Alright so we're gonna talk about some real shit right now.
There is a YouTuber known as CerosTV, a Black bisexual man, who has made several videos on TADC where he has expressed his praise and admiration of the series, as well as shutting down the racism and bigotry allegations as nothing serious. I know that this part especially, has been frustrating to some, specifically the Black community when it comes to feeling like we can't have large creators on our side when we discuss racism and fandom.
This man has just been hatecrimed. After attending a Pride event with his girlfriend, he was attacked and assaulted by a group of men while returning home. Point blank. He's in recovery, but a GoFundMe has been posted as he sorts things out. The video down below explains more about what happened but trigger warning: it is pretty disturbing.
With that being said though...where the fuck are TADC fans now? Because they sure had no issue hyping this man up for praising the show and essentially being the gateway for nonblack fans to excuse the racism and bigotry that was occurring in fandom and production. It was all fine and dandy then, but now that he's been actually injured and in need of assistance...they've disappeared. Nothing about what happened here was "equivalent exchange" or any of the BS that I've seen people try to argue.
I AM however, going to bring attention to the fact that he was platformed by TADC fans for his opinions and now that they've been validated, they've completely moved on from him as a person. At the end of the day, while I can and will be critical of people that may dismiss or excuse bigotry towards their community for ANY reason, a situation like this is always the worst possible outcome I could ever be afraid of.
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