Actor Vic Mignogna accused of homophobia, antisemitism, sexual harrassment by fans, professionals; Rooster Teeth and FUNimation cut ties
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I fucking despise this man.
All of the accounts have been truly terrible, but this one leaves me feeling physically sick to such a degree it's almost hard to find the right words. Maybe it's the part where she felt like all she could do was to warn her daughter to stay away from this man, to try to protect her daughter and friends. Jesus.
All of the accounts have been truly terrible, but this one leaves me feeling physically sick to such a degree it's almost hard to find the right words. Maybe it's the part where she felt like all she could do was to warn her daughter to stay away from this man, to try to protect her daughter and friends. Jesus.
In a way, it's a good turn that it's coming out. Abusers don't gain anything by being seen as abusers; they want to be seen as normal people and will hide out wherever normal people are if given the opportunity. The stories are coming out now so it might feel like it's a now problem, but the fact is that it's better now that they come out and that the abusers be dealt with than we pretend that everything's okay as the problems are ignored.
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He's now telling his angry mob of teenage fangirls & alt-righters looking to "own the SJW's" to stop attacking people so he can look innocent... After telling his angry mob of teenage fangirls & alt-righters looking to "own the SJW's" to attack people. Clearly, it's working as intended, as the angry mob is still attacking people but are now insisting Vic's innocent because of this.
Also he's getting a surge of Twitter followers, so someone with a lot of bots wants to bolster his ego for whatever reason.
Also he's getting a surge of Twitter followers, so someone with a lot of bots wants to bolster his ego for whatever reason.
In case any of the noteworthy detractors elect to trot out the 'ole "this is because of Broly's success" narrative for this latest accusation, @MichellMcC73 first went public with her account of Vic grooming her in his pre-voice acting days back in 2017. So that tact won't hold any water.
Also, Vic's ex-fiancee (Michele Sprecht) has been liking various tweets of Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial and some of the other victims who have bravely shared their allegations over Twitter.
Also, Vic's ex-fiancee (Michele Sprecht) has been liking various tweets of Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial and some of the other victims who have bravely shared their allegations over Twitter.
So Vic really has been this way for longer than we thought. Not shocked. :/ Like obviously this is more about the victim, but, just imagine being a fan of someone only to find out they hurt your MOM in such a way....
Hm! I remember hearing about Michele Specht marrying Vic a while back, but now that I look into it seems like they called off the wedding at like the very last minute for unspecified reasons? Didn't realize she had a Twitter. The fact that they worked on that Star Trek fan show together makes me think it didn't have to do with Vic's past though.
Hm! I remember hearing about Michele Specht marrying Vic a while back, but now that I look into it seems like they called off the wedding at like the very last minute for unspecified reasons? Didn't realize she had a Twitter. The fact that they worked on that Star Trek fan show together makes me think it didn't have to do with Vic's past though.
Man, yeah, just... like the idea of having to have that conversation with your kid, or with your mom, oof. And I feel that’s unfortunately not a unique conversation - having to tell your kid that there’s a missing stair in your community - but there is there is something bizarre/surreal about having it about a voice actor for something they like.
If nothing else I’ll also say: I appreciate that unlike some other terrible people who can at least play to that horrible crowd for money going forward, he really can’t? He doesn’t make his own content, just acts in others’, and depends on convention appearances aside. I cannot see a way he can spin this into something successful for himself by pandering to this crowd, and I feel a little relieved about that.
If nothing else I’ll also say: I appreciate that unlike some other terrible people who can at least play to that horrible crowd for money going forward, he really can’t? He doesn’t make his own content, just acts in others’, and depends on convention appearances aside. I cannot see a way he can spin this into something successful for himself by pandering to this crowd, and I feel a little relieved about that.
It doesn't even say a black man voicing a black character, it says a black man voicing a character. Like, SJW means you're opposed to black people getting work or something. I don't understand it.
It's right under Metabee, who was kind of infamous in the dub because he loves watermelons and "sounds black", so the SJW jab would maaaaaybe make sense if that's what they're referring to. But the image seems more like that's line is in reference to the character below (don't know the name) and Metabee's an example of a unique voice direction.
A lot of these are nonsensical though. Why do I care if a voice actor has a Twitter account and expresses political views when I'm watching an anime, how is that more than tangentially related to the quality of the dub? Why is there random praise of that era's Godzilla movies which doesn't even mention the dubbing? Then 90% of the second section is just whining against feminist and diversity issues. Oh, and a comparison of how hot a Japanese voice actress is versus dub actresses.
Also, the fact that the same image whines about people talking about politics while ragging on "anti-trump crazies", unions, and feminists.
It's right under Metabee, who was kind of infamous in the dub because he loves watermelons and "sounds black", so the SJW jab would maaaaaybe make sense if that's what they're referring to. But the image seems more like that's line is in reference to the character below (don't know the name) and Metabee's an example of a unique voice direction.
A lot of these are nonsensical though. Why do I care if a voice actor has a Twitter account and expresses political views when I'm watching an anime, how is that more than tangentially related to the quality of the dub? Why is there random praise of that era's Godzilla movies which doesn't even mention the dubbing? Then 90% of the second section is just whining against feminist and diversity issues. Oh, and a comparison of how hot a Japanese voice actress is versus dub actresses.
Also, the fact that the same image whines about people talking about politics while ragging on "anti-trump crazies", unions, and feminists.
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I think the point is that if you think Vic shouldn't continue getting work because he casually molests fans, then you think that 90s anime dubs are bad. Therefore the official SJW position is that all 90s dubs are bad, so we're supposed to be floored when 90s dubs were actually MORE SJW than today's dubs.
Simple.
Simple.
I think the “black guy voicing a character” thing was just supposed to taken as “hey, you can’t complain, because _”. Some sort of weird pre-emptive “gotcha!”, not saying “SJWs” don’t want him voicing a character.
But the entire thing is so inane that I can’t tell if it’s trolling or not, so. Who knows.
But the entire thing is so inane that I can’t tell if it’s trolling or not, so. Who knows.
You're probably right. The whole point is to support heinous shit, and so it doesn't have to make sense, it just has to support heinous shit. Framing it as a comparison of '90s dubs versus modern dubs is just a way to pass it off as something benign; to try to pin the fallout of Mignogna's actions on something other than his actions themselves.
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Dylan had a lot of ins - or at least managed to project the illusion of having a lot of ins - with a lot of different groups within the anime community, particularly amongst those who frequented particularly the East coast US cons. I mean, I’m relatively antisocial, and I’m pretty sure I’ve met him at least once, and could probably draw a line between myself and him with only a couple of steps through at least two distinct friend groups. I suspect a lot of folks just seemed to assume he was OK due to some of the crowds he seemed hang around with, despite the state his Twitter seemed to descend into whenever he was particularly drunk.
The fact that he at least seemed to be on friendly terms with a lot of more noteable folks is a lot of what ended up kicking up a lot of this Vic stuff - an bunch of folks with an audience feeling guilty about having given him any kind of platform in the past (podcast appearances, articles on news sites, etc) figuring it was a good time to start maybe clearing the house of some of the other known issues in the con scene. Has lead to some weird fallout, but given the stories that have been floating around about Vic as long as I can remember paying attention to such things, it’s probably about time this came about.
The fact that he at least seemed to be on friendly terms with a lot of more noteable folks is a lot of what ended up kicking up a lot of this Vic stuff - an bunch of folks with an audience feeling guilty about having given him any kind of platform in the past (podcast appearances, articles on news sites, etc) figuring it was a good time to start maybe clearing the house of some of the other known issues in the con scene. Has lead to some weird fallout, but given the stories that have been floating around about Vic as long as I can remember paying attention to such things, it’s probably about time this came about.
Before anyone asks why Justin was apparently treated differently when he defended himself, his statements were almost immediately backed up by his peers and he doesn't have any other accusers. (In fact, I've yet to actually see an accusation against Justin that wasn't just inserting his name, misspelled, into a spreadsheet.) Both things are not true in the Dylan and Vic situations.
This Vic situation just seems to get worse every time I check in on it. Not only are the revelations of him being a cop absolutely bone-chilling, but in the last week or so I've read many (private) accounts from friends of mine that are pretty big into the anime con scene and I haven't been able to sit at peace since.
Everyone that has the strength to come forward and publicly relay their own accounts should be lauded for their bravery.
Everyone that has the strength to come forward and publicly relay their own accounts should be lauded for their bravery.
They’re probably close to (if not completely) done with the dub internally at this point. The best we can hope for right now is Rohan being recast for the OVA (& maybe the Blu-Ray release of Part 4 if we shoot for the stars).
Believe me, I want Vic gone just as much as you. But I’m not sure VIZ Media & Bang Zoom can do much about Rohan at this point. At the very least, they’ll likely drop Vic like a rock after Part 4 is done.
Believe me, I want Vic gone just as much as you. But I’m not sure VIZ Media & Bang Zoom can do much about Rohan at this point. At the very least, they’ll likely drop Vic like a rock after Part 4 is done.
I'm primarily thinking to the future. I know full well he wouldn't get suddenly axed from Part 4 (sadly), but I'd be fine with him never appearing in future JJBA works. Granted, I'd be comfortable with him getting axed from everything, but the world isn't nearly that harsh towards predators I guess.
Thank you. That situation was much more personal (and keeps getting dragged up with a slew of misinformation throughout all of this thanks in part to our good-old ex-comicgate women-in-comics-stabbing YellowFlash), and it was never my intention to jump into anything even remotely similar to the Channel Awesome nonsense ever again. I mean, believe me, who really wants a repeat of that? But I guess when it all comes down to it, in both instances, it's experiences of a couple people doing bad things butting heads against everybody else who is having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that their favorite famous person is not such a great person after all. It's painful, and it sucks. To an extend, I get why everybody is flipping out. But then... Well, I guess I never latched onto the idea of celebrity that hard, so I can only understand so much.
Tangentially, I went to the Hollywood premiere of Pacific Rim 2 last year and was in the crowd as the stars of the film walked up to the red carpet. And the insanity of people throwing themselves at the celebrities from across the barricade to shove things to have them autograph in their faces was one of the most panic-inducing things I have ever participated in. The cult of celebrity is a real thing. And if anybody thinks I am ever doing anything "for fame" or "for attention", Jesus Christ, please no. People be crazy, yo.
Tangentially, I went to the Hollywood premiere of Pacific Rim 2 last year and was in the crowd as the stars of the film walked up to the red carpet. And the insanity of people throwing themselves at the celebrities from across the barricade to shove things to have them autograph in their faces was one of the most panic-inducing things I have ever participated in. The cult of celebrity is a real thing. And if anybody thinks I am ever doing anything "for fame" or "for attention", Jesus Christ, please no. People be crazy, yo.
Tails by far has the worst VA of the Sonic Adventure games, and that’s saying something. It was even worse in Heroes.
Thankfully when 4Kids took over they had a woman play him, and that has carried on through the series even after they switched casts again. He sounds a little girly at times but at least they can act.
(Not to rag on the kids, but maybe should have gone with someone with more experience?)
Thankfully when 4Kids took over they had a woman play him, and that has carried on through the series even after they switched casts again. He sounds a little girly at times but at least they can act.
(Not to rag on the kids, but maybe should have gone with someone with more experience?)
Your welcome, and yeah seeing the backlash all of you got (and sadly likely still get) the last time I don't see how anyone could claim your doing it for fame. Even I was admittedly hesitant to open this topic originally as a fan of the FMA dub but seeing you name made me pay attention to it and read into it when I felt I was ready. I wish I could be as strong as all the woman and men coming forward during all of this despite the shit bags. I tend to stay silent in these topics because of something I've experienced before but just wanted to at least lend a voice of support when I saw your still posting here. So again thank you Marzgurl!
