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Old 02-05-2019, 08:21 AM   #1
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Vic Mignogna Sexual Misconduct Allegations (Dropped By Rooster Teeth and Funimation)

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of anime fans flock to conventions, whether it's their mid-sized local con or planning a trek to Anime Expo. The reasons are just as varied as the attendees: some will spend early morning hours assembling racks and decoration for their artist alley booth, some will perfect their make-up and glue for the cosplay masquerade, and others will hop from fan panel to fan panel to learn about dubs lost to time or obscure appearances of hamburgers in anime.

For many, conventions are a weekend of fandom and freedom. Parents can drop off a small group of friends, assured that they'll get their coveted autographs and UFO catcher plushies. It's a place to laugh loudly, be unabashedly nerdy, and interact with the creators and actors in what's assumed as a safe environment. Adults and kids alike are there to check off their "must-sees" but while everyone is running off to the next panel or cosplay meet-up, who is making sure the star-struck, awkward teens are engaging with guests appropriately and vice versa? Where is the line for appropriate guest and attendee behavior and what should be done when it's crossed?

These questions came to the forefront of social media these last weeks as rumors about convention guests and staff interactions with minors stopped being whispered and instead were shouted. A Twitter thread posted on January 16 accused dub voice actor Vic Mignogna of homophobia, rude behavior, and most concerning, making unwanted physical advances on female con-goers. The thread quickly spread with over 4,000 retweets at the time of this writing and over 400 comments, many relaying their own negative experiences, including unwanted and unsolicited physical affection from the Fullmetal Alchemist voice actor. As with any claims involving a person with a moderate fan following, Mignogna's supporters were quick to attempt to discredit individuals' claims or at the very least dispute the voice actor's intentions behind kissing or hugging attendees unannounced.

J was approximately 14 years old when she attended New York Comic-Con in 2014 and met Mignogna. She described the encounter as "really, really uncomfortable." She discussed how the voice actor put his hand underneath her zip-up sweatshirt and on her waist for the initial photo. Then, thinking that the photo-taking portion was done, she was surprised when he asked her to look toward the camera again. That's when he put his face close to hers and then kissed her.
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Effective today, Vic Mignogna is no longer a part of the cast of RWBY and Rooster Teeth is ending all associations with Mignogna. This will not affect the creative content of RWBY.
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Old 02-05-2019, 06:44 PM   #2
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I think calling kids on the phone when you're 45 is a bit outside the realm of common sense. He should've drawn the line there.
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Old 02-05-2019, 09:37 PM   #3
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I always knew there was something off about him.

My thoughts are with the victims.
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Old 02-06-2019, 09:03 AM   #4
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Updates came up that the girl talking about some mystery guy raping her and trying to somehow involve Vic were lies. He was basically a guy she kept wanting to sleep with and he kept turning her down. The mystery dude spoke out on FB and posted screencaps showing that even after the alleged rape, she still kept coming after him for more. Doesn't sound like rape to me. Todd Heberkon was the mystery man and he realized the post was about him.

There's a youtube video by the Lazy Gamer called Update on what's going on with Vic Mignona which includes facebook screencaps which anyone can check Todd's Facebook to be sure.

I knew it. Vic might have been hugs and kisses, but rape? Never.

Idk, people gotta learn to be more vocal or let **** slip. If you're a girl and in line and see other girls happily hug him and whatnot but you don't want that, just tell him 'can I get a pic with you just... um.. no hugs and kisses ok?'. He's cool about that. He might have jumped the gun before but I'm sure had they said something he wouldn't have hugged that person.

IDK it's hard to say, but I personally never met a female FMA fan that didn't want to hug and kiss the guy.
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Old 02-08-2019, 08:41 PM   #5
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What baffles me is that, in nearly EVERY SINGLE one of these assault allegations, there were others (mainly peers) who had the exact same, or even more, power than the alleged perpetrator. And yet, they chose to not do or say anything. They just want the money to keep rolling in.

Some used the perpetrator for their own gain. Some even assisted or encouraged the perpetrator to keep doing harm.

They're cowardly enablers.
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Old 02-08-2019, 09:28 PM   #6
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Honestly, I don't believe anything from these people. Everything is mostly 'I heard this' or 'I heard that', no actual allegations from first hand victims. All of them were hugs and a kiss to the cheek which is nothing. Some are starting to get swept up in the ******** and starting to say 'well looking back now....' which I say NO. You don't get to be a fangirl one day and turn around and change your mind years later.

There hasn't been a single legit allegation.

Anime News Network showed a pic of a FAN that liked the hug and kiss and painted her a victim. The girl spoke up and said that wasn't true and she and her family loved Vic.

Facebook groups have been revealed of people wanting to photoshop pics to further incriminate him.

Monica randomly blurted out 'it happened to me' without saying what 'it' is and without saying in exact words that Vic did anything. She basically stood back and let her rabid fans rage for her.

One girl said a mystery guy raped her and threw in Vic's name. The guy spoke out and posted all their conversations proving she was the one harassing him constantly, but also plotting to ruin both him and Vic.

Marzgurl is trying to get videos defending him flagged. Both her and Monica are basically putting fingers in their ears and saying 'la la la' as everyone shoves proof in their faces.

Almost everything about this has been debunked.

My heart goes out to the victim.

Granted, in his personal life, Vic seems to be a bit of jerk and an asshole and a diva, and difficult to work with, and sometimes even rude to con staff. Ok, he's an asshole. It does not justify ruining his life permanently with false sexual accusations.

Those guys that wanted to photoshop pictures of him... one of them thought that was too far and the justification used was 'because he was rude a con security guard'.

He's no saint, but the punishment does not fit the crime.
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Old 02-12-2019, 12:49 PM   #7
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I always knew there was something off about him.
I love how whenever someone is accused about something, whether its justified or not, there are some people who pretend to be extremely progressive by claiming "I always knew there is something wrong about him!!".

C'mon, make you progressive cookies by some other means.
This "clairvoyance" is just smells of desperation and attention seeking.
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Old 02-16-2019, 08:40 AM   #8
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watching a few videos on this monica situation.

seems like possible false allegations for a power grab. they have stuff against her and another female employee too. looks like she also slept with the funimation boss. no wonder tiffany volmer was replaced for no reason.
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Old 02-16-2019, 11:36 AM   #9
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Guys, the Vic were rumors going on ... for years (,if not decades).

At least some of the allegations are legit ...
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They're trying to quickly fire him and sweep it under the rug ASAP. As if they thought his fans would take this ******** lying down.

At least one con is threatening to arrest anyone that mentions Vic and now Reddit will delete anything trying to prove the allegations to be false.

It's also been revealed that Marzgurl decided to kick Vic and started the whole hashtag against him. What a coincidence that her dying channel has suddenly sprung to life with tons of views.
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Old 02-16-2019, 11:51 AM   #11
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if there IS such die hard proof, WHY are all these sites going to such lengths to show otherwise by silencing people who will stick up for him?

Imagine if that happened in the Hardwick case?

Maybe this is the lefts solution to getting rid of people they don't like when there seems to be little hard evidence (from what I'm reading) to convict him instantly...

-edit reading some of the redit posts. apparently one of the other ladies, a jamie something made death threats to people? how is that not fireable?
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if there IS such die hard proof, WHY are all these sites going to such lengths to show otherwise by silencing people who will stick up for him?
What proof do you want?

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-edit reading some of the redit posts. apparently one of the other ladies, a jamie something made death threats to people? how is that not fireable?
Do you have ANY proof of that?
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At least one con is threatening to arrest anyone that mentions Vic and now Reddit will delete anything trying to prove the allegations to be false.
Arrest? Oh my...
I wonder what they gonna do to you if you mention Hitler?
Shot you on the spot in true liberal progressive fashion.

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What proof do you want?
Records, witness testimonies.
Like what usually people need to condemn someone for the crimes.

Otherwise, "guilty until proven innocent" formula looks like a very good way to get rid of people who "ideologically not on your side" or just get rid of someone who you might not like.
Not to mention "guilty until proven innocent" is not very liberal idea. But basically a totalitarian one, which kind of fits what modern lefties has become.
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Do you have ANY proof of that?[/QUOTE]

Other than the tweet where she said so herself, what else do you need? Point is, there is no proof on Vic, and he is taking all of this as gracious as he possibly can and even asking his fans to not resort to violence. Meanwhile his accusers are practically demonizing themselves every time they open their mouths while forgetting that literally anyone can screen shot every tweet they put it and fire it right back at them.

Sean came out and told everyone to leave Monica alone and pretty much called all of his fans assholes. Like the actual word assholes. He lashed out at fans that weren't stupid enough to just believe everything they hear and dared to question something that sounded fishy.

I mean come on. I know there was some divided opinion when the Cosby thing came up, but people weren't rushing out to silence anyone that defended him. People weren't threatened to be arrested for asking questions. And unlike this case, the Cosby case had actual proof and actual first hand accounts, not this third of fourth hand hearsay. And it was actual date rape, not a kiss on the cheek that apparently is now pornographic in 2019 snowflake culture. Not only that.... THEY ACTUALLY TOLD US WHAT COSBY WAS ACCUSED OF. They didn't just show us a bunch of pictures of him hugging his fans while saying he's accused without giving details.


Bottom line, people need to learn to deal with being uncomfortable and not make a big deal about the smallest thing unless it's actual sexual assault. Unless Vic was actually grabbin some ass, just drop this nonsense. And you can't look back to a simpler time and apply your jaded 2019 mindset to it and alter your own facts. If you were ok with hugging and kissing a celeb that you waited HOURS to see, while noticing other fans in front of you also getting hugged and kissed and you were fine with it in 2012, don't turn around years later with your 2019 SJW mindset and start saying 'well maybe it did feel creepy'. No. That's ********.

We're headed for a Demolition Man type future, I swear. I mean, hey, I always feel uncomfortable when I go to the dentist, am I supposed to sue him too?
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this all comes out after the cash cow of the Broly Movie (who Vic voiced) came out? Not before?
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I don't know a thing about the alleged details that directly concerning particular persons, but all the social media fallout among the Funimation voice actors is enough to make me want to watch the episodes with the Japanese audio track.
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I don't know a thing about the alleged details that directly concerning particular persons, but all the social media fallout among the Funimation voice actors is enough to make me want to watch the episodes with the Japanese audio track.
yeah. especially sean saying fans suck. ugh.


Reading some more into this with a link sent to me, it's coming across as a few things

-metoo movement hindsight. Voice actors hug and kiss people of all ages for photos. no one has a problem with them.

-Apparently this guy has little roles, but is somehow a powerhouse in the anime industry? this doesn't make too much sense. but it would explain why funimation kept on hiring him with the rumors if they couldn't refuse him.

-fan girls are a little on the extreme side sometimes. alot of this comes off as bandwagoning. but there does seem to be alot of stories in the comment section, so it's tough to figure out what to believe.

all i know is, no one really comes off looking good in this situation. and the funimation voice actors are not helping their case by continuing to poke fun at him, rather than taking the situation seriously.
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You really need to find a new hobby.
If what I do is the sole focus of your life, so do you dude...the ignore button is right there.
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