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| ====== Punchy ====== | ====== Punchy ====== | ||
| - | Punchy is a YouTuber who does speed-runs and video essays.\\ | + | <div subtitle> |
| - | I only discovered him recently. | + | |
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| + | I only discovered him recently. | ||
| ===== Personal Evaluation ===== | ===== Personal Evaluation ===== | ||
| - | Punchy' | + | <div passage> |
| + | Punchy' | ||
| He can play untranslated games because he knows Japanese. Except, according to what he says himself, he doesn' | He can play untranslated games because he knows Japanese. Except, according to what he says himself, he doesn' | ||
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| + | Punchy is part of the same wave of creators who create [[lb:the long]] – video essays of excessive length – which means that most of the video essays he creates are 45-80 minutes long. I'd consider this the biggest deal-breaker. | ||
| - | Punchy is part of the same wave of creators who create [[lb:the long]] – video essays of excessive length – which means that most of the video essays he creates are 45-80 minutes long. I'd consider this the biggest deal-breaker.\\ | ||
| I wouldn' | I wouldn' | ||
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| - | Punchy also isn't as smart as he may think he is. This is intended as a neutral observation, | + | <div passage> |
| - | I personally witnessed this in his < | + | Punchy also isn't as smart as he may think he is. This is intended as a neutral observation, |
| - | My observation of this took the form of: presenting evidence; coming to conclusion; presenting more evidence that contradicts the conclusion; he doesn' | + | |
| - | This is especially strange when you consider the length of his videos...he writes the script months before he starts editing and yet he fails to notice this (apparently consistently) | + | I personally witnessed this in his < |
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| + | My observation of this took the form of: presenting evidence; coming to conclusion; presenting more evidence that contradicts the conclusion; he doesn' | ||
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| + | This is especially strange when you consider the length of his videos...he writes the script months before he starts editing and yet he fails to notice this at all? (And, further, he apparently consistently | ||
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| + | He has another major problem, which is tied to his Japanese knowledge. I get the impression that while he can //read// Japanese, he doesn' | ||
| - | He has another major problem, which is tied to his Japanese knowledge. I get the impression that while he can //read// Japanese, he doesn' | ||
| I say this because some of his observations don't make much sense in a Japanese context (which we'll get to). And this is especially ironic when you consider half of his channel is essentially dedicated to explaining Japanese games that were never released in [[lb:the West|the West]]. | I say this because some of his observations don't make much sense in a Japanese context (which we'll get to). And this is especially ironic when you consider half of his channel is essentially dedicated to explaining Japanese games that were never released in [[lb:the West|the West]]. | ||
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| One minor bad habit he has is his tendency to leave threads dangling. In his [[you> | One minor bad habit he has is his tendency to leave threads dangling. In his [[you> | ||
| - | The final thing I'll note here is that it's pretty obvious he subscribes to [[lb: | + | <div passage> |
| - | Now, Punchy is one of //those// kinds of creators who appears mostly neutral and seems to aggressively present themselves as such. I'd compare him to [[lb:osp]] in this regard, where you can mostly ignore the stupid political stuff by just tuning it out. Actually, I'd say that Punchy ends up more neutral than OSP, which is a plus.\\ | + | The final thing I'll note here is that it's pretty obvious he subscribes to [[lb: |
| - | But the fact he subscribes to [[lb: | + | |
| - | In his video on < | + | Now, Punchy is one of //those// kinds of creators who appears mostly neutral and seems to aggressively present themselves as such. I'd compare him to [[lb:osp]] in this regard, where you can mostly ignore the stupid political stuff by just tuning it out. Actually, I'd say that Punchy ends up more neutral than OSP, which is a plus. |
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| + | But the fact he subscribes to [[lb: | ||
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| + | In his video on < | ||
| I only noticed this kind of thing in that video and < | I only noticed this kind of thing in that video and < | ||
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| ===== Critique ===== | ===== Critique ===== | ||
| In this section I'm gonna end up being a little mean, because Punchy happened to touch upon two subjects that I think about...and then piss me off big time.\\ | In this section I'm gonna end up being a little mean, because Punchy happened to touch upon two subjects that I think about...and then piss me off big time.\\ | ||
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| Punchy' | Punchy' | ||
| === Aside - Femininity, horror and agency === | === Aside - Femininity, horror and agency === | ||
| - | Around his Sango segment, Punchy takes a shot at ‘media discourse’ surrounding gender.((: | + | Around his Sango segment, Punchy takes a shot at ‘media discourse’ surrounding gender.((: |
| The games he lists include < | The games he lists include < | ||
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| All the additional themes that come along with ‘being a woman’ are more of a pleasant side-effect. Though that doesn' | All the additional themes that come along with ‘being a woman’ are more of a pleasant side-effect. Though that doesn' | ||
| - | I'll also point out the difference between male and female protagonists in horror games. Male protagonists tend to be central to more action-oriented horror games (with exceptions like < | + | I'll also point out the difference between male and female protagonists in horror games. Male protagonists tend to be central to more action-oriented horror games (with exceptions like < |
| - | Compare Ruka Minazuki (< | + | Compare Ruka Minazuki (< |
| === Kurumi - The Autism === | === Kurumi - The Autism === | ||
| My original plan when writing this article was just to respond to the Sango stuff, but now I'm also gonna include the Kurumi stuff. The reason being that I find Punchy' | My original plan when writing this article was just to respond to the Sango stuff, but now I'm also gonna include the Kurumi stuff. The reason being that I find Punchy' | ||
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| Now, I'm particularly invested here because...I' | Now, I'm particularly invested here because...I' | ||
| - | And it became clear to me that Punchy knows less about Autism than I do...in fact, I started to suspect that Punchy // | + | And it became clear to me that Punchy knows less about Autism than I do...in fact, I started to suspect that Punchy // |
| So first I'll point out that it's very very important to always clearly state that Autism is a // | So first I'll point out that it's very very important to always clearly state that Autism is a // | ||
| You can broadly split the spectrum into two ‘groups’: | You can broadly split the spectrum into two ‘groups’: | ||
| The difference between the two is that a high-functioning autist can generally function on their own and within society without difficulty (relatively-speaking). A low-functioning autist typically has serious issues with functioning on their own and within society, which means they are dependent on external help.\\ | The difference between the two is that a high-functioning autist can generally function on their own and within society without difficulty (relatively-speaking). A low-functioning autist typically has serious issues with functioning on their own and within society, which means they are dependent on external help.\\ | ||
| - | High-functioning autists tend to come off as normal people with quirks((: | + | High-functioning autists tend to come off as normal people with quirks((: |
| Low-functioning autists, however, have much more serious issues. Some of them can’t speak. Some can’t react to anything around them. Some can only really screech or scream. Some cannot comprehend social rules at all. Some don't realize that women aren' | Low-functioning autists, however, have much more serious issues. Some of them can’t speak. Some can’t react to anything around them. Some can only really screech or scream. Some cannot comprehend social rules at all. Some don't realize that women aren' | ||
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| When you consider the lower end of the spectrum, it really shouldn' | When you consider the lower end of the spectrum, it really shouldn' | ||
| - | Now, whether a cure is possible or not is another thing entirely. But I'm generally opposed to the characterization of searching for a cure as purely negative. Punchy seems to generally characterize cures in the way that [[lb: | + | Now, whether a cure is possible or not is another thing entirely. But I'm generally opposed to the characterization of searching for a cure as purely negative. Punchy seems to generally characterize cures in the way that [[lb: |
| Punchy being (almost certainly) a high-functioning autist means that he's a little blind to the life of a low-functioning autist, which is painfully obvious from his summary of the game. | Punchy being (almost certainly) a high-functioning autist means that he's a little blind to the life of a low-functioning autist, which is painfully obvious from his summary of the game. | ||
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| What in the game actually suggests that she's low-functioning? | What in the game actually suggests that she's low-functioning? | ||
| - | * She regularly interacts with supernatural entities and **appears completely unfazed by it**. | + | * She regularly interacts with supernatural entities and <em underline-special> |
| - | * She typically speaks in a childish and sing-song manner. | + | * She typically speaks in a <em underline-special> |
| - | * She enthusiastically and unhesitatingly volunteers personal information to a stranger (granted, a doctor) she had never me before when he asks her for it. | + | * She <em underline-special> |
| - | * She holds a conversation with a talking mailbox and doesn' | + | * She <em underline-special> |
| The last one is the proverbial smoking gun, as that indicates an inability to understand reality...which is probably the biggest piece of evidence to suggest that she's low-functioning.\\ | The last one is the proverbial smoking gun, as that indicates an inability to understand reality...which is probably the biggest piece of evidence to suggest that she's low-functioning.\\ | ||
| Interestingly, | Interestingly, | ||
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| == Speculation regarding Japan & Autism == | == Speculation regarding Japan & Autism == | ||
| Now for a bit of a pivot to my own speculation regarding Japanese society and their attitudes towards autists.\\ | Now for a bit of a pivot to my own speculation regarding Japanese society and their attitudes towards autists.\\ | ||
| - | I should note that I don't have any direct contact with Japanese society...for now, so this is all essentially guesswork based on what I had found out about the Japanese. I went over some important stuff in the Sango section, so I won't repeat myself on those points. | + | <del>I should note that I don't have any direct contact with Japanese society...for now, so this is all essentially guesswork based on what I had found out about the Japanese.</ |
| I think that Japan is actually among the countries that is nicest to high-functioning autists. This is due to what I stated before: they don't really care how weird or eccentric you are as long as you perform your role, follow the rules and don't bother others.\\ | I think that Japan is actually among the countries that is nicest to high-functioning autists. This is due to what I stated before: they don't really care how weird or eccentric you are as long as you perform your role, follow the rules and don't bother others.\\ | ||
| - | Thus a high-functioning autist would probably perceive Japan as a bit of a paradise: there are **clear** rules that apply clearly in situations and which are almost religiously enforced by the entire population...who is fine with you occasionally breaking a rule as long as you show humility and correct your behavior from then on. It wouldn' | + | Thus a high-functioning autist would probably perceive Japan as a bit of a paradise: there are **clear** rules that apply clearly in situations and which are almost religiously enforced by the entire population...which is fine with you occasionally breaking a rule as long as you show humility and correct your behavior from then on. It wouldn' |
| But now that I've recapped that, you may have noticed the major issue with low-functioning autists: they kinda break the only requirements needed to fit in. A low-functioning autist has trouble with fulfilling their role in society, with following the rules (which they may have trouble comprehending no matter how often you remind them) and they end up bothering others with their actions (or inactions, as they can be perceived as a social burden too). | But now that I've recapped that, you may have noticed the major issue with low-functioning autists: they kinda break the only requirements needed to fit in. A low-functioning autist has trouble with fulfilling their role in society, with following the rules (which they may have trouble comprehending no matter how often you remind them) and they end up bothering others with their actions (or inactions, as they can be perceived as a social burden too). | ||
| Punchy doesn' | Punchy doesn' | ||
| - | From the point of view of her parents...there really //is// a problem here that they want to desperately fix. Not because they' | + | From the point of view of her parents...there really //is// a problem here that they want to desperately fix. Not because they' |
| - | How does that mesh with them approaching a doctor with a clearly dangerous treatment method that only seems to harm her? Well, from their point-of-view, | + | How does that mesh with them approaching a doctor with a clearly dangerous treatment method that only seems to harm her? Well, from their point-of-view, |
| They were obviously //wrong// (because Kurumi //dies//) but I don't think it's fair to characterize them as purely selfish...and Kurumi as entirely normal.\\ | They were obviously //wrong// (because Kurumi //dies//) but I don't think it's fair to characterize them as purely selfish...and Kurumi as entirely normal.\\ | ||
| It would have been better to deal with Kurumi' | It would have been better to deal with Kurumi' | ||
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