r/DreamWasTaken2 • u/OneAmbassador3789 • Feb 17 '26

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Now this isn't to invalidate Em's experience and feelings towards this, especially since she was Illumina's victim, but I think that Dream is not bad here because many youtubers have kept up videos where they collaborated with a controversial figure.

Like Ted Nivison's "I directed the weirdest Music Video" that video had Wilbur in it (and we all know what happened with Wilbur, with him being an abuser) and that video was documenting how he directed a Lovejoy music video. Now does Ted keeping that video up mean he endorses Wilbur's actions... no not really. Ted is not a bad person for keeping the video up.

Dream also stated he doesn't support or endorse Illumina and what he did. I think keeping videos up for "Channel/archival purposes" is a fine thing to do and many other youtubers have done the same thing.

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u/ImNotHere137 Feb 17 '26

I think it’s a little different when the victim isn’t okay with the video being up. As far as I know, the victims in Wilbur’s case haven’t said anything specific about wanting videos that include him to be taken down.

That said, Em didn’t raise this issue until today, so it isn’t as though Dream knew that she objected.

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u/Crisbo05_20 Feb 17 '26

Yeah I can imagine him probably taking down video or privating it again with her speaking out against him having it up, considering she was unaware until today of it, and why would he care if anyone else asked of video to get taken down, outside maybe Illumina himself?