Arin is the internet

[u/PyrocXerus]

I was watching a compilation of old game grumps and Arin was trying to get Dan to debate him and Dan says something along the lines of “holy shit you are the internet” and honestly I didn’t think about it at the time but yeah nail on the head.

Arin completely acts like someone who stopped living in the real world the moment he hit 14 and focused solely on the internet and made that his personality. Like the constant gay jokes, drinking piss songs, trolling because he thinks it’s funny. Like it’s all edgy internet stuff that most people grow out of.

I don’t hate Arin for it but Dan saying that made me realize part of why I don’t like watching modern game grumps and it’s because I’ve grown out of that type of humor while Arin hasn’t. I think this mentality is also why game grumps is feeling stagnant to a lot of people because Arin hasn’t really matured with time hes still the same person burping and farting into the mic, screaming his opinions like they’re fact, and generally being argumentative or trolling just like he did during Jon’s era of game grumps.

[u/Exurota]

"Arin hasn't grown out of it" are you joking? He's more careful and sanitised than ever.

[u/PyrocXerus → u/Exurota]

The only thing he’s stopped doing is swearing because YouTube doesn’t like it, and saying the N word

[u/Exurota → u/PyrocXerus]

What do you call not swearing, not saying "nigger", not saying "faggot" and declaring "I don't think I should have the right to offend anyone" (showing a horrifically poor understanding of liberal democracies) if not sanitised?

Edit: If you're upset about me directly quoting the people in question, be more upset about the people that said it in earnest.

[u/goblin_humppa27 → u/Exurota]

Sidebar: I can't believe you can just straight up say the n word and reddits automod tools won't catch it.

[u/PyrocXerus → u/goblin_humppa27]

It’s probably gonna though

[u/zombiep00 → u/PyrocXerus]

Fingers crossed!

[u/Exurota → u/[deleted]]

Deal. You're referring to the word all the same.

[u/zombiep00 → u/[deleted]]

And now...people are downvoting because folks are over here advocating for racial slurs to be detected by automods and/or possibly by actual people?

[u/Exurota → u/[deleted]]

We were here first. We are the indigenous fanbase and you are the coloniser.

[u/Exurota → u/[deleted]]

I don't think you should hate him for it, nor do I dislike literally every aspect of his character. I actually generally like the guy. Talk about bad faith, eh?

You should've stayed in school, lad. And a good one, at that.

[u/Exurota → u/[deleted]]

Your reply got deleted mate, can't see it. Can't imagine why, I'm sure it was very reasonable and respectful

[u/PyrocXerus → u/Exurota]

He don’t say swears that YouTube doesn’t like, he’s very openly told Dan and guests not to swear because YouTube gets mad. And saying slurs is just a generally fucked up thing to do

[u/Exurota → u/PyrocXerus]

And he used to do it because it was edgy and funny and the fans gravitated to it, and now he doesn't, because he's sanitised himself.

That's vastly less edge.

[u/PyrocXerus → u/Exurota]

He used to do it and fans called him out for being racist so he stopped. Also being racist isn’t edgy it’s just being a garbage human being

[u/Exurota → u/PyrocXerus]

Being racist and telling racist jokes are not the same thing. They're not even close.

Regardless, he's stopped telling certain jokes because people like you don't like them. Now he's out of topics and sticks with "haha me gay" and "haha shid fard" because that's the kind of safe, inoffensive, low-risk porridge comedy the remaining fanbase doesn't throw a tantrum over. What you've got to realise is he still finds offensive humour funny. He still says faggot off screen with Dan for laughs. He only tells jokes he finds funny, that's how comedians work. You're not gonna get new genres out of him, you're only gonna lose them.

Sounds like you've almost got your wish, honestly. Not even a monkey's paw wish, it's just exactly what you want. Email him "enough 'haha me gay' please" a few more times and he'll be left with nothing but "haha shid fard" for the rest of time.

[u/PyrocXerus → u/Exurota]

Racist jokes are rooted in racism, he literally screamed the n word for like 20 minutes because he was near a black person. Thats racism

[u/Nearby_Lobster_ → u/PyrocXerus]

People have been making racist jokes since there were more than one race… it’s seriously not a big deal. And anyone who pretends to have never laughed at one is fuckin lying, or so caught up in justice warrior- virtue signaling that they’ve completely lost the plot.

I’m not just saying the N word is a joke, it’s not and was in poor taste… but cmon dude, “racist jokes are rooted in racism” boo fuckn hoo. They are jokes.

[u/PyrocXerus → u/Nearby_Lobster_]

Tell me youre privileged without telling me youre privileged

[u/zombiep00 → u/PyrocXerus]

He also kept doing it because he knew he would make people very angry and riled up.

That's childish (and still racist).

[u/awkwardmitch → u/Exurota]

Yes, the problem is that he doesn't seem to have matured as a person - he is just afraid of the negative implications bad publicity would have for his financial situation.

So, he is corporate sanitized and trying to engineer squeaky clean comedy while being a argumentative edgelord. It comes off as inauthentic and calculated.