Squizzy

Hyojin Choi (born: ),https://web.archive.org/web/20220611185447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_CpepT3mKo better known online as squizzy (also known as squizxy), is an Australian YouTuber known for her animation and speed paint videos.
==Content==
Along with her YouTube channel, she also frequently streams on Twitch, mostly showing herself animating videos or doing art commissions for her fans. She also plays games with friends and other YouTubers as well as chatting with her viewers. She also appeared as one of the co-hosts of the since canceled podcast "The Pubcast" on AKindAleWar's YouTube channel.
==Controversies==
===Animal Abuse Accusation===
After the Slazo situation, Turkey Tom made a video about the situation, where it was revealed in direct messages from an anonymous source stated that Hyojin was abusive to her dog that was (allegedly) living with her at the time. The source claimed that Hyojin picked up the dog and proceeded to drop the dog on the source's back and laughed about it.https://web.archive.org/web/20220720094549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GGmz-iYKlI She later came out with a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that she did not abuse any animals.https://twitter.com/squizxy/status/1152669507162464256 However, many didn't believe her side due to the fact that she mentioned that the dog would usually bite and scratch her, making others believe she was making an excuse about abusing the dog.
It wasn't until Aidan Walker (AKindAleWar), who lived with the dog and its owner, came out with a Discord post explaining the situation further; Aidan said that Hyojin did not live with the dog and that she didn't drop the dog on the floor, but instead reflexively pushed it off a couch when it jumped on her, which is what the source claimed was abuse. He said that this had happened multiple times with different people, due to the dog's poor training. Aidan claims to have talked with the dog's owner since, and the owner regrets posting the story about Hyojin to the public.https://twitter.com/AKindAleWarTV/status/1152716831053893633
===Toxicity===
Several former friends of Hyojin have claimed that she bullied them, such as Gitty claiming that Hyojin invited her to group chat just to mock her, and even accused her of wanting to sleep with NFKRZ.https://youtu.be/tiln1ZLgHPg?t=571
===Racism and Slurs===
In 2019, a Discord message was leaked of Hyojin ranting at someone and calling them "nigg*r" multiple times amongst other insults.https://web.archive.org/web/20220720094957/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMYykuKXoAo-iQe?format=jpg&name=900x900 Hyojin has also said "I hate nigg*rs" on stream and was called out by her friends for it.https://archive.org/details/12sta-vbf-pjp-1-ha-y
===Pedophilia Accusation===
After the allegations of animal abuse, many people searched and found evidence that Hyojin had an NSFW account, where she would draw YouTubers in a pornographic nature. She received extreme backlash when many people found a picture of a drawing she made of a Twitter user named Eileen9Tails, when she was 16 years old that she drew back in 2017, accusing her of being a pedophile as Hyojin was 18 at the time.https://web.archive.org/web/20220301131526/https://twitter.com/rainnxyz/status/1151323492295557125https://web.archive.org/web/20220301133055/https://twitter.com/PastaSparq/status/1151358108247048192
These controversies caused Hyojin to claim she was planning on attempting suicide in this tweet. She was soon hospitalized after making the tweet, according to the moderators on her Discord server.https://web.archive.org/web/20220527204006/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EADSJqrXYAA-xXn?format=jpg&name=900x900 In July 2019, Hyojin was in a mental ward after her hospitalization. Since then, she has been released.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAJ_W6hWwAEBXp1?format=jpg
===Emotional Abuse Allegations/Relationship With Punk Duck===
On July 19, 2022, Hyojin's former boyfriend, Punk Duck, posted a statement on Twitter revealing that Hyojin was abusive to him both emotionally and physically.https://web.archive.org/web/20220720091547/https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W4vJ5i-_yTQj3_FTy43Vm201ux4wBMlLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220720092822/https://twitter.com/PunkDuck_/status/1549523913625026561 The abusive relationship had lasted from 2019 until 2021, and the abuse got to the point where Hyojin allegedly had become physically aggressive towards Punk on several occasions, like smashing his head against a wall, and threatening his life with a knife. Punk also revealed a Discord DM where Hyojin admitted to doing all those things.https://64.media.tumblr.com/345805c10dcd6b462bf7a8db901f46aa/e729af038c0b9e4d-6b/s2048x3072/fabb47f7f935bdd6b0831e2657ecf1a948ada52a.pnj
====Public Apology====
Hyojin went silent on social media for over two weeks, before posting an apology on their Twitter on August 3, 2022. In that apology, she addressed Punk Duck (or Ed), doing a revamped apology of the previous one they did on Discord. She also stated that she had been seeing a therapist briefly, but those claims have yet to be confirmed outside of the apology. She also stated at the end of the apology that she would be taking "a very very long break" indefinitely, stating she would only return when she was better. A large majority of Twitter as well as other social media users did not believe the apology. Some stated that she was resorting to manipulation tactics again, she was lying about seeing a therapist, or that she would be back doing the same accusations again in a short period of time, viewing her apology was insincere. Since the apology, Hyojin has once again been radio silent on all social media, even deleting her entire Patreon page. It is unclear when or how she will return.https://web.archive.org/web/20220927024423/https://twitter.com/squizxy/status/1554572751481950209
(Above: Hyojin's Twitter Apology - August 3, 2022)
====Aftermath====
The allegations led to widespread backlash against Hyojin. Many YouTubers and other users condemned her actions. She began to lose subscribers on her channel, quickly falling under 1 million, a milestone which she had achieved the previous month. Others were also shocked about how many people were continuing to support her up until the abuse allegations, due to all of the previous controversies against her.
On September 11, 2022, Hyojin's second channel, where many streams were uploaded, posted a video from Hyojin's former friends addressing the future of the channel, detailing that while the channel would no longer be active, it would leave its videos intact for archival purposes, while they would continue uploading content similar to the second channel on their separate accounts.https://web.archive.org/web/20220925064443/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xmmqN6HTY
==Personal Life==
Hyojin was born, and currently resides in Australia. She is of South Korean descent.
Hyojin does not have a good relationship with her parents. They were abusive, threw her down the stairs and threatened her with a knife. Punk Duck also stated that Hyojin's mother verbally abused her.https://youtu.be/E5SgJk2iH4Q?t=1080 
She revealed on their Twitter that they are pansexual/nonbinary and goes by she/they for their pronouns.
==Channel Milestones==
===Subscriber milestones===
*100,000 subscribers: January 24, 2018
*500,000 subscribers: September 12, 2020
*1 million subscribers: June 13, 2022
====Decline==== 
*Under 1 million subscribers: July 23, 2022
===Video view milestones===
*100 million video views: March 6, 2021
==Trivia==
*For a while, some people thought Hyojin hated Pyrocynical due to her near constantly insulting and ridiculing him during one of the episodes of the Pubcast podcast, though this was actually just friendly banter. She was, in fact, his girlfriend and had been dating him since mid-2016, according to her Tumblr.
**On April 17, 2019, Hyojin announced separation with him, but that they'll remain friends.
**In July 2019, she was accused of cheating on him. However, it's unknown if these allegations are true as Hyojin has defended herself, claiming that she never cheated on Pyrocynical.https://web.archive.org/web/20220720095856/https://twitter.com/squizxy/status/1150850097246134272
*Her online name is derived from infamous Australian gangster , because she thought his first name "sounded cool", but changed the second 'z' to an 'x', so she would show up in the Google search results. This was later changed back for only her YouTube account.
*She is also known for her laughs, especially when she collaborated with Pyrocynical.
==References==
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Australian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2012
Category:LGBT YouTubers