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I haven't wanted to speak out about Joss publicly anymore because 1) I believe people should do their own research, and 2) I want to focus on what makes me happy in fandom, not what disturbs or upsets me.
However, this is getting dangerous, and I feel genuine sympathy for new JossGawin fans who are being misled. They don't deserve this.
With all due respect to this person: yes, he did, and he followed others as well, including one additional person that people seem to have forgotten about.
Many people have followed Joss under false pretenses since he joined the BL industry. While I do believe that one should do proper research into who a celebrity is before supporting them, I know that's difficult nowadays with search functions across social media being as broken as they are. Unless you know exactly what to look for, it can be impossible to track things down.
So, okay: it seems that some JossGawin fans are now claiming that this famous screenshot of a tweet from 2024 is AI-generated:
However, as we should all know by now, AI is unreliable, and AI image detectors are as well.
That screenshot is, unfortunately, real.
And all four of the screenshots inside it are, too.
This is easily solved by asking JossGawin fans who were there in 2024, because they know who Joss was following, too.
The International JossGawin fan account on Twitter also posted this in December of 2024:
Joss was following at least sixteen accounts of extremely niche, alt-right bigots on Instagram alone. Not just Trump, not just Andrew Tate. People (not politicians) like Pearl Davis, Nick Fuentes, Joule Sullivan (scroll down), etc.
I saw Joss's Instagram following list for myself in 2024, which was no surprise to me based on what I already knew of him.
I'm from the U.S., and I keep up-to-date on not only politicians but political figures from my country as well as the niche, white supremacist, alt-right bigots Joss was following because they represent an ongoing threat to me and the people and communities I care about.
I've seen many of the excuses and justifications Joss's fans have made on his behalf since 2024, but I want to point out that Joss himself has been silent on this. Personally, I don't know what he could have possibly said to explain why he was following someone like Nick Fuentes (the guy who said, "Your body, my choice,") which is probably why he didn't even try. Instead, he's allowed time and faulty memory to wash away the details. To great success with the international side of fandom, sadly.
Personally, I've always wondered why people didn't make a bigger deal out of Joss following Joule Sullivan.
Andrew Tate's best friend.
This video was posted to Joule's Twitter account on December 9th, 2024, when Joss was still following him on Instagram.
So if you don't want to believe Joss was following Andrew Tate (he was), then ask yourself how Joss Wayar, a full Thai man, even knew who Joule Sullivan is?
People like to excuse him following men like Andrew Tate and Jake Paul because he likes boxing (look what his upcoming BL series with Gawin is about), but to follow Andrew Tate's "queer media is a psyop" best friend is another level entirely.
This is why I don't follow Joss or JossGawin.
Many of JossGawin's fans found this out in 2024 and chose to continue supporting him anyway. They wanted to support Gawin, or they wanted to be optimistic about Joss. Once Joss silently unfollowed all of these people, many of his fans chose to believe that he had done some silent reflecting and grown as a person, instead of the more likely scenario that he learned to be even quieter about his views online.
Listen, I really don't like using my presence online like this. I know people are going to ignore this because fandom is the only escape for some. Do what you will with the information. Deny it, accept it, whatever you like. I just don't want people spreading misinformation, that's all.