I freely admit that, being a part of the caustic critic craze of the late-2000s/early-2010s, I helped contribute to a culture that only embraces surface-level, unthinking criticism and angry, bitter, hateful reactions to creators. It's shameful to me since you can draw a line...
...from that kind of attitude to the toxic, bitter, hateful assholes that hurl death threats and abuse at actors, writers, directors, etc. It's one of the many reasons I've tried to be more thoughtful in my critiques and desperately reinforce when appropriate to not attack...
...creators, why even in the new theme song (the one that premiered in the 600th episode and will likely become the full-time theme in the new year when I make the annual changeup to the theme) I don't namedrop awful creators anymore. Hell, even Liefeld - who just in the...
...last few days was a dick about another creator working on New Mutants and that he wouldn't "come back to save it (sure, Rob) - doesn't deserve to get that kind of treatment.
But the idea that just because the creators weren't deliberately trying to be harmful I shouldn't...
...be angry at their awful, AWFUL work? No. There's nothing wrong with anger. Anger motivates and gets things done. Outrage is not inherently bad. And harmful stereotypes being reinforced in a heavily-promoted book? Yeah, no. I'm going to be pissed and call out that shittiness...
...just as much as I'd expect people to do that to me... AND THEY HAVE. Even in the review this is referencing, people wanted some clarification about a few points I had made because they felt I wasn't expressing it properly. The work was bad and I am going to say it was bad...
...and try to use my platform for good to not let more people grow into shitty, toxic, entitled people by specifically saying "Don't do that, it's wrong." There is a difference between angry critique and friggin' death threats, for God's sakes.
And I really, REALLY resent being compared to the kind of people who DO farm for hate-clicks and anger viewing, especially when I *JUST* released an episode talking about how much I love US-1 for how bonkers and fun it is.
So they decided to return again. Despite this person being a subscriber for four years, I am beginning to doubt that they actually watch my stuff.
Oh, by the by? The next two episodes? We have to skip the PSA comic to try to do what I want to do before the end of the month, so it's going to be a Patreon-sponsored episode talking about a comic tie-in to EMERGENCY!, a 70s show not really talked about anymore wherein I'll...
...briefly talk about evolving my opinions on the police because of initially being shaped by shows like Dragnet vs. the reality of the world, sooo probably not going to be my most viewed episode...
...And the other is an issue of Mr. T and the T-Force.
You know, the series whose second issue I once called the greatest comic ever produced.
Just got to keep farming those hate clicks, guys.
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