Content Creator Completes Record-Breaking Charity Stream, But Viewers Still Find Something To Complain About

Content creator CDawgVA has completed his fifth annual Cyclethon event, raising almost $1.5 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Somehow, beyond comprehension, people have still found a way to complain about this achievement.

The Cyclethon is a charity streaming event which CDawgVA began in 2022 to support VTuber, and close friend, Ironmouse. Ironmouse has made public her struggles and experiences of living with Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID), and often works with CDawg, also known as Connor, to raise money for the Immune Deficiency Foundation so that the charity can support others with the condition.

Cyclethon 5 started in Ōma Town in Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost point of Honshu, and finished in Osaka, with Connor and friends cycling 1,300 kilometers over two weeks. Connor was joined by friends and fellow content creators including Abroad in Japan, PewDiePie, Robcdee, Gigguk, PremierTwo, and Ironmouse herself.

Despite Ironmouse's condition limiting her to her own house, the friends have found a way to have Mouse join Connor on stream, including in real-life locations. For the Cyclethon, she appears on the front of Connor's bike, often chatting, singing, and enjoying the breaks that he takes in different areas of Japan that she would otherwise be unable to visit.

While this is categorically a fantastic thing, and the stream broke its own records by raising almost $1.5 million for charity, some viewers have poked fun at Ironmouse and Connor's relationship.

During a short break on the Cyclethon, Ironmouse asked Connor to bounce on a trampoline with her--something she is unlikely to be able to do at this stage of her life. Several viewers responded to this wholesome act of friendship, calling it "cringe," "moronic," and even "mentally ill." Despite not usually responding to such negativity, Ironmouse did reply to these comments.

"There are so many people out there living with primary immune deficiency. So many people who cannot leave their homes or their beds. So many people who struggle to find a normal life, struggle to do the most basic human things. I got lucky enough to have a community that supported me," she said. "I also got lucky to have found such a wonderful friend who isn't afraid to do cringe silly stuff that may seem weird to some, but to me it means the world. Now I am finally able to do things I never thought I would ever get to do."

To date, Connor has raised around $4 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation through his Cyclethon events alone. “It means so much to me that you go out of your way to do this every year for people like me. If it wasn’t for Cyclethon participants and viewers, I wouldn’t be alive today,” added Ironmouse. “I wouldn’t be here to take part in this event, or to help give more hope and a better chance to others like me. Thank you guys so much.”

Goal image credit: Camilo Saldías.

Featured image credit: GeeXPlus, Inc. on behalf of CDawgVA.

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