View Full Version : What Happened to The Nostalgia Critic? - The Channel Awesome Controversy


TMC
04-11-2018, 12:40 AM
Some brief context (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses?from=Website.ChannelAwesome):
In late March and early April 2018 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Awesome#Controversy_and_criticisms), many former and current contributors came forward and compiled over sixty-five pages of grievances (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFkR__B3Mk9EYQglvislMUx9HWvWhOaBP820UBa4dA/preview) regarding years of mismanagement, sexual harassment, and abuse (http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/571456/channel-awesome-implosion-massive-document) by Channel Awesome (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChannelAwesome/)'s higher ups. Over twenty members (https://www.reddit.com/r/GamerGhazi/comments/8atnhe/changethechannel_what_happened_with_channel/) left in the immediate aftermath (https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8asz7v/whats_going_on_with_channel_awesome_and_the/) of the longstanding problems (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/channel-awesome-and-its-drama.1507454/) plaguing the company coming to light, leading to the planned tenth anniversary movie being scrapped.

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Channel Awesome (https://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/channel-awesome-talkback-part-21-warning-strong-language-throughout.5414531/page-32#post-86189132) as a whole became engulfed (https://davidbaruffi.blogspot.com/2018/04/channel-awesome-pocalypse-some-thoughts.html) in controversy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OvershadowedByControversy) after numerous grievances came to light, including alleged aggressive and misogynistic behavior by CEO Mike Michaud, sexual misconduct allegations towards former CFO Mike Ellis and at least one producer, and reports of general mismanagement. An entire document (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFkR__B3Mk9EYQglvislMUx9HWvWhOaBP820UBa4dA/mobilebasic) about these grievances has been released, several prominent contributors have left overnight, and #ChangeTheChannel (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23ChangeTheChannel) has trended on Twitter.