I mean, Phase Connect was le EVIL alt-right vtuber corpo, until they started pulling in larger numbers that it was quickly handwaved away, and chuubas left and right started to buddy-buddy up to them
now even using Pippa's ears in a thumbnail or reaction image is engagement bait, let alone simply referencing her
why yes I am salty about how PC was treated by the overall community in its first two years of operations, how could you tell