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May 19, 10:39 PM
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I'm a big wrestling fan and i'd argue Chris Benoit has to be the most controversial and polarizing aspect. The ultimate "Seperate art from the artist". Then you've got the "He was crazy when he did it" vs. the "He still did it" camps.
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May 19, 11:43 PM
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Maybe that one guy who made that one hazbin hotel video "how not to write a victim of abuse" or something along those lines. It became a meme and breached containment, especially when he got the VA for Pentious to sign a printout of the thumbnail for some reason.

People thought it was hella weird but it's hard to define a singular figure at the heat of drama beyond Vivziepop herself. This is a weird equilibrium.



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May 19, 11:53 PM
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So in terms of gaming a huge controversial figure I like is synthetic man. Pretty much a chud noticer that has gained popularity with stuff that goes off the normal politically safe rails. I do not agree with him on everything, but I agree with a lot of his takes. He is also pretty blackpilled, and calls out political messaging in games. He kind of the gaming version of filthy frank with funny ties to games like dragonball breakers and puar memes.
May 20, 1:47 AM
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Asmongold for gaming and Vic Mignogna for anime. Amson because he says things the way he sees and it offends people, but I like how he doesn't give a fuck. And Vic because of all the obviously fake shit he got accused of, he didn't deserve any of that by those awful people accusing him. I'm gonna get called "chud" or "incel" but I don't give a shit anymore.
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May 20, 3:20 AM
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There's a lot you could name for Pro Wrestling, but from the UK's standpoint I'd say Jimmy Savile (yes, he was a wrestler for a time). He's our version of Chris Benoit, arguably worse than him actually.

For Railways you could say Dr. Richard Beeching, as he was the guy who made the report that made cuts to loss making lines, so we lost miles & miles of railways all over the country. Although it was Earnest Marples who was the main force behind this, as he was more in favour of more roadways, but Beeching gets more of the blame for some reason?

For Dinosaurs/Palaeontology I guess you could say Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Marsh. They had a fierce rivalry and tried outdoing eachother to discover and name more dinosaurs than their counterpart. They sabotaged eachother's finds and Cope especially made many errors and I think very few finds he discovered are still actually unique species today.
May 20, 3:26 AM
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Apparently The Count of Monte Cristo's book may be plagiarism or a stolen idea.

Jules Verne was racist. I don't know if this can be true because Nemo is a great character (he is an Indian) and Nab who is a former slave is also a very good character, I don't know what to believe.

May 20, 3:58 AM
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Sports: Rigged NBA matches like Boston Celtics and New York knicks series, doping scandals and financial fraud by Manchester City, or unexpected venues for the world cup thanks to oil money and no regard for human rights or life.


Mystery novels - Ghostwriting scandals, authors accused of plagiarism, or controversial book bans.

Certain Hollywood actors and directors facing metoo lawsuits, canceled projects, or behind-the-scenes Diddy conflicts.
May 20, 7:33 AM
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