============================================ Before I begin, I want to start off with a trigger warning. There will be mentions of s*xual abuse and @ssault. Because a topic such as this cannot be ignored or sugarcoated in a way that satisfies me. Now, in case you haven't heard yet, there has been recent disputes within the dsmp and mcyt communities on X (formerly known as twltter) regarding William Gold. You know him as Wilbur Soot. Wilbur Soot is, as we probably already know, an artist. A lead singer. He is also an abuser. Very recently, his ex-girlfriend Shelby (Shubble on yt and twitch) released a statement about his abusive behaviour towards her, including making her clean the house, having her pay for meals, and biting her even after she told him to stop. Let me be crystal clear - IGNORING A SAFEWORD MEANS YOU ARE ABUSING YOUR PARTNER. USE OF A SAFEWORD MEANS YOU ARE REVOKING CONSENT AND IF THEY CONTINUE, THAT IS S/A. Not to mention the fact that William Gold lived in a pigsty until Shelby started properly cleaning his place for him. SHE was the one who bought detergent, soap, toilet paper, everything that one needs to remain hygienic. Ironic how the man who said "Teenage girls can never be into something and not be made fun of for it." turned around and exhibited such gross behaviour towards women. That's not even MENTIONING his apology. I dont know if I'll be putting it here, but if I do I may have to censor some words for the sake of the children. But if you want to do your own research, I encourage it. It’ll be easily found on X, but if it gets taken down I have already saved it. Just let me know if that’s what happened. To summarize, William essentially never once mentioned Shelby in his apology. He never once directly apologized to her, or admitted he was accountable. He puts his image before her mental and physical health, and makes so many points about HIS growth, and HIS wellbeing. The most disturbing part of this is the amount of people defending him because of his autism. Autism is not an excuse for abuse, the same way bipolar disorder is not an excuse for violence. Disorders are not excuses for bad behavior. Plain and simple. And the outcry of cc's who have responded, including Dream, has been in support of Shelby. Even Billzo returned to make a statement. While Tommy hasn’t made a statement yet, I ask that you be patient with the younger cc’s who once gave him a platform. Tom truly did look up to him and see him as an older brother and this is going to take time for him to process and respond to. As for my stance on the situation, I am truly ashamed that I was once in support of this man. I have sketchbooks from my DSMP days filled with drawings of William and his various personas, and it has taken a lot for me to not burn them. Realizing how many connections can now be made between the personality traits of his characters and him infuriated me, because they were never too far off from each other. This hurts. I loved his music and Lovejoy, and now I'm searching for alternative artists as we speak. But I can’t support an . I will be unsharing all projects related to or containing William Gold in any form, online or irl. As the child of a mother who has been through hell and back to keep her children safe, I stand with Shelby. If you support William, please unfollow me. I genuinely don’t want anything to do with that man anymore. =======================================
