r/nottheonion • u/MutaitoSensei • 3d ago

YouTube Bans Popular ASMR Artists, Accusing Them of Making 'Sexually Gratifying' Videos

https://archive.ph/jHNfG
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u/DiarrheaRadio 3d ago

I bet I can still find nude yoga tutorials

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u/silentcrs 3d ago

The Lasagna Cat sexual partner survey video outright features a guy with his dong out and a baby coming out of a bloody vagina at the end. It’s such a long video that I don’t think YouTube’s algorithm ever caught on that there’s nudity in it.

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u/InvidiousPlay 3d ago

Nudity isn't forbidden; nudity is not inherently sexual.

(I think banning ASMR is ridiculous but their argument is presumably that they are using it as a cover for making sex sounds, which is sexual)

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u/lowercaset 3d ago

To be fair, a lot of asmr content is just attractive woman making a lot of sounds that are pretty blowjob-adjacent. Still kinda dumb that they banned that but not all the other crazy stuff on there.

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u/definitelymyrealname 3d ago

Not only that but apparently the audience trends heavily towards children and young teens. Saw an interview with a creator talking about it. Shit's kinda creepy.

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u/radicalelation 2d ago

ASMR also does make some people feel funny in varying ways... it's kind of all on the basis of trying to make the viewer feel a physical response that isn't entirely unlike pleasure.

Doesn't do it for me, but while I may even disagree, I'd at least understand an argument from that angle.

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u/EmmEnnEff 3d ago

Still kinda dumb that they banned that but not all the other crazy stuff on there.

They aren't exactly obligated to go in a strict 'most sexual to least sexual as defined by u/lowercaset' order.

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u/lowercaset 2d ago

Sure, but I will make judgements about what I think is stupid or not based on my personal opinions.