Hannah Witton/Drunk Advice

[bbqshapes]

I do really like Hannah as an influencer and admire her for her work ethic, because it's pretty well documented that she works hard and it pays off (unlike, for example, Bestdressed). She's also one of the only YouTubers I've seen where their Patreon adds to their content but doesn't take away anything from non-paying viewers, AND both of her books are great. But all her organisation videos are so weird. In her productivity video using Todoist she goes through each stat the app gives her and tries to give insight (eg. which days of the week are most productive and why) but she also admits to having reminders like "go for a run" and "go shopping" like what?? Who actually needs to be reminded that they need to go grocery shopping? Like the Pornhub review video it's all surface level stuff.

The Sex Survey video was so poorly done as well, it was hardly a "Survey" because she didn't know about the people taking it to actually learn any information and made her own assumptions as to why certain things were answered.

Also, has anyone noticed she swears a lot on her second channel? I'm not sensitive to swears but I thought the whole reason she launched her second channel was to be advertiser friendly.

[bcfc999]

I think her reactions during her Sex Survey vid confirm that she's pretty anti-porn and does have prejudice against morn viewers. Her angry rant and then her sudden realization that it might not be wise to slag off the majority of her viewer base, causing a mild backtrack was very indicative.

I mean, there's nothing wrong with being anti-porn as such because she's not wrong that it's can be a very exploitative industry, and you can be anti-porn while still being sex-positive, but she probably shouldn't cover it in her videos until she's figured out more clearly what she wants her public stance to be.

I thought this too initially but reflecting on it more, I'm not sure whether she just has a really strange reaction to the surprise of people being different to her? For example her reaction to 92% of people (or whatever it was) sleeping in pajamas read as really judgmental to me, but I don't see what she could possibly be judging there?! So wondering whether she's just expressing her surprise at things really weirdly... Although imo she's always seemed quite tolerant of differences so I'm not sure that that would make sense either.

Slight tangent - does anyone know if something happened between her and Rose and Rosie? I'm sure I remember she and Rosie especially being quite close but I can't say I've seen them even interact for years.

I can totally see this. I do start to get the feeling that Hannah really thinks everyone is, or at least should be, thinking and acting like her. Maybe its the people she chooses to surround herself with. Maybe they form a really insular bubble and so she thinks thats normal. I do actually think the "pay for your porn" thing is actually a great example of that. Like she had to catch herself afterwards and be like "well I mean unless you can't afford to pay for it." But she doesn't realize that actually most people won't pay for it for other reasons, including (like a lot of people I know) you don't watch porn consistently enough to make paying for it a valuable economic investment. I mean I know that sounds harsh and I have major issues with the porn industry, but thats just a fact for most people. I don't think she means it to be judgmental, I just think she has a really hard time understanding why anyone would do anything differently than what she does, and therefore deems "right." Like we talked about before, I also think the way she presented her proposal video and told everyone that she expected Dan to propose back "properly" and had all these constraints on it, etc. probably seemed very normal to her because SHE thought it was normal and maybe other people around her have done similar things, but once it got put out in the world, some of us told her it seemed a bit strange to have all those expectations. So interesting points I think. Like I've said before, don't dislike Hannah, actually watch almost all of her videos, don't think she's a terrible hypocrite or judgmental person, just think she's really bad at recognizing when her ideals may not be the norm and how thats okay.

Yes I think that's a good example too. I do enjoy her content and she's one of few YouTubers whose content I look out for, but it seems to be getting more superficial as discussed above and I think she has become more strangely judgey? Hopefully that's only temporary!
I think I'm in the minority in that I understand where she was going with the proposal thing - my partner and I have discussed it (f/f couple) and we'll make the decision on when is right to get engaged and married together, but we both want a ring and a proposal! It only seems fair really

[bbqshapes]

In a move that will surprise no one, she admitted in her sexual assumptions video that she is super vanilla. She also talked about not having an orgasm until she was in her early twenties, which I am kind of stunned by given her personality as a whole.

[Clover la BonBon]

In a move that will surprise no one, she admitted in her sexual assumptions video that she is super vanilla. She also talked about not having an orgasm until she was in her early twenties, which I am kind of stunned by given her personality as a whole.

She is an odd one to be a sex educator...Always seems to be like she is forcing the identity on herself rather than it coming easily to her.

[teaintoronto]

I don't think you necessarily have to be kinky or super experienced in every area in order to be a good sex educator. It is much more important to be curious/interested/eager and open to learn new things, non-judgemental, and respectful of different bodies, sexualities, preferences, abilities, etc. And Hannah definitely has some shortcomings in that respect. It doesn't matter that she's not into BDSM or butt stuff, but it does matter that her so-called "educational" videos are often very shallow and badly researched and at times even quite judgemental of people who don't fit her own world view.

[sleep84]

I needed to correct my own assumptions there.
Somehow I took for granted that someone like her, that had lots of one night stands, that slept with random people on a regular basis, that hooked up with multiple YouTubers never tried anal or was in her early twenties when she had an orgasm. Although, it's true, lots of sex and sexpertise doesn't necessarily mean that you do everything or that you are a libertine, but somehow I got the impression that it was the persona that she wanted to create online.

[horatio]

I think it’s not too hard to imagine sex education is something she fell into a bit, rather than an innate passion. She’s the type of person who would have realised early on that she needed a niche in YouTube if she was going to survive and make a living out of it. She was never going to be able to do it on “Hannah witton: the personality” alone. She’s also the productive and driven type who will work hard to educate herself on a subject rather than arrogantly try and coast it, and probably became more passionate from the inside as people often do when they dedicate a lot of time to something. Which is all to her credit. But I think that also means a lot of her views are book taught rather than experiential, you know?

[teaintoronto]

I don't want to... slut-shame her or anything, but that BDSM video... oh boy... making that kind of video, wearing that kind of "outfit" whilst sitting on her bed... feels like a very calculated move, idk. Like she deliberately aims to get all the views from thirsty/pervy men on youtube who just want to stare at some boobs and/or listen to a woman talking about sex

[bbqshapes]

I did feel it was kind of weird for her to broadcast her answers even if she is pretty vanilla. Not just for her, but for Dan. I wonder how he feels knowing his partner is paid to talk about their own sex life?

[teaintoronto]

Yes! It is one thing to talk about BDSM in order to educate people and provide them with resources, it is another thing to talk about your own experiences (which she does not have that many to begin with) when another person is involved who is not present in the video themselves but everyone still knows who they are. What is educational about that? I just find it too revealing and a bit invasive. I really hope she asked for his consent before she made that video.

I also found her comment "I know I could make money from selling porn clips of myself because I have a ready-made audience" very strange. It is a bit presumptuous to assume that your youtube fangirls would be willing to spend money on your porn. Sure, the pervy men she's trying to attract with videos like that might...

[Monster_Guru33]

I haven't seen the BDSM video but didn't she make a big stink about her more provocative videos being viewed by more men than others?

[Tenebre]

This is something I have come across quite a bit in real life....the women that have lots of one night stands/short flings...are not actually that "experienced" in other areas of intimacy.

Which when you really think about, isn't that surprising because I wouldn't really want to "experiment" with a stranger on a Saturday night....I think people are more inclined to experiment with a long term partner that they trust.

I just find it interesting because I always thought the ones that had no problems meeting guys and hooking up easily and bragging about it would be the wild ones???

Either way, I don't like Hannah. She just rubs me the wrong way (no pun intended lol) she just seems kind of big headed and like a know it all....but in reality doesn't know all that much???

Recently it seems like she's getting insecure because she's finding out that there is much more to sex and intimacy than what she originally thought...

[teaintoronto]

I felt so stressed out just by watching her five year plan video. If she really wants to have two kids in the next five years and then be done with her family planning so that she can have surgery, she should better get started as soon as possible?? I guess it's biologically possible, but only if everything goes smoothly. In reality there are a lot of couples who have to try months or even years before they get pregnant, and then there's always the possibility of miscarriage, and once you had your first child, it also takes at least a few months before you can (and want to?) get pregnant again. Idk, it just sounds very ambitious to me, and like she puts herself under a lot of pressure. I get that having children is important to her, but it's also not just a goal you achieve so you can tick off a box on your five year plan, and life does not always go to plan anyway.

[HaveSomeMilk]

you guys seen her twitter lol

There's a Claire's at Vidcon so she thought she'd get her second holes pierced in her ears and then posted pictures like "wooo done it" Then people started commenting saying "nooo not claires" because guns aren't sterile and can create extra tissue damage etc etc

Now she's saying that everyone has totally ruined her mood and not to bother saying anything.

[2candy2]

you guys seen her twitter lol

There's a Claire's at Vidcon so she thought she'd get her second holes pierced in her ears and then posted pictures like "wooo done it" Then people started commenting saying "nooo not claires" because guns aren't sterile and can create extra tissue damage etc etc

Now she's saying that everyone has totally ruined her mood and not to bother saying anything.

Yeah that was an overreaction, I saw 3 tweets saying that and the rest say it's awesome and gorgeous.

[bcfc999]

Bit annoyed by Hannah's rant about people telling her the problems with Claire's Piercings... She clearly posted it for attention and now she's getting the kind of response she didn't want, it's other people's problem and they need to be quiet. Standard YouTuber attitude.

[Monster_Guru33]

HA!
Ok, when you start blaming comments on your twitter for your own personal stupidity, that's the first sign that you're falling out of touch with everyday life. Very privileged, which makes her a massive hypocrite automatically given that she's lecturing us about privilege.

[sleep84]

Piercings should not be done with a piercing gun. Hannah is supposed to be an educator but when someone is trying ot educate her in another thing, as equally important as sex ed, she is playing victim. A simple Google search could tell you why piercing guns are bad, Claire's has cheap jewellery and a person like her, who can go to a reputable piercer is not giving a good example to Young people. She could have just as easily done them at a proper piercing salon.

[clouise_92]

I thought if you were on the internet at this point, you pretty much know that piercing guns are trash and you should always get pierced with a needle. Also its just well known that in order to pierce at Claire's you need little to no training so you could be getting any old bint just stabbing you in the ear. As many people have said, if they actually had any training, they wouldn't be piercing at Claire's. Just because it didn't get infected the first time a decade or more ago doesn't mean you'll be fine and dandy now. Its just such a, frankly, stupid mindset to have. Although I have to be honest, I'm not surprised she can't take the criticism. For one, some of her "besties" also seem completely unable to take any criticism (cough Melanie cough). Hannah seems very able to give advice, solicited or otherwise, but seems to get very defensive when anyone questions why she does anything or tries to educate her on things when she doesn't want to be educated. She's pretty similar with things like diet, etc. (from what I can remember she seems to have the diet of a child and doesn't seem to be in the mood to change it, but in the past has been pretty bitchy when people try to talk to her about how she's only environmentally conscious when it suites her - ie. not with meat). I do know she's trying to be "mostly vegetarian" now, but thats a very new development and one that frankly I don't see lasting with how she's described that she only likes things like chicken nuggets and chips. Also, lets be honest, if he biggest form of "hate" is people telling her she really shouldn't use a piercing gun and it made her have THIS meltdown then, frankly, she needs to get a grip.

[Clover la BonBon]

Someone call Roly!