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R/RantGrumps only answer to this is a sarcastic IF U NO LIKE, Y U WATCH? or some variation of that, which is equally hilarious the fiftieth time you read it as it is the first time. (LogOut/ they think the grumps are their real life friends and if they keep defending their limp attempts at being Woke then theyll be invited to arins birthday party. That same day, I was messaged by another person who privately provided proof as well in the form of pictures of them together and screenshots of Dan offering to pay for her plane ticket and picking her up from the airport, as well as another who claimed that not only do Arin, Brian, TWRP and Planet Booty all know about Dan's behaviour, but they have special rules for him to not being girls back to the tour bus or backstage anymore. They are a bunch of cry babies. Command an army in strategic, turn-based combat as a tactical adviser for the Orange Star Army. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 139 comments. Tangential to the main Game Grumps subreddit is R/RantGrumps, started for people to "vent and rant about Game Grumps." Most of the posts in Rant Grumps seek to criticize some element of the business-end of the channel, the gameplay, or often, of the people themselves. It sounds to me like she's pretty much just a groupie, a groupie whose feelings were hurt sure, but still a groupie. With the amount of times that Jon has said he cant talk about it, I wouldnt be surprised if, as Game Grumps grew bigger and bigger and became more of like an actual business instead of just a YouTube channel that made money, Arin asked Jon to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding their breaking up. You know you've ignited passions of the wrong kind when there's a subreddit exclusively dedicated to ranting and venting about you. and in regards to the claims in the Dan accusation masterpost, "These stories are exactly the same ones I have personally verified. " Same, I'm probably just gonna binge watch their 10-Minute Power Hour videos for background noise from time to time. The thing that every RG member has in common is that at one point they really enjoyed GG but then that adoration waned. Only members of game grumps that actually seem nice are Dan (though hes still had a few fuck ups but either way hes leagues better than Arin) and Ross hasnt really done anything bad as far as I know, although Im pretty sure he isnt even a member of the channel anymore ( Im not sure I havent kept up on the channel in a long time). A lot of them dont want the channel to die. JavaScript is disabled. its totally cool. Only true RantGrumps fans remember Ranta. They are disgusting in a way that I didn't fully appreciate at the time that I posted them, and they never should have been said. Ben is an editor for Game Grumps and since day one the response to him has been mixed at best, with many people finding his edits annoying, intrusive, and in one case, gave someone a seizure. It's called gatekeeping and that's all this fanbase does. However, she does think that DAN IS ABUSING HIS FAME. I'm going summarize it, but give it a read if you want more information. As its name suggests, RantGrumps is a subreddit predominantly populated by former fans of the Game Grumps which focuses on criticizing the channel and its hosts. According to a master thread of accusations against Dan posted in 2019, a character by the name of John is depicted as regularly ghosting women hes sleeping with and being manipulative. Getting a tattoo of Dan and Ninja Brian's autograph on their butt, PolyGrumps: A subreddit for rule 34 Game Grumps pictures (Not going to link for obvious reasons), Naming their first born child after Dan (Another person named their child after Arin), Sticking notes under their hotel door at a convention, Attacking a fan for gender swapped Dream Daddy fan art (Picture), Being followed backstage by someone who claimed to be a security guard, Trying to put Dan in a porn game without his consent and actually getting him in, Threatening to kill someone by turning their intestines into a sweater if they don't leave Arin alone. The messages reportedly show that Dan had first been in contact with the unnamed woman in 2013 when she was 17, after she privately contacted him and the pair discussed him planning to do some shows in early 2014. Another screenshot alleges that Dan sent her a happy birthday message on Facebook on her 18th birthday. ._3wvjcIArtO7kKPJabZfZ9S{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:24px;opacity:0;transition:opacity .1s ease-in-out}._3wvjcIArtO7kKPJabZfZ9S._1c98ixuh4QUWO9ERiFID3p{opacity:1}.RtAsN7UrR7u51W5kaOXvp{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-left:4px;margin-right:0}._1JRtpiobR4jYtbw-xx1tPO{border:1px solid var(--newRedditTheme-body);margin-left:-7px;transform:scaleX(-1)}._1JRtpiobR4jYtbw-xx1tPO:nth-child(2){margin-top:4px} Suzy, aka Mortem3r, is Arin's wife and her actions over the years have gotten her a thread much like this one. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Eventually Dan says the person's actual full name out loud and even commented saying "if he gets a wave of hate from our fans, won't he be surprised". Now theyre clutching at the vestiges of retro GG and venting about it with the false hope that it might actually positively affect the show when in reality it never will. For some reason Reddit keeps putting RantGrumps on my front page, and I always end up hating the internet more for it. Happy reading. Due to Reddit's 40,000 character limit, this post as been split into two parts. Despite which side you fall on, they did not do a good job removing the problematic videos. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In there own words "He was doing this from late 2013 to 2017 and maybe even beyond that. Arin is resoundingly unfunny in the Wind Waker HD playthrough. by Gameplay features a mix of adventure, visual novel, and dating sim elements. Chris, aka OneyNG, host of OneyPlays, was a friend of Arin's since his Newgrounds days and even lived with him for several months at one time. Though the allegation was taken seriously and led to a wave of backlash on social media against Avidan, further investigation into the allegation led people to doubt if Avidan was guilty of any wrongdoing. It seems to happen with a segment of early adopters. save. You sound like someone from RantGrumps. ABOUT Rantgrumps Gaming. I have to admit, I understand the passion behind R/RantGrumps. Like any self-respecting online fan community, the Game Grumps have a subreddit community where fans can talk about recent videos, share memes, and generally discuss the channel. Since Jafari's departure, the channel has expanded to . In Mario Bros U, Dan calls a 1-up a 1-Man and Arin asks him why it is gendered. Posts. And they try to blame it on different things. Host Dan Avidan was accused of sexual misconduct and grooming on a Reddit thread. . Incredibly Minor Annoyance. I think that these people criticizing the grumps are morons that just want to rant so let me just rant about them. So, fans needed somewhere to go to air their grievances. game grumps got itself into hot water recently, and it reminded me of a whooole laundry list of stuff they've done. In her own words, "I didn't apologize sooner because I was scared of the pain I would get by bringing attention to it" She also addressed one of her leaked tweets from last year, which also got backlash saying that she wouldn't have said anything if no one brought it up and saying that she made it about her when she said "I don't appreciate the shaming". Shmorky is a confirmed pedophile and can be seen here recording his now ex-girlfriend having a paranoid schizophrenic episode after he hid her medication, all while talking to her in a cartoony voice. I was able to find the images of Suzy filing DMCA claims on a video (Second picture) because it painted her in a negative light and insulting the entire Game Grumps Subreddit. "To claim I engaged in any predatory behavior is simply untrue. This whole thing is fucked from every angle. (And it is likely her he admitted dating in Oct 2017). They continued to sext until 2018 which overlaps with Dan's current girlfriend who he publicly announced in Jan 2019. After one of Dan's Ex-friends released a play about the Me Too movement, someone noticed similarities between a character in the play and Dan. Vote. R/rantGrumps is a subreddit that gives fans of the popular webshow series "Game Grumps" the chance to vent about problems they have with anything related to the show. Adam. Many fans were upset as they had traveled across the country to meet the Game Grumps. Added Making up accusations of someone grooming/being a pedo is a bit extreme. I've been a part of this subreddit for most of these. He's clearly a pedo with an inappropriate "relationship" with a minor. It was so bad they had to send someone out to hand out water and sunscreen. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Is there not one other facet to this persons life? Theyd be baffled, and rightfully so. card. There is no indication that she has lied about anything and she should not be attacked just for telling her story. I mean, a lot of folk here instantly outed him as a paedophile and groomer based on the false evidence posted on r/rantgrumps. fuck that noise. Cookie Notice Update 3: Video evidence was provided by a girl along with an accompanying screenshot proving that their conversations were indeed sexual. It's unclear at this point who reached out to who in the passing of this info. To break down everything in that post in a little TL;DR: the Grumps seem like genuinely nice guys, have mostly avoided controversy, and after a while like a lot of online content creators you regularly follow they begin to feel like your friend. As well as some leaked tweets from her private Twitter account. She's still fully saying that he's a terrible person. Seriously, WHY! "Fake allegations"? These people need hobbies. Login / Sign Up. "I stand by the fact that any interactions that took place of a sexual nature with the person in question were done so when she was 22 years old and we . The rest of the video is a compilation of Arin saying the N-word. local_offer Check price View 1 /r/rantgrumps comment. Thats the same as saying: If you dont like it, dont watch it, and thats annoying because they just refuse to acknowledge any criticism which almost always points out to Arins business mentality. There is even a subreddit dedicated to criticizing Game Grumps called rantGrumps. What else would abuse of power mean here? That honor goes to Suzy was caught buying several items from other vendors and then reselling them at an over 2000% mark up. The two hosts, Arin . From doxings, lies, racism, negligence, hypocrisy, pedophilia, scams, to insulting and even manipulating fans. The video was taken down, and Arin has deleted the tweet saying that he did not know. Dead Island 2 is thrilling First-Person Action RPG, stylish, vibrant and flooded with zombie infection. Weve been fooled again! There were a lot of minor things that I had to remove. Do we know what the potential reason for this was? Was there ever any follow up on that? COUGH COUGH ONISION, Lmao Ah jeez its just Arin in a wig! However, people were quick to point out that the videos deleted focused on Black and no other races, completely ignoring entire years of everything from accents, stereotypes, animations, to entire bits. Racist Allegations ensue. Such is the case with Game Grumps and the subreddit r/rantgrumps - a forum focused on criticizing the popular YouTube gaming comedy duo that Dan Avidan belongs to. Arin spends the last 6 minutes of the episode trying to unplug the lake. Former Game Grumps member JonTron, who Dan replaced, made a joke[3] about an unfinished Sonic '06 playthrough he had been making on the channel before his departure (shown below, right). But the main point of drama comes from Chris's previous co-hosts Ding Dong and Julian. This incident has its own thread. A recent post on the subreddit, however, seemed to be more than just your typical complaint about the YouTube channel. Even more so considering this seems to have happened multiple times. Women that were at least fifteen years younger than him, if not more." Arin has even said several times that returning to Endless Ocean and Dog Island is unlikely because "some of the character voices haven't aged well.". According to the Reddit user, u/NotBlarg said that the birthday message was not from Dan but from a friend, and was intended to establish the age of the accuser. So they rant about it. Posted by 4 months ago. If Avidan was actively leading fans on and fooling them into believing they were more than just easy sex to him, then yeah, that's pretty crappy. They just want things to be better. Enjoy what you had, mourn what you lost, whatever. This wouldn't be a bad thing in theory, but it's a bit more dire than that. And they should be allowed to openly express that. While none of these are major controversies on their own, hypocrisy is a constant problem. How does anyone think that this is level of irritation worth their time? Suzy once long ago tweeted in support of polygrumps, but it seems like an especially toxic corner of their already toxic fanbase. Hearing there was no grooming makes me feel a lot better about it. I'm going summarize it, but give it a read if you want more information. For every person who's actually earnest and well . cant really think of anything else that qualifies as abuse of power in this situation besides grooming, but alright. Im getting serious TanaCon vibes from the garage sale. 'v' Press J to jump to the feed. 425. pinned by moderators. This got him some backlash (One, two, three) and he made a follow up statement that he regrets asking. VIEW ALL. Leave the Grumps. However, as people reviewed the evidence, many began to doubt that Avidan was guilty of any wrongdoing, as it appears there was no sexual conversation between the pair when the girl was underage and that their sexual relationship occurred when she was 22. From doxings, lies, racism, negligence, hypocrisy, pedophilia, scams, to . But that's enough from me. According to the r/GameGrumps post, the account claiming to be the woman clarified in a series of now-deleted posts that she didnt believe she had been groomed, but that it was an abuse of power especially leading some of us (if not all of us) on. The fan allegedly commented that the grooming accusations were made by viewers of the original post and amid the subsequent backlash, but that she did not perceive it as such. 425. Here's the TL;DR: I am incredibly sorry for making these highly inappropriate jokes about requesting nude photos from a minor. If the worst of it is that Danny led the fans on and ghosted them later, then yeah that's a dick move, but as long as both parties consented then there's not really an issue otherwise. R/rantgrumps tried to throw out stuff the accuser didn't even accuse them of. As a brief addition to this post for future reference, I want to point out that all of the earlier Jon-related GG controversies have been pretty well documented on r/ConspiracyGrumps. I really think it sucks that nobody's allowed to express bad experiences they've had with somebody famous without it turning into "YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO RUIN THIS PERSON'S LIFE". Subreddits go silent due to Reddit's alleged hiring of Aimee Knight. Update: A Dan fan blog has come forward stating that Dan did indeed sleep with fans. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. How is this saying Weve never changed. The real controversy comes after. An actual drain on humanity. Instead of all this other shit? Dan Avidan Grooming Allegation refers to an accusation made on Reddit in March of 2021 that Dan Avidan, co-host of the Let's Play channel Game Grumps, had groomed and engaged in sexual activity with a fan. 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