You've mentioned this in a few videos and I wanted to give my view.
Regarding a parent's involvement in their child's sex life, I very much disagree with your statements of parent's should never be involved, ask about, or even think about their child's sex life. A good and responsible patent should talk to their child about sex, it is the right thing to do. Modern kids have, basically, unrestricted access to endless amounts of information. Not all of the information will be correct, or given in a way that is understandable to someone that young. A responsible patent should be proactive and try and ensure their child is educated on safe sex. Not only that, but I've watched your shameless videos also and you talk about pedos a lot on that show. How can a parent protect their child from a preditor if they are never allowed to know about their child's sex life? Obviously, in shameless things are not that simple, but I bring it up more as a point that your way of willfully ignoring a child's sex life can lead to life long changes for someone who isn't even am adult. A parent should be trying to help guide their child toward a life that will be best for them, and the only way they can do that is by knowing what's happening and providing the tools that a child needs to build their life. I agree they shouldn't be super involved, thinking of the cool mom is mean girls 🤣, but treating the subject ad off limits is irresponsible parenting. Not micromanagement and intruding into their se. Life is different that not being allowed to ever talk about it. Being a teen in this world is hard, they are given so much information and are so good and hiding things these days that someone could be experiencing a great deal of sexual trauma, and a parent should be there to help.
I get that sexual trauma is an extreme example, I use it as a way to demonstrate how disastrous the completely hands off approach can be. Ever child/parent relationship is different, between within the same family, so there is no 1 size fits all and people just have to figure it out on their own (to a degree). Just seems irresponsible to ignore that part of a child's life entirely.
I also wanted to say, seeing your perspective on some of the actions in the show are very interesting. As you have a gf, I feel safe in assuming you are not gay (though I won't make speculation as to how you identify as that is none of my business), and so hearing your perspective is very interesting. There are so many times where I would see something and then hear your view on what was happening and it is completely different than what I saw and interpreted. Something I love about visual media as a whole is that each person can witness the exact same event, but have VERY different reactions to it. For example, in S2E7 when Tao initially wrote "so does this mean you are leaving us" but then deleted it, your comments were very different that what I saw in that moment. You said it was probably there to show his growth, but that ultimately he was toxic because that was his first reaction. To me that seems a bit close minded. Humans are not exactly great at changing patterns of behavior. I know each individual is unique, however as can be clearly seen with evidence though how all of recorded human history, behaviors change slowly. To call someone who is in the middle of trying to improve themselves and treat their loved ones better toxic because they are still in that journey seems very mean spirited and dismissive of the hard work that person is doing. Specifically in that moment we see him think better of his impulsive reaction and take a step toward something more positive. He isn't perfect, but he is very obviously trying. As someone with a great deal of abandonment issues myself, and a personal history of not reacting well in similar situations, it is painful to see someone being labeled toxic and disappointing when they are struggling with changing very deeply seeded behaviors. For you it might be easy to change your entire way of thinking at the snap of your fingers, but not everyone can be like that. I admit you gave him credit after learning more about the passing of his father, but that sort of my whole point that we don't know their past so we should allow for some grace when viewing someone's actions(which you've pointed out so that's why it's so odd to me why you make such harsh judgements of some people, not including Ben or Harry cause fuck them haha).
As it's fiction it is easier to jump onto the judgement bandwagon, I just hold such a special place in my heart for this show. I've watched it more than I have watched literally anything in my entire life. Crying alone in the dark at 3am because I can't stop watching it on repeat. This show would have changed my life had I been a repressed youth when it came out and I'm so happy to see so much truth and honesty when it comes to the good and bad of people in these situations.
Didn't intend for this to be so long. And I hope it wasn't antagonistic, sorry in advance as I'm sure at least some of the ways I've worded things will probably be seen as antagonistic. I don't mean to be, and I do respect everyone's personal opinions and views regarding these subjects. I tend to get overly passionate about these themes and it is hard to regulate tone though text. Can't get enough of these, I love wide and differential view points on important issues as I feel it makes me a more inclusively minded person. Anyway, back to watching again! Hahaha
Chris Daniel
2024-11-15 17:03:10 +0000 UTC
Just found your reactions and subscribed and binged them all to catch up. Love how much you relate to the material both directly and indirectly. I feel a lot of the same ways while watching even though it might not be a 1:1 comparison of experiences. Hope you are feeling better soon and looking forward to more reactions from season 3!
pudelluv s
2024-11-08 10:19:52 +0000 UTC
please continue your reactions/reviews of Heartstopper S3, when you have the time to do so. I know it is holiday season and you are very busy. It must be incredibly hectic and stressful to balance all of the media content you react to, to get out your videos at a resonable pace. I do very much look forward to your videos. And Heartstopper has a very special place in my heart. And I prefer to watch the show, with you, and not first on my own. Because I very much love to see your reactions and discussions, from episode to episode. On all shows, not just Heartstopper. Also, I know you said you do not enjoy some of the Marvel movies/TV shows. But if you were not already aware, Charlie (Joe Locke), is a major character in Marvel's newest TV show, Agatha All Along. It would be so amazing and awesome if you were to react to that show, when you have the time. Happy Spooky season. Alex, you're the best!
Cambion Bernaudo
2024-10-27 20:42:10 +0000 UTC
I really enjoyed your thoughts on this episode! To jump off the topic of Charlie getting worse when Nick brought up his eating disorder, I just wanted to mention that it is a VERY common experience for people to feel at their worst at the start of their recovery process. As you said, Charlie had normalized his maladaptive coping mechanisms; Restricting his eating is something he was doing without thinking about it, and being hit with the reality that those behaviors aren't healthy is an extremely hard thing to hear. In general, anybody who has gone to therapy to deal with serious mental health issues can tell you that it almost always gets worse before it gets better. You're hyperaware of what you're doing "wrong," and you have to actively work to improve. That takes much more emotional energy than it did to succumb to bad habits. I love how much empathy you had for everyone this episode; I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the rest of Charlie's journey, along with the ways in which Nick tries to help.
javi s.
2024-10-14 22:52:12 +0000 UTC
This season really is a special one, and though there are certainly hard moments to watch, the show never goes to a point of complete hopelessness. Alice’s writing is so perceptive and honest, and the performances of these actors continue to grow in depth and subtlety. Even though I am decades older than these characters, I can absolutely relate to aspects of both Nick and Charlie, as well as Tao and Isaac. There are parts of each of them that resonate with me, both of me of the past when I was their ages, dealing with understanding my sexuality, and the me of the present who still deals with a tendency toward overthinking. The show may be created with a young audience in mind, but there are certainly things that someone a lot older can relate to as well.
Lane Wright
2024-10-11 04:52:53 +0000 UTC
the google drive link probably needs a bit of time before its HD btw!! sorry if you're catching this right away and it's not HD yet :/ literally just uploaded the links and google drive takes a while to process