Touhou Fandom To-Avoid: c0lb0h, a.k.a. Joseph
a little over two years ago, I made this account to warn others of an individual named Joseph, better known as c0lb0h or Kirboh. at the time this callout was made about him, he among other things stalked LGBTA+ artists within the Touhou fandom in hopes of receiving yuri art of Touhou characters, and has acted out like a child upon being reasonably told to keep his distance by said perturbed artists.
after some guilt-tripping on his blog about how mean those Evil Social Justice Warriors were to him, including a death threat towards yours truly for daring to catalog receipts of his behavior, he seemed to simmer down for the time being, and we’d assumed it’d be the last of him. unfortunately, according to a friend from the grapevine, this wasn’t the case.
what began as a textbook case of stalking and harassment for the sake of Touhou porn turned into a full-on campaign to shame at least one of his prior victims in particular, as well as a none-too-surprising demonstration of how shameless /jp/ gets about their thirst for yuri pics. this post contains depictions of transphobia and sapphobia in particular, overall bigotry and shitty behavior from Very Angry Male Touhou Fans that want things strictly their way.
first things first, let’s check in on his blog, shall we?
business as usual, also lol at that racism tag.
but we’re not here to re-tread old ground, are we now? how about uploading art by one of the artists that blocked him to Gelbooru without her permission? after explicit requests from her to not do that maybe?
unsafe for work submissions are omitted from the above image. minors, please do not browse the above website, it is rife with stolen, 18+ artwork. also worth noting is that much of kagewaka’s artwork features her interpretation of Kagerou Imaizumi as a pre-op trans woman, and as with anything involving harmless, diverse headcanons of canon characters, this hasn’t escaped the ire of angry, shitty Touhou fans.
it certainly didn’t escape c0lb0h’s.
in previous posts, Joseph’s shown a tendency to favor petty little acts of rebellion when he doesn’t get his way, and since the last time he’s been covered, he’s called upon bigger fish to pressure her for him. as a result, kagewaka/wagasagayhime has suffered numerous breakdowns due to harassment from Really Mad male Touhou fans that took offense to her artwork and made a fuss of such on an anonymous imageboard.
and in the midst of it all, the dude responsible still sees it fit to play his dime-a-dozen woe-is-me card, wonder how on this green earth he could possibly be disliked as much as he is.
also note his use of art from another artist he’s gotten blocked by. thanks for letting fellow Touhou fans in Miami, FL to avoid your crusty ass I guess? (especially, again, minors)
since this wasn’t clear the first few times: Joseph, you’re not welcome in this fandom, let alone any fandom that lesbians and other women-loving-women consider a haven to express themselves in. your behavior, past and present, is concrete evidence that you never were in the first place, and never will be.
and to other male Touhou fans reading this: it’s your responsibility to keep an eye out for and prevent this kind of thing from festering as much as this case has.
shame on you.
