#no buddy/pal/chum that's not a living being that's a program/robot/binary code

[fussystreetlight]

I think antis would have fun for once if they changed their way of thinking.

Instead of thinking:

"They're a child/minor/animal!"

"They're made of atoms!"

"They're made of flesh and blood!"

"This weirdo likes kids/animals!"

"[Character] is age!"

"People are only weird about them because they're drawn to THE NUMBER!"

Try thinking:

"It's an object".

"It's made of pixels".

"It's made of ones and zeros".

"This person likes this character. I don't know the reason but I'm glad they're enjoying themselves because the character they like doesn't reflect how they'll treat people".

"It's an arbitrary and unimportant number that can be whatever people want because characters don't feel time like people do. It's extra trivia about [character] like knowing their blood type. I can think it's weird that someone's attracted to their fridge but that doesn't harm anyone and it doesn't matter whether they've had that fridge for five years or 25 years".

"This person could like this character for any number of reasons; it's design, it's programmed personality, ect. but all I can tell from them liking a character is that they like that character".