As far as I know with some exceptions a lot of people care more about Jones not acknowledging that Colin more or less asked his followers to harass an EZA community member because of some twitter post than Jones going to the actual talkshow.
I have to say that in this instance I didn't see it directly either, but multiple people said so, so I think it is correct. As far as I understand, he did post a screenshot of the post. He didn't ask something directly, but if you do that, you know what will happen (unfortunately).
Apparently we aren't allowed to post his stuff on this forum. That's probably why people are upset Jones didn't call him out on it too.
I very much enjoy EZA content, but that is just a tagline. Hiding behind L&R to support someone who has spouted and doubled down on sexist and racist comments (and whether you believe him to be racist or sexist doesn't matter, he said them and stood by them) is not going to fly with a lot of people here. I would be pretty depressed if I no longer felt comfortable supporting EZA (though to be clear I'm not currently a patreon) and I don't blame people for being emotional about this. The gaming community is toxic enough against women and minorities, why shouldn't people get angry about it?
It occured when Colin singled out an EZA members twitter post to Jones and that member then deleted the tweet due to Colins fans piling on. Then Colin posted a screen cap of that tweet afterwards and the EZA member turned their twitter off. He posted about it in here when it happened.
Just found it. It is from almost a week ago (if it is the one you guys were talking about).
Actually people are remarkably easy to please, speak out against harassment and don't help prop up toxic elements. This reaction shouldn't be remotely a surprise to Jones unless he just hasn't been paying attention.
While I do think those things aren't an impossible ask. I am sure that whatever Jones had done, some people would have been upset about it. I don't think he could have done good for the whole community whatever he did or said.
I'm probably confused too. At first I thought you were referring to how this whole Twitter thing was completely unacceptable and should be openly rejected by the Allies. But then someone replied to your post as if you were talking about the other posters in this thread which would be pretty embarrassing. Apologies if I misunderstood!
You just have to look at any Easy Update video to see the Ian hate.
Probably best to get a summary from a different board.
I don't know if the Colin M situation triggered this or if it's because the EZ Update episode was considered particularly worse than the usual, but if this doesn't die down I think they should consider disabling comments, at least for a while. It's just no use putting up with YT comments once they start to garner a hate-crowd.
How can it be more than a tagline when you associate with the very people that have perpetuated the harassment and bigotry that is so pervasive in this industry? I'm not saying people should go out and harass Colin, his fans, or Jones, but I can empathize with their situation and understand why they would be angry. I'm not even close to perfect and I don't expect anyone else to be, but I don't think demanding someone treat others with respect is something that should even need to be said. If you can't manage that, why would I even bother with you? If your first response to someone trying to explain why you are hurting them is to belittle and mock, why should you get the benefit of the doubt?
If Kinda Funny and their fans were able to move on from Colin stuff, then this will pass too imo.
I've purchased my first gunpla in anticipation for this, though I will probably cave and start one this weekend.
That comment was more about the possibility of there being future collaborations with him. I haven't heard the podcast and I'm not going to pay a cent to Colin's patreon so I can only wait to see what Jones had to say. The comments for the tweet gave me a certain impression, but I'll wait to see what he actually said before making my mind up.
By his own choice, Colin Moriarty is openly associated with racism and misogyny - and neither of those is just a "differing opinion". Those are things that aren't acceptable in this forum.
Thanks! Super excited for this one. We're so close to the end I can almost smell it.
Yeah that's probably not a clever way to respond to warnings
As long as you guys keep it civil. We do not usually offer a platform for Colin Moriarty's output here, but since Brandon's participation makes this an off case that's important for the entire EZA community, it seems reasonable to make an exception.
