"The community is the community and im myself" This is an amazing mentality to have with pretty much any community. You can't control what other people do or say, in or out of communities your in. The best anyone of us can do is hold people accountable when they act shitty. Generalizing an entire community only leads to more misery in most cases

@azza5332

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, he said it well. It's his stream to do with as he pleases. It sucks to say, but distancing yourself from the fandom and doing your own thing is for the best. Sure it has it's good parts, but the vocal negative minority is not worth sinking your teeth into. As long as you acknowledge the game, and your audience and continue to spread good vibes about the game that's all it takes. There are days when DUDE and Kiver upload and it just motivates me to play Splatoon so much!

@RavensGohst

2 ай бұрын

Agree

YES. I'm so tired of people generalizing off of the worst examples and just saying "the Splatoon community is bad". Every community has bad apples, and while we absolutely shouldn't ignore them, we shouldn't act like they're the majority of people here. Those people are just a very loud minority.

@everynameiwantistaken

2 ай бұрын

Why is it so hard to educate these bastards that ruin our reputation?

@thelingeringartist

2 ай бұрын

Again… it’s enough of the community to be an issue though. It’s not just a “loud minority” it’s more like a loud 1/3rd and then another 1/3rd that’s compliant with it until it personally involves them or offends them.

@dav4224

2 ай бұрын

1/3 is a BOLD assumption, realistically it IS a loud minority, most people aren't saying racist things. Twitter tends to make the bad shine more.

@AgentWuT

2 ай бұрын

"Bad apple"? 👀 Insert bad apple lyrics here

@everynameiwantistaken

2 ай бұрын

@AgentWuT ...really? In this scenario?

This is why when i become big someday i will never be on social media other than youtube and twitch for streaming i hate it when people get to comfortable saying thing that honest they shouldn't be saying it

@wilpalkia

2 ай бұрын

Bro you stream? You only have one video, you need to grind to get big on yt or twitch

@TGCPhilip

2 ай бұрын

I'm rooting for you, but I disagree with using "when". I'd recommend "if" just in case you grow slowly or somehow it doesn't work out I'm wishing you the best tho, I hope you make a name for yourself here bro, I'm being genuine 👍

@gustavoishak

2 ай бұрын

Discord is just bullshit. you can stay away from it, it's better. But if you think turning big someday you can create a discord account to use your name on it, then no one can use it to create a fake to talk shit in your name. The internet is like a jungle, you need to do everything by yourself to be safe.

@ExperiencersInternational

2 ай бұрын

Trust me, it's worth having a social media platform. It doesn't have to be Twitter, I'm not on Twitter and I have a decent number of followers and I'm not chronically addicted to it.

@StafkiGTN

2 ай бұрын

​@@wilpalkiasocial media OTHER than KZread

The fact that this is such a big deal is a good sign, tbh, yeah. These people being held accountable is exactly what needs to happen. I've seen comments on videos on the same topic going a bit too far in the opposite direction of "Oh man, I can't believe _this_ community out of all of them is like this." when it's just statistics when you go beyond a certain size... Discrimination of any kind is unfortunately still everywhere. Just because Splatoon is comparatively a lot better doesn't mean it's not there. It'd be more than just a little naive to think otherwise.

Some people will always be that way. The only other gaming community that I can think is as good or better than Splatoon is Helldivers.

@Overlordette

2 ай бұрын

HOLY SHIT HELLDIVERS REP

You know what, this actually really makes me feel slightly more hopeful about this community. It’s good that we’re holding people accountable. It’s just the stress that all of this puts on the community that makes things feel so hopeless.

As a community, it's great to have people who are willing to call out bad behaviors/acts (compared to other communities that may encourage it). I can't exactly say if people like this now or in the future deserve another chance or forgiveness, but I do appreciate Dude giving us a bit of a safe space.

I remember in the splatoon 2 discord somebody unironically told me that I should change the color of my squid because the dark skin is ugly lol

@funfionn2045

2 ай бұрын

that's crazy

@Ghost-Song7714

2 ай бұрын

I think they jealous fr

@woqey43

2 ай бұрын

damn

@Xominus

2 ай бұрын

That's not racist. If someone finds a color disgusting, then that's okay. If I had a grey looking inkling, I'd find that weird too

@havoctastic_

2 ай бұрын

@@Xominus shut up bro

Could not have said it better myself. This is exactly why I play the game with an isolated group and in my own bubble, and why I generally don’t like to interact with the community outside of the bubble. So much of this game is keeping a good mindset, and playing with people who give “off” vibes really messes with a good mindset

I think that the mindset of wanting to keep a good image is ironically often the reason why this kind of behavior goes unchecked. People know that if they call out a prominent community member's racism, that will damage the reputation of their favorite game, so they'd rather be blissfully ignorant and act as though nothing is wrong. In reality, every community no matter how illogical it may seem will have terrible people in it, and if the community makes it clear as day who those terrible people are, that's a GOOD thing.

@mysryuza

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

I think it's good that we call out discriminatory behaviour a lot these days (just so long as there's proof because some people do it to ruin reputation but I dont think jackpot members should get away with it). Splatoon is such a nice community and we don't need other people ruining it especially in a game that's so about acceptance!!

You can't make other people better. You can only make yourself better.

@the.littlest.toaster

2 ай бұрын

💯

Generalizations of the worst aspects of a community i participate in have been very common to me, especially during the brony arc. At this point, i am just happy we are calling out individuals for ppor behavior. From my perspective, i have only seen one other bad apple from this community, and everyone collectively pushing them out.

@flextape467

2 ай бұрын

What's the brony arc?

Dude, this is such a grown mature take to have on this, no anger no frustration just push it aside and keep supporting the Splatoon community, I’m so proud of your words it shows your strength…. Hold people accountable and help them learn they are wrong in there ways and they need to open there mind to there behaviour and change.

That is an interesting take and I agree with that. Just focus on yourself and your own corner of the community. One can nlt control what occurs out of one's hands but one can control one's own actions.

I'm so sorry you had to talk about this dude, it's literally not right at all and I hope this never happens in the future

@RavensGohst

2 ай бұрын

It will unfortunately there is always some racist toads in every community

common dude w

well said, nice and concise message. Best way to go is not to let the drama overcome the fun of the game! accountability is importance

GOOD VIBES AND HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE 📣📣📣📣📣📣📣

Rare decent take on the situation

And I thought the splatoon community was meant to be STRONGEST in the month of June because of pride month.

@everynameiwantistaken

2 ай бұрын

The LGBTQ community is widely accepted in the community. It's just the race and skin color that's the problem.

@unl3ash3d95

2 ай бұрын

@@everynameiwantistaken that shit is so backwards ngl

@slurpjonesysimp5390

2 ай бұрын

Its sad that it should be the other way around

@everynameiwantistaken

2 ай бұрын

The way you guys are wording this sounds like discriminating the LGBTQ community to me ngl

@birdflox1337

2 ай бұрын

like he said, at least we're calling this shit out here. I think in most competitive gaming communities, people would respond to this sort of stuff with "boys will be boys" attitude, choosing not to speak up because this is just the way things are. I am still dumbfounded by how it took this long for word to spread, but at least now people are being held accountable.

I think it's good that we call people out on their shit, but I think like this time people went overboard with the harassment and meme making on these people. They should absolutely being made accountable we just should not give them the luxury to be a victim.

For me, I look at every NEGATIVE thing in Whatever community I’m in and say; “That’s just not me” and folks are sometimes just way to comfortable with some things. And I want to say: “let your intrusive thoughts win, but ALWAYS consider the consequences of those thoughts” like. We need to be comfortable WITH what we are about to do. BEFORE WE DO IT! This is true WITHIN the game itself as well

this is the best response i have heard in regards to this controversy. dude is a leader in the community and we need to learn from him.

I have a tendency to stay away from the communities of the things I'm a fan of. I have a few friends that are also fans of the things I also like,but I dont care to interact with the broader fanbase of said things. And sometimes they prove me right to stay away from them.

How the hell can people fans of a game where 2 races who literally tried to genocide each other are besties now be racist 😭

this a good perspective thanks for sharing dude, take care

Bro i got jumpscared by the title in my recommended wtf is happening dawg 😭

after reading wadsm tweet and watching this video i still dont know what happend exactly. just sad to hear that ppl blaming other ppl in a video game.

@SuspiciousTemmie

2 ай бұрын

Watch KenKnows' video about it if you're looking for more info on the situation, he went into a lot of detail and explained things really well.

Thanks DUDE take care

Great perspective. Trying to listen to poc opinions on the situation and I do appreciate this in the sense that it's optimistic. The stuff that came to light was horrible, but despite saying we're bad at calling things out - look what happened the past few days. It hurt, but it's also a sign that the community IS capable of change. We just have to hold ourselves accountable to hold other people accountable, essentially. That's all we can do.

reject splatoon 3 return to splatoon 2

The fact that the community has the capacity to call these things out is SUCH a good sign! Take a look at other communities where that DOESN'T happen! I won't name any names, but some communities are absolutely full of sexism and racism and it's openly accepted there. *That* is when it's bad.

This is the first time I’ve heard DUDE swear

When I call something out like those from the lgbt community I get a ton of resistance. They make their sexuality their entire personality and I get tired of this after 5 years. There is no need in shovel it everyone down the throat over and over with their plaza posts. It's just annoying and many stay silent because they are scared to be canceled and have that stigma. You are not allowed to critisize lgbt because they handle it poorly and hate anyone who disagrees with them and has a different opinion. One twitter user just said he doesn't like pride month. One user with a bigger range retweeted it and told to keep canceling those people. I even got into a fight because I used she and her talking about Acht because she as a woman and I don't care what the disingenuous localizer came up with. This is why I despise the Splatoon community and the fact that nobody talks about it makes it worse because this is not a good bahavior. And I know I'll get a ton of resistance because I'm one of those who have a different opinion. Splatoon is full of such narcissists that got too comfortable acting like this and if you ask me I think it's about time to turn the tables and show them some teeth and consequences so they won't get that comfortable again with their bad behavior.

@killager6767

2 ай бұрын

It’s not even about sexuality. It’s the woke gender religion that is rampant among splatoon fans on the internet. In reality most of us are sane. And this is coming from a gay person so imagine how bad it is. Just play the game like I do and ignore internet warriors.

@Velos3

2 ай бұрын

​@@killager6767 That doesn't matter how many sane individuals there are of you if you don't hold them accountable. The loud ones destroy your reputation no matter how sane you are. If you tell someone you're gay then there are going to be some people who will think you are one of these insane individuals. This makes some people afraid to tell their sexuality comfortably when asked. Yes, I know there is this woke agenda too. I would like to ignore them but them being so loud makes it difficult and it gets worse because they are too comfortable behaving like this since no one is talking about them in the Splatoon community. There are no sane individuals in Splatoon it seems otherwise they would hold them accountable by reprimanding and shaming them. But I have never seen anything like this. LGBT is already associated with negative madness that's why some gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, etc. have left the community. This behavior of LGBT will also make the sane people who left look bad. This why I say it over and over again: More need to stand up and hold them accountable, rebuke and shame them. Instead they are being celebrated for it and that encourages them to keep doing that.

@RavensGohst

2 ай бұрын

I hate to say it but I agree! Especially some streamers they are nice when they are on stream but in their discord they don't talk you🙄 but they like my money Why record a team? Is this real or doctored?!? Exactly, the same ones are now boo hooing that they are taking it away

@Velos3

2 ай бұрын

@@killager6767 It doesn't matter how many sane there are of you if the loud member of the community represent youin a bad light. Yes, I know there is this woke agenda too. I would like to ignore them but them being so loud makes it difficult and it gets worse because they are too comfortable behaving like this since no one is talking about it. If there were sane people in the Splatoon community then they would also hold them accountable by rebuking them. But I have never seen anything like this. If they continue like this, innocent queer will be associated with it. That is the reason why some gays etc. have left the community. The toxic side must be held accountable by punishing or shaming them instead of celebrating their negative behavior.

🎉 exactly, I'm in my own bubble, I'm exact like you keeping good vibes and such but i do acknowledge the issues you're talking about.

I honestly didn't think you would address this, and you didn't need to because you said it yourself, you do you which is great. I shouldn't have to say this but it is what it is. I hugely respect content creators who enjoy media for what it is, but distance themselves and their content from the dark side of fandoms or fandoms as a whole. Viewers will always throw tantrums when you don't address a certain situation, but honestly? Why should you have to? This is YOUR content, it's YOUR stream, it's YOUR business to do with it as you wish. No content creator should feel pressured into having to address something, especially when it doesn't fit their vibe and the space they are trying to create. We as consumers nowadays are so fixated on other people's opinions that we are unable to think for ourselves. We flock to content creators who say "Murder bad" and shower them with praise for thinking with common sense which is so strange to me. Why do you need a famous youtuber to tell you that crime is bad? You also summed up the entire situation perfectly. Keep calling this shit out, because if nobody does it'll continue and those horrible people will think they are welcome in the community. Also, DUDE, sorry to hear about what you had to go through in the past. I hope it's all behind you, I'm glad pro players like you and Kiver continue to thrive and feel welcomed. Big ups!

What sucks the most in this specific instance is that it's a group that we were celebrating, who got put into the game, and are now people we have to try to ignore. I hope those 4 grow up and do better but man why'd it have to be them. I hope this serves as a huge example of how NOT to behave, even in DMs or a group chat or whatever... racism casually turns into actual believed racism IRL. It perpetuates that saying slurs is okay. It is disappointing, but I hope that this all happening in such a HUGE way educates people how not to act.

whether you say the n word or call people monkeys, it’s not right, so just don’t. i don’t care about any of their apologies except ren’s after q was involved, so i just wanna say that it doesn’t feel good to be compared to an animal with some frieza ass line

Wait what's the beef I keep seeing this on my feed I'm lost

@Hydro_Waterbottle

2 ай бұрын

competitive team(?) Jackpot were outed for saying racist stuff publicly and privately as recently as 2024 im pretty sure

Can someone plz explain. I feel like I'm missing something

@BeeLy1011

2 ай бұрын

Jackpot

@wilpalkia

2 ай бұрын

@@BeeLy1011ok so? I don’t follow any community, I only watch dude videos of splatoon, not enough context

@alleypercent

2 ай бұрын

Jackpot, the competitive team that won the Splatoon World Championship back in April and had a Splashtag of their in-game characters distributed this recent patch, had several members cracking racist jokes amongst each other over voice chat/discord. The evidence was compiled on a twitter thread a couple days ago.

@muntheralharethi5846

2 ай бұрын

​@@alleypercentdamn...

W DUDE I'm so glad you've made a video about this your amazing and don't let the thoughts get to you have a great day everyone

real talk dude it surprised me that this even came up

A bad community would have it not being called out at all - or worse, discrimination and other similar traits are systemic in said community. Splatoon is not one of those, and that's good.

Good job dude stay yourself 👏

Honestly I dont really care if they want to be that way I personally am in the mind my own business mindset.

This is why I voted for starburst

Videos are popping up and I'm out of the loop, what happened? and was it that banners fault?

Well said, Dude.

one of them already has 'former splatoon player' in its twitter bio. good riddance.

@solvdev

2 ай бұрын

Which one

Respect.

The majority was not racist (R.I.P Jackpot)

Respect DUDE ✊

Thin skin. 😂

❤❤❤❤❤

youre the same dude who called someone in your stream a "stupid idiot" for being happy to see you as a visible top black player in the community. so this feels hollow & disingenuous coming from you

@Oprime15

2 ай бұрын

Got a link? Sounds like there's some context missing.

@davebob4973

2 ай бұрын

context

@Anna_Crossing

2 ай бұрын

????

@unluckify1

2 ай бұрын

Oh your one of them people

@davebob4973

2 ай бұрын

​@@unluckify1 oh which ones of them