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no reasonable person is asking for him to be flogged in the streets. the least people could do is unsubscribe from his youtube and/or patreon. geller doesn't even have a conviction on his record; he'll likely have zero trouble getting an "anonymous normal person job" like the rest of us peons.

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it is no different than how the right-wing treats frat boys that are good at sports.

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it seems to me that you're suggesting that if a rapist has good politics and says they're remorseful, they should be allowed to continue to maintain their positions of social power unimpeded. that is not progressive or rehabilitative. that is the society we already live in.

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hell, geller had book deals and was doing live events and such. that sort of environment where he gets to masquerade as a safe progressive ally and great speaker with all that stuff going for him is precisely the sort of lifestyle neil gaiman thrived in.

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jacob geller specifically being lauded as a community pillar resulted in him being a consultant on the silent hill 2 remake, which is insane. rapists should not be consultants on games where a rape survivor is a major character.

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just a few years ago in the video essayist space, there was a serial plagiarist (with like 500k followers) who repeatedly sicced his fans on whistleblowers, and was only stopped because a much larger youtuber in the same field (just shy of 2 mil) made the definitive video on it.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 15h

i think you're being very disingenuous. influencers (which i would argue geller counts as, given his youtube channel has over a million subscribers) have pretty significant amount of social power. for example, pewdiepie was instrumental in leading teens down an alt-right pipeline back in the day.

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It honeslty just shows me how much rape culture exists. With James Somerton, we all collectively agreed he didn’t deserve a platform anymore, and he disappeared. I’m sure he’s got some job somewhere, living a life. But an admitted rapist, well, he we must forgive, because some of us liked his stuff.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 15h

i don't know the best time to opine about the possibility of rehabilitation and restorative justice and so on but the worst time is 5 minutes after one of your favs is outed doing something terrible

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 17h

so often the stupid personal essay de jure is a flagrant case of "that's an inside thought, mama. that's for your journal"

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FLAVOR FOLEY @flavorfoley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🪞 ANNOUNCEMENT 🪞 「MIRROR MODULATION」, the 2nd album from FLAVOR FOLEY, will release on October 11th, 2026! An idiosyncratic symphony of self reflection. Including tracks such as "Static" and "Ego Renegade Boy". 🔽PREORDER AND INFO🔽 flavorfoley.com/MM

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MIRROR MODULATION

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1. EGO RENEGADE BOY - a perfect throwback to 2010s vocaloid. i love it when my vocaboomer ass is catered to. i love how fast-paced and lyrically dense it is. every single line is just jam-packed full of meaning and the beat is killer. phenomenal storytelling with this one and absolute banger.

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4. STATIC - this one is just straight up fun and bittersweet. a little long but there's so many good bits. 3. CLOVER - i fucking love the chorus of this one. i need to listen to it more but this spot feels right. 2. HUMAN - extremely resonant and emotional and i love insertdisc5's MV

5. SPOKEN FOR - this one is like good luck babe in that it has a brilliant endgame (S tier bridge leading into the final chorus, great downer ending), but everything preceding it is just okay. i LOVE the cheers in the digital stars mix, that version is genuinely haunting.

explaining my rankings from bottom to top 7. CONNECT COMMUNE - its fine. i don't think it's a bad song. i just find it forgettable compared to prior miku expo themes and other flavor foley songs. 6. STREETCAT - i like the verses but the chorus doesn't wow me. its good tho. i like the sonic samples.

my personal tier list now that all 7 songs for flavor foley's next album (mirror modulation?) are out

A tier list of seven songs in ranks ranging from S to D. D tier is empty.

S: Ego Renegade Boy
A: Human, Clover, Static
B: Spoken For, Streetcat
C: Connect Commune

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Niv M. Sultan @nivmsultan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

right? it's a very egocentric decision, i think. it's common sense that most victims of heinous crimes would not be pleased with the idea of their abusers being lauded as community pillars, and the only source implying this one victim's probably chill with it actually is their rapist. very dubious.

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the problem with pursuing a public career after having done potentially catastrophic harm to someone is less in the obfuscation of it all than in your acceptance of the likelihood that the person you harmed may see your face, and hear about you, and see people praise you, again and again and again

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i think i saw a post about that, yeah. very odd thing to do.

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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

if jacob geller's victim has seen any of his videos appear in her youtube algorithm, then geller has already revictimized her an uncountable number of times long before the crime itself became news.

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The final thing I'll say about this: I do not think Jacob Geller should have a public platform. Anyone arguing that that means he should be tarred and feathered in the public square is disingenuous. He can live a happy life for all I care. But I don't think he should just... Get his soapbox back.

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i find it very telling that geller only posted his admission of guilt to bluesky. at time of writing, he has not crossposted to his patreon (which still makes 6.4k/month), nor has he made a video statement on youtube (where he still has over 1 million subscribers).

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everyone i've seen talking about "rehabilitation" and "restorative justice" in this case has just been using those terms to obfuscate blatant rape apologia. none of you would be saying all that if he presented as a garden variety frat boy instead of a safe progressive.

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and furthermore, how is rhetoric like "it was a mistake", "it was ten years ago", "he apologized" and such any different from how society normally treats sexual abusers? if you wouldn't call the cornell essays rehabilitative, three paragraphs (AFTER he was caught redhanded, even) don't count either.

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assuming the victim wants silence by default is just as much a convenient assumption as assuming they want their abuser flogged in the streets. how is seeing him lauded as a great feminist for YEARS any less retraumatizing than him being exposed now?

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saying everyone in the world should've just kept quiet about public records is like asking people to collect worms to put back in the already-opened can. if your idea is "everyone should've just", it's a stupid idea.

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honestly, i find it very dubious that "never reveal someone else's trauma" seems to conveniently logically lead to "we should allow rapists to maintain influencer status". sorry, but it was already out of the victims hands when the US fucking government stepped in six years ago.

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rue @deathcarpets.enterdeepfo.rest · 02/10/2026

the only reason the jacob geller rape case is public record is because the school newspaper sued the university for its mishandling of sexual misconduct. that is why the document that did him in is public record. do you people really think the school newspaper wronged the victim?

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it’s been so long, he’s such a good guy now, he’s a good progressive. great. like how different is all that from “he’s an important part of the football team” “he’s a leader at the church”

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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 01/10/2026

like idk man sure i think personal growth is important and stuff but also you can just be a barista. i think if you had really reckoned with the weight of what you did youd stop yourself before ending up in a position where thousands of sexual assault survivors learn they supported you, a rapist

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not wanting an abuser to be working in a public facing position is not the same as casting them into exile I know it feels that way when you're a fan of their public facing content, but that's kinda why it matters that they shouldn't be in that position It dilutes anything resembling consequence.

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Maggie Mae Fish 🐟 @maggiemaefish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I also believe in restorative justice but I don't think that means you get to become a pillar of a community and garner an audience and an income that relies solely on everyone including yourself staying silent about your actions. In the VIDEO GAME SPHERE no less.

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honestly, i think the best thing he can do for everyone is to retire early and lose the online presence. he could probably very easily live a quiet, private life, and i don't think anything good can come from him continuing his career.

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honestly, i don't think anyone would be talking about rehabilitation if he were a right-wing grifter instead. i liked geller's videos too, don't get me wrong, but i don't think the quality of his work is a sensible data point to say he's been rehabilitated in any way.

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on a related note, man, the people asking "what about restorative justice?" really rub me the wrong way. geller himself admitted that the school's disciplinary action was too light. if a rapist gets suspended for one (1) semester, makes good video essays, and says he's sorry, is that really justice?

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someone was gonna find it eventually (regardless of any alumni treating it like petty gossip), and obviously the whistle was going to get blown because it just fundamentally feels wrong to let a rapist continue to have a successful career unimpeded.

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if we assume that silence is what the victim wanted, she basically lost the ability to have that six years ago by virtue of that document combined with him very quickly becoming a public figure.

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crystal @crystal.nekoweb.org · 24/09/2026

very disappointed in the jacob geller situation. it's already fucked up that the victim didn't get any say, but the thing that did him in was a document the U.S. government legally forced the university to release to the public in 2020 - so the expose was inevitable.

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MCR has never made a bad song ever, so i completely understand anyone's pick for favorite song (ah, yes, reasonable choice). but mama is both my favorite and also their best song and i will sing all of its praises if you dare disagree on the latter front

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crystal @crystal.nekoweb.org · 24/09/2026

my top 10 is like 1. mama 2. i never told you what i do for a living 3. foundations of decay 4. house of wolves 5. the jetset life is gonna kill you 6. sleep 7. the sharpest lives 8. this is how i disappear 9. destroya 10. helena

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

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crystal @crystal.nekoweb.org · 22/09/2026

FACT: mama is MCR's best song

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Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is

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crystal @crystal.nekoweb.org · 01/09/2026

odds & ends might be one of the best meta vocaloid songs ever. it warms my heart. happy birthday hatsune miku (my hero <3 the coolest and cutest ever)

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