cancel culture - Geeks + Gamers

Podcast Demands YouTube Demonetize Geeks + Gamers, Nerdrotic, RK Outpost

AlexGherzo | Sep 4, 2024 | 6

The campaign to save The Acolyte, the Disney+ Star Wars show that was recently canceled because its ratings were abysmal, has reached its reciprocity stage. Now that, presumably, it’s clear to the people on social media who were willing to do everything to save The Acolyte aside from actually wa...

Jack Black Demonstrates Movie Stars’ Disastrous Judgment and Disney’s Hypocrisy

AlexGherzo | Jul 15, 2024 | 2

Someone in Hollywood did something awful again; I’ll imagine your shock if you imagine mine. This time, it comes from an unfortunate source: Tenacious D, the rock band consisting of Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Yesterday, July 14, was Gass’ birthday, and while Tenacious D was performing, the show...

That Star Wars Girl Has C2E2 Press Pass Canceled

AlexGherzo | Apr 10, 2024 | 0

That Star Wars Girl needs to get a more diverse audience, according to the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. The YouTuber, whose name is Anna, applied for a press pass to the convention, more managably called C2E2. And she was approved… for a little while. C2E2 then labeled her previously ap...

REVIEW: Gothix (2023)

AlexGherzo | Apr 2, 2024 | 1

The streamer Gothix has been making the rounds lately as the Black Girl Gamers story grows and their practices are discussed. But she’s been around for a while, and she’s had a tumultuous journey since starting her online streaming career. She even has a documentary, titled Gothix, about her evo...

PlayStation Employee Tries to Cancel RGT 85

AlexGherzo | Mar 19, 2024 | 0

The entirely too familiar relationship between video game companies and games journalists is becoming clearer. YouTuber and gamer RGT 85, whose real name is Shawn (which he says in the video), recently discovered that PlayStation and Kotaku tried to deplatform him because he disagreed with – I’m...

Gina Carano Discusses her Disney Lawsuit

AlexGherzo | Mar 3, 2024 | 0

Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm is making waves, with the former MMA fighter and Star Wars actress forcing the issue of cancel culture into the news. As she gives interviews about the case, new details of her ordeal – and those of others in a similar boat – are coming to li...