So I wanted to post about something that's a bit heavier than what I usually cover, but I feel it's important to say something about it. While normally I don't mention these things, I wanted to discuss recent statements by the YouTuber Red Raptor Writes that have been brought to light through Paleo Nerd's community post. While I had suspected he was right-leaning, and he had made some very questionable jokes, this is where I draw my final line. Labelling the trans community (and by extension the rest of the LGBTQIA+ community) as pseudoscience is pure bigotry on so many levels. Invalidating the simple existence of millions of people who do absolutely nothing to you is unforgivable. The scarier part is that he has crept into the scientific paleontology community, focused on giving the most up-to-date facts and being cutting edge and inclusive in terms of scientific knowledge. Claiming to be a trustworthy source of knowledge and then contributing the culture war while saying outright lies and denying the true science affirming the feelings of trans people is disgusting.
I say all of this especially because he has publically helped me start this new channel in the past, and I used to enjoy his content before learning of all of this. This came as a massive disappointment to me. While I do not want to be a backstabber, I absolutely cannot endorse this or be associated with it. Even though he has shouted me out, my views are absolutely not aligned with his. While everyone is free to enjoy what they want, I do not recommend the channel of a bigot.
I am on the side of inclusivity, diversity, unity, embracing each other's differences, and most of all REAL SCIENCE. That means all of it, not selective science like Red Raptor Writes. If you share his views on issues like these, and do not stand for the values above and you align with Red, then this channel does not welcome you. In a divided time like this, we must unify and remain unified.
For proof on these screenshots, he made a "joke" about there only being 2 genders in his accuracy review on Chased By Dinosaurs. I won't link the video in order to not encourage supporting him, but I felt I should state the origins of this for proof.
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So I wanted to post about something that's a bit heavier than what I usually cover, but I feel it's important to say something about it. While normally I don't mention these things, I wanted to discuss recent statements by the YouTuber Red Raptor Writes that have been brought to light through Paleo Nerd's community post. While I had suspected he was right-leaning, and he had made some very questionable jokes, this is where I draw my final line. Labelling the trans community (and by extension the rest of the LGBTQIA+ community) as pseudoscience is pure bigotry on so many levels. Invalidating the simple existence of millions of people who do absolutely nothing to you is unforgivable. The scarier part is that he has crept into the scientific paleontology community, focused on giving the most up-to-date facts and being cutting edge and inclusive in terms of scientific knowledge. Claiming to be a trustworthy source of knowledge and then contributing the culture war while saying outright lies and denying the true science affirming the feelings of trans people is disgusting.
I say all of this especially because he has publically helped me start this new channel in the past, and I used to enjoy his content before learning of all of this. This came as a massive disappointment to me. While I do not want to be a backstabber, I absolutely cannot endorse this or be associated with it. Even though he has shouted me out, my views are absolutely not aligned with his. While everyone is free to enjoy what they want, I do not recommend the channel of a bigot.
I am on the side of inclusivity, diversity, unity, embracing each other's differences, and most of all REAL SCIENCE. That means all of it, not selective science like Red Raptor Writes. If you share his views on issues like these, and do not stand for the values above and you align with Red, then this channel does not welcome you. In a divided time like this, we must unify and remain unified.
For proof on these screenshots, he made a "joke" about there only being 2 genders in his accuracy review on Chased By Dinosaurs. I won't link the video in order to not encourage supporting him, but I felt I should state the origins of this for proof.
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