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Hololive VTuber Laplus Darkness called out sexually charged comments from viewers using words like “gross” (kimoi) and “males” (osu), but the harshness of her language itself drew criticism and sparked a backlash. On 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo board, opinions split over whether the blame lies with those who sent the harassing comments or with her choice of words in calling them out. The thread also debated whether calling viewers “males” amounts to reverse sexism, and whether light-hearted trash talk between streamers can fairly be equated with harassment directed at listeners.
What people said
It's less an opinion and more just her feelings, and sure, those aren't wrong, but isn't what she's saying kind of off?
Showing the "real person" behind the character is the trend for VTubers these days.
Gotta be considerate and gentle with the girls 😘
"Women's sexual desire is pure, so it's fine" 👈 there are people out there who actually believe this.
↑ Why is saying this blowing up into a controversy?
She didn't have to put it in a tweet though.
Everyone already knows it's gross without being told.
If anything, isn't the "males" comment the bigger issue?
It's because the language was so strong.
If she'd said it more mildly, it wouldn't have blown up like this.
Hey, don't lump creepy harassment-guys in with introverted otaku, please 😓
Even if you think a homeless person smells, you don't go tweet about it every time, right?
No, sexual harassment IS gross though.
If some lady kept needling you about being short, you'd snap too 😓
everyone would've rushed to comfort her. She just handled it badly.
Probably her pride wouldn't let her do that — it'd feel like losing 😓
If you're going to do it, the move is to expose it:
"I got this awful comment: XX!" and lock in the victim position.
This time she went on the offensive instead, which looks bad, and outsiders have no idea what kind of harassment she actually got.
It's not that she can't do that —
she's just the type who wants to say "I told them off good"
instead.
"I posted a creepy comment, but she scolded me with strong language! How dare she!"
Sorry, that just made even less sense to me.
The thing is, they don't even realize their own comments are creepy.
So when they suddenly get stabbed with harsh words, they snap.
Calling your own viewers "males" should normally be a no-go…
"Male" is just a fact though.
Now if she said "shitty male," sure, that'd read as an insult, but 😓
Isn't this just her character concept and the way she's marketed, though?
Even so, the harassment is what triggered this in the first place.
Brushing that aside and just pushing the "her wording was bad" angle doesn't fly.
Do you sexually harass your girl friends?
Dragging that up to say "you did the same thing" is one thing, but that doesn't mean the listeners' harassment gets a free pass either.
"You do it too" obviously doesn't hold up as an excuse,
but I don't think "it's just wrestling banter" holds up either.
But you lot (mere males) sexually harassing girls is unacceptable.
Basically: know your place in the gender hierarchy.
and here we've got two sides fighting who both don't get that.
Truly ridiculous.
It's not really that the streamer herself is justifying anything —
the weird part is people taking it that seriously in the first place.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Sexual comments from listeners have long been an issue in VTuber streams, but it’s rare for a streamer to push back with a blunt word like “gross” (kimoi) herself, and this time it was the sheer force of her language that split opinion. The debate boils down to two main points. First: is the problem the people sending the harassing comments, or her choice of words in calling them out? Second: her use of “males” (osu) was read by some as a reverse-sexist slur, prompting questions about Hololive’s compliance stance. Meanwhile, criticism of the notion that “women’s sexual desire is pure, so it’s fine” has also been prominent, turning the existence of a gender-based double standard into its own point of contention. Note that the thread also saw baseless speculation about her real identity (such as her voice or nationality), but since that amounts to unsubstantiated personal attacks, this article does not cover it.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo board) thread “[Bad News] VTuber Laplus Darkness Sparks Backlash After Calling Harassment “Gross” and Viewers “Males”.”
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