I don’t think Evan has gotten “cancelled” for it (yet, we’ll see what he does moving forward lol) but I can definitely see why a company wouldn’t want someone on their team anymore after they’ve given any kind of platform to one of the most well known hate groups of all time (and STILL want to post a video giving said platform), and then not just owning up to their wildly dumb idea/dancing around an apology for it. Literally any sane company in the US would do the same thing YYF did in this situation, it’s just a really bad look man.
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Did anyone see the content though? If it was an educational Vice style “thing” that’s not promoting racism why is there a problem. Was it an interview? Did they yo-yo with the guy cause that’s a lil weird
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Oh god ahahahaha I want it to be satire
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I think that picture is enough to get them both fired. That is really unacceptable. Anyone that doesn’t understand why its unacceptable is not actually listening to the conversation.
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Was this an actual thing or an example you are trying to make?
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Couldn’t agree more. Like I said, literally ANY other company or organization in the US would drop the person that did anything like this ASAP. Glad something was actually done about it, I was worried it might be forgotten about or “business as usual” considering how big Evan/Angelo are. Blows me away that it’s 2023 and there are people who think this is “fine.”
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In my opinion trying to understand and love your neighbor, even those that are morally corrupt and indefensible is one of the braver things you can do in this society. Now they probably shouldn’t have blasted it all over social media, but if done for the right intentions, motivations and in Love it can plant the seed for real change in individuals.
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Yeah, and that’s a huge point that hasn’t really been mentioned yet. Imagine having to explain to your kid what the KKK is when they ask you because some wildly uneducated yoyoers posted a story/video hanging out with them… or worse, they don’t ask you, and do their own research, which leads to who the hell knows what, or at the very minimum - the normalization of a hate group. Literally hell nah bro
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After watching Evan’s video I definitely am disappointed. I don’t know if he’s too sheltered to realize or just completely wreckless. The part adding in the guy was cool was just like come on bro, you serious here? That apology video was a fail.
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I agree. That goes to the intention behind it. I don’t know anyone personally so I don’t know what that was, but you’re right in that you can draw conclusions based on the videos being posted. I also agree it’s unlikely people change, but does that mean we don’t try?
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Thanks for the replies brother. Agreed , singular change is probably the best we can do.
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Lemme make a couple of (I hope) uncontroversial statements:
Racism == bad
Giving racists a platform == bad
Giving non apologies after doing something like that == bad.
Being dropped by your sponsor =! (not the same) being cancelled.
People doing dumb things and undergoing the results of such dumb things =! the end of the world.
All involved are young yet (I’m close to Ben’s age I think so I also count him as being young) and have plenty of time to bounce back.
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Regardless of what has happened up to this point… I’m actually REALLY worried he’s STILL going to drop the video he was planning to release. I mean, he said he would on the IG Live when he was done editing it.
I forreal cannot think of a worse idea than dropping that video. Kids will see one of the biggest figures in this hobby give a platform to a hate group. There will unfortunately be kids out there who watch this video and say to themselves, “You know what? This KKK guy doesn’t seem all that bad actually. I get where he’s coming from” ETC… Evan himself said on his live that the dude “wasn’t that bad” and was “actually kinda cool” which is just… unbelievably asinine. You don’t think kids are gonna agree with the yoyoer they idolize? Now you have a huge audience of children seeing a hate group normalized, and even being sympathized with.
I don’t think people realize how BAD it will be if he actually drops this video. Literally nuts that he’s still considering it.
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Evan’s was a terrible response to the reaction following a terrible idea.
Evan could have owned the fact that the original idea was a colossal mistake and a misuse of his platform. He could have acknowledged that his post was elevating and normalizing individuals and groups who do espouse a position of hate (whether or not they were polite to him personally), all for the purpose of a publicity stunt. He could have had the empathy to note that although he claims to have experienced little racism in life, his video was potentially hurtful to those who have. His response video was entirely defensive and came off as childish and misinformed. I don’t believe that his intentions were evil - just misplaced, foolish, and self-centered, and he is not in a position to make good on positive intentions from this position. As Evan and Angelo are two of the most visible players out there, it’s just a horrible look for yo-yoing.
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Huge props to Getnry for not becoming one of them in the face of all the fame and hate he got after his wins. Would have been real easy to let it go to his head the same way it did for Evan and Angelo. Absolute legend
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And ignorance. I always assume (wrongly because I try to be optimistic) that racists are just really really dumb and sheltered. This is why we need to stop over writing history with book banning and stop telling teachers what to teach like the history we are taught isn’t even as terrible as things actually were. From a historical lens slavery was abolished in the USA recently and there is still obvious trauma here from that legacy. Hopefully things get better but that is only going to happen if people don’t stand for it and it’s good that yyf kicked Evan like if the apology wasn’t terrible things could have been different but it’s not worth it to make this a slap on the wrist like he missed the reason why people are outraged and as an ambassador of yoyo, he’s gotta know and be better than that.
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@mable has already explained how this isn’t cancel culture, it’s a response to dumb actions taken.
Along with your already removed “woke” joke, you’re just making youself out to look like someone missinformed who just uses buzzwords to make a point that isn’t there.
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