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i bought wilbur soot merch, i spent almost 70 quid on this abusive asshole. i feel so fucking guilty, like what do i do with this shit now? it's a good piece of clothing that i don't want to waste but the connotations. i feel the same about listening to his music, i supported him by listening to it (not anymore tho)

i really fucking hope shelby/shubble, niki/nihachu and any other victims are ok and healing. this is also a reminder to support shubble, via following, subscribing, whatever

Lmao

It was never a Wilbur soot Subreddit, It was never a Wilbur soot Subreddit, It was never a Wilbur soot Subreddit-

Users of tumblr who don’t support Wilbur soot and are disappointed that his music has been ruined for us THIS IS FOR YOU

I DIDNT MAKE THIS PLAYLIST BUT HOLY SHIT THESE COVERS ARE AMAZING <3333

Fuck CC!Wilbur, I am taking all his characters and making them mine.

All those boys do not deserve to have their stories tainted or go unfinished because a man decided to abuse his exes.

I hope he rots.

shelby's courage and story empowering and encouraging other ccs to come out about their own experiences is so powerful and so heartwarming. you never deserved to go through what you did, but you came out so strong that's so inspiring <3

Many of the younger ccs speaking up about Wilbur's manipulation is INCREDIBLY concerning, and I don't think they'll be the last. I think it's also a big indication that it happened to Tommy too, and that he'll take a while to respond. People demanding an immediate response need to remember that he was likely a victim of it too, he just may not have been aware of it.

I mean, Wilbur's ADMITTED he relied on Tommy for his mental health when he was still a minor. That is NOT something adults should ever do and it has always been odd to me. It also makes it very hard for the minor involved to leave the friendship, since they see themselves as responsible for the older person. I don't think I need to really go into how unhealthy that sort of thing is, it isn't an uncommon occurrence and lot of people will have a better explanation than me. But it is something to keep in mind, that Tommy may feel responsible or have been groomed to excuse the behavior.

The library stream is another example of the manipulation, and I'm surprised no one is talking about it. Tommy literally talked about how uncomfortable he was at Wilbur's house. It was cold, he had no blanket, he didn't want to keep staying there, he would rather be out in public at night in a strange place. Then Wilbur just shows up out of nowhere and tells Tommy he's misremembering/being dramatic and pretty much shuts him up, gets him to stop talking shit about him. Everyone's exasperation with Tommy in the situation (being a minor alone and uncomfortable and uncertain of what to do, far from home with nowhere to go), helped Wilbur pull Tommy back in and convince him to go back to his house, especially since it was passed off as Wilbur being caring.

It was obvious to me during the stream that Tommy was telling the truth and Wilbur was the one lying, but I figured he was just being defensive because he didn't want all that online. Now we know that he had a LOT more to hide about his living situation that he didn't want being spilled, and manipulators/abusers don't tend to like it when someone goes and starts talking about the truth. They want to downplay it as much as possible, and Wilbur showing up in person to shut Tommy up and make fun of him for not wanting to stay with him, make it more lighthearted, is incredibly telling and I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone point that out.

There are so many other things I found odd throughout the years that finally have a proper explanation to them, but that's just a few examples. I'm not going to get too much further into it. Wilbur isn't who we should be focusing on, I just needed to get that out to move on from it.

I do think pointing out that Tommy has openly been manipulated is important because it may cause him to take a while to respond openly to all this while he processes. If Wilbur treated so many of his ex-friends badly it's safe to assume he did it to all of them, and we need to give everyone involved time to stop and think about the situation. A lot of people want Tommy to respond immediately, but he will need time to do that and it's only fair we give him the space to do that properly.

I also think it is so, so incredible that Shelby has given so many people the space and bravery to come forward. I believe there will be more people speaking up soon, they just need time. Support her and other victims!

Regarding Wilbur, If you're Neurodivergent and he's been your special interest/hyperfixation and you no longer support him but he IS still your special interest/hyperfixation, I am here to help you!!

First off, we both know you will have to drop him there is no other way, but to ease yourself out of it if that's your preferred method, I have some tips!!

1: Watch him in other people's videos. Watch Tommy videos with him in!! You might find by doing that you actually notice his attitude and start resenting him.

2: You still wanna listen to Lovejoy? Listen to them on YouTube!! People have done reuploads of their music for pretty much every single one of their songs, if not all!!

3: Comfort videos? Give him one more view but screen record it and upload it privately to somewhere that it won't get taken down.

4: Branch out to some new streamers/youtubers

A few you might like if you liked Wilbur are

-Failboat (mainly his videos from 3-5 years ago)

-Octoboy

-Jaymoji

-RT Game

-Willne and a bit more Willne

-Skizzleman

I will not be accepting any hate on people who cannot drop him immediately. I know some neurodivergent people can but everyone is different, for some people it physically hurts if it's their special interest/hyperfixation so it's okay for them to have to ease out of it rather than drop it immediately. It doesn't make them a bad person, as I know for a fact they feel incredibly guilty.

it finally ended thank god

my gym is playing heatwaves rn im getting war flashbacks

When all of the creators you used to admire turn out to be problematic so you turn to fictional characters again because at least their problematic actions don’t affect real people:

This very well might be a controversial take, but here goes.

I’m kinda okay with using Wilbur’s character in fics still? I absolutely do not condone any of the creators behavior or anything of the sort, but I sort of feel the same way about it as I do with Techno. Using the real person and the character are different to me. As long as you make it clear that this isn’t meant to show support for William Gold, I honestly don’t mind. Fanfiction provides no monetary benefit to the original creator of the character, so nothing we make goes to him or supporting his actions. I kinda feel like we’re reclaiming the character from the creator, you know? I totally understand why people don’t want to include him in their art or their fics anymore, but I won’t lie and say that I don’t feel bad for the characters being judged as their real life counterparts. Just my opinion.

Remember, despite all that, #SupportShelby!

Please listen and support shubble aka Shelby story and support and share what you can.

I am shocked by the news what happened.

And here is all I’m gonna say please again support support support Shelby. She deserves all the love and support from everyone and her story.

Stop giving attention to Wilbur.. this is not his story. This is Shelby. Again please support her and give her all the love that she needs

Again I will say this again and again.

shelby’s recent statement on twitter

I feel so sorry for Philza tho 😭 They were so close

Phil posted an announcement in his Discord.

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A cropped screenshot of a Discord message by Ph1LzA. It reads “Hey guys @/everyone I’m sure many of you know Shelby (shubble) came forward about abuse she had suffered at the hands of Wilbur during their relationship. After watching her stream last week myself and Kristin immediately reached out in dm’s to show our support. As you can imagine I am deeply saddened by all this, I’m struggling even now to put this all into words, so I ask that you please support shelby and other victims and I will still do my best to make my streams a safe space for everyone. Believe victims. always.”

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