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Angela literally created an ableist example of a character for her Smosh vs Aliens character. She says crazy fairly often. Weird that you ignore a bunch of shit she's done and said like that and act like she's super "safe" but immediately call the gay black guy she's best friends with unsafe.

Mention of multiple ableist words ↕️

1.) Her character on Smosh vs. Aliens is only ableist if that's not her actual experience with a CPAP machine and hypoallergenic clothing.

2.) I mentioned it in an article 2 months ago.

3.) She also refers to it as "the bad C word".

4.) Again, human beings make mistakes and it can be difficult and take time to work something out of your vocabulary (I'm still trying to not say "stupid" and "idiot"). The obvious effort matters more to me than making a mistake.

5.) All I know and have shared is how I feel and what I've seen.

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Someone I follow on Tiktok (Allora Dannon) talks about her experiences being an adult quote "late bloomer" unquote and I thought it was time I talked about mine.

I'm in my early 20s. I have yet to ever be on a date, have a first kiss, have sex, and/or be in a romantic relationship.

There can be shame around any of that, but especially as a disabled adult. We as disabled people face negativity just for existing a lot of the time. But much less when you're honest about any of that on the internet.

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saying it was a gut feeling doesnt explain anything... Did you get that feeling from other cast members at first sight?

All I know is what I've experienced (the gut feeling), how I feel (I don't trust Chanse and I feel unsafe around him), and what he has shown (pretending to be physically disabled during TNTLs and not acknowledging the ableism of the bad c word).

I got a similar feeling for Amanda. Shayne used to make me feel uneasy.

I trusted and felt safe with Angela immediately.

I've also had immediate feelings about people I knew personally in person.

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Why did chanse make you feel unsafe when you first saw him?

As I mentioned, it was an immediate gut feeling.

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Regarding your post about the Don't Get Wet video...

Spencer literally said the word crazy himself about a minute after he said, "We don't use that word." Not to mention everyone else saying it at least once after that, too (ctrl-f the transcript and count 'em), so I wouldn't be so sure about the sincerity of that. Man did not have the tone of voice of someone saying that out of a genuine place of concern.

Mention of the word "crazy" ⬆️

That's why I said progress and I did not say perfection. They're each human beings. They make mistakes. It would be completely unrealistic to fully expect someone to completely stop saying a word in their vocabulary and correct someone every time they use it overnight.

The first ever time Angela publicly referred to it as "the bad C word", she still said it to finish her sentence. That doesn't erase her calling it "the bad C word".

Even if Spencer was making a joke

1.) There's always at least some truth in comedy

2.) Acknowledging the ableism of that word - which he did in that moment - is more than he's ever done against ableism on Smosh.

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"Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service"

While I greatly misjudged this show at first (I saw the trailer some months ago and thought it looked ridiculous - I don't think that now), I obviously wasn't completely wrong.

When renovating the restaurants (and honestly talking about them before), wheelchair user accessibility - accessibility in general - is not brought up. Even when the founder and/or owner is physically disabled (which has already been shown). (I say "wheelchair user accessibility" instead of "wheelchair accessibility" because we're not wheelchairs. We're human beings who just happen to use wheelchairs to get around places.)

We go to restaurants. We eat. We deserve a pleasant experience as much as able-bodied and nondisabled diners. We deserve to be able to move around the restaurant and sit wherever without trouble.

I was talking to my therapist about the show recently and they said something I want to highlight. They said that we live in a world very centered on self. Meaning that if we aren't affected by something personally, most likely we won't care or we won't see it as a problem.

In America, (I'm not sure about other places) the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] makes it so government funded buildings have to have an accessible entrance. My therapist brought up a great point: what about a building's interior? Great the entrance is accessible (but also isn't sometimes) but is the inside? Talking about Gordon Ramsay and restaurants: do I have room to freely move? Can I choose where I sit or will I be forced to sit at the end of the table (which I may not be able to and is always away from conversation)?

As a non-ambulatory wheelchair user I would feel incredibly uncomfortable trying to eat in multiple of those restaurants

I also have a huge problem with the (lack of) representation in this show so far.

I have yet to see a single wheelchair user in any episode(s). (Please let me know if I missed them and where!) I do not believe their isn't a single wheelchair user going to any of these restaurants. If there isn't, these restaurants have another issue (inaccessibility). (Which, again, isn't even mentioned once so far.)

The one physically disabled customer I've seen (episode 3 "Mrs. White's Golden Rule Café") was out of focus coming into the restaurant with their mobility aid. Then they're shown in focus inside the restaurant but their mobility aid was not shown.

I know Gordon is not a wheelchair user and doesn't publicly use any other mobility aid himself, but that's not an excuse to not talk to many different people and learn about accessibility and the importance of it. That's not excuse to not talk about accessibility and the importance of it.

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I told myself (and other people) I'm taking a break from Smosh. I am...just apparently in the next day or 2 lol. I checked the captions of and started watching the newest Smosh Games video without thinking. And I want to say something.

Amanda [Lehan-Canto] called Angela [Giarratana] the bad c word. Spencer [Agnew] put his hand on Amanda's arm and said, "Hey, we don't use that word".

Now, I've never personally been a fan of Spencer but I know how to acknowledge someone doing something right.

This is amazing to me. It's definitely progress.

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what is the “c word” being referred to in these posts? I am an able bodied person but want to make sure I don’t accidentally say it

when I hear “c word” I assume ‘cunt’ but I don’t see how that’s ableist, so I think i must’ve missed something. sorry if it’s a weird ask.

Mention of the word "crazy" ⬇️

This isn't weird at all! Thank you for wanting and trying to learn!

It's the word "crazy".

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Wanted to share something positive for you: in the reddit stories from two weeks ago, the one titled "Can You Guess The Plot Twist?", at around 16:29 the person who wrote the story calls someone "the bad c-word" and a few seconds later, Angela clearly makes a face, which I interpret to mean she hasn't forgotten how offensive that word can be!

O M G

You're so right!

I watched that one and completely missed that.

It's not even a few seconds. Shayne reads the word and she immediately makes a face. (I maybe saw her make the face before but interpreted it as "uh oh/that's not good")

I also love that's how you interpreted it.

I don't doubt Angela, but this still made my heart so happy! I'm good for the rest of the day lol. Thank you!

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Hey, reddit anon here again.

I first want to say that I am actually trying to discuss this in a friendly way, and I'm sorry that my second ask didn't read that way. I'm on anonymous because the tumblr account I'm using is one I had as a kid and there's a ton of embarrassing (and depressing) posts there lol. I know I could just make another account, but I can't be bothered 😅 One day I will though, I'm sure. I only sent another ask because I thought you didn't understand what I was saying when you doubled down on your original point, but now I see it's not a misunderstanding, just a difference of opinions. Thank you for explaining that to me- it turns out I was the one who misunderstood, lmao.

I think you're right, I do just tend to see the best in people. I'm glad that I do, because I prefer to live life accepting that people mean well rather than pointing out ableism that may or may not be there. But each to their own, and I guess people like you are important in the activism world.Either way, I don't really have any more to say on this topic so it's probably best that we leave it at this. I promise I genuinely mean this ask in a friendly way, I hope it comes across lol. As you know, I'm autistic, and I struggle with tone sometimes 😅 Have a great day :D

Me being important doesn't make you any less important in what you have or will decide to do as a career.

My assuming the worst came out lol I'm really sorry.

I may be autistic too so that may be part of it.

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Honestly I’ve read through your blog and you do raise many valid complaints like yeah Smosh should add fricking captions but you are also are very disrespectful to people who are being very respectful to you and that’s not okay. 

You don’t really seem to try and understand or acknowledge other peoples opinions with respect, you do somewhat make it sound like they are wrong and you are right. (I could be missing your intentions as I am autistic and struggle with social cues especially over text). 

I’m not talking about like people being loudly ableist or anything I’m talking about other peoples posts or very polite anons who are being very patient and explaining themselves very nicely 

You don’t need to listen to my advice because you are your own person with control over your life but do you need a break? Smosh, seems to elicit mostly bad reactions with anyone who isn’t Angela and with an ensemble group she will never be the only one in a video.  Not saying you can’t hope they be what you feel is better, but for your own mental health is Constantly watching a channel that does stuff that you don’t like draining?

/Also random genuine question but you didn’t like Damien saying Lunacy which is fine because it’s your opinion but in a recent SmoshMouth with Angela she says something is crazy multiple times. Both are not about a person and I genuinely don’t know how long it takes to produce an episode of the podcast but I was wondering if you’d seen it?

Have a wonderful day/night and drink some water :2!

Mention of the words "crazy" and "lunacy"⬆️

I'm answering this with the assumption that this whole thing is genuine.

I'm blunt. I'm extremely honest. I don't filter myself especially for people I don't know personally on the internet.

I actually decided to take a break from Smosh after watching the Bit City episode I posted about most recently. I'm exhausted. But, unfortunately, taking a break from watching and talking about Smosh does not mean taking a break from seeing and talking about ableism. It's everywhere.

And I don't know how long that break will last because seeing Angela be not ableist makes me happy.

I feel like I probably watched that one. My issue is Angela has shown and continues to show she is working that word out of her vocabulary and says wild and mind-boggling. Damien hasn't shown he's working anything out of his vocabulary.

EVERYONE DRINK SOME WATER

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"The [bad] c word"

- Angela Giarratana

I'm not sure if I've shared exactly why Angela [Giarratana] saying "the [bad] c word" means so much to me (I feel like I've kind of mentioned things here and there), so I want to make its own whole post.

On March 7th, 2025 I posted something on Instagram showing examples of ableism in Smosh and tagged Angela. Nowhere in that post did I mention the bad C word.

The very next day was the Smosh Reading Reddit Stories live show. In every Reddit Stories video she's in prior to the live she has always said the bad C word at least twice (per video). She didn't say it once that night (except I wouldn't find that out until later that month because I didn't watch it live, I watched the playback because I needed captions).

On March 13th, 2025 both Angela on Two Hot Takes and the 3rd Smosh Family Feud were posted. On Two Hot Takes, Angela didn't say the bad c word once. In my opinion it looks like she was trying not to and it hurt. In the 3rd Smosh Family Feud, Angela says the bad c word near the end. She goes from smiling and laughing immediately to frowning as soon as she said it. I view that as she realized she said it and got upset with herself.

In the "Unsafe" Reddit Stories (posted on March 29th, 2025), Angela officially referred to the bad C word as "the bad C word".

In the Resident Evil 8 finale (posted April 9th, 2025) someone in the game says the bad c word. Angela rolls her eyes and says "okay, we don't say the c word, okay?"

As I learned today, on the "Plot Twists" Reddit Stories (posted May 31st, 2025), she heard the bad C word and immediately made a grossed out/disapproving face. Perhaps (and most likely in my opinion) showing her subconscious disapproval for the word.

This all (and whatever else she does in the future) means a lot to me because, again, I didn't ask her to. I didn't have to beg. I didn't have to do all the emotional labor of gathering and presenting her with the information.

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Damien literally advocates for neurodivergent people you weirdo. Btw him pretending to be a zombie is not making fun of physically disabled people. He is literally an actor thats his job. Btw he is probably has joint issues as well cuz of hypermobility so saying he isnt physically disabled is also incorrect... And he is neurodivergent too so the fact that you ignore that is cringe

Being neurodivergent and advocating for other neurodivergent people doesn't mean you can't be ableist.

Angela is neurodivergent and is working on her ableism.

I'm a non-ambulatory wheelchair user and neurodivergent. I'm working on my ableism.

I never said anyone makes fun of physically disabled people. I said they have pretended to be physically disabled.

Whether he has joint problems or not, he isn't missing a hand. Pretending to be is ableist.

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Hi again, I'm the anon who talked about that reddit story and I honestly still think you're misunderstanding it. I genuinely don't think anyone who was asking if the husband was ND were purely saying it because he was being a jerk- I think they saw some genuine things that could be neurodivergent traits and wanted to check, because it gives some context. (Like I said before, I haven't actually seen the post so I could actually be wrong and if that is the case, disregard all of this lmao.)

So.. you wrote "being autistic does not automatically mean he wouldn't understand the severity of the situation. Being autistic does not automatically mean he would go to DnD instead of staying with his spouse" and while I absolutely agree with that- it's still a chance that it could mean those things. And that's why I think people were asking- not because it would automatically excuse his behaviour, but because it could explain why (because in my experience at least, finding the root of an issue is the first step to solving it).

Additionally. You wrote "And "reasons" for doing so are excuses" I respectfully, I disagree. It's obvious that the husband is a jerk for abandoning his spouse, but he would be the jerk even if he was ND. I think we're on the same page when I say that. From what I've gathered, you think that people who were asking if the husband was ND or not were being ableist because they would be using his disability as an excuse for his behaviour. Like I said- it would give a reason, not an excuse.

For example- say I had an autistic meltdown, and I shouted at my family and said things to hurt their feelings. The meltdown would be the reason for this, but I wouldn't consider it an excuse, because my family were still hurt and just because I said it during a meltdown doesn't mean the words hurt them any less. (I get that this isn't a great example, but I hope you know what I mean anyway.)

I think the main reason I have this opinion is bc I was actually wondering the same thing while listening to the story. I wasn't thinking he would be excused of his behaviour if he was ND- he's a jerk, no matter what. But it could've given the OP some clarity on why he was acting that way, and maybe they could have a conversation together about ways to move forward, or smth.

I apologise if I've repeated myself here lol, I just want to make sure you know what I mean (it's probably an autistic thing but I have a deep fear of being misunderstood lmao). Again, this isn't meant as an argument, just further friendly discussion, and I hope it comes across that way. Have a good day :))

Or I'm not misunderstanding and we just have different opinions.

Like you I haven't read the actual Reddit post. We don't know who is correct between me and you in this situation. And honestly, it just sounds like you and I view people and their intentions differently. I am so glad (at least in this situation) you see the best in people. I don't (without proof).

I never said it couldn't mean those things. It just doesn't automatically.

His actions were jerky. "Explaining" that away by saying he's disabled is ableist. He could be a jerk and disabled. His personality could be not great and he could be disabled.

We are on the same page that he would be a jerk no matter what.

If you have an autistic meltdown which resulted in you yelling at family and saying things that hurt their feelings and you later acknowledge what you did and how people feel and you apologize and make up for your actions and do better going forward, cool. If you brush off your actions by say it happened because you're autistic that's not okay. That wouldn't erase what happened and/or how others feel.

I believe you can be ND and not a jerk.

I'll be completely honest: you coming back on anonymous mode and telling me why you think I'm misunderstanding doesn't ring me as friendly. If I'm fully wrong, we can keep talking.

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I mean this as a gentle warning, holding Angela on a pedestal is only going to make it hurt like hell when she fumbles. Which she’s going to, she’s only human.

Straight up calling people ableist with so little “proof” when we don’t know these people at all feels entirely unfair, and not only will Angela herself do one of these things you deem ableist, she probably already has.

She has done some things (I saw a clip of her pretending to be a wheelchair user or something 10+ years ago and she used to say the bad c word a lot). I'm not holding her on a pedestal. I'm observing and acknowledging her words and actions. I never said she wasn't ableist. I believe every human being can be. That's why I say she's working on her ableism.

She still says the c word sometimes but I can tell she's just working it out of her vocabulary.

She also started calling the bad C word that on her own. Without me telling her that word is ableist. (Post coming)

Any proof of ableism is still ableism. Damien, Ian, Tommy, Amanda, Chanse, and Olivia have all pretended to be physically disabled recently with no proof of learning and growing. Shayne and Courtney have said ableist things recently (though Shayne has started to show he's educating himself).

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Why do I watch Smosh?

Multiple people have asked me why I watch Smosh if I just end up angry about them being ableist. Because I don't want to give the same answer over and over and over again and deciding which ask to answer seems impossible right now, I'm doing this.

I watch Smosh videos with Angela [Giarratana] because I trust and like her. Her words and her actions fully match. I feel safe in her presence. And I know if something ableist occurs in a video it won't be her fault.

I watched the siblings Reddit Stories video with Amanda [Lehan-Canto] and Trevor [Evarts] because someone on here (Tumblr) asked what I thought. Also, I had a gut feeling I needed to watch it.

I watched the URL SmoshALike video with Ted [Nivison] because I saw a clip of Ted calling Courtney [Miller] ableist (they are) and I was glad someone else said it publicly and I wanted to see how they reacted and responded.

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(Same anon as before).

Your last three posts before responding to mine about tag spam literally have individuals tagged in it that have no relevance to the actual things you've written in your posts. They aren't in the images attached to the posts, nor are they aren't mentioned or even alluded to in the text portion you've typed out.

That is textbook tag spam, my dude.

In the Reddit Stories post I tagged Angela because it's about her. I tagged Shayne because he hosts it. I tagged Trevor because he was also a guest that episode.

In my Bit City Boy Moms posts, everyone I tagged is in that video. And my first post about the episode did have an image showing 2 people I tagged.

If that upsets you, you might hate what I post in July. Maybe block me?