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I’m not saying Keith Urban stole Dan’s shirt…

But Keith Urban stole Dan’s shirt.

Respect Dan Howell and Phil Lester

I’ve been browsing tumblr and Instagram and just generally the internet for a while, when I came across something called ‘the v day video’ on a tumblr Phan account. I’d never heard of it before, so naturally, I googled what it was. I clicked on the first website, and it started talking about a debate about whether the “video that shall not be named (v day video)” was real or not. I then found what Dan said about the video, how it was a prank that for leaked. Unlike many people, I chose to believe Dan, because it’s HIS personal life. We all think we know him, but we really don’t. We know only as much as what he’s told us and what he’s shown us. Generally, I don’t like commenting on their YouTube videos or tumblr/Instagram accounts because I know that my opinion will likely be met with some drama llamas and other people like that. (My friends say that they think I’m similar to Dan, in the way that I have little tolerance for people who like to rant/comment just to cause a sh*tstorm. I’m also very sarcastic, and I have a lot of his “bad habits” according to them) so I was just browsing through some of their tweets, when there was a giant rant someone sent about Dan’s brother. Once again, I had never heard of this before, and it seemed like a big deal, so I clicked on it. It was a picture on tumblr of Dan’s brother (I think) with the caption being : “I found a picture of Dan’s brother and reblogged it” or something like that, followed by “but then Dan yelled at me saying to leave his brother alone.” I was a little shocked at this, but not for the reason you may think: I was shocked because of the way people reacted to this. Many people commented on the picture, saying “oh, now I’ll never look at Dan the same way again” and “that’s really disrespectful of him” and “I thought he was here to help us, not endanger us or trigger some of us”. And by that point I had gone into the negative numbers for my faith in humanity, and I wanted to yell at those people-but I didn’t because I tend to stay away from stuff like that, as I mentioned before. But I was shocked at all these comments because, if you really do love danisnotonfire (and maybe AmazingPhil) and watch all his videos and read his tweets, you would know that HE generally tries to stay out of the sh*tstorms and he also tries to keep Phil out of them-because he and Phil are friends, and he cares about him. Dan has known Phil for 5-6 years, and he’s very protective of him—in the way that he doesn’t like hate directed at his friend, he doesn’t like when people try to talk over Phil because they think he’s not relevant enough-so imagine how Dan would react if we found something related to his YOUNGER BROTHER. He knows that a lot of the people in the “Phandom” can be quite crazy and some people are just…weird-in the way that (IN MY OPINION), they LIKE sh*tstorms, they try to create them, they comment weird and sometimes possibly disturbing things on Dan and Phil’s YouTube videos. (In this one instance, I don’t think that THIS type so weird is good. I guess a more appropriate word would ironically be ‘inappropriate’ or even ‘drama llamas’). So when Dan freaked out and told everyone to stay away from his brother, maybe it made a lot of people hate him or lose some respect for him, but for me, I guess I understood it. He doesn’t want his brother involved in all the sh*t that can happen on the internet. Not in the way that he doesn’t want his brother off the internet, but more in the way that maybe he doesn’t want his brother involved with HIM on the internet. He’s scared for his brother, because YES, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WANT TO HURT DAN. And if Dan seems indifferent to comments about him, and sometimes Phil- and Dan has already explained “Phan” (isn’t real) without any of the results these people could be looking for, GUESS WHO THEY WILL GO AFTER NEXT. THEY WILL GO AFTER ANYONE WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH DAN. Some of these people might go after the fans of danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil, but Dan and Phil DO love their fans, despite what MANY people believe. They have told us to be safe and that they care (an example of this is in result to a recent group that has been on the internet, causing negative reactions with horrible consequences. And that’s what the group set out to do.) But seriously, if it came down to it- would Dan REALLY want us to go crazy over his brother? Dan may say that he’s about as intimidating as a pink butterfly…that got stuck on a marshmallow, but that’s no reason to TRY and walk all over him. (Notice how I said TRY). So if the people who commented on the first picture that I mentioned really believe that Dan isn’t going to try and protect his brother—try and keep his brother out of all the SH*T that could happen/happens on the internet, then you were, or are, sorely mistaken. I don’t want to offend anyone, I’m not targeting any people and I’m not saying that people who ship “Phan” are horrible and wrong. It’s okay to think certain people should be in a relationship. That’s what shipping is. But I don’t like all the people who try digging around in Dan and/or Phil’s personal lives, claiming that “phan is real”, “Dan and Phil are too gay to handle”, etc. because Dan and Phil have both told us that they are NOT gay, Phan is NOT real, and the “video that shall not be named” was a prank to ‘troll the crazy shippers’ as Dan put it. I, in fact, do not ship Phan, other than the fact that if anything happened, I would fully support them, and I don’t want them to ever “leave” each other-I want them to stay best friends and make awesome videos. They could say they were freaking flying monkeys by night, and I’d believe them because I have no right to believe otherwise, or say that they are lying, given that it’s THEIR life.

In reference to all of this, I believe Dan and Phil, and that people shouldn’t go digging into their personal lives. I feel bad right now, and I didn’t even go that far or mean to. I was just browsing my internet, when something came up. (Which I guess is kind of a good lesson. So, sidnote: thank you so much to Dan and Phil for teaching me so many lessons about life, Phil- thanks for showing me that it’s okay okay be me, and Dan- thanks for UNDERSTANDING me and making me understanding that it’s okay to be me. And thanks to both of you enormously, and even for teaching me a new lesson, even though it was indirectly, I still want to thank you.)

I think that people should RESPECT DAN AND PHIL’PRIVACY. IF THEY DON’T WANT SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET, IF THEY TOOK IT DOWN OR ASKED YOU TO TAKE IT DOWN-PLEASE DO. Respect their privacy. They are people too. Yes, they are amazing, kind, inspirational people— BUT THEY ARE STILL PEOPLE. And we should respect that.

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE Dan and Phil. I love how Dan is awkward and funny, and how Phil is adorable and sweet. They are the BEST you tubers EVER (in my opinion). They have flaws just like everyone, but you need to learn to love people FOR their flaws, not just their ‘not flawed stuff’. I CAN SPEAK!! (Sense the sarcasm).

Side note-this was supposed to be short and none of it in caps lock…oops. I guess I love words too much and have too many emotions. But seriously, Dan’s Chanel trailer says we can laugh at his life, so that we can feel better about ours. HIS life. Singular. RESPECT DAN’S PRIVACY. RESPECT PHIL’S PRIVACY. I guess I just feel strongly about this, and I feel that they deserve to be respected like normal human being. (But come on, normal? That’s the reason I love them, because they aren’t normal. So let me rephrase-) they deserve to be respected just like anyone else.

So, basically, to tie all this together at the end, I LOVE Dan and Phil, they are my idols, and they are both so nice and adorable and awkward. And if they want to tell us something, they will. But the same goes for the opposite, as in if they don’t want to tell us something, they won’t. And we should be conscious of that and we should respect that.

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Finally got the guts to post this.. If it’s met with any rude and unnecessary negativity towards Dan and Phil, then I’ll take it down because they don’t deserve that. But I like opinions, so don’t be scared to reply.

Went to @danisnotonfire and @amazingphil's show last night! No spoilers, but it was sooooo much fun. I couldn't stop smiling and laughing! It's definitely one of my favorite memories ever. Bravo, you guys! 💖💖 #art #fanart #drawing #digitalart #illustration #instartist #fanart #danandphil #tatinof #madroseart #lauraarro #myart

He says bottom is easier then tops anyways. maybe he likes things that are hard.

I mean he’s dating Dan so clearly he likes a challenge