In Defense of the Welcome Home Fandom

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  • @nickcooper7714
    @nickcooper7714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Welcome home is a delightful multimedia horror project and it's creator clown/partycoffin is a true brother.

  • @JT5555
    @JT5555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    i honestly don't give a flying fuck about any fandom: welcome home is an absolute masterpiece of modern horror media and it deserves every ounce of popularity it gets simply for being one of the only horror ARGs in existence to have so much effort and heart put into it that you get sucked into it's world and actually get attached to the characters you KNOW something bad is going to happen to.
    i'm into welcome home for welcome home,not whatever stupid people decide they also happen to like it.

    • @SugareeDemon
      @SugareeDemon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I 100% agree with everything you said! Clown and his project definitely deserve the popularity ❤

    • @JT5555
      @JT5555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@SugareeDemon and how. i'm not a big horror ARG fan but welcome home is so well done that it's impossible not to get sucked into it because not only is the story great and the characters are fun but level of detail is amazing and it honestly makes you WANT to buy merch because you know that a good chuck of that money is going back into the project to keep it as good as it is. do updates take a while? sure. but that's what makes it all the more fun when one finally drops and you get to see how many secrets you can find this time and see how things have progressed with the lore. it's a fantastic piece of art and deserves to be noted as such.

    • @princessroyal80
      @princessroyal80 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same here. The show’s fandom is always going to have issues so I just do my own thing and ignore them

    • @JT5555
      @JT5555 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@princessroyal80 every fandom is absolute garbage so it's always best to just do your own thing. sometimes it's better to just enjoy something by yourself so you can enjoy it on your own terms without anyone else in the way.

    • @jibrilthethingart
      @jibrilthethingart 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK- AMEN

  • @goobinwitgoober
    @goobinwitgoober 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I was honestly super confused when I started to be in the welcome home fandom and what seemed like all of the sudden there was a lot of talk about how messed up the welcome home fandom was. I pretty much only ever saw amazing fan art the entire time and that's still all I really see to this day. This doesn't negate the fact that there are specifically a lot of things that crossed the creator's boundaries, which is something I saw. And it just really sucked to see them very obviously stressed out from how chaotic things got.
    Welcome home is one of my favorite things. Literally everything about it is almost like it was made specifically for me lol. And honestly I love the fandom, which is filled with a bunch of super skilled and talented artists, as well as a BUNCH of people that will look at the chaos of what happened and call it out right then and there.

  • @ComfySocksBoi
    @ComfySocksBoi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    YESSSSS THANK YOUUU!!! Imma just send this to people who give me crap for engaging in this fandom

  • @BeatboxToaster
    @BeatboxToaster 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Great video!! As an older fan of Welcome Home (36 as of now), it's kinda wild to see when people are like, "bUt ThE fAnDoM!" And I'll tell them, "were you not around for the Hetalia fandom in 2009? Were you not around when SuperWhoLock was a thing?" And the answer is either yes or no lol.
    It's trippy when I was 23 years old being really into Homestuck, when a lot of the fanbase where teenage kids, so I couldn't really be in "the community" other than the few other people I met around my age.
    But all that rambling aside, I do hope a lot of folks just enjoy Welcome Home for its wonderful everything and stop being so worried about "being cringe". Like, honey, folks at anime conventions in 2006 had yaoi paddles, you drawing Howdy as buzz lightyear is nothing xD

    • @Eeveeswhimsicalwonders
      @Eeveeswhimsicalwonders 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      For real, especially with the ! I get nervous to post anything Welcome Home related until I remember that 1. I was in the Panic at the Disco fandom and 2. I’m also a Sonic fan

    • @BeatboxToaster
      @BeatboxToaster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Eeveeswhimsicalwonders ah man, I'm also in the Sonic fandom and that is a war veteran scar like no other xD

  • @jibrilthethingart
    @jibrilthethingart 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I was gonna make a video about this on my channel but I literally had no idea how to put into words and what you said here was exactly what I wanted to say and you worded everything beautifully.
    Welcome Home is a HUGE special interest for me. It’s the biggest hyperfixation I’ve ever had since my Yo Kai Watch hyperfixation and I’m literally so glad I don’t have the “ima enjoy this fandom while it lasts before people ruin it” mindset because I’m a YEAR into my WH fixation and I’m still enjoying it and I’m literally so SICK of these freaking people trying to demonize it because some unsavory people are acting horribly. Just enjoy the damn media and leave people alone and stop worrying about things

  • @juniperbheironquros7389
    @juniperbheironquros7389 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Welcome Home is the only fandom I've joined where I was genuinely nervous joining because of its very messy beginning. I felt if I did anything at all, I'd get the hammer immediately. I still choose to keep my interest in WH on the down-low and stay in a tiny circle within the fandom ☹️

  • @toxic_gin
    @toxic_gin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I love welcome home SO much ot has been such an odd comfort to me personally I stayed out of the fandom side of it beside liking the occasional art post or edit

  • @yeeyeeyeeye
    @yeeyeeyeeye 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I got into Welcome Home very recently, so I managed to completely miss all of the "controversies" that made everyone hate the fandom. The best part about getting into the fandom late is that I can enjoy Welcome Home on its own without all of the hype. I can say that Welcome Home is genuinely one of the best and immersive horror ARGs I have ever seen next to Mystery Flesh Pit and you can tell just how much love Clown puts into these characters.
    Also, I was a child that lived through MLP:FIM, and I can personally attest from experience that Bronies were far more toxic and damaging to me than Welcome Home or even TADC.

  • @Æuvelity
    @Æuvelity 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Im newer to the fandom and I completely agree with you! The fandom is still alive and well, especially on tumblr. The fandom is definitely not ruined.

  • @Lamb_the_walking_nightmare
    @Lamb_the_walking_nightmare 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    You truly made my day. Welcome home is a very important media to me since it helped me distract myself from destructive thoughts when I needed it and seeing people hate on it hurts me very much so I'm glad that there are still people like you

  • @kcio3erene307
    @kcio3erene307 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    damn i had no idea this was happening (Im not usually in fandom spaces so thats probably why) but i got into welcome home 4 days after it blew up i think so not even a slow person was NOT not aware of it. it existed everywhere and then ppl started to say theyve given up on it and the fandom blah blah blah, and i didnt understand. but i i like lost some ppl over these things and yet have no idea that there happening. i think thats pretty wild. idk smth i wanted to share.
    edit: i do enjoy welcome home to this day. i check on it every now and then. fi i miss updates entirely bc i check the website i have bookmarked often ill watch videos for it. but im pretty sad that many of the ppl i know gave up on it bc of fandom reasons. it is so much more than that

  • @cappuccino--milk8353
    @cappuccino--milk8353 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To be honest i love Welcome Home so much right now!
    I remember when it became popular i wasn't that big of an fan but now i absolutly love it! I'm even drawing my oc for it while i'm listening to this video!
    AND Btw, thank you for making this video because i learn something new about this fandom
    Also, i love your make up and sweter and room AND JUST EVERYTHING!

  • @heaven-wept
    @heaven-wept 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    i joined welcome home a bit late and it’s now been my special interest for about a year,, ty for making this video!!

  • @ganewanchuk1291
    @ganewanchuk1291 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your whole look in this video was so cute! Really matched the doll/puppet vibe

  • @AnnaSantos-bl7wc
    @AnnaSantos-bl7wc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Talk about more of Welcome Home Puppet pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, and your wally plush

  • @happystar-is6pt
    @happystar-is6pt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love how expressive your eyes are :) kinda like wallys

    • @angelstarrrs
      @angelstarrrs  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      THANK YOU !! 😭🫶💕

  • @SharpScales
    @SharpScales 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm not entirely sure what Welcome Home is, since what I do know is from my friends character-related ramblings, but from what I can tell this is an incredibly well-researched and presented video! Well done!

  • @Yourlocalgaming73
    @Yourlocalgaming73 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m into this fandom and have ocs and just bought the second edition Wally plush I learned about the fandom on vacation last year when TH-cam recommended me a video ever sense then I got into it but when people ask for other fandoms I like when they hear welcome home they say I’m a gross Wally simp 😭 like no I think Wally is silly little guy but I like it because my autism finds the colors and cool story awesome but I hate when people scream in my face about why I shouldn’t be In the fandom

  • @Starry-Sparkler
    @Starry-Sparkler 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How is there already a retrospective? It feels like Welcome Home just got big yesterday.

  • @Eeveeswhimsicalwonders
    @Eeveeswhimsicalwonders 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As someone who’s experienced with fandoms (I’m talking I know what the “Milk Fic” is), seeing how messy the Welcome Home fandom got (and quickly) made me bite my nails for a bit there. I’m just glad it seems as if things are chilling out.
    But fandom aside, Welcome Home lowkey saved my life 😂

  • @BeatboxToaster
    @BeatboxToaster 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Btw your room is super cool! I love the hatchets, decorations, and toys!

  • @zoeedwards-ki4kd
    @zoeedwards-ki4kd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm watching this with my pins,wally and our bestest pooch pal barnaby!

  • @no-he8gf
    @no-he8gf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welcome home is so precious to me, thank for the video❤

  • @SugareeDemon
    @SugareeDemon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fellow Welcome Home enjoyer!!? 😮 AAHHH I LOVE YOUR TIKTOK 🥰
    Also yes! Thank you! Everything you said has what I’ve been saying this whole time! It’s definitely not the worst fandom- I don’t think there’s no such thing as a perfect fandom, I grew up with the MLP, Hetalia and Black Butler fandom…so trust me, I would know 👁️👁️💧

  • @KRILL_ME
    @KRILL_ME 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aww i love this a lot! I love welcome home so much and the hard work put into it! My Friend started to show me welcome home tiktoks and i became obsessed. Ive been in fandoms for years, starting with undertale and fnaf. My thing is as long as no one is getting hurtind anyone or anything like that of course.

  • @utopiasonline
    @utopiasonline หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The children argument makes sense until I realize plenty of adults within fandom exhibit the same toxic behavior and even encourage it sometimes. 🙄

  • @Kohedacola
    @Kohedacola 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love u I’ve watched u for a bit and just now subscribed your my fav TH-camr ever

    • @Kohedacola
      @Kohedacola 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That one video u made on the everybody knows that song is what I mean

    • @Kohedacola
      @Kohedacola 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I watched the everybody knows that song so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so much cause it’s so entertaining

  • @dollyversecreateseA21
    @dollyversecreateseA21 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this vid and completely agree with you. Also you’re really pretty!

  • @JazzyVA
    @JazzyVA 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's a great creative project, and the aus weren't bad! But, everyone made everything a controversy :(

  • @StarJester81
    @StarJester81 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your room is so cool

  • @arashiuchiha1591
    @arashiuchiha1591 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am not in this fandom I've been trying to learn more about it since i heard some distress invovling it. Seems Welcome Home is getting fhe same brush Voltron got.
    I am so sorry

  • @onlycows726
    @onlycows726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very great commentary and presensation

  • @ancientolive8493
    @ancientolive8493 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you look so cool 😭

  • @earwax5694
    @earwax5694 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YASS FAV TH-camR ANGEL STARRS POSTED

  • @earwax5694
    @earwax5694 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WOOOHHOOOOOIIOIIOOOOO🎉🎉🎉

  • @S1LLYG00FYD1SN3YY
    @S1LLYG00FYD1SN3YY 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    im in the welcome home community. i have made alot of friends in the community, and im a minor, their is some horrible stuff in the community (NSFW stuff and "cringe" stuff) and i think that TADC is kinda falling into that, if i could tell you how many shipping videos i saw i could ramble about it FOR A YEAR.

  • @devlinguilkey
    @devlinguilkey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Angelstarrs vs Jake Paul boxing match when?