The invasion of the franchise snatchers has been so intolerable that it’s made Hollywood a shadow of its former self. While there are still good shows and movies that release every now and again, the misses are far more abundant. The Western world, from America to the UK, has had it, and corporations that pump this garbage out are finding their audiences dwindling more and more.
It’s not hard to understand why people are walking away. Even if you haven’t watched the latest Disney/Lucasfilm abortion, “The Acolyte,” you’ve probably seen people’s comments about it, or even read about it here on RedState. I’ve been covering its downfall for some time.
(READ: The Drama Around the Canceled Woke Star Wars Show ‘The Acolyte’ Just Got More Hilarious)
Shows like “The Acolyte” are bad, but not uncommon and as such, people have gotten sick of watching as their favorite franchise is corrupted, perverted, and repurposes to carry some self-important message or self-inserts from writers and actors. They focus more on make the show “diverse” instead of focusing on the story. They hold the character’s identity far more important than the character’s actual character.
The people who are sick of this stuff find community together under YouTubers who are very good at making fun of these creations and pointing out just how awful the people creating them are. These people attract thousands, if not millions, of viewers. These are people like Gary Buechler of “Nerdrotic,” Jeremy Griggs of “Geeks+Gamers,” Ryan Kinel of “RK Outpost,” Ian K of “ComixDivision,” and more.
These guys have become so popular, not just because they’re talented creators, but because they’ve given the people a home for their frustrations. Of course, this popularity doesn’t sit well with wokescolds, who see all the ways they’re made fun of and how their creations are denigrated. So naturally, they’re going to do what these people always do, push for censorship.
After the cancelation of “The Acolyte” sent these people spiraling, RewritingRipley.com decided to take action against these YouTubers, blaming them for the failures of all these woke shows that failed, especially in the Star Wars universe. They released a video that featured a lot of out-of-context clips, and even invoked Milo Yiannopolous’s comments on culture from 2016. The video calls for Disney to demonetize these YouTube channels for harassment and hate.
A handful of YouTubers have jeopardized the safety of our community & the creatives we love for too long. The Star Wars fandom demands action. @TeamYouTube demonetize Nerdrotic, Ryan Kinel – RK Outpost, and Geeks + Gamers. Hate SHOULD NOT be a career path. pic.twitter.com/NFzcTLrALB
— Rewriting Ripley Pod (@rewritingripley) September 4, 2024
This was accompanied by a letter that’s been spread around X that asked much the same. You’ve probably seen it. It’s been reposted by every account with pronouns in the bio.
If you’re angered by the video above, take action. Ask YouTube to demonetize the hate on their platform with this letter from the Star Wars community. pic.twitter.com/3CoufWe6LR
— Rewriting Ripley Pod (@rewritingripley) September 4, 2024
There’s a massive gap in this “logic,” though.
If a movie was good, there would be nothing these guys could do to stop it from being watched by a larger audience. Not that they would try to stop it anyway. If a movie is good, they say it’s good, whether they like the people who made it or not.
These woke shows don’t fail because these guys create campaigns that stop people from watching them. They fail because these shows and movies are just garbage, with concepts and messages that appeal to a very narrow and niche fan base. Perhaps messaging based in leftist values is cool with a select group of people who like to “see themselves represented” in mainstream franchises, but in the end it just amounts to bad fan fiction. You often have to break the logic of that franchise’s universe to do it. That’s exactly what “The Acolyte” did, and that’s just one reason so many people hated it. It disrespected its own setting.
It’s not hate campaigns killing these shows, it’s just simple economics. It’s supply and demand. It’s market forces in action.
So let me put this directly to these woke creators.
You’re not losing because you’re being treated unfairly. Your product just sucks and nobody wants to buy it.
These YouTubers aren’t stopping you from succeeding, you’re doing that to yourself by releasing something people don’t like by and large. It doesn’t help that you then turn around and accuse these people of social sins they aren’t guilty of. If you think you can browbeat and pressure these people into liking your content, then I’ve got sour news for you. It’s only going to inspire them to make fun of you more.
And that’s exactly one of the reasons these YouTubers succeed. They’re better at making fun of you and your garbage creations than you are at hijacking franchises and corrupting them with your message. They’re able to supply a demand that, frankly, you created.
