/w/ - vloggers, lolita, cosplay

I wasn't entirely sure what board to post this rant on, but I figured this was close enough since he started on Buzzfeed then left to start a YouTube channel based on a reoccurring Buzzfeed concept called "the try guys." I was never really fan of the try guys, but it was interesting content at first anyway.

I used to be a huge fan of Eugene on Buzzfeed because he was a very rare example of a strong, confident, mysterious Asian man at the time and happened to very talented. In fact, way more talented than a lot of people in Hollywood. I sometimes wondered why he wasn't big in Hollywood. Speaking of Hollywood, I never got into it because of how fake, manufactured, scripted, and orchestrated all of Hollywood was and still is.

I stopped going on Buzzfeed when they started going woke and posting outrage political bait. I also noticed they started stealing everything from Reddit so why go on Buzzfeed at all when I can go on Reddit? I eventually quit going on Reddit too, but that's a whole other rant. Then the "try guys" and a lot of other Buzzfeed people left to start their own YouTubes. Eugene never really appeared that much in any of the post-Buzzfeed Try Guys content anyway. He also came out with his "I'm Gay" video around the same time. It further illustrated and demonstrated his artistic talent. I again wondered why he wasn't big in Hollywood.

But his entire personality changed after that. It's like he became a completely different person. Like making sex jokes and other inappropriate behavior all the time in a rare Try Guys appearance. I really should have known better. That Eugene's Buzzfeed persona was all fake and an act. Parasocial or celebrity crush I guess. Buzzfeed knew what they were doing at first anyway.

I stopped watching the Try Guys. Last year or so, one of the Try Guys had an affair on his wife with one of their engaged employees, so I briefly came back out of curiosity and their content was even worse. It's typical low effort subpar YouTube commercialization like eating food and ranking things. That's all of their content.

Eugene is officially leaving now and The Try Guys are gearing up to officially leave YouTube altogether. They're not going to explicitly say this due to all the Watchers backlash announcement.

I don't know who anyone else except the try guys, and I obviously don't know them either. One of the employees' comment about "objectifying him one more time" in Eugene's departure announcement made me regret ever being a fan. I could understand if it was due to creepy or stalker behavior, but they implied that anyone who ever found Eugene attractive was the problem. If that's how Eugene really feels, then no one should be his fan.(shit thread)