• radiofreeval [she/her]
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    1411 months ago

    PT makes good videos, but she is closer to contra than can be coincidental. I mean, what are the odds of two trans women making leftist (at least at one point) political video essays in an overly theatrical style with old english letters as pen names.

    • HornyOnMain [she/her]
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      2211 months ago

      Yeah they’re friends and they used to help each other with the video production, I’m just saying that Abbie has wayyyy better politics than contra does (and her videos are better to - also she’s a fellow trans person enduring the hellscape that is TERF island with me so that endears me to her)

      • radiofreeval [she/her]
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        1611 months ago

        They used to be freinds. They had some sort of falling out though. Although her politics are better than contra’s

    • rubpoll [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      In other words - PT is Contrapoints, but it’s good instead of whiny liberal asslicking.

    • @LeylaaLovee
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      This is just pitting trans people against each other for no reason. PT were less theatrical before she came out, but acting like a theater kid in your video editing choices isn’t exclusive to any one YouTuber.

      Edit: pronoun

      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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        1611 months ago

        Could you please correct the misgendering in your post? PT uses she/her pronouns exclusively.

      • HornyOnMain [she/her]
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        1411 months ago

        I was just comparing them since they’re decently close friends, they’re in the same niche and go for basically the same audience, and do things in the same style, it seemed like a pretty natural comparison to me

        • @LeylaaLovee
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          411 months ago

          I understand, your comparison was fine. The person responding to you makes it sound like PT is ripping off Contrapoints though. Comparing their ideas, their production value and choices is fine, they do exist in a similar space, but there’s nothing wrong with PT existing in a similar space. Straight white men are allowed to coexist with identical videos on YouTube. But someone in a marginalized group? Their channels are constantly pitted against each other.

          Vaush/Xanderhal, Asmongold/Penguinz0 are all allowed to be successful even though they pretty much make the same videos and stream clips on the same topics. But for some reason creators from marginalized groups can’t have similar tastes and ideas.

            • @LeylaaLovee
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              Yes I am trans as well. Identity does not equal ideas though. Trans people can still say things and make implications I disagree with.

      • silent_water [she/her]
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        911 months ago

        I think it’s a joke - it’s an absurd comparison so I don’t think it’s meant to be taken seriously

    • JackbyDev
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      211 months ago

      If I had a nickel for every time it happened I’ve have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.