#syo rambles

like, the first hangman's gambit in the second trial, for example. when it asks for a clue about syo's true identity. the answer is 'schizo'. i shouldnt have to go into detail about why thats offensive. i get that the answers try to stay as short as possible, but they could have at least used 'DID' as the answer, you know? like, it's not as if they dont specifically specify that toko has dissociative identity disorder, it was specified a few times beforehand. they even refer to it as a 'split personality' which, while still stereotypical, is infinitely better than 'schizo'. idk, it just always rubs me the wrong way, and i at least know im not alone in thinking that.

and speaking of stereotyping, the fact that toko's only alter (nothing against that, i know that systems can still consist of only one other alter, it's just extremely uncommon) just happens to be a 'crazy' serial killer? that shit is SUCH a negative stereotype and enforces the 'all people with DID are dangerous killers' trope that is seen so much in media (ex. 'split', which i wont even bother mentioning again).

i even have a problem with the fronting! like okay. in the game, toko or syo front when either the other sneezes, or they faint. i suppose the fainting is fine, because sometimes one of my alters begin fronting while im asleep, so the fainting is plausable. i also know that alters have both different positive and negative triggers that affect whether they front or not, and how easily, and also that different systems have different ways of fronting. so toko or syo fronting after losing a certain amount of consciousness is fine. its the sneezing that i have a problem with.

sneezing is, as im sure youre aware, quite sudden, and fronting, if youre not aware is,, well, not sudden at all. fronting also isnt as easy as taking control of the body in an instant, as the game shows, but is a process that (can) take a few seconds. it can even take longer, or a little shorter, but never in an instant. and, sure, triggers can come in an external physical form (ie the sneezing) but to me theres just no possible way that something like that can trigger a switch. not sure if im alone on this opinion, but as someone with DID themselves and who never experiences switches like that, i stand my ground.

and i shouldnt have to point out the fact that some of toko's physical appearances change as well (the colour and shape of her eyes, as well as her tongue), but i'll let that slide since, well,,, it's danganronpa. characters have fucking purple eyes, and electricity coming out of their eyeballs, for crying out loud.

to like, my 20 followers, im sorry for the mini hiatus, i just had to take a little break for a week and let my alters take the wheel for a little ( i did front for a little a few nights ago, but i only ended up getting into a cosplay for like an hour or so before i decided i needed more time, so yeah haha, not much). so, kudos to them, especially wyatt (who i dont think any of you have met before, but he's one of our main protectors) and syo.

however, im not just making this post to let you all know how im doing, especially with all this covid-19 stuff going on (which i hope you all are staying safe during). ive been fronting for a few hours now, since about 2:20 pm (its around 10:30pm at the time of writing this), and i came across some news that was, distressing, to say the least.

im, of course, talking about trisha paytas.

apparently, about a week ago, she made an announcement that guess what! she has DID.

now right off the bat, hearing that she had announced that raised red flags everywhere. listen, im not normally one to dismiss such a serious announcement like that, and especially with something as serious as DID, but,, im not sure if you all are aware, but trisha paytas has pretty nasty track record when it comes to lying for clout (she staged a wedding, she has made claims that shes a transgender male, etc.). i had immediately began to feel terrible for accusing her of lying, since this, of course, is an topic thats very close to me, so i decided to give her the benefit of the doubt,,

,,, then i watched her videos. oh boy.

if movies like 'split' and 'glass' trigger/upset you due to the violent misinterpritation and demonising of DID, and you havent seen the videos yet, i advise you not to watch them. they are both extremely triggering for systems to watch, and honestly, theyre just,, disgusting.

in one, she pretends to switch on camera, and its made extremely obvious that shes not really switching at all. she makes it look like someone with no prior knowledge's very bad, over-the-top idea of what switching looks like. she also says she can switch whenever she wants, which is,, not how it works.

in another video, she accuses a very popular DID youtuber of both bullying her, as well as accusing them of faking, which is definitely not the case, as said youtuber has even gone so far in the past to prove their professional diagnosis (im not saying you need a diagnosis to be a valid system, im just saying its,, sorta hard to fake with a professional diagnosis, is all). in that same video, she does indeed refer to herself as a system, even going so far as to use collective pronouns (us, we, etc.), despite claiming in an older video (the one where she 'switches' on camera) that she doesnt like to use those sort of pronouns.

its just very clear that trisha paytas is doing all this for clout, and its extremely damaging to this community that already struggles with demonising portrayals and harmful misrepresentation. this entire situation has been extremely triggering for this system, and as such, we are all gonna take a few more days break (except on fb, which i use to talk to my boyfriend). the only other alter that has a tumblr account though is syo, and if any of you are following her blog, i dont really think you'd notice any of us gone anyway, lmao.