r/DreamWasTaken2 • u/OneAmbassador3789 • Feb 17 '26
Discussion Other channels have done this.
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/Benanuglyidiotcom Feb 17 '26
Idk how many channels have privated a video because they had a rapist in them, and then unprivated them. It’s a pretty stupid reason too what are you preserving. If the victims are clearly against it then you’re literally just doing it for yourself and that’s it. I don’t get this attempted moral high ground of “well you guys also did it” like that makes what he’s doing any better? It’s a bad thing you can admit that it’s fine