AITA For Wanting a NSFW Youtube Channel To Be Taken Down?
I was having an argument with a friend in private DMs whether the Youtube channel asrmtouhou, an erotic Touhou ASMR channel with explicit thumbnails, should be allowed on Youtube. I insisted that the channel should be mass reported and taken down. Note that I'm not against NSFW, just only when it spreads to SFW places. Her argument is that the channel isn't NSFW (it is). I refuted her point by linking the Youtube community guidelines, and going to the Nudity & Sexual Content Policy. Indeed, I wasn't overreacting and it clearly states that erotic content isn't allowed on Youtube. I decided to scrap the idea of taking down the channel because she wasn't on board with the idea, which I respect her choice.
I thought the entire situation would just end after she disagreed with the plan. But no! She decided to leak the DMs, expose me on her subreddit, lie about how I'm brigading an innocent and talented Youtube channel, and endorsed the channel herself as a way to mock me. Since I was asleep when that all happened, I wasn't awake to defend myself from the allegations.
Oh boy was I pissed. Instead of escalating the situation, I refuted the allegations, revealed the whole story, and actually showed what the channel actually was. I was able to beat the allegations (at least within my subreddit).
I later DMed my friend and talked through about the situation. We ended up having an argument that derailed into an entire political debate (which was irrelevent to the Youtube channel). I then asked her if we can end the argument, apologize, and move on. Instead, she doubled down, believing that she was in the right. I then told her that an outside arbiter should decide who's right and who's wrong.
Therefore, I created this post for you all to judge: AITA?