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Punch Drunk Marc
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Ok 1. Your post when paired with your profile pic is hilarious. Kudos. 2. At the time they were just rumors. I don't think they were going blacklist the guy after what, at the time, was only speculation. Plus he also did a bunch of stuff for Bang Zoom as well. Dude was all over the place. |
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piebaker
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He also said that he didn’t know Vic previously. So it was basically a stranger invading your space and rubbing his junk against your neck without your consent. |
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ThatGuyWhoLikesThings
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Oof. Didn't think anything would actually happen. Rip Vic I guess.
It's entirely possible that Vic's actions didn't have any malicious intent and that he's just a naïve dude with no sense of personal space. That's a rather optimistic read of it, but it's not unlikely. The fact that he's doing all these things *very openly* in front of cameras and video recorders lends credence to that, like he has no idea he's doing anything that could be interpreted in a bad way. That being said though, if that is the case, guy needs to realize what "boundaries" are, that people could legitimately be made very uncomfortable by a (more or less) total stranger getting up close and personal with them. All that's needed is a sincere apology and some real self-reflection, but that he's very clearly choosing not to do any of that is a very bad look for him. That in combination with the *other* unsavory things about Vic, like his nasty temper and his apparent homophobia, even though I think it's a bit silly that not liking a ship is enough for people to throw that label around (although if there are other examples, feel free to share), makes it difficult to feel sorry for him. Was never all that fond of him as a VA. The only thing he's ever done that even somewhat impressed me off the top of my head is Broly, to the point I still can't believe it's actually him, so personally it's not much of a loss on my end. Last edited by ThatGuyWhoLikesThings on Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:29 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Top Gun
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Nice to know that being a creepy mother****er and a complete asshole for more than a decade actually carries consequences, even though it's all happening much later than it should have. Good riddance.
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penguintruth
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Oooh, can we get a better voice actor for Rohan in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
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carefreejules
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If he was doing it because he thought it was funny, then fine. But, how is the other person supposed to know that? Be the better person and apologize to the person you've made uncomfortable so both of you can ease the tension. And let's assume he did apologize; immediate forgiveness isn't guaranteed and doesn't get rid of the trauma. Chalk it up to classic misunderstanding, but in no situation should you ever put your hands on someone (to a stranger no less) even if you're trying to be funny. That's the main take-away from this specific account. There are other ways to be funny! I personally don't think he should get his roles back because of the tension, but if he knows what he did was wrong and will become a better person for it, then he should get a chance to prove it - but it unfortunately takes time to gain the trust after there have been allegations against you for years. I believe that everyone deserves a second-chance but most of the time, you just have to prove it. Also, this next bit is not towards you but just the general thread of messages that I'm seeing: I don't think we have a say in how someone is supposed to feel based on how we would feel in the situation. We don't have that experience they had of being shocked and caught off guard when someone suddenly climbs on top of you because you are knowingly imagining it. Knowing what's going to happen and being surprised by it are going to illicit two totally different reactions. Context matters. |
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milkyy
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I remember being in middle school and reading things about him on forums and such, rumors of him being a little "extra" friendly and hugging girls really tight for a long time, etc. to the point where they were obviously uncomfortable. I don't have a source for this, I just remember reading stories on various sites. I had a little? bit of a crush on him after watching FMA and OHSHC as I liked both Tamaki and Edward and I was younger, lol
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revolutionotaku
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Mass cancellations at conventions are also happening.
https://animecons.com/guests/bio/517/vic-mignogna |
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ANN_Lynzee
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That's in the article.
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Takkun4343
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What, and force myself to come up with a better original nickname than "Vic Manga-ka"? |
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Scion Drake
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His performance as Rohan fits the character quite well IMO but if he does gets fired for this then that’s that then. |
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Dessa
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For a lot of people, risking one's job just isn't a possibility. I've had jobs I've hated so much that I've considered killing myself rather than going to work. And I wasn't comfortable enough with anyone in management to bring up any problems I had, because I was afraid I'd lose my job. |
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zawa113
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While this isn't the first time an American VA has basically been blacklisted (anyone remember Illich Guardiola? He married a 16-year-old in 2014), I just feel like it's so rare. Seiyuu get blacklisted for doing drugs every now and then, even alleged rumor of it can be enough, but it takes the cries of thousands to get anyone to pay attention to American VAs, which is pretty sad (of course, it's not just American VAs, but American anything, as evidenced by the #MeToo movement). But hopefully in the future, if we'll keep actually listening to survivors instead of dismissing them (not just in this industry, obviously), this sort of stuff will get nipped in the bud way sooner. I don't care what consenting adults do behind closed doors, but acting like an acceptable human being in public is clearly something that should be a requirement to be in public for a voice actor at a convention (especially one likely to be adored by underage fans, which is probably going to be a lot of VAs). Of course, some people are just scum to begin with, so they should let Vic be the message that this kind of behavior won't be tolerated any longer. I'm thrilled that RT has taken the first step on this, hopefully, it shan't be the last.
Good riddance. |
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NeverConvex
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Huh. That's gonna hurt RWBY -- Qrow's a major character these days, and it's hard to imagine someone else stepping in seamlessly, or the character not getting axed when they weren't planning to do so.
I don't follow VAs very carefully so the recent allegations against him are the first time I'm coming to recognize his name. Unwelcome kissing/embracing and piggy-back rides are certainly not OK, and it sounds like he seems more than a little too comfortable invading other peoples' personal space, but I'm also a little shocked that the anger towards him has become so powerful if that's as far as the allegations go. Edit: I had forgotten the Pridemore allegation -- that one's obviously quite a lot more severe, though seemingly unresolved and for some reason not focal. And the giving-out-his-phone-number example is a cut above in disconcertingly poor judgment. Still, the rest of the examples seem rather mundane - individually unpleasant and worrying in their sheer quantity, but taken individually none really sticks out as appalling in any sense. |
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RedZ1900
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Yeah, just look how creepy Vic is being in this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7kOT3NWiM&t= |
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