No. It's like saying "I'm watching a movie". Think...Denzel, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Eddie Griffen, Martin Lawrence, etc? I can not watch Training Day because of the character Denzel portrayed
I think the message is, Himay is not for everyone
If you don't like her show change the channel.
I'm not here to defend Himay or LHCF's who don't like her show
I want people here to stop believing Youtube is real.
Hmmmm...all i'm saying is that it's unreasonable to tell people that they shouldn't judge someone based on how they CHOOSE to present themselves. Even if you don't take them at face value, their choices do say something about them.
Also, I thought himay's appeal is that she "keeps it real". But now we're saying that not only is that just an exaggeration or even a persona - it's a character completely separate from the real himay.
Hmmm.
Even if we do accept that this is a character, who's to say that 1) characters and other non-real things don't reinforce stereotypes and 2) himay won't be "in character" on the show. . So if she goes on TV with this character, do you think all the people watching will give her the benefit of the doubt and say "oh, it's tv. That's just a character. She probably reads Proust at home while sipping oolong tea with her pinky finger up in the air. She's definitely not yet another example of the larger trend if dysfunctional black women."
Hmmm..
And even she does present herself differently on the show, her YT channel will be seen by many mainstream viewers who wouldn't otherwise seek it out or be exposed to it.
to be clear, I like some of himay's stuff, cussing and all. But her YT channel and a national tv show that (I'm assuming) that focuses on "serious" issues (even if does so disingenuously) are completely different contexts
Also, plenty of YT is real. Not necessarily candid or the whole truth, but, just like in real life, people choose to show a certain part of their personality or life to a certain group of people. More like curation, not acting.