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![thatstarwarsgirl @thatstarwarsgrl⚫ 1h Oh look the Disney shills decided they would write up a manifesto in attempts to demenitize/deplatform @KinelRyan @Geeks GamersCom @Nerdrotics. These wackos took the whole: "If you're not with me then you're my enemy" line way too literally. They all need serious mental help. thatstarwarsgirl @thatstarwarsgrl Here's screenshots of their manifesto. Can you imagine being that mentally unhinged you get together as a group in attempts to tell down people just because they disagree (and are more popular than) you. These people need to see a psychiatrist dear lord DEAR TEAM YOUTUBE Last week, actor Amandla Stenberg (she/they) posted candid comments to Instagram about the "rampage of... bigotry and vitriol" that she has received since leading the cast of The Acolyte, the latest addition to the Star Wars universe. Stenberg's experience is not new. In fact, this known tactic was initially provoked by former Breitbart News editor, Milo Yiannopoulos, who aggressively targeted Ghostbusters actor, Leslie Jones, under the guise of "film criticism." After prolonged insults against her Ghostbusters' character resulted in harassment against Jones on Twitter, Yiannopoulos claimed Jones was "[playing] the victim" when she called for action against the harassment. The aggressive gaslighting of Jones' experience resulted in Yiannopoulos being banned from Twitter. 8 years later, Yiannopoulos' playbook against marginalized actors has burgeoned into a multi-million dollar business on YouTube, which has been permitted to develop unchecked with the help of YouTube's Partner Program—this playbook's biggest target: Star Wars. As fans of the Star Wars franchise, we have tirelessly witnessed a handful of YouTube creators continuously drive prolonged insults and harassment against marginalized actors and members of our community.* Enough is enough. The Star Wars fandom demands that YouTube enforce its community guidelines against "prolonged insults" and incitement of targeted harassment towards women of color by demonetizing YouTube channels "Geeks + Gamers," "Ryan Kinel - RK Outpost," and "Nerdrotic." THE FACTS In 2018, Geeks + Gamers (396k subscribers) encouraged harassment against Vietnamese-American actor, Kelly Marie Tran. Leading up to Tran's departure from Instagram due to prolonged harassment, Geeks + Gamers published nearly 15 videos relevant to Tran's Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi character, Rose Tico. The channel claimed that Tran's character is "one of the most hideous characters of all time," "the most unlikeable character ever," and exists for "forced diversity." Many of the comments found in Geeks + Gamers' videos can be seen in hateful comments under Tran's now-deleted Instagram posts." Geeks + Gamers championed RK Outpost (319k subscribers), a channel that frequently targets marginalized actors including Moses Ingram, a Black American cast member in the TV series, Kenobi. Days before Ingram called out racist backlash against her on Instagram," RK Outpost called Ingram a "lunatic" who "can do nothing other than play the victim."" RK Outpost has recently referred to Ingram's Kenobi character, Reva, as "dumb and retarded."12 Geeks + Gamers and RK Outpost frequently co-host the livestream "Friday Night Tights" on Nerdrotic's YouTube channel (1.1M subscribers) where the three channels have made a profitable business reusing prolonged insults against marginalized actors featured in Star Wars, Captain Marvel, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power-to name a few. Amandla is the current target of this YouTube-based operation. Together, Geeks + Gamers, RK Outpost, and Nerdrotic have led the charge against Amandla even before the release of The Acolyte, producing nearly 40 videos relevant to Amandla and The Acolyte since May. These channels have asserted that Amandla is "vapid and narcissistic", 15 "the adult pretender," "dumb," and "a half-Black bitch" 18 for defending herself against racism. These channels have gaslit Amandla by claiming she's "playing the victim card," with RK Outpost proclaiming, "you've never been oppressed in your goddamn life, you bitch." These YouTubers also use racist dog whistles including the "angry Black woman" stereotype." The hate campaign against Amandla has been so profitable that other major YouTubers have joined the attacks on Amandla including "Star Wars Theory" (3.3M subscribers).20 How many more good-faith content creators will turn to profitable hate campaigns if this behavior is permitted to continue with no repercussions? ACTION REQUIRED The Star Wars fandom refuses to watch another marginalized actor or fan be singled out by prolonged, racist harassment from a handful of YouTubers as a result of YouTube's inaction, which has transformed hate into a lucrative career path. It is concerning to us that targeting marginalized actors on other social media platforms has historically resulted in platform bans, whereas the same behavior has made provocateurs millionaires on YouTube. This should be highly concerning to advertisers, as well. We understand that YouTube has an important role to play in promoting free speech, however, content uploaded by Geeks + Gamers, RK Outpost, and Nerdrotic is not "opinion" or "criticism." It is prolonged, targeted harassment against women of color. We urge YouTube to enforce its community guidelines and demonetize these channels immediately and permanently. Thank you. May The Force Be With You. RESOURCES 1 Patton, Tess. "The Acolyte' Star Amandla Stenberg Says Cancelation Wasn't Shocking after 'Rampage' of Online Hyper-Conservative Bigotry." TheWrap, 29 Aug. 2024. 2 Yiannopoulos, Milo. "Here's Why the Left Is so Desperate to Defend the New Feminist Ghostbusters." Breitbart, 5 May 2016. 3 Romano, Aja. "Milo Yiannopoulos's Twitter Ban, Explained." Vox, 20 July 2016. 4 "Star Wars Theory Must Be Stopped: My Truth." YouTube, Geeks + Gamers, 31 Aug. 2024. 5 "Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran deletes Instagram posts after abuse." BBC, 06 June 2018. 6 YouTube Data API. Limit 50 per query. Search term (q)= "Kelly Marie Tran" AND "Rose Tico." Publish date range 12-20-17-09-01-18." 7 "Kelly Marie Tran Returns to Disney - Keep Rian Johnson Away!" YouTube, Geeks + Gamers, 27 Aug, 2020. 8 "The Last Jedi - Rose vs Holdo: Which Character is the Worst?" YouTube, Geeks + Gamers, 16 April, 2018. 9 *《星球大战8》演员Kelly Marie Tran在受到骚扰后删除所有Instagram帖子.” Sohu, 06 June 2018. 10 Di Placido, Dani. "Obi-Wan Star Moses Ingram Stands Up To Racist Backlash." Forbes, 31 May 2022. 11 "Disney Star Wars Attacks Fans AGAIN | Lucasfilm Told Obi-Wan Actress Moses Ingram Fans Are RACIST." YouTube, Ryan Kinel - RK Outpost, 26 May, 2022. 12 "Woke Media BLAMES FANS After The Acolyte Disney Star Wars FAILURE! | They HATE That No One Watched!" YouTube, Ryan Kinel - RK Outpost, 24 Aug. 2024. 13 "Everyone HATES The Acolyte, and That's A Good Thing - RIP Star Wars." YouTube, Nerdrotic, 22 Mar, 2024. 14 YouTube Data API. Limit = 50 per query. Search term (q)= "Acolyte" AND "Amandla Stenberg." Publish date range = "05-21-24"-"08-30-24." 15 "CONSERVATIVE BIGOTS!!!" Amandla Stenberg SPERGS OUT and BLAMES Fans for The Acolyte' FAILURE!" YouTube, Nerdrotic Daily, 31 Aug, 2024. 16 "Everyone Hates The Acolyte as Much as Disney Hates Star Wars." YouTube, Nerdrotic, 21 June, 2024. 17 "AMANDLA STENBERG IS DUMB! Star Wars Actress GASLIGHTS Fans With CRINGE VIDEO!" YouTube, Nerdrotic Daily, 22 June, 2024. 18 "Amandla Stenberg Releases CRINGE Song Calling Star Wars Fans RACIST." YouTube, Geeks + Gamers Clips, 20 June, 2024. 19 "Acolyte Actor Joins The View To SLAM Star Wars Fans." YouTube, Geeks + Gamers, 09 July, 2024. 20 "AMANDLA STENBERG MELTDOWN OVER THE ACOLYTE CANCELED-RESPONSE." YouTube, Star Wars Theory, 30 Aug. 2024.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/898/087/611.jpeg "Latest fandom drama")
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