'd just be flattered. The one thing I want to do the most is inspire people,so if someone comes up with entire stories because of the stuff I make,that's such a huge win! And I'm sure there are more artists out there thinking that way so I guess what I'm trying to say is let's bury cringe culture and stop making people feel bad for being happy/inspired by something

[@idkwhattoputhere5578]

It seems kinda like RPs to me. My friend makes self inserts, it’s pretty cool. I never thought of it but maybe I’ll try, so I can have a place where I’m a boy to others (when I dream I’m usually a boy but I rarely dream), it’s getting really hard to live as a girl, so thank you for the idea! Also your art is reallly good

[@laineydoodles9297]

I had a friend that basically made me feel awful about my OCs, saying they were all Mary Sues/Gary Stus and I was a jerk to people that were at least trying. Nowadays, I don't do that, but I still remember feeling bad about my artwork between my friend shitting on my writing and my ex boyfriend who had shat on my artwork. I feel better now but it hurts.

[@bonniebon1199]

Your art is so pretty! I’m not sure if you have a tutorial but I’d love one

[@koalapaint]

In my main AU my self-inserts are always side characters

[@CreativaArtly]

I dearly love all my characters-my fandom OCs, OCs for my original stories, all of them. Absolutely all of them. They’re my babies. Leave me and them alone. Ocs and Sona characters aren’t bad! They’re therapeutic, relaxing, and safe I say it, fun to draw or write for and about.

[@gothcentaur]

I know a lot of people look at oc’s that have hair that’s covering half of their face and go “Oh,that was obviously done because people don’t want to draw the other eye” but I’ve been making characters for several years now and while I love drawing eyes,I also have lots of oc’s that have their hair like this.I just think it looks cool

[@SmolFoxTrue]

So when I was younger (I’m 20 now) I used to read a lot of self insert story or usual oc x cc to cope with the horrible life I grew up with. I never knew what was love or how to feel like I was loved. My mom and brother thoughts a was a failure and should die, my dad did love me but he wasn’t the perfect parent. My other family members ignored me, I was bullied, never had many friends, people who I did date either just wanted to use me in bad/weird/sexual way or I was close to being raped on certain occasions. Pedos tried to get me to do things, but I can’t remember how I got out. I used it to cope. I was in deep depression and anxiety, I wanted to die, I was alone, I had nothing except the fictional world where characters were nice to me and I felt loved their. But 3 years ago I met my current bf, and he started to show me love, show me how to live a better live, showed me that I was my own reason to live for and little by little I read less and less self inserts/oc x cc stories, (but I still do from time cause it’s fun). And I used to (and still do) write stories for either oc x cc or self insert because it’s fun. No one know what others are going through. We’re not mind readers. We all cope differently to our environments and that’s okay, as long as at one point you slowly start to help yourself get out and shine and love yourself and be who you are! Everyone has their own hidden talent, their own amazing quirks, and we all just need a little boost to find it. ((I hope this made sense. And I want everyone to remember that you are not alone. You always have someone, even if it’s just one person who believes in you))

[@misseskrustyburger5685]

God , you speak the truth. I'm proud of using self-interest, it makes me feel better, let people vibe and do there own thing peeps.

[@SapphicJadestone]

2:53, "Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well" (More of a Veronica personally person bein' a lesbian and all) In all seriousness, great video my guy, really positive message for people just try expressing their creativity.

[@RadPaxOfficial]

Veronica could punch me any day tbh Boone is also in need of a hug. I'm a sucker for a sad grump

[@monomid7193]

RadPax 👁

[@GeminiForest]

Having Canon x OC/self inserts are fun and you honestly can learn writing and persona pairing that way. I'm gonna keep drawing Dante x Juliet(OC) because I can 😤 And ty for the feature boo you're awesome!

[@kattthompson8031]

I'm happily married and I STILL love self inserts and throwing my own OCs into videogame worlds. Sometimes, it's just nice to be able to day dream about a relationship with a cool alien, or pretend that you're something you're not. Everyday life gets to be pretty mundane and boring, so why not insert yourself into a more interesting world?

[@OddStar_Light]

Bgwjhsbs man- watching this brought back some memories of me doing some Mary Sue and self insert characters and made up self insert stories and while yes I am still young I do remember having fun creating those stories and characters back when I was much younger especially in the undertale and a bit of the BATIM fandom. Watching this made me wanna go make more characters and draw some old ones I’ve made in the past and maybe rewrite them (Ngl I did end up crying a bit because it made me feel a bit better about making self insert oc’s/stories cause I’ve always felt kinda ashamed of them-)

[@AnnValentina]

As a self shipper, I want to say thank you so much for this. I don’t think I’ll ever understand this weird stigma with Oc x Cannon or self inserts at all. While I openly self ship myself with Gonard from Wakfu, while also making lots of art and a full on story I will admit I get nervous when stuff like that happens. For me it’s both a comfort and a way to give my favorite character a much better life than what happened in The original story.

[@raditzismybbg]

I usually make self-inserts and s/i x canon for fun or as a way to, I guess, cope with my rather cruddy life. It brings me joy.

[@lordknightalex]

for a while i was like, embarrased about making self inserts bc my middle school naruto self inserts were just...... not good and i didn't wanna repeat that but like, i'm 21 now, im better at making ocs fit in a canon, so if i want to make 3 versions of myself who are giant robots kissing other giant robots thats MY business and i don't care enough to be embarrassed about things that aren't harming anyone also if i may be so humble the designs slap so

[@marianacarina2580]

I create ocs since I was like 10 and this is something I truly enjoy. Not because I love some characters, also because I like this feeling of being part of the story. Honestly I used to write very bad stories but it was my bad written stories that led me to create my original good stories. Also I used to suck at drawing because I just traced everything and didn't learn anything from it. I just got better last year and now I'm drawing all my older ocs, even if their fandom is dead lmao self inserts aren't bad, they can make people happy and that's what matters. I discovered my passion for writing because of it.

[@Bambi_Spots]

I have two self insert OCs for my book and they each share a lot of life experiences and struggles with me but they also have their own life. I really don't understand why people hate self inserts, it doesn't affect anything and they help me cope with my own messed up life.

[@AmomenttobeReal]

Its not only a children or teenager thing, I know lots of grown up people who still fantasize about going in an adventure of a book or tv show they like. and if they could draw they would draw their "self insert" or "oc" into this. Its normal, its something you like and you want to be a part off, part of the roleplay fandom is doing just that but in another format. I say, if you dont like it, dont consume it, if you like it, go for it.

[@ST4RB0M]

and it's mostly just people that don't understand what a comfort character is and how much they mean to them and can relate to them.

[@cupio-stardust]

I have a self insert character so I always feel bad when I see someone getting bullied for it.

[@biggayonmain]

man i remember when i was like, 10-11 years old making ocs and self-inserts and roleplaying with my best friend and just genuinely having so much fun. i didn't care if my self-insert was a mary sue, i just wanted to be friends with the characters i had grown to love so much. i was one of the lucky kids who knew how to curate their online experience and also (seemingly) hasn't been put in a cringe compilation. like how you said, some people made these characters because of things like anxiety or because they were being bullied. i may not have known it, but back then i was just a little ball of anxiety and depression who wanted to feel like they belong somewhere, and roleplaying dramatic love triangles with my best friend's oc, my self-insert, and a canon character made me feel like nothing could stop me. in middle school, while i was still making stuff, i just felt awful. i felt like what i was making, that i myself wasn't good enough, and there was an inherent fear that i was gonna end up being made fun of since cringe culture started getting more popular. i stopped making things. now that cringe culture is dying i make stuff with confidence. but it sucks to see people get mocked just for having interests. tl;dr don't make fun of people online for liking things because you'll show people what an asshole you are, and do whatever you like coz cringe culture is dead

[@rynbliss]

not fun: protagonists in big media like movies and stuff that are mary sue-ish and poorly written (recent one that comes to mind........ ray from the new star wars movies. no offense to anyone who likes them but she. has like no flaws or development.) fun and good and valid: self inserts, fandom ocs, wish fulfillment characters, creative escapism

[@magicspyglassakachloe3277]

I agree! I myself love self shipping. Most of my fanfics include my self insert (which is basically me) being with a lot of some of my favorite characters. Some of them are very obscure characters, and I'm pretty sure for a couple of them I am the only one who self ships with them. I even pair myself with some of my ocs!

[@Evilmoofinz101]

I used to make a lot of self inserts and OCs for fandoms I was into. I saw how people reacted to it and I’m glad I was also in an age where internet wasn’t as big yet nor did I have the resources to upload anything as I would have been humiliated and so discouraged for just doing my own thing. To this day I am very picky about what I upload and never let anyone see my sketchbooks.

[@AsherIsLame]

This makes me wanna make some self insert ocs and ship some of my characters with canon characters

[@eliyafreeman]

As a selfshipper, I agree with everything that's been said. I have been called out in the bad way for doing something for my mental health. I do something for myself in order to cope with my unstable mental health and it shouldn't be taken as cringe or smth. For me it started at age 7 as just liking a character, to age 10-11 just for fun, and now I'm almost 18 and do it for my mental health that has been going down very badly. I love and enjoy my selfship. And I am glad for the very little support I get on it on social media. Even if I am overrated I enjoy what I'm doing and I enjoy my healthy obsession. Eventually after 5 times of being abandoned in real relationships I became Fictosexual. I just can't trust people anymore when it comes to love and trust. Characters will never hurt you and they will love you no matter who you are, they're not cruel like real people. So, selfshipping/oc x canon 's are harmless, and people are just assholes on the internet. Unless if it's a proship ofc, no one wants to see a child being shipped with an adult.

[@krabapple8938]

I have liked characters from games and stuff and wanted to add my character to the story yet I always get nervous that ppl gonna hate.

[@creepyagenda5697]

Flashback to when the danganronpa fandom attacked me for drawing me x Kokichi art in 8th grade. (It was horrible art but it made me happy)

[@bunnysoda6165]

Self/OC inserts have helped me cope lots! I’ve got a lot of self-inserts that are everything I would love to be and I like to draw/write them with characters I really enjoy. It helps me escape and feel loved when I couldn’t elsewhere. It still makes me happy! My self-inserts that aren’t everything I wish I could be help me gain confidence and help me grow as an individual!

[@MathAndComputers]

So many feels... looking back, as a kid, I read a few webcomics that were probably self-inserts, and I'd wished that I could make something similar, but even if I could have, I knew everyone would think I was a creep, so I just internalized it as something that wasn't for me to have.

[@c9rp9ral37]

The self ship community is one i'd reccomend looking at , they do self ships or oc x canon! they are a rlly nice bunch of people who all either ship themselves with a characters or an oc!

[@sunshinesolace3540]

One of my fan characters is kind of a self insert and but I've been too scared to admit it xD

[@Kittyboi.]

I don’t think I’ve ever made a self insert character before but I always put a piece of myself into my ocs and fan characters, either subconsciously or intentionally.

[@haydeng.8334]

This got recommended to me at the perfect time omg

[@synflwr]

Self inserts can be fun though. I had a phase a few months ago where I just got super annoyed with the people in my school and made myself as a purple haired chaotic goddess who ruled over all of the humans. She’s a Mary Sue, but it’s fun and made me feel a lot better hahah.

[@mothbaby4867]

As someone who self inserts as a coping mechanism, its really fun to be apart of your favorite games/shows. I wrote myself as a Detective in a Danganronpa fic and It makes me feel so happy whenever I think of it!

[@dolliedoodle]

I was bullied on deviantart for my mary sue character, that I drew in the powerpuff girls art style and about the immature behaviour. On Tumblr. The Blog is gone for a few years. And I was 13-14, when it all happened. :')

[@liss2504]

That's one of the only reasons that I really respect the my hero academia fandom for. If you make and post a selfinsert oc and make them date one of the characters then the fandom just goes "yas queen you go" even if they aren't extraordinarily well written or anything.

[@lucannor6202]

You should talk about those toxic people that do self-inserts while they threaten or even harass other people that do self-insert with the same character as them.

[@knuxuki1013]

Highly agreed, what's the bad that's coming from doing it, is it hurting somebody? And honestly, when you think about it, almost EVERY character Isa self-insert because a writer will ALWAYS be implementing their beliefs and more into their stories and characters in SOME way or form.

[@moved4028]

it’s always so fun to make self insert ocs. like let us have fun, please?

[@bluewolfrun5765]

Usually what will happen is I'll get way more interested in something if I have a character to imagine stories with. In the end the characters I like will change and turn into something new and thats usually how I make all my ocs.

[@7secouds607]

Thank god someone said something, I've been getting sick of hearing people hate on me for my likes, It's not my fault I didn't feel loved so I used a character to make me feel better. It's not like I'm hurting anyone by liking something, all it's doing is helping me with my problems, My god. Just, thank you for saying something.

[@jermfanaccount]

oh my god... i love this video. i have a self insert character (basically a persona) thats basically me but better. because i love team fortress 2 so dearly, my persona is a scout called jeremy peros, named after the canon scout. he wears a scarf and baggy pants and i love him so much- i feel connected to him and relate to him and i feel like hes an actual friend to me. i love my real life friends but i feel like no one understands me as much as scarfy does (thats his nickname, hehe). we both have aspergers and the same interests, but we have a few differences too. he gets overstimulated more easily than me, he's more empathetic, hes faster than me and is braver when it comes to stuff involving hurting people (tf2 takes place in a war between 2 teams called red and blu because of 2 brothers that couldnt decide who owned a patch of land because theyre idiots, and basically scarfy is the scout of the red team, he has a blu counterpart too uwu). i love him and i dont think im gonna let go of him any time soon, even if people say its "cringe" because its a self insert. also, cringe is a verb-

[@dogjernals8471]

I have a self insert for multiple fandoms. And I have a story were she has to travel through worlds because shes in hiding from a character from the book series im actualy writing. Its a complicated story but its my safe place and my comfort💜💜 Edit: if your wondering her name is Luna. The only world she currently has memorie of is "The walking Dead" world. And its very fun to write and draw her in those situations

[@goldenpotato392]

I realized that the majority of my characters are either self inserts or characters in a franchise that already exists. I'm not gonna stop doing it tho, I like it.

[@UnknowingNeko]

I use self-inserts to vent so it’s often obvious to the reader how they feel, especially about themselves, however, the other characters generally don’t know unless they get really invasive