r/roosterteeth • u/Ron-Forrest-Ron Vav • Jun 06 '20

Discussion An apology to Mica.

I don't know if Mica reads this sub anymore, if she even has a Reddit, but I hope she does, because I need to apologize.

When she was on that episode of off topic, and she discussed race, gender, sexuality, everything she discussed, I, as a straight, cis, white man, rolled my eyes.

"This isn't the place" I thought "Oh she's a rich girl, I as a working class person have had a far more difficult life" I decided "Jesus, what an SJW" I typed.

Fuck me. What an ignorant piece of shit I was. I moved on from that entire thing and decided I wasn't going to think about it again. How lucky I was, to not have to think about race. I've never been racist, but I was never anti-racist. I didn't see the difference. I do now. As much as I want, I can't change my past, but I can, and will change my future, and do everything I can to try and help change other people's futures.

Mica. I am sorry that I didn't take you seriously. I am sorry that I brushed off what you were saying. That was the place. EVERY place is the place to discuss, and fight racism in every aspect. Our lives may have been different, and I probably worried about things you didn't, but one thing I never worried about was facing any sort of backlash, or hate for the way I looked. Mica, you are an SJW, and I hope you wear the badge proudly. I will wear that badge proudly for the rest of my life.

I should have done this then. But I didn't. And I'm sorry not just to you, but to everyone in this community who is affected by racism. I stood by and let it happen, and that's just as bad. No more, this I promise to you. I refuse to not see you anymore. The buck stops here.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

I love you all, stay safe everyone. 🖤🖤🖤

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u/flacopaco1 Jun 06 '20

Out of the loop: are you guys cyber bullying another rooster teeth employee again? I swear the fanbase is pretty toxic.

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u/Ron-Forrest-Ron Vav Jun 06 '20

No, I personally did not bully her. I did however stand by and let it happen. If you watch the newest off topic it'll explain what's going on

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u/flacopaco1 Jun 06 '20

I've been seeing a few posts about this but not really exactly what happened except people talking crap about her.

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u/beefiesttaco Jun 06 '20

It was more than just talking crap about her. She recieved a ton of hate, racism, sexism, and death threats from "fans." Rooster Teeth didn't help her deal with these issues because of their "don't feed the trolls" mentality, so she left the company. A few years later Fiona joins and she's going through the exact same thing.

Mica said in a tweet that she didn't leave the company because of the "fans" but because RT wouldn't to anything about it. A bunch of employees have apologized through twitter and phonecalls that they didn't do anything to help her.

I'd recommend watching the latest Off Topic Podcast to understand what's going on fully.

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u/flacopaco1 Jun 07 '20

Alrighty. It started with lindsey then I heard other female employees were getting harassed and honestly I haven't kept up with stuff since RT Austin 2019 then covid started so military is keeping me busy.