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Smashingpmkns
09/29/20 5:44:30 PM
#51:


What an incredibly stupid decision. I can't imagine many people complaining about ATHF in 2020. Seems more like marketing self serving than a decision to actually make any sort of reasonable change.

Also labeling any episode of Boondocks as 'racially insensitive' seems like they missed the whole fucking point of the show.
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TooLateToGoBack
09/29/20 5:46:13 PM
#52:


clownworld

this is why people should be wary of going all-in on digital when shit like this occurs.
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TsunamiFox
09/29/20 5:48:59 PM
#53:


I can't wait for cancel culture to die. This shit is stupid.

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Kaliesto
09/29/20 5:57:40 PM
#54:


TsunamiFox posted...
I can't wait for cancel culture to die. This shit is stupid.

It will only die if people stop being complacent and being more active against it.

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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 5:58:57 PM
#55:


TooLateToGoBack posted...
clownworld

this is why people should be wary of going all-in on digital when shit like this occurs.

Kaliesto posted...
It will only die if people stop being complacent and being more active against it.

Both of these.
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NeonOctopus
09/29/20 6:02:39 PM
#56:


They better not fucking touch Boondocks or I'm out!

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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 6:03:18 PM
#57:


@NeonOctopus posted...
They better not fucking touch Boondocks or I'm out!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79007285/945233754
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Darkraiomb
09/29/20 6:39:03 PM
#58:


DuranOfForcena posted...
i remember that episode

Shake literally gets bitten by a radioactive black man, and then starts turning into a black man

i'm surprised it took this long for people to want to #cancelculture it
Wait, people actually watched Aqua shit?

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BeantownHero
09/29/20 6:41:13 PM
#59:


kingdrake2 posted...
all it knows is ball... and good... and...
we'll all be furious too if it gets removed because of him.

Look, dont get me wrong, I LOVE that episode.

I'm just surprised it survived lmao

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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 6:44:26 PM
#60:


Darkraiomb posted...
Wait, people actually watched Aqua shit?

The series that basically defined AS as a network and aired for fifteen years? Yeah
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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 6:45:13 PM
#61:


UnarmedGunman posted...
The series that basically defined AS as a network and aired for fifteen years? Yeah

If people can watch anime and enjoy it, they certainly can enjoy Williamstreet classics.

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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 6:45:31 PM
#62:


In other news, now-deleted tweet from Adult Swim SVP & Toonami co-creator:

https://i.imgur.com/EbRCgeu.jpg
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BeantownHero
09/29/20 6:47:32 PM
#63:


I always thought Shake Like Me wasn't so much playing on black stereotypes so much as it was playing on how people perceive the average "urban" black guy.

Very cheech and Chong like

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Darkraiomb
09/29/20 6:47:46 PM
#64:


UnarmedGunman posted...
The series that basically defined AS as a network and aired for fifteen years? Yeah
Wow, that's depressing. I've watched a few episodes of that garbage. It was so stupid. All they do is argue and it isn't even funny.

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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 6:47:58 PM
#65:


UnarmedGunman posted...
In other news, now-deleted tweet from Adult Swim SVP & Toonami co-creator:

https://i.imgur.com/EbRCgeu.jpg

The author of this tweet is 100% right and some top ranking SJW's couldn't handle the tweet. I'm sure this poster will be fired in the next 48 hours.

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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 6:48:45 PM
#66:


Darkraiomb posted...
Wow, that's depressing. I've watched a few episodes of that garbage. It was so stupid. All they do is argue and it isn't even funny.

I feel the same when I watch the majority of anime. It's complete and utter shit. All of it.

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FrostedCream
09/29/20 6:52:14 PM
#67:


any time racist get upset,thats a win!
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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 6:56:08 PM
#68:


weekoldhotdog posted...
The author of this tweet is 100% right and some top ranking SJW's couldn't handle the tweet. I'm sure this poster will be fired in the next 48 hours.

Uh, the context was people were calling him a hypocrite for promoting #BlackLivesMatter on AS while letting black voices like Aaron McGruder be censored (he claimed it was outside his power fwiw, even if that statement should be taken with a grain of salt). Not to mention shaming anime avatars while syndicated anime's filled your pockets for two decades isn't a good look!
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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 6:58:04 PM
#69:


UnarmedGunman posted...
Uh, the context was people were calling him a hypocrite for promoting #BlackLivesMatter on AS while letting black voices like Aaron McGruder be censored (he claimed it was outside his power fwiw, even if that statement should be taken with a grain of salt). Not to mention shaming anime avatars while syndicated anime's filled your pockets for two decades isn't a good look!

maaaan you ruined it with your context! I really wanted to side with this moron.

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The_Ivory_Man
09/29/20 6:58:45 PM
#70:


Stupid.

How many episodes of the Boondocks will they even leave up with this? It's not like that episode is much worse than any other episode.

This is the really lame part about streaming services.
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UnarmedGunman
09/29/20 7:03:57 PM
#72:


weekoldhotdog posted...
maaaan you ruined it with your context! I really wanted to side with this moron.

Oh yeah to add insult to injury Re: the BLM hypocrisy stuff people were also bringing up how a black veteran voice actor who worked with Adult Swim for years was facing homelessness last summer (his GFM popped up literally weeks after George Floyd died), and that was the point where he deleted all his tweets.

https://twitter.com/NannerNeff/status/1311031042363527168
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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 7:07:25 PM
#73:


UnarmedGunman posted...
Oh yeah to add insult to injury Re: the BLM hypocrisy stuff people were also bringing up how a black veteran voice actor who worked with Adult Swim for years was facing homelessness last summer (his GFM popped up literally weeks after George Floyd died), and that was the point where he deleted all his tweets.

https://twitter.com/NannerNeff/status/1311031042363527168

Are you talking about the guy that played Frylock? Yeah, i've known about his treatment for yeeeeeeeeeeeeeears. He wasn't paid very well at all and the what's his face that did Carl, Meatwad and Shake got paid very handsomely for his voice acting work. In fact, he still gets invited for cameos on Adult Swim. Frylock's voice actor got a raw deal the entire time the show was on the air, as well as the movie they released.

But that being said, the gig wouldn't have paid too much more anyways from what he DID get paid. I think I read he was getting some $10,000 an episode, which is pretty fucking good money considering ATHF wasn't really that popular for long. It only really took off in the 3/4th season and the popularity was dying by the 6th/7th (after the release of the theatrical ATHF movie).

I've been a fan of ATHF since Day 1.

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AloofHermit
09/29/20 7:11:01 PM
#74:


rip

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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 7:31:37 PM
#77:


CrimsonRage posted...
what did you think he meant lol


I took the quote literally like a vocal minority screamed until something happened with top execs that pulled the shows from the roster.

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TheCodeisBosco
09/29/20 7:58:06 PM
#78:


TooLateToGoBack posted...
this is why people should be wary of going all-in on digital when shit like this occurs.

People say this every time an incident like this happens...

...as they should. Digital media and streaming will never, ever, ever be valid substitutes for physical media. The convenience isn't worth the downsides at all.

Also, that person who tweeted about people "screaming into the void" seems like an absolute tool.

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Dark_SilverX
09/29/20 7:58:28 PM
#79:


horrible news


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Darkraiomb
09/29/20 8:11:16 PM
#80:


weekoldhotdog posted...
I feel the same when I watch the majority of anime. It's complete and utter shit. All of it.
I'm 27, thank you very much.

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BudDupree48
09/29/20 8:12:37 PM
#81:


Oh now they done it. Fucking with ATHF. WTF

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Weezy_Tha_Don
09/29/20 8:16:16 PM
#82:


glad Ive got the first 3 seasons of the boondocks on dvd lol

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weekoldhotdog
09/29/20 8:28:07 PM
#83:


Darkraiomb posted...
I'm 27, thank you very much.

wtf does this message have to do with the conversation of you dumping on ATHF because you saw a couple of episodes and thought it was just a bunch of people arguing with each other?

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Cheater87
09/29/20 8:36:50 PM
#84:


That Boondocks episode is hilarious.

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dave_is_slick
09/29/20 8:56:57 PM
#85:


Darkraiomb posted...
Wow, that's depressing. I've watched a few episodes of that garbage. It was so stupid. All they do is argue and it isn't even funny.
You're trying too hard.

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Maninstagnate
09/29/20 9:13:13 PM
#86:


This is why I am against going all digital. I knew this was coming from a mile away and it won't ever stop. They will censor whatever they choose.
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Darkraiomb
09/29/20 9:19:08 PM
#87:


dave_is_slick posted...
You're trying too hard.
I feel like I'm the one who should be saying that instead.

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ElatedVenusaur
09/29/20 9:22:09 PM
#88:


That particular ATHF episode is no great loss, but censoring the other two is a joke.
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IShall_Run_Amok
09/29/20 9:33:38 PM
#89:


TheCodeisBosco posted...
as they should. Digital media and streaming will never, ever, ever be valid substitutes for physical media. The convenience isn't worth the downsides at all.
Preach.

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The_Ivory_Man
09/29/20 9:44:24 PM
#91:


It is kind of hilarious that a show that won a writing award from the NAACP is now getting an episode removed for being culturally insensitive.
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-Unowninator-
09/30/20 11:55:59 AM
#92:


Oh lawd; those Aqua clips of said episode are still on adultswim's youtube channel.
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coolpal23
09/30/20 11:56:28 AM
#93:


Man, Aqua teens is such an amazing show

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Darkraiomb
09/30/20 11:58:05 AM
#94:


coolpal23 posted...
Man, Aqua teens is such an amazing show
No, it's really not.

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coolpal23
09/30/20 12:01:33 PM
#95:


Darkraiomb posted...
No, it's really not.
Yes, it really is

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Darkraiomb
09/30/20 12:06:03 PM
#96:


coolpal23 posted...
Yes, it really is
It's so fucking stupid.

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coolpal23
09/30/20 12:06:29 PM
#97:


Darkraiomb posted...
It's so fucking stupid.
ok
That can be said about any show ever
imo Aqua teens is amazing, i like its humor, and i like dumb humor alot

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Darkraiomb
09/30/20 12:10:13 PM
#98:


coolpal23 posted...
ok
That can be said about any show ever
imo Aqua teens is amazing, i like its humor, and i like dumb humor alot
What humor?

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coolpal23
09/30/20 12:11:56 PM
#99:


Darkraiomb posted...
What humor?
The subjective kind that apparently you dont understand

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But also this

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dave_is_slick
09/30/20 12:27:44 PM
#101:


Darkraiomb posted...
It's so fucking stupid.
This is exactly what I mean by "you're trying too hard". Most people would've stopped at one post or two. What is this, your 10th?

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