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in the end the girls are just ramping up to telling everyone they have boyfriends.
start off by saying you're going to collab with males and respond to the inevitable wave of criticism: "improve yourself, grow up, etc."
then actually collab with males and respond to 2nd smaller wave of criticism as viewers get used to the idea. (<- (You) are here)
collab casually with males for a period of 4-6 months during which time you repeatedly ask chat to stop shipping you with collab partners
finally explain you dont like being shipped because you have a boyfriend, makes you uncomfortable, etc. and deal with the least criticism at this point because everyone should've seen this coming already.
and this is how you tell your audience you're a normie without a tidal wave of backlash.