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FGC Member Mikey (CrackPr0n) accuses EVO Organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar of Sexual Harassment, Pedophilia UP: Admits it
- Thread starter The Turbanator
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Watts and his motivations really don't matter and shouldn't distract us from the issue at hand.
EVO puts Wizard on administrative leave and begins an investigation
Woah. That's... surprisingly fast. Good showing from Evo, I always thought Mr. Wizard was the figurehead so nothing would be done.
Arcade hazing was a common thing in the 90s/early 2000s.
I'm not surprise at all but at the time for a lot of us, this was considered "normal". Obviously looking back we all can see it was a huge abuse in power dynamics and bullying.
Watson is right though, the 3s/mvc2 era would not survive in today's time. Things were much different.
I'm not surprise at all but at the time for a lot of us, this was considered "normal". Obviously looking back we all can see it was a huge abuse in power dynamics and bullying.
Watson is right though, the 3s/mvc2 era would not survive in today's time. Things were much different.
Paying underage kids to strip to their underwear is not arcade culture mate
That was EXTREMELY fast, excellent job from the EVO team.
Please continue to show us you are a professional business.
Please continue to show us you are a professional business.
I frequented arcades in Southern Cali, Westside and never experienced any of this with the local crews. I don't know what arcades you were at but what's described in this thread isn't normal.
Correct. Wizard was the TO and can be replaced. EVO belongs to the Cannons.
Good on the EVO staff for getting a response out so quickly.
I've seen people on Twitter lament how EVO has gotten commercial and corporate in recent years, and...it's better this way. Being a proper organization with structure instead of an event that lives and dies by the presence of Mr. Wizard is a no-brainer.
Was it? idk man, I was an arcade rat in SoCal. The people doing anything close to this were the same small cliques of good players and the people wanting in that clique at the bigger arcades.
Nobody did shit to me or even attempted. Or my friends. There was shit talk and blah blah. We played fighting games, ate jack in the box, talked shit and went home. And there wasn't even that much shit talk. Just people mumbling underneath their breath and rolling eyes and sighing, about how everybody is cheap and a scrub, lol.
And I don't think what Wiz allegedly did is "arcade culture".
People are romanticizing and mis-remembering arcades.
Will Wizard (continue?) to profit from EVO?
Not hazing
Did you read the full account? What happened in the public toilet was not hazing.
Not hazing
Did you read the full account? What happened in the public toilet was not hazing.
I never said it was normal, I said considered "normal". The quotes are noted to show that it definitely was not normal at all. Even Crackpr0n said at that time he didn't think anything about it. We didn't know better.
I'm not trying to defend Mr. Wiz and what he allegedly did. What he is accused of is awful and he deserves all the shit if true. Theres no denying that. I'm just stating shit like this was more common than people think.
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https://twitter.com/PyronIkari/status/1278574450447802369?s=20
this is exactly my point. We didn't know better at the time.
I'd honestly argue that "going eSports" is for the best precisely because of this, accountability. Not just for EVO, but for the FGC in general.
Good! I hope every single one of these scumbags get outed and punished.
Right. Watson was a lot older than "nine" in 1992. Easy enough to discern this if one simply reads the story.
I know you definitely aren't defending it in any way shape or form. But I still never experienced any of this whatsoever. I don't believe it was common.
Wow
Makes sense why they aint dealing with some of the shitheads in the community now.
Disgusting. What's even more disgusting is that it is apparently known that he does this.
Makes sense why they aint dealing with some of the shitheads in the community now.
Disgusting. What's even more disgusting is that it is apparently known that he does this.
Given where this is headed, I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Wizard is taking the usual legal track of keeping quiet.
word spreads fast on twitter, way earlier in the day it was pretty much confirmed that within the next 48 hours something was going to be released.
writing was on the wall, because it was coming from Watson, people knew exactly who he was talking about.
I ageee with this. I don't think this is stopping with Mr Wiz.
Yeah. Going eSports is one of the best things that could/can happen to the FGC. Players, TOs, commentators can take it seriously as a day job and accountability is way higher across the board
Looks like Nairo nuked his account
It truly is for the best. They need to leave the wild west behind and go eSports.
Jesus Christ.
I was wondering why Nairo was trending, and... uumm... holy shit!
