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“Rooster Teeth had a lot of issues as evidenced by the allegations past employees have come forward with” and “Warner Bros is fucking evil for axing an entire company and letting some of its employees find out via tweet” are statements that can and should coexist.
Like. It’s not some gotcha that RT is shutting down. It’s not some vindictive justice that this Big Bad Company is gone now. Projects are now canceled. People will be fired from their jobs. And because it’s Warner Bros. it’s only a matter of time before all those animation projects (RvB, RWBY, Camp Camp, every single episode of anything they made) is scrubbed off of the internet.
It’s gonna be the same thing that happened with HBO Max. It’s gonna be the same thing with the Coyote vs. Acme movie and Batgirl.
RT going down is not the thing you should be lording over people. RT going down should not be some ammo for your “RWBY is mid” takes. RT going down is not some “I always knew it was cringe” meme. Real people are gonna be effected by this. People will lose this jobs and will lose all the passion projects they worked on.
This is horrifying for the people involved in these projects and the state of animation itself. Warner Bros. only owned Rooster Teeth for 2 years. They bought them in 2022. Not even 2 full years. They didn’t even get a chance and they axed THE ENTIRE COMPANY. NOT JUST ONE SHOW. THE ENTIRE FUCKING COMPANY AND ALL ITS IPS. HOLY FUCKING SHIT. THIS IS NOT THR TIME FOR A FAN WAR.
[ID: A video from RWBY_VT that shows Ruby Rose responding to a Twitch comment by @TheChristopherEscalante that asks "Does Ruby have a valentine?" In a surprised tone, Ruby responds, "Do I--? Excuse me... Do I have a valentine? Hold on... Hold on, that..." She laughs awkwardly, "There are some interesting questions happening in chat. Um... Sir." In a slightly angry tone, she says "Sir. Whoever you are... No. I've— I've said this before, I'll say it again, I don't..." She fumbles a bit anxiously and says, "I don't do the romance thing, I don't know... I've never really felt that way about anybody... It's just that... I don't know, yeah. But if you have, please, you know, leave some comments in chat. Who's your valentine? Who is your valentine?" End ID]
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[ID: A twitter screenshot link, posted by @cxrviknight. It reads: "Does Ruby have a Valentine? Short Answer: No, because everyone knows that her true love is Crescent Rose. ( And yes, that's the real Christopher Escalante, who voices Ein in Aphmau series)" and is followed by the above video. End ID]