I think this concerns me because unlike the conversation about someoneās work vs someoneās personality / past in cases like Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, Chris Brown, or Eminem, the gap between the viewer and the creator isnāt such a wide gulf. And we know that Travis has reached out to fans on more than one occasion with the result being the fan was left feeling unnerved, confused, abused, harassed, or worse. None of us are telling you that you shouldnāt have enjoyed the content he makes, but only that weāre concerned about the things heās done because others enjoyed his content, and we donāt want him to keep abusing individuals in his fanbase, or anyone at all, really.
These videos arenāt about Travis, but I think they so apply to him:Ā
- Laci Green on Sam PepperĀ
(āoverwhelmingly people believe the rapistā)
- Hayley G. Hoover on Alex DayĀ
(Ā āItās just funny to me that as girls, as young women, part of the rulebook of femininity that youāre taught to follow from a young age is that you donāt speak up when people hurt you. If someone is horrible to you itās still your job not to make a big deal about it. Itās your job to save your face, and to be a lady, to keep calm, and to not be a drama queen.ā
āAnd because of this, somehow guys have learned that they can do anything they want, because girls wonāt speak up about it, and then theyāre shocked when they do.ā
āYes, donāt slander someoneās name by making up false information about them. Cool. Also, donāt use your position of power to discredit people far far below you on the power scale.ā)
Here are testimonials from fans, with links to support they knew him wherever possible:
Carson is the girl in the video and the girl he references in his video. Here are screen caps from there first email exchange where he makes sure she knows he doesnāt reach out to fans often.Ā
JujuBeans360 invited Travis to Internet Prom. His texts made her uncomfortable, especially considering how young she was and how old he was. When she let him know, he reacted poorly.Ā
OtterLovers4Ever has shared that she was a fan who had a romantic relationship with Travis and didnāt want to believe Carsonās story, but slowly as she read accounts from other people, things started to fall into place for her.Ā
And from folks who used to be his friends:
Reinix, who said heās manipulative as fuck, and that though things never got too far, he really did try.
Not sure if Sama was a fan first or a friend, but that heās commented on her video here lets me know they were acquainted. She just echoes Reinixās sentiments.Ā
hopeonatenspeed weighed into the conversation about how he tried to manipulate her, and how she realized it quickly, but he tried to tell her that he hadnāt done anything jerky. Not only were they pals, but you can hear her start her Youtube boys get me hot song with a lyric about him. You can also see him everywhere in the comments of that video, and if you listen long enough, youāll hear her mention FizzyLimon, Justtubed (@thejealousone) and ckXcore, all friends from that skype call.Ā
Justtubed didnāt have any personal uncomfortable interactions with Travis, but I used to chat with him about things years ago and will back me up about the ways in which Travis made me feel uncomfortable, or like he was being shady.Ā
Fizzylimon has been replying in this thread, but heās spoken about his friendship with Travis, which was formed before either of them really had much of a youtube following. You can read his account of why heās no longer friends with Travis here.Ā
Iāve posted a ton about this (Iām @Chateauofadoubt). Heās been deleting or hiding my comments on his video on youtube. Hereās a link to a video where you can find, in the description, a link to a comic I made him for his birthday about him making partner, and letting me know about it first. Hereās how I recounted my time with him after seeing Carsonāt tumblr post a year ago, before digging up old texts / emails / skype convos. Hereās an email I sent to him, in response to a voicemail heād left me, after a fight we had on the phone waayyy after he went off the grid, and way after I decided he was a lying, shady dude.Ā