![[-] BootsySpankinsPI 2 points 3 minutes ago Hey, Bootsy here. I've tried for a couple of years to avoid this kind of drama, and it's never been my intention to ever come into these subs because it's a place for the fans. As I've said in response to several tweets and emails, I don't find it ethical to discuss business matters with the public no matter what the job is. But it's also not of my nature to sit around without defending myself. I hope you can understand the situation that I was unexpectedly thrown into last night without warning. Simply put, I had a number of long-standing concerns that grew during my time there. These problems worsened to the point where it became extremely personal and to the point where I felt it was necessary to directly express my dissatisfaction. These concerns were met with confrontation and disagreement, and as Mike has accurately stated, it was difficult to imagine moving forward after that. If I appear to be agitated by this, it's because it's hard not to be. I considered myself a loyal friend for 20+ years who was working hard to contribute consistent entertainment to a channel that I cared deeply about - for fans that I still care about. As far as the payment rumors go: Mike is correct in that I was paid to edit the Mike & Bootsy episodes. I was also paid to edit some early episodes of Board James (Tornado Rex, Donut Disaster, etc.), but I was not compensated for my acting, writing, music, or DVD/Blu-ray sales. The only reason why I made this clear earlier is because some people were trying to show their support for me after I'd left by telling me that they'd bought a DVD, and I found it important that they were aware that their money was not going to me. This was not, however, one of the major concerns that I mentioned earlier. I understand what it's like to be a fan. I'm a huge music nerd. I still admire many bands, and if one of the main members unexpectedly left without explanation, I'd feel the same exact way. I'd search for answers. I just ask of you to respect our decision to handle the details of our dispute in a professional matter. The fan base in general has been incredibly kind to me over the years, and I am very lucky for that. So I hope that I have cleared some air and dispelled some rumors. This is all that I have to say about the matter. Thank you for listening, now please allow me to get back to studying my pocket thesaurus.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/929/016/eab.png "Bootsy Responds")
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Mike Matei
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About
Mike Matei serves as the executive producer for Cinemassarce, the website of The Angry Video Game Nerd, and helps write, edit, and star in the channel's videos. He has grown into a somewhat infamous figure online for his low-quality sketches and interactions with fans.
History
Matei started the Cinemassacre YouTube channel in 2006,[1] where it was originally called "JamesNintendoNerd." After assisting with and starring in several AVGN videos, Matei began to make his own content for the channel. On January 24th, 2011, he uploaded his first solo video for Cinemassacre, "How to Jump Over the Flagpole on stage 1-1 in Super Mario Bros," gaining over 1.2 million views (shown below). In 2015, he began livestreaming video games and uploading the videos to YouTube.[2]
Reputation
Brown Bricks
On May 11th, 2012, Matei uploaded "Minecraft with Gadget," a video in which he and an animated version of Inspector Gadget, voiced by Matei, reviewed the IOS port of Minecraft. In the video, Inspector Gadget has trouble pronouncing the name of the game, eventually calling it "Minecrap". He repeated the name several times during the video, eventually repeating "I love to build brown bricks with mine crap." This spawned the Brown Bricks meme. Due to the negative response to the video, it was taken down (Mirror shown below). The video was quickly mocked and parodied online shortly after its release, and Matei has worked to delete all reuploads of the video.
In late 2016 and early 2017, multiple renditions of the infamous video started appearing on YouTube. The meme's sudden resurgence in popularity may be due to it's frequent use in media surrounding Iris animator Chris O'Neil (Oney) who can often be heard quoting or referencing it. It became a popular meme amongst of the channel's fans. In May of 2017, Siivagunner began referencing the clip in their videos. On May 14th, they uploaded "Main Theme – Inspector Gadget: Mad Robots Invasion," gaining over 19,000 views (shown below, left). On May 17th, they uploaded a parody of the Angry Video Game Nerd intro using the clip (shown below, right).
Mike Matei Has a Huge Dick
In late 2014, a persistent rumor started appearing in comments on Cinemassacre videos that Matei has a large penis. Fans gleaned as much from pictures of Matei where the bulge in his pants appears quite large (examples shown below). One of the earlier known references to the size of Matei's penis comes from a Tumblr[4] post dated September 22nd, 2014.
The rumor was addressed in a thread on /r/OutOfTheLoop[3] on December 12th, 2014 and has been covered in TV Tropes[2] and Encyclopedia Dramatica[5] in their pages on Matei. In late 2015, Matei tweeted out a picture of his penis next to measuring tape to answer a question to someone asking how large his dick was. He said "10 inches." The picture has since been deleted but a screenshot of the tweet was posted to /tv/ on November 5th, 2015.[7]
/r/Cinemassacre Drama
Matei is a moderator at /r/Cinemassacre. On May 30th, 2017, he made a post titled "Shedding Some Light"[8] about his moderating practices, which others in the subreddit took issue with, after conversations between moderators about Matei were leaked to the subreddit. Matei was known for banning anyone who made reference to the Brown Bricks video or referencing his penis, and he attempted to explain this in his post. Other moderators of the subreddit were angered by this, Mattophobia,[6] recommended the removal of Matei from the channel altogether for his unapologetic and harsh moderating policies. The entire fiasco was covered by two /r/OutOfTheLoop[9][10] posts and a post on /r/SubredditDrama.[11]
Criticism
Matei has grown infamous for his poor comedy and alleged poor character. During their playthrough of Sonic '06, Game Grumps went on an extended riff about Matei's simple style of comedy (shown below).
Matei has also been criticized for being unfunny and arrogant by Encyclopedia Dramatica.[5] Commenters on /r/Cinemassacre have also spoken negatively about Matei's character. In response to his "Shedding Some Light" post, user digitaldebaser wrote of Matei, "He was rude, he was degrading, and he made me question if James was anything like him. It hurt as a fan."
Search Interest
External References
[1] AVGN Wikia – Mike Matei
[2] TV Tropes – Mike Matei
[3] Reddit – Why do people keep saying "Motherfucker Mike" Matei has a 12 inch cock?
[4] Tumblr – The Penis Looks Massive
[5] Encyclopedia Dramatica – Mike Matei
[6] /r/Cinemassacre – Mattophobia
[7] /tv/ – Matei's Penis
[8] /r/CineMassacre – Shedding Some Light
[9] /r/OutOfTheLoop – What's going on over on /r/TheCinemassacre?
[10] /r/OutOfTheLoop – What is going on with avgn/cinnemassacre
[11] /r/SubredditDrama – Leaked mod mail conversations from r/TheCinemassacre (the official AVGN subreddit) reveal shady moderatior practices and behaviors, such as banning users
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Top Comments
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Jun 04, 2017 at 03:47PM EDT
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