Obscurus Lupa of Channel Awesome Accuses Nostalgia Critic of Sexual Harassment
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I expected no less from a guy who'll rag on a movie for lack of emotional range in a movie when the two emotions he's most noted for in his skits is "confused" and "COCAINE!".
Don't underestimate a dedicated and stupid fanbase.
That, and the fact that he (and quite possibly Rob) laughed off the idea that he was supposed to provide craft services for his co-producers on the set of the various anniversary movies.
One of the weirdest things confirmed by this document is something that fans and some producers have been saying for years is that Doug is like, a fake person, that the personality is entirely a facade. Not in a way that he's malicious and actually aggressive, but that he's so unbelievably dumb that he doesn't even really have any sort of social skills what-so-ever.
Like, to the extent that he doesn't even listen to people unless he hears what he wants to, including fan interactions, asking him to do anything or even for running his own show.
It borders on negligent.
When does bad directing cross a line into negligent and abusive work ethics?
Kinda surprised this didn't all blow up a few years back when they scammed $90k out of their fans for productions that either never existed or didn't need money.
i'm glad that doug isn't guilty of any sexual harassment or anything like that
but i am really unsurprised that he's wildly incompetent
everything about his content struck me as a guy who struck it lucky with a single idea (nostalgia critic), spent the rest of his time wanting to do anything else, but not being good enough to do it
The man arguee with a featured film director that the 180 rule doesn't exist. Thats one of the firdt things you learn in film school ffs.
Is there a video source for this? I would love to see the director's face during that argument.
Film Brain has left Channel Awesome.
Rap Critic (if anyone even knows who he is) left last night too.
The exodus is insane.
Wonder if Doug and Rob will leave, too.
They may not be able to keep the NC name, but I'm sure they can cook up some bullshit name that still identifies who they are.
"Old Shit You Remember Critic"
"Movie Reviews For Old People"
"COCAINE!!!"
Honestly, I think Rob and Doug's complicity in this whole nonsense makes them kinda lost causes at this point. The other CA producers are fine, they've built a name for themselves and are unarguably the victims. Rob and Doug are not. They're known as the guys who just let it all happen.
Doug trying to tank the age of critics is so fucking weird. Not telling anyone that he was retiring and actually under the assumption that the other reviewers would follow suit to move onto other projects.
Like, he genuinely believed they would give up their livlihoods. Jesus Christ
Yeah, I have no sympathy for Doug here. I don't care how dumb and oblivious he is, he's a grown man. He chose to neglect the responsibilities of his position but still enjoyed the authority it gave him. Working under him sounds destructive and stressful, and that's bad enough on its own. But compromising people's careers like that is really fucking scummy.
That might work well in an international business with thousands of employees but it's absolute shit for a small company of friends who are simply trying to make some cash off their hobbies in their spare time.
Doug comes across so profoundly dumb and developmentally backward in this that i think he may have a genuine problem. like he's like nearly 40 years old and he he has the demeanor and intellect of a five year old. somethin ain't right there
Considering how obsessed he seems to be with film, TV, and cinema, could be he's autistic, could be he was one of those "raised on TV" people we hear so much about, like an IRL "The Cable Guy".
I just don't really see Doug as autistic. He's weird and a bit... off. But it's hardly Chris-Chan's lack of self-awareness. Just extreme quirkyness.
I've long heard the phrase "once you get fame, you stop aging mentally"
he's been complacent enough to let channel awesome just "happen" around him while he only has to concentrate on making his content, even to the point where they had to hire some completely unrelated dude who now owns their IP
Sounds like a shitty deal and i wouldn't be surprised if they took it without thought to what could happen in the future
I dunno why so many people itt are willing to gove Doug a pass. Putting your fingers in your ears to drown out other people's concerns when there is solid evidence to support their accusations is equally scummy in my books.
I want doug to have the balls to address this but i know he wont, or if he will it'll be very roundabout and blame-shiftey
Not all autistic people are chris-chan
The vast majority aren't.
Also, I think there should be at least one person in here to say it: Mike Michaud is really one of the worst people on the planet and is everything wrong with these internet media conglomerates/companies/etc.
Otherwise, this is one of the most infuriating things I’ve ever read. N3 was especially one of the most shocking.
Doug doesn't really show any signs of Autism besides "nerdiness" which isn't an accurate indication of autism at all. The guy hangs out in large crowds without showing any real signs of hypersensitivity, seems to be an above average actor (not good, but above average), seems to get along with people well socially and overall doesn't show any signs of autism that I can see. I don't get where this claim is coming from, stupid decisions are not signs of Autism.
Hmm, reading about Dan Olson in the Nostalgia Chick's part kinda makes me second guess some of the things written in the document.
The breaking pint for me came much later. IN late 2014, channel awesome broyght on some new content producer, several of which i vouched for. One of these was Dan Olson. In December of 2014, Dan did some investigative journalism work which resulted in him becoming the target of organized harassment and conspiracy theorists. Dan posted an article on Medium about 8-chan's willful complicity in child pornography. This resulted in an organized campaign to defame Dan Olson, declaring him a child pornographer for doing journalistic work about child pornography. The conspiracy theorists continue to this day.
The problem with this is that Dan Olson did some really shady and shitty journalism. He had a friend set up a honey pot to lure in pedophiles and he downloaded CP to gather it as proof.
There was nothing investigate about it, it was simply a sting operation.
I'd say he's the kind of guy to deny it completely and joke about it, until presented with proof.
On a slightly more lighthearted note...
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I've had people laugh at me for using uncommon words aswell, it feels so belittling, but funny enough, its always by very simple minded people.
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