Does Chris still see himself as a kid? -

[Bgheff]

He's given conflicting statements on this from what i've seen. Most likely he just picks being a kid or an adult what it benefits him the most, but how do you think he honestly views himself?

Near the start of the Kacey saga he also stated he is still growing, and people should give him a break.

"Chris: Hm. Uh, I don't know I, uh... Yeah, that just sounds- that just sounds like a bunch of fooling me, eh uh... I've taken a closer look at, uh, what he's done, and everything in the past. Hmm... But yeah, um, he's pretty much growing up as well and I have to be respecting that... " (Kacey 1.5 call)

And lets not forget the Seinfeld comedy routine suggestion. (He was 29 when he made this video suggesting this idea.)

"Ah yeah, so I just recently been introduced to this uh, autistic, uh, boy- this autistic teenage boy here. And uh, and we sai- you know, I was introduced, so he opened up to me right away. And then I- and then- later, like I- later at this picnic, this community picnic, he uh, I see him- I see him- I see him over there and he wants to find- he wants to meet himself a lady, so he's hanging out over there. And I don't see him talking to the ladies, he just uh, he's just uh, smiling and being silent. I mean, he ain't gonna go anywhere unless he talks to- unless he talks to ladies, but then again that's part of the autism right there. He just tends to blank out when he's not introduced to people. Because he's scared of the uh, unknown. That's very common amongst the autistic people. And I'll tell you something else. Today's society where everybody is glued to their computers and internet and all that, they're definitely closing themselves off from society. It's like they're becoming autistics themselves. I mean, if they're definitely not glued in front of their computer they're definitely about as blank as that au- that little teenage boy was. "

Of course, there is also the father call.
"Chris: I am, I am, I am a grown-up sir! I have moved, I have moved on from Pokémon years ago! I am a grown-up! I have moved on from the childish things."
"Chris: I am not a child, I am a MAN. I am a STRONG MAN. I have been through a whole bunch of emotional and physical traumas in my life! "
"Chris: It may not, but at least I admitted I was wrong. And it takes a man to admit when he is wrong."

And a video to Lars, which is just better linked.
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I may be missing more examples of Chris showing how he views his maturity, so feel free to bring up any points I missed.
I think he wants to impress on other people that he is a mature adult, but really imagines himself to still be the 16 year old kid he used to be.

 

[JULAY]

I'm glad you referenced the Seinfeld thing, because that's one of the most salient pieces of evidence that he does think of himself as a perpetual teenager.

Also, damn, his tits are HUGE in that video... How much bigg... never mind. I don't want to know, and neither does anyone else.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

He's an 8 year old who pretends he's a 17 year old. He's been alive for 30 years, but he isn't 30.

 

[José Mourinho]

He's an 8 year old who pretends he's a 17 year old. He's been alive for 30 years, but he isn't 30.

I think it's more of a 10-year-old who thinks that he acts like a 30-year-old.

 

[captkrisma]

I agree that he views himself not so much as a kid, but as a perpetual teenager. Things might have progressed since he's gotten laid (like we've speculated before, Chris views this moreso as a right of passage), but it's hard to tell without proof past Facebook status updates.

 

[Something Vague]

He sees himself as an adult the way a child sees an adult and what an adult is like if that makes any sense

 

[CatParty]

well, from current statuses, he's in full on emo teen going through puberty phase

 

[ChurchOfGodBear]

Introspection isn't Chris's strong suit.

 

[Rio]

I think, no matter whether he sees himself as an actual teenage boy (which he might do...) he does see himself as youthful. To us, he looks very old for his age. To himself, he may have a very youthful appearance when he looks at himself in the mirror.

 

[DykesDykesChina]

During his clown shirt/Sonichu phase, he saw himself as a 10-12 year old kid-friendly heroic cartoon character in the spirit of Ash Ketchum. Now, I suspect that reality is starting to trickle through: On a semi-conscious level, he is starting realize that he is instead a creepy middle-aged lard bucket of failure.

 

[CatParty]

During his clown shirt/Sonichu phase, he saw himself as a 10-12 year old kid-friendly heroic cartoon character in the spirit of Ash Ketchum. Now, I suspect that reality is starting to trickle through: On a semi-conscious level, he is starting realize that he is instead a creepy middle-aged lard bucket of failure.

aaaawwww our little chrissy is growing up!!!

 

[Major Update]

Here I go again
Up and down alone
All my friends went home
Years ago

All my toys are broken and
So am I inside mom
The carnival has closed
Years ago

I'm a little boy
No, I'm a great big man
No, let's be a little boy
For a little while longer
Maybe an hour?

No C Chan
You have to go back now
Isn't that our mom calling?
"C Chan, C Chan, C Chan come home!"

Wagner/Cooper
Alice Cooper - Album : Welcome to my Nightmare

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

During his clown shirt/Sonichu phase, he saw himself as a 10-12 year old kid-friendly heroic cartoon character in the spirit of Ash Ketchum. Now, I suspect that reality is starting to trickle through: On a semi-conscious level, he is starting realize that he is instead a creepy middle-aged lard bucket of failure.

Brother, if only Chris would discover Hulkamania. Chris could be so much more, man. Chris could start following the demandments of Hulkamania, with the training, the prayers and the vitamins. But no, man. Chris is too lazy to do that. Chris has no self motivation. Chris will never have what it takes to be a true Hulkamaniac. When they were kids, and all the little Hulksters were training, saying their prayers and eating their vitamins, Chris was watching Sonic and playing his video games. Chris could be up there with the all time greats. But instead he will go down as a failure. WHATCHA GONNA DO, CHRISTIAN WESTON CHANDLER, WHEN REAL LIFE RUNS WILD ON YOU?!

 

[Tommy_Wiseau]

Chris reminds me of Denny, ha ha ha. He is a good kid but he does things when he know better.

 

[punchabunch]

Chris reminds me of Denny, ha ha ha. He is a good kid but he does things when he know better.

Well, Both are retarded, but I think Denny inches out Chris.

 

[Golly]

But of course! /topic

No, but seriously, on the old-old (not to be confused with the old-old-old or the old-old-old-old-old) forum, I was discussing this on the "Is He Happy?" topic. It's most likely that he thinks things will be different "when he grows up" and that his life hasn't really started yet. This comic was referenced soon after.

Spoiler

Don't mock me for the 9gag, please. It was the easiest image I could find of this!

 

[Tommy_Wiseau]

Chris reminds me of Denny, ha ha ha. He is a good kid but he does things when he know better.

Well, Both are retarded, but I think Denny inches out Chris.

You are tearing me apart, punchabunch! Denny know better than to shove medallion up his ass.

 

[Mr. 0]

Brother, if only Chris would discover Hulkamania. Chris could be so much more, man. Chris could start following the demandments of Hulkamania, with the training, the prayers and the vitamins. But no, man. Chris is too lazy to do that. Chris has no self motivation. Chris will never have what it takes to be a true Hulkamaniac. When they were kids, and all the little Hulksters were training, saying their prayers and eating their vitamins, Chris was watching Sonic and playing his video games. Chris could be up there with the all time greats. But instead he will go down as a failure. WHATCHA GONNA DO, CHRISTIAN WESTON CHANDLER, WHEN REAL LIFE RUNS WILD ON YOU?!

Normally I'd be behind Hulkamania 100%, but the idea that Chris would improve with it relies on him somehow not fucking it up, which as he has proven time and time and tiem again, is impossible.

 

[GFYS]

Normally I'd be behind Hulkamania 100%, but the idea that Chris would improve with it relies on him somehow not fucking it up, which as he has proven time and time and tiem again, is impossible.

I've thought about this a few times, because "fuck you - that's why." Chris is a spectacular failure machine. In a world where few systems are effectively perfect, Christian Weston Chandler has somehow managed to maintain a perfect failure rate. Not only that, he's able to somehow amplify failure to superhuman levels. He take mundane tasks, which most human beings - even those of us who aren't neurotypical - can complete with reasonable success or failure, and always fails at them at exponentially worse... Sometimes to seemingly-impossible levels. He's the philosopher's stone of failure.

Take for example; he somehow turned a petty argument about him being gay, and spontaneously turned it into a discussion of him shitting his underwear regularly. That's not just a failure; Chris managed to fail exponentially worse than we could have imagined. Like... (Regular Failure)^3 = (Chris Failure)

So, imagine what happens if he undertakes a more audacious task. What if he tried to fix his car? I think the worst case for us is we short circuit the battery and the car catches on fire. What would be Chris' worst case? Could he somehow manage to destroy his home... even his neighborhood? What if he tried to lose some weight? Worst case for us is maybe we injure ourselves, get sick, give up, or develop an eating disorder. Worst case for Chris? Death? Local pandemic? What if he decided he want's to move out of the house? Worst case for us is maybe we'll fail, ruin our credit, bankrupt ourselves, and have to move in with parents or into a shelter. Worst case for Chris? Global economic collapse? Alien invasion? This is some scary shit!

If he attempted something like Hulkamania, I think Christian Weston Chandler potential for exponential failure could result in the end of all existence as we know it.

 

[Saney]

Normally I'd be behind Hulkamania 100%, but the idea that Chris would improve with it relies on him somehow not fucking it up, which as he has proven time and time and tiem again, is impossible.

I've thought about this a few times, because "fuck you - that's why." Chris is a spectacular failure machine. In a world where few systems are effectively perfect, Christian Weston Chandler has somehow managed to maintain a perfect failure rate. Not only that, he's able to somehow amplify failure to superhuman levels. He take mundane tasks, which most human beings - even those of us who aren't neurotypical - can complete with reasonable success or failure, and always fails at them at exponentially worse... Sometimes to seemingly-impossible levels. He's the philosopher's stone of failure.

Take for example; he somehow turned a petty argument about him being gay, and spontaneously turned it into a discussion of him shitting his underwear regularly. That's not just a failure; Chris managed to fail exponentially worse than we could have imagined. Like... (Regular Failure)^3 = (Chris Failure)

So, imagine what happens if he undertakes a more audacious task. What if he tried to fix his car? I think the worst case for us is we short circuit the battery and the car catches on fire. What would be Chris' worst case? Could he somehow manage to destroy his home... even his neighborhood? What if he tried to lose some weight? Worst case for us is maybe we injure ourselves, get sick, give up, or develop an eating disorder. Worst case for Chris? Death? Local pandemic? What if he decided he want's to move out of the house? Worst case for us is maybe we'll fail, ruin our credit, bankrupt ourselves, and have to move in with parents or into a shelter. Worst case for Chris? Global economic collapse? Alien invasion? This is some scary shit!

If he attempted something like Hulkamania, I think Christian Weston Chandler potential for exponential failure could result in the end of all existence as we know it.

This is what happens when Chris drives.