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I have long enjoyed the silly “Nostalgia Critic” videos on Channel Awesome, and I still watch Lindsay Ellis’ new videos, even though she left the channel a while ago.
Oh yeah, about that leaving ...
It sounds like Channel Awesome has been a hostile and toxic environment, especially for female creators, for years now. Starting last month stories of abuse at Channel Awesome started trending on Twitter, witnessed by men and women both. About a week and a half ago a compilation on Google Docs called “Not So Awesome” was posted:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...P820UBa4dA/mobilebasic#heading=h.smmxroimnosh
Channel owner Mike Michaud has posted a classic non-apology and attack singling out female critics.
http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/382069-channel-awesome-responds-controversy-slamming-ex-producers
Oh yeah, about that leaving ...
It sounds like Channel Awesome has been a hostile and toxic environment, especially for female creators, for years now. Starting last month stories of abuse at Channel Awesome started trending on Twitter, witnessed by men and women both. About a week and a half ago a compilation on Google Docs called “Not So Awesome” was posted:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...P820UBa4dA/mobilebasic#heading=h.smmxroimnosh
Channel owner Mike Michaud has posted a classic non-apology and attack singling out female critics.
http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/382069-channel-awesome-responds-controversy-slamming-ex-producers
In a lengthy blog post, Channel Awesome — most notable for being the home of Doug Walker's 'Nostalgia Critic' character, and also being co-run by Rob Walker and Mike Michaud — pitches "accusations" against "facts," attempting to prove the allegations made against them as false. This saw them including chatlogs of conversations with former Channel Awesome affiliates such as Holly Brown and Lindsay Ellis, though the blog post predominantly focusing on the complaints of women wasn't well-received:
Lindsay Ellis
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@thelindsayellis
if multiple women accuse your company of an atmosphere of sexism, they're probably lying bitches, so it's a good idea to get their female peers to refute them on a public forum. because one person's experience totally negates multiple others'.
you know. IN GENERAL.
11:32 PM - Apr 11, 2018