On this week's Off Topic the gang talks about Poopie Unicorns vs. This is a very understandable mindset and a very human nature thing to think. By the way, here's a great deconstruction of the letter: I've been hearing stories about him for YEARS. Also was part of the staff for the con. Yeah, yeah the person calling them out could be lying, but I highly doubt that because I'm sure their father would be willing to testify. If not and it turns out to be a big nothingburger, then he's owed a lot of apologies, and somebody's got a lot to answer for. Vic isn't randomly going to bounce back and have his career back to normal. I'm kind of shocked to see how few DON'T know it by now. Just picture the KickVic side doing every possible dirty thing they can do over the Internet and that's all you need to know about these idiots. Rooster Teeth has ended its professional relationship with Vic Mignogna, whose voice work on anime like Fullmetal Alchemist and the recent Dragon Ball Super: Broly has won him widespread popularity. I think you're conflating too many ideas that aren't even relevant to the discussion. The go-to source for comic and superhero movies. It's funny, because your own analogy doesn't work. Monica mentioned she was on the investigation team and then came the storm of questions people wanting evidence to these claims that suddenly came out of nowhere. Rooster Teeth and Funimation said very little on the matter like a company should. I get it. "RoosterTeeth Sends Cease and Desist and Threatens Lawsuit, Against SFW / NSFW RWBY MMD YouTuber Read the news; https://t.co/8SWc1TNVQH" There's a lot of complicated factors into this. Prepare for one of the most ridiculous and interesting things you will see in a while. Except Sony. I'll admit, I'm not quite as invested in the whole vic shebang as a lot of fans as I personally don't hold VAs in a particularly high regard, as I don't to celebrities in general. Reading up on the wiki of Shield Hero is pretty cringey. Theres also this delusion that a round 2 was going to happen with RT, and Shannon after Vic won the lawsuit. You already did this with your murder analogy. Usually the one considered who started it all since ANN got the idea from her outbursts. Notable#IStandWithVic Members/Supporters. Something I think should be noted is that this happened right after the Broly movie was super successful. Based in Tokyo, Jack has been writing about Japanese pop culture for six years now, and loves cosplaying any time he gets a chance. He's willing to go to a con where someone very vocal about her hatred of him would be at (she dropped). Over the past few weeks with the release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, accusations and stories have piled up mainly from convention goers about Mignogna's alleged antisemitic comments, general unease with LGBTQ+ elements in anime and fandom, and sexual misconduct with young, presumably starstruck con goers (hugging, kissing, groping, inviting them up to his hotel room). Most of the stuff done it is is for the records and due process and all that jazz. I was kind of suspicious off the obnoxious font on the thumbnail alone, but that guy is exactly the sort of usual suspect who'd of course look for conspiracies in these kinds of situations and him pushing for vic is not something done out of good faith or wanting to get to the truth as he claims, please don't be fooled by these self proclaimed "anti-sjw"sorts., which suspiciously more than oneofyour links seem to involve. I think I finally get the picture of what the heck is going on and in all honesty, it's really stupid how it came to this. It's honestly rather jarring and very hard to really like what I said to agree with a negative perspective of someone. If you had a bad experience or don't like him, fine, you can say that or share it. I'm going to start by saying I think you've got that last comment backwards mate, and that you also don't really understand how court cases work. So why was Vic a target? I haven't located the actual comments section so I can't verify but on non Funimation sites people do seem excited over this. I therefore have to take the side of innocent until proven guilty. Sometimes, as mentioned before, the project name is hidden and sometimes even character names are not given to the voice actors until they're casted and start recording. These include uncomfortable, non-consensual touches with fans in photos, as well as prejudiced comments about gay content, namely fan art. I think the pure irony and why I side with Vic is that he was removed due to harassment yet other VAs are harassing fans of Vic. (I do need to make sure to account for valid #KickVic information that at least can still be uphold as at least accountabledon't even get me started on that io9 article). With that in mind, this isn't a topic you can be active on. He and the others try to cover the news daily as it unfolds. But we have two different recounts in a few of these accusations. When the hell did Fantasy genre anime get so rapey? Famous for telling Monica Rial "She ain't invited." StandWithVic is losing its focus and becoming just as bad as many movements before but there are people who are helping it be kept in check such as Vic, Rekieta, TUG, Emoji, and Ty Beard. It's essentially Incel propaganda. There are two things that come to mind specifically that I did not approve of: Using his position as a celebrity to push his religion onto others in various ways, including handing out free cds of him reading his bible in the voices of his characters to everyone who attends his panels, including impressionable children who literally worshipped him. Look, I know you and others have thrown sexual misconduct into this and that Vic is going to be labeled for this, but law isn't simply there's a law and therefore somebody is going to be punishable for it. Editing your post works fine, thank you. I think Rial and Vic had something going on that was more than kissing, but that's not something we'll probably ever find out. If two men shoot and kill each other at the same time, does that make neither of them a murderer? I did it. And yes, that is tortious interference which is illegal. goddam, get shit on, vic. But I feel these things don't excuse Vic's actions which is the real issue, and why all of this is happening. I would have to say anyone who knew the title and thus could research what it was about and still did it is a piece of shit. Hate to break it to you commander but those convincers you linked above aren't that much more in the know than you give them credit for as they're just anime fan youtubers who collected "research" and presented it in a way that frames the situation to fit their liking(and going by their general content, there's some definite bias going on there), which you seem just a bit too quickto eat up. But by the following month, Rooster Teeth, a production company, cut ties with Mignogna and removed him from the cast of RWBY, an anime-style web show. That poor, poor dog. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I'm uncomfortable condemning everyone involved with Shield Hero completely because some of the people working on it (the dub at least) are factually good people, and I think condemning someone for doing a voice in a cartoon is a bit much, especially when anime roles pay peanuts so they take what they can get (I mean, Carrie Keranen and Dan Green moonlighted as hentai VAs for a time, lol) but I will say,it's definitely a humongous red flag to be concerned about for those into it. He's Youtube skyrocketed when covering the Vic Mignonia lawsuits even reaching out to Vic to start a GoFundMe to help him out. Really not a smart move on Vic's part if this whole io9 thing is true. I mean I look like I'm sided one way but I'm more against letting people speak and treat others with just disrespect or straight up harassing them. This does not mean only 38% of allegations were true, but over half of sexual assault allegations could not be proven to be true. Ty Beard is a big nerd. Took a look at hero hei's uploads before watching that vid, saw some SJW ATTACK MY HERO kind of crap(among other typical animu degenerate nonsense)and yeah hard pass dude. Even if the worst of the allegations were false and Vic was just a perv who made people uncomfortable, only a fucking idiot thinks you can sue someone for firing you over that. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Funimation Funimation, an entertainment company, also conducted an internal investigation and fired Mignogna by early February 2019. The guy who made the funimation tweet is getting fired and whoever approved of it is definitely getting fired. doxxing them won't help shit. How does this workironically Vic puts it best: It often, but not always, starts with social media where someone says something which is either a perverted truth or a lie. She recently came back from Facebook lockdown trying to explain the situation but nobody is really listeningI think. Especially in a place where a lot of people who hate him are going to be around. We know these two were making out probably more than once. So with Funimation letting Vic go over sexual harassment, I'm sure Monica Rial let Rooster Teeth know that Funimation found Vic guilty of sexual harassment and warned them that if they didn't let Vic go, it could end up driving Rooster Teeth into the ground which I think they are struggle a bit with finances. The man isn't a saint, and celebrity status should not allow him to be treated as one. It's doing very well and the prosecution is taking action. Sadly, as they have that policy, there aren't many, if any, recordings, so for those without photographic memories it's impossible to confirm the veracity of such. Anyone who is homophobic is dead to me. PULL is probably the worst culprits of this. But if someone is going to throw shit at you or Vic, sometimes it's good to poke fun at how silly they are being. Rumors have circulated throughout the net on this for some time, but I never knew what to make of it given most confessions were anonymous. You're also thinking logically which is the other problem. If I were in Funimation's shoes, the last thing I'd want to do is take this to court and settle it beforehand paying whatever compromise possible. They totally don't have anything against Vic or his huge success and overall fanbase that loves him. Voice actor Vic Mignogna, known for his roles in Fullmetal Alchemist and Dragon Ball Z, is suing Funimation over sexual harassment allegations. Additional Notes: Until Rekieta joined the fray, he was the KickVic number one target. If you're interested in the legal equivalent of an orbital strike, its quite a fun read. Does that really matter? If there was evidence, they should've brought it to the public 2 weeks ago instead of waving it in front of people's faces then saying they don't have to show it. And here's the real killer. -Nothing so far has been filed on the Vic case, -The papers have been filed for the case (I misheard this), -Ty Beard's lawfirm is also representing Todd Haberkorn as well. These guy was very aggressive but just shut up pretty early on. The cast bring memes for Fiona to react to. Doesn't matter if it's true or not but these people didn't report it as most enjoyed whatever he did at the time. Well Vic wasn't the first target as Todd Haberkorn was accused of hair tugging someone which was proven false (which ironically was used in a number of allegations for Vic) and since that didn't work they moved to the big Dragon Ball star the Dragon Ball VAs seem to absolutely hate. A corporate investigation isn't an actual investigation, its more like people in a room discussing what the potential scenarios and consequencesand selecting the best option. They're both criminals in the end. 7 days ago. Seattles Emerald City Comic Con and Kansas Citys Planet Comicon tweeted last week that the voice actor will no longer attend his scheduled panels in March. Once a person is removed from roles, it is pretty easy as the community is quick to label him a sexual predator ON ALLEGATIONS. No news on a court date for this case yet. Ty Beard, the head of Vic's law firm, responded to the tweet with "We will be in touch." Sign up for the Whether that's a story on one man being cut down unjustly or a triumph over harassers. It's not onlyunprofessional to make such remarks, to young womenno less in an environment where they're supposed to feel safe. I'm not going to say whether you're correct or not but give this video in the spoiler a watch, you may already be familiar with the concept but I don't lose anything linking it. Interesting enough, Monica Rial attended this con though I don't think that's enough to assume a connection between the two. Justice systems are not perfect, as there are plenty of cases of wrongful convictions (there's a public record of miscarriage of justices available if you are interested in the subject), as well numerous acquittals that should've been a guilty verdict. I'm curious to how this all goes down, but oh well. This is if these situations happened exactly like the women described (we do know that these events did happen since Vic confirmed many of them) and if there is proof in all of them not giving consent. Season 2 Episode 298 - With allergy season comes lawsuit season, apparently, and indie developers seem to be the most susceptible. I don't know if he mellowed out afterwards but we don't know just like all these allegations. Are there any articles etc. She accused Vic's situation being worse than her brother's and said things she probably shouldn't have said. I listed a lot of the Youtubers for good reason. Recent threadmarks Rooster Teeth announcement FUNimation cuts ties Summary of the case so far Comments from Chris Sabat and Funimation employees Google Drive with all relevant documents New co-counsel picked up 9/6/2019 transcript Entire lawsuit dismissed Producer/Composer/Arranger/Editor of Stage Directions Inc. A lawsuit is probably going to happen and trust me, it's not going to be a pretty thing for anyone involved, Vic included. That other shitwow. It's a bit sad that a major win for Kameha Con happened yet people aren't really covering Kameha Con news digging deeper into the drama that happens. Vic does or did something to make her absolutely hate him. If Vic took it to court, funimationwouldn't be required to do anything as it's Vic's responsibility to prove that he was unlawfully fired on some kind of malicious defamation, sex, race, or gender discrimination. We also got the whole fake SWATing and the Pensacon Bomb threat raising even more suspicion. We cannot say these allegations are false. I definitely know he either told the 13 year old to go kill himself or the mother sex tape comment. This picture was taken down and removed due to this. And sometimes you get information like this: People have managed to get his criminal record. Wouldn't it make more sense if the allegations mentioned this detail as it would make more sense why he did what he did. He's actually doing fantastic given he's a dead man, but still hasVA roles and a number of cons who invited him. Normally, people go into silence and don't say anything, but this system is slow and these people figured this whole thing was a stunt and went back to this whole war. So yeah no matter what this doesn't matter. Now people are in the same quicksand they put Vic in all because they just couldn't shut up and avoid that sweet, sweet attention and gain. I used to be the "big brained" skeptic, and wasneutral on a lot of issuesuntil I realized that there are inherent problems with a lot of aspects of that kind of thinking one of which being that it's very dogmatic and closesthe discussion off to anyone who disagrees with you because they're just out to ruin a man's life or something "in the name of justice". The result is that Vic has been effectively frozen out of . Vic I feel does similar stuff which over 20 years you can certainly imagine quite a number of people wouldn't really be pleased with an experience like that. On one hand, we have a guy who has performed multiple actions of sexual misconduct. That's honestly what we should all be striving for. Nothing most likely is going to happen. He has spoken out on quite a number of times about the random things these people are doing. And then there was the big fiasco of a Kiwi might have CP on their computer. Because this controversy prolonged more facts and pieces come up which twitter posts are hard concrete proof of someone saying something. His most notable role in this is with Kameha Con which he had a number of discussions with the owner even receiving a letter from him to read out to his fans. If he is guilty of sexually harassing fans and workers and such, then shouldn't he pay the price for it? AnimeGate is the term used for the belief that Social Justice Warriors are using their powers to influence media to cater to minorities and neo-feminist beliefs. I don't think it's popularity but she has shown spite towards his religion., but more likely Rial was the one he was having an affair with and Vic cut it off making her pissed. "The opposite side" and whatever they have done still doesn't negate the initial problem. On October 28, 2021, the District Court referred the motion and . Not all, but it doesn't matter. To go even further, the equality act of 2010 has a passage about sexual harassment, which includes: indecent or suggestive remarks, unwanted touching, and of course sexual demands and favors. ago Following the explosion of sexual harrasment allegations in early 2019, Rooster Teeth terminated their relationship with Vic Mignogna (Qrow in RWBY), though (unlike Funimation) they avoided being caught up in the resulting legal action. We don't know why. Just know that it could have been anybody in that seat. On April 18th, the lawsuits have been filed which are against the following parties: Funimation, Monica Rial, Jamie Marchi, and Ron Toye. That's a blow to anyone's ego. I don't say something like about people pretty much ever. While this was going on, Vic kind of was a broken man. Then there's ANN. I actually barely knew a thing before going into this and I was surprised what kind of person I met. Though I suppose that is a bit of an ignorant statement as I don't know what these defense attorneys who nobody can really afford to pay have to use to defend themselves. Bipolar. Not only that but it can't be covered in depth - not because lack of evidence because it's anime, and like gaming,very little journalism or investigationactually goes into it. This experience really made him really dislike Christians of any kind. That's for a different thread for a different time. Is the name a veiled reference to Diet GamerGate. Maybe crack an inappropriate joke at worst. Fired from studios, able to still work in industry, Fired from studios, unable to work in industry, Nothing and keep his roles and con appearances. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It's stupid but that's how it is. For Many #MeToo Accusers, Speaking Up Is Just The Beginning. 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