Something Needs To Be Said

Something Needs to be Said

This post is about @pmseymourva and his current situation (at the time I type this). If you don’t want to read, you don’t have to (some probably should, though). As for Seymour, you need not pay attention to this; I only wish you well.

Here it goes.

What people fail to understand sometimes is that behind a blog, behind a piece of artwork, behind an OC or two, behind everything, there’s a person.

A person with emotions. A person with a life. A person just like the rest of us. He can get stressed. He can get overwhelmed. He can get hurt. He can get angry. He can be serious. He can be sincere.

Not everything is a fucking joke.

Some of you seem to find that hard to understand.

Quit it with the malicious sarcasm, too. It’s not welcome here.

Some of you may say that Pat here was “asking for it” when it comes to many things. But y’know what you folks sound like?

Victim blaming. You’re victim blaming. You’re blaming him because you believe he “asked for it.”

He did not ask for the remarks and madness that came along with drawing a female character. Hell, almost nobody does. People will do some weird shit to characters, yes, but that does not mean that the creator asked for everything the outcome would bring.

That’s like blaming a rape victim because they were wearing a “sexy” outfit, and therefore “they were asking for it.”

Sounds fucked up, right? That’s because it is. I shouldn’t even have to make that comparison, but here we are.

What the fuck is wrong with you people? Actually, don’t answer that. If your victim-blaming, I don’t want to know.

You know what all this is adding up to? Self-blame. Think about that for a second.

He’s being made to believe this is all somehow his fault. That everything that is completely out-of-his-control is his own fault.

Again, victim-blaming. Victim-blaming can have horrible effects on the victim themselves, and this situation is no different.

It’s like blaming him for the whole fucking AM Seymour shit. Yes, he created the joke, but it was just a joke. And people got obsessed over it.

Other people getting obsessed is out-of-his-control. That is not his fault.

That’s the fault of the people who can’t take the hint and shut up.

I’ve seen some of those asks (which I can’t seem to find, which is probably a good thing). Again, drawing comparisons to the AM shit.

Him creating a character does not mean he has control over the reactions of those who see them.

This, all of this, is causing him mental/emotional anguish (and maybe even physical for all I know). And that’s perfectly understandable.

And it’s not his fault.

That’s the fault of some of you out there. You know who you are.

AM is dead, now shut up. Cyana is a female OC, now shut up.

Seymour is a person who doesn’t deserve your selfish shit. Now SHUT. UP.

If you are indeed one of the people who does this shit, either apologize right fucking now, or leave and never come back. This shit needs to fucking stop, and if you don’t like it, fuck off and take it somewhere else.

And before some of you hound me, guess what? I used to be one of you.

Back when AM suddenly gained popularity, I sent in an ask that basically read, “You know you were kinda asking for it.” How I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from doing that. But I can’t. And I became part of the problem.

I may not even have a right to be pissed because of that. But at least it means I know what I’m talking about.

Don’t be part of the problem. Don’t be a reason why Seymour may decide (or decided) he’s done.

And Seymour, don’t be afraid to step away from everything. Whether it be from YouTube, Tumblr, fucking anything and everything. Treat yourself. Reward yourself. You deserve a mental health day–no, mental health week, month, year, however long you need to get away. You don’t deserve the shit that people are throwing at you, nor did you ask for it.

Take care of, and love, yourself, Seymour.