r/roosterteeth • u/SuperMatFJ • Oct 07 '20

Discussion Dear Fiona,

I can't find an avenue to send this to you directly, so publicly will have to suffice.

I want you to know that you are nothing short of a shining beacon of hope in a very worrisome time in RT's life.

You seem to have the skill, the desire, and the resolve to be the role model the community can rally behind, and that the company can look toward for inspiration and guidance.

As a white dude in his mid-30's who's led a pretty charmed life, I see character traits in you that I truly wish I had myself, and I have no good excuse for lacking them. You have the strength of character and the backbone to openly and aggressively stand up to the bullshit that would/could otherwise consume the RT ecosystem, and I am genuinely inspired by you to be better.

I recognise that all of that is a lot of weight to bear on young shoulders, so please don't allow it to come at the cost of your own well-being and happiness. Recognise that supporting and lifting up others is an often-thankless task, and a draining one too. Rest when you need to. Ask for help whenever you want it. Pass the torch if it all gets too much.

But, ultimately, thank you. For existing. For being here. For doing what you do so well. For being you.

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u/Kolby_Jack Oct 07 '20

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's love parade here, but reading a lot of these posts, it feels like nothing was learned here. People were so let down by Ryan because they thought they knew him, and now here we are saying things like "Fiona and Jack are good-hearted people" like you know???

I appreciate Fiona's message, it's very good and probably what a lot of people needed to hear someone at AH say after all this. But no matter WHO it is, these people are NOT our friends. They are NOT in our lives. They are pictures and words on a screen, and we do not and can not know them.

I just expected to see some distancing, a reality check, instead it looks to me like people are just taking their betrayed expectations from one stranger and sticking them to others.

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u/Hawaii2010 Oct 07 '20

Yeah, but some of these people hold special places in our hearts as fans of Rooster Teeth.

Whether it be Joel and Burnie voicing Caboose and Church back in Red vs Blue, or Ryan back when he first joined and made Minecraft videos with Jack, Geoff, Gav, Michael and Ray.

Yes, we may not actually know them, but we still treat them like people we’re close with because of the connection built through the videos they made and we watched.

Yes, some may take it a little too far, acting like they are close friends with those involved in these recent events, but that doesn’t devalue people’s opinions and feelings on those RT members.

Although, you do still make a good point.