Since I'm procrastinating from reading Consti Law cases. Let's do this.
1. Who do you really prefer out of Dan and Phil?
I prefer Phil a bondpaper's width more than Dan. It's a little cliche but like most here, I relate to Dan more, so his moods affect me in ways I wish they don't. I turn to Phil's videos whenever I'm sad for comfort and familiarity. And I found that with time, my initial physical attraction to Dan softened, while that of Phil's turned.... more intense.
So personality + looks, I prefer Phil more. Also, I find myself rooting for Phil on every D vs. P, and feel very happy whenever he does win. But I do love Dan too and want him to have all the happiness in the world.
2. How many times have you shared Lord Voldemort's best phan edit of all?
I've never shared it, but I did show it to my sister who is a casual fan of D&P (she's more into Jacksepticeye). I initially feel bad watching it, especially as I agree with people who think that the vid has affected Phil more than Dan in private. But halfway through the vid, I just turn to mush and end up with a smile on my face. But then when the vid's not playing, I feel guilty again.
3. Do you like the dipper brothers being on Youtube or not? Do you ever want them to do more.... or less?
I like them on YT because that's where they're most accessible, because we all get to experience the content at the same time, than let's say, if they were doing traditional British media again (of course, someone from the phandom would usually find a way to have a copy of it and upload it, but usually it'll be delayed and we'd already get spoilers and snippets of what happened). It's a totally selfish POV and I understand how problematic it is, so sorry about that.
I would want them to do more though, while staying on YT. It's a selfish request, but I would have liked it if they brought TATINOF more to other countries. Probably because they were planning on bringing it to mine but weren't able to do so. I would love to see them in person, but I know I'd probably never got the chance to do so.
4. If Dantru and Phollum came out separately disclosing non-straight sexualities, but not as being a couple, what would you think? Would you say that coming out as being in a gay couple is a bigger deal than coming out as non straight, or would you get annoyed and say that they're ship baiting etc.?
Like everyone else, I don't consider them straight at all, so I do think of them as subtly being out already. So them either finally admitting to be together or introducing a significant other that's not Dip/Pip (which I think is the only way they'll really convince me that they're not together), would be more pivotal. From prior experience, I'm usually still supportive over my used-to-be-OTPs, so I don't think it'll affect me much even if the latter scenario were to happen. I don't think they're ship-baiting. I think that POV comes from being a fan of a Kpop group whose actions would definitely fall under what the connotation of ship-baiting is, so I do think that I have a higher tolerance for it and don't see it as that problematic. I think it's because, in shipping, I always work under the assumption that even if there are "proofs" to my belief, there's always the possibility that I might be wrong. Plus, I've shipped many people before, and no one ended up together, and I didn't end up hating any of the parties involved. If D&P were to ever explicitly confirm they're together, they'd be my first OTP who ended up together (and didn't break up). [This makes me feel like I have a curse.
]. There's also the fact that they're real people and couples who seem to work well together initially, sometimes just fall apart because of time and circumstances. Of course, the
in me wants them to live happily ever after. But I won't begrudge them their happiness if they don't, nor will I be pissed if they're really just platonic biffles (sad maybe, but not pissed). Plus, platonic or romantic, the chemistry is there, and their personalities/persona are still theirs, and that's what makes me primarily invested in them.
5. Have you ever stalked too far and found stuff that you shouldn't have? (Not talking about voldy here, other stuff such as addresses or full names etc.)
I'm bad at being a detective, so even if I tried, I wouldn't be able to find anything. i did come across some information in the tags or when I lurk at popular phandom members' tumblrs. But it's never deliberate. I think the only deliberate search I've ever done was for the timelines, and I think it's information that a lot of people encounter upon entering the Phandom.
6. Most annoying thing about Danetrius and most annoying thing about Philesphical, go.
I'm never really actively annoyed at them, but I do get a bit disgruntled whenever Dan insinuates that his crowd wouldn't understand/get whatever topic he's rambling about on his liveshows. I also get a perturbed whenever Phil "lies" about something. Though again, they do have a right to privacy. I just feel a bit upset because I'd rather they haru things up than actively misdirect us. But then I get over it immediately by then berating myself about how I don't have any right to information about them, and then feel guilty about my own thoughts.
7. What's the average age on this site? (This is just me asking generally lmao, there must be a lot of people my age and younger but it seems they're the quiet and inactive minority/majority)
I'm 25, so about the average age of the posters in this site. All I can say though is that knowing people's ages here just drives home to me the fact that age does not correlate with maturity. I'm not overly problematic, nor do I stir drama, but I do certain things that might be considered problematic. For example, instead of calling out people who make phan proof videos or base their entire channels on reacting to Phan, I instead peruse these things like a mother hen and happily lap up the content, though I don't condone it if it's a YTer like Marcus or Shane who has interacted with Deppy and has a significant non-Phandom audience. I'm also living for the #gates and the #dickscourse. Basically, I'm not the epitome of what a mature non-offensive member of the Phandom is. I also find that a lot of people younger than me here are more articulate and have a more rational view of things, so I'd like to commend them for that. On the other hand, my POV is, as long as it doesn't reach, harm, or is targeted to Deppy, you do you as part of the Phandom.
Sorry for the word vomit. *insert emoji sipping wine here*
