Really scared that, because of his Smiling Friends appearance alongside the likes of fellow cringelords/friendly lolcows like Chills, the #ChangetheChannel buzz about Doug Walker and the people he's hurt is going to resurface in a new way --with people 'clapping back' with how Linkara or Allison Pregler or whoever else is "also cringe" and therefor what happened in 2018 is " nothing ". No one cares/should care that Doug Walker is "#cringe. That's not what people (in the know) were mad about back when and that's not what people are still mad at him for now. It's because,

in trying to deflect from drama he was in with his former employeefriends, Doug and his company publicly outed a dead person as a sexual predator, who's death and legacy they were protecting+monetizing, did NOT protect the victims of said predator, and all to make his critics at the time seem like the actual bad guys when in reality they, unlike Doug and co, didn't know.

and THEN Channel Awesome proudly acted like they had not only not done anything wrong for how they both protected and outed JewWario but also like they owed no apologies ever.

They (Doug and CA) went as far as to rope Double Toasted into this by having Brad Jones say on their show "Logan Paul filmed a dead body and he still has a career" and "apologize, even if you don't mean it". Brad and his wife went on to claim that the Not So Awesome crowd had doxxed and swatted him, which is an absolute lie.

No amount of badfaith Doug-reviews, Linkara barking back at RalphtheMovieMaker, Marzgurl's beef with Vic Mignogna or whoever in the breadtube sphere supported Keffals cuz they don't/didn't know of what she did compares to Channel Awesome.

Channel Awesome and the #NotsoAwesome stuff that went down in 2018 maybe started out as '' drama '' but through NO ONE's fault but CA's own it escalated into outright scandal where Channel Awesome is absolutely in the wrong. They (Doug, Brad Jones, all the rest of the CA team) should not be allowed cute cameos on any shows. They are not 'just as cringe' as whoever you were thinking of. They are cold-hearted egomaniacs who use and misuse other people.

In an age of fraudsters, criminals and every other streamer being some degree of awful predator or bigot, sure; maybe Channel Awesome being '' just '' complicit in hiding a predator and being a shitty friend/employer is 'small potatoes'. That doesn't mean it's okay.

While I am a fan of many bands, there is another fandom I am more actively involved in. A fandom that felt as inconsistent as any bands’ fanbase is but for a cause built on community involvement. I have been a fan of Channel Awesome since it was still called ThatGuyWithTheGlasses. The site introduced me to a broad range of interesting reviewers. Doug Walker (Nostalgia Critic) helped me both relive nostalgia and take a look at 80s/90s American nostalgia. Todd In The Shadows taught me a lot about music which has helped me understand why I like or dislike songs. Tony Goldmark (Some Jerk With a Camera) amazed me with the end of his Escape From Tomorrow review. Allison Pregler (Obscurus Lupa) introduces me to The Evil Dead. Lindsay Ellis (former Nostalgia Chick) completely reformed my approach to and understanding of film analysis. These people changed my approach to film, TV, music and more.

It was therefore a shame when Allison and Phelan left. At the time, I didn’t get too invested in why they left because I often overlook drama. Then Lindsay left and my understanding was that she didn’t want to be a female counterpart to somebody else anymore. In the last month, the truth about what is happening/has happened at Channel Awesome is being revealed and it is no longer right to blindly defend the site. Their history of mistreatment and double standards can’t be overlooked anymore but those involved are refusing to discuss it via blocking people and removing posts on the Official Channel Awesome Facebook Group. The information released so far regarding CEO Mike Michaud cannot be overlooked out of ignorance anymore.