By the way, since some people have figured it out on their own already, just gotta say that the same day James Somerton put up his post faking his death he rebranded his alt account then posted about tv shows and horny posted
The same day James posted his first YouTube apology he started this alt account for himself, originally under the attempted rebrand name of The Gay Raconteur. Since then it was rebranded as an anal themed account and a shark themed account before assuming a fake identity of Will
Of note is this time in between apology 1 and apology 2 where he, on his alt, began arguing in defense of himself, saying that what he did wasn’t that bad and didn’t hurt anybody because the stuff he plagiarized was “like a decade old” and blaming “the cult of Hbomb”
After another rebrand to The Achillean Boy (because man can’t help but use the same Greek mythology branding as Telos), he began going on tiktok, first using AI voices and emoji avatars before finally using his actual face and voice, which is how others discovered it was him
James saw people mourn his death and call those who ever criticized him murderers. He put out a manipulative statement to ensure that fact and then horny posted from his safe alt while people suffered anxiety and grief for a death he never actually committed nor was at risk for
And now he expects to come back to tiktok under a different name and try to continue the same #gay content he did before any of this came to light, never once answering for the harm he caused others by his actions and to try to profit from it all once again
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I’ve been seeing some confusion about the timeline of events so here’s some more stuff in chronological order, showcasing more of just how out of nowhere some of these transitions were and how pushy it started to feel, where it was hard to do anything but just try to move on
Also just want to say that at the time of all of this, I was horribly sick with the flu and had lost my voice for several weeks and was basically miserable and barely there. So most of the time I’m struggling to just stay awake, let alone try to respond to all this
Here's another example of me starting to get uncomfortable and not responding and trying to change the convo. As someone in treatment for anxiety and depression, it's often hard to tell people to their face when they're making me uncomfortable. I wasn't quite sure what else to do
James Somerton still wanting to collect ad revenue and have his Patreon open and make videos isn’t going to work anymore. Even if he swears he’s going to give the money to the people he stole from or swears he’ll properly credit everyone, he has proven he can’t be trusted
I feel bad for any mental anguish he is going through. But his apology video is manipulative and focuses more on his own pain while trying to feign ignorance about the ways in which he has caused material harm to the queer community.
Transcript of James Somerton in his apology video claiming that he was surprised people thought of him as a journalist versus James’ previous comments when publicly called out on his plagiarism, just for a point of comparison
For those who don’t follow this stuff, several theaters showing Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm film last night crapped out and stopped working and screenings were either cancelled or changed to digital screenings, upsetting those who traveled specifically to see it in IMAX 70mm
To explain why this is an interesting problem, only 20 or so theaters in the country are playing Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm making it incredibly rare, and because of that, screenings for the IMAX 70mm are basically entirely sold out until August 9th - the last day of its IMAX run
Theaters can give out things like free passes or concession vouchers as a response to incidents like this happening, but the only way for those people to see it in that same format now is hope the theater adds more screenings at 2:30 am or hope the IMAX run is extended
I’m finally getting around to watching Book of Boba Fett and I’m absolutely astounded that someone would make a TV show like this
It’s like they greenlit a Boba Fett show, then realized they had no idea what a Boba Fett show would even be about, and the end result is you watching them scramble in real time to figure out what Boba Fett could even do in a Boba Fett show
A big issue with Boba Fett is that The Mandalorian basically was a way to do a Boba Fett story (a tale of a cold masked bounty hunter and the jobs he goes on) but without the character of Boba Fett and the baggage that comes with him. What use is Boba Fett in a post-Mando world?
Hey of the One Piece movies on Netflix, which one do you recommend for someone who has read up to Alabaster arc two years ago and who read the Impel Down arc 13 years ago? Either just for fun standalone thing or a good refresher
Every few months a tweet goes viral talking about how they’re tired of so many sex scenes in media nowadays and how unnecessary they are and damn, it’s weird to hear sentences from 90s moral guardians spouted by 19 year olds today while we’re in the most sexless era of media
I get why people get uncomfortable with sex scenes, I know it can be weird to get used to or find yourself accidentally trapped in that “imagine if my parents were watching” mindset, but so often these takes seem to ignore that there’s value in portraying intimacy in media
That a sex scene isn’t just there for titillation but that it can be used to show and elaborate on a connection between two people, an important life experience for some. Sometimes it can show love, falling in love, fading love, impulsive love, reckless love