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Sucks cause I used to watch braille as a kid. An adult now, seeing how braille is doing is absolutely atrocious and it’s cause of Aaron. Donating over thousands of dollars to a Scientology Church instead of paying their employees and funding his home town park. It’s absolutely disgusting and of course all the behind the scene stuff that happens.
@Majinnightwalker go watch UZI's, Ricky, or nigels channels, while Aaron was getting the executive director of scientology title, they stayed and kept posting on the braille channel to keep it a float, while not even getting paid minimum wage working for braille.
I got into skateboarding at the most bizarre time haha. I started skating 2 and a half months ago, and I started watching Braille (mostly because that's just what showed up when looking for tutorials on youtube), after a few weeks I started to actually enjoy watching their videos and even felt like I was "getting to know them" (as in, their personality, at least on-camera personality). So, I continued watching, have seen almost every video in the last month or two, plus a lot of older videos as well. When I saw the video of the Braille Warehouse being destroyed I was very shocked, as there wasn't any kind of warning about it. That's made me start questioning Braille/Aaron Kyro. Then more and more videos about Braille/Aaron kept showing up in my feed, soon found out he was a Scientologist and I immediately unsubscribed from Braille's channel. But I only found out after Aaron posted the "I messed up" video. When I watched that video, I actually sided with Aaron, I was like "yeah, skateboarding needs to grow, have a positive place, etc.", but the next day is when I found out he was in Scientology. I just realized that this video came out in April, before I even started skating. Crazy that this information has been out there for a few months already and most people either didn't know or didn't care enough until after the warehouse got destroyed and Ricky got blocked/"disconnected" from Aaron/Braille. Overall, just a wild time to get into skateboarding, especially in the RUclips space
@@tofifee5532I am a man replying to a comment that replied to a comment that replied to a comment about a man watching a video of a man watching a video.
Dude from "growing up in scientology" has some pretty good videos with mind blowing info. I've watched his stuff many times, I went down a real rabbit hole learning about Scientology's
@@miscreant39 the videos just seemed like “try to do something quirky and different” instead of the random skate everything videos and just having fun. Idk I’m also much older than who they cater to haha
@danwebz I've been protesting Scientology...i went to braile skateboard and was swatted 2 weeks ago in San Francisco. We pulled a battle plan from garbage with kyro as the head director. If you need anymore info on scientology side the SPTV community has all the info. Thanks for speaking up
I've been wondering what politicians and shit they have in their pockets to be allowed to operate how they do. Clearly they have people high up especially if they can get people swatted.
Dang can I get more info? I used to be a Braille member back from 2015-2017 and a bit of 2019 as well. We all knew Aaron and lance were Scientologists, they kept it very secret though and nobody ever spoke to them about it because they wouldn’t. I actually was interested in the rumors back then and asked Aaron and lance one day in the whole big Braille group chat we had about all the rumors and some of the stuff I’d read online about Scientology, and shortly after I was removed from Braille and nobody ever really responded to my messages or invited me out to skate again lol. Livelihood gone just like that. I’d like to hear from you though as far as more info on that situation and other stuff.
Been a Braille fan & sub for many years & had no idea about any of this, thanks for bringing it to light. Encouraging kids into this cult like religion with the suggestion it could help them skate better & with less injury is disturbing to say the very least.
@@diehldrifts in the past, once they got their grip around you, it was hard to escape because no one was around to pull you out by giving you the truth. today, all you need to do is youtube scientology and you'll get the unbaised truth so It's hard for their song and dance to have any lasting effect unless they either got you before the age of the internet (like kyro) or you were born into it (like mormonism). I think thats what OP means by toothless.
@@lightningfarronxp8899 yea I understand u, but yet a lot of powerfull people are giving money to this nonsense, people with power can do really fucked up things, thats why I meant
I’d be expecting a visit soon. These people are scary and won’t let anything get in the way of their money flow. Not siding with them, but they will prolly be coming for you soon, In some form. Good luck mate.
Aaron cant just go off spouting crap. In modern times you have to be quiet or you can get sued. I wanted him to say more also, but i get it. If there is any pending legal case he has to be extremley careful.
if you haven't seen the show with Leah Remini about Scientology look it up, it is fascinating, they literally get followed around and harassed by cult members on the show while trying to talk to ex members and get their stories out, it's nuts.
Wow! Had a few beers and thought I'd watch a few skate videos to relax. Was not expecting a secret cultist reveal from a channel I've watched often! Not a day goes by without complete madness these days, it would seem. Glad you were able to fight the false YT strike/claim.
Ricky was in the chat. Will be super interested to see what happens with him after his interactions and questions. Feel like it’s time for him to get out of his contract if possible. Sad to think that Scientology in some ways I’m sure helped them to build the company to where it is but will probably also be the thing to bring it to its knees
He was , that was nuts !!! Ricky has said he has NOT officially left Braille, but it pretty much is the case. He says, Braille is only filming 1 day per week now after Gabe left, it takes Ricky 5 hrs to drive in from home... It's NOT feasible anymore. He just needs someone else to sort out his Work Visa. So he has been live streaming on Twitch , building a following and getting monetised.... 👍✊
Im surprised you didnt mention Aaron comments on carlos....in particular that Nigel responded saying something along the lines that he can't beleive Aaron is saying he hasnt seen any evidance. That was the big one for me, I'm assuming Nigels comment is still on the video but I did watch that video only a couple of hours after it went up.
Bro, for some reason I decided to look for Braille Skateboarding after years of quitting skateboarding. I still have my skateboard and might skate a few times a year now. And finding out that this dude is a Scientologist is just strange man. All I know about it is that they’re very strange people with strange practices. Damn.
Aaron should've dropped that fucking $750,000 on his skaters. Bottom line. He shouldn't have given that loot to a cult. As wrong as Fetty was for being a pedo, Aaron never finished paying for Fetty's broken jaw after they fired him.
@@danielprice2743 chad sinclair make’s awful videos. There’s no proof to whether or not he knew for sure she was underage. I can’t believe you’re recommending chad from dan’s page despite everything 😂
I don't like seeing all these room temp IQ takes "its just another religon." If you dont think scientology is a terrifying cult just read up on David Miscaviage and all the strange goings on with his family.
Part of me wishes i could unsee all of this to preserve my childhood image of braille but the other part of me hates that aaron even had a platform to begin with
Thank you so much for having the courage to speak out on this cult. It is so important to educate more and more members of the public on its practices and horrific abuses, and it is terrifying to think of how many kids Aaron has drawn into it.
Either way I feel like the kid is screwed. If he joins then he's going to be brainwashed and put through horrible living conditions. (The interviews of kid that went through it is shocking). Then if he doesn't join and leave he will lose his father. They will be disconnected. Like what happened with Tom Cruise's kids and so many others. Either way the kid is going to be damaged.
The day I discovered he was a scientologist, everything "off" and "corporate" about Braille clicked into place.Before that I thought they were all just Musk fan-boys.
A community skatepark should be funded by community, using taxes in a socialist system or fundraising/sponsoring in a capitalist society. It's not because he could have payed for it himself, he should. What the man does in his own time with his own money (religion) doesn't really concern me, just leave the kids out of it.
Just trying to stay nuanced, but what negative effects has scientology had on Braille and their decision making as a company. Or has Aaron's involvement with scientology had any negative effect on skateboarding in general?
not really, Aaron Kyro did a LOT for skateboarding, it's anybody's opinion whether it was a good change or not, but it's not like skating became a scientology hub. And even if it did, it doesn't seem like one of those dangerous cults where people drink koolaid. This is purely the case of us, the audience, getting too curious about what someone does in their bedroom. Something like, a reputable pastor, always preaches the right things, is kind and generous to all people, but people leave him after finding out he's gay. Never once talked about sex in his church, but people dug it up anyway and are judging him for that, an inherent homophobia, even though it has nothing to do with what he does as a pastor and no matter how much good he does, some people just can't get over their homophobia. And that is the case with Braille, no matter how much good they do, they just can't get over their Scientologicalphobia or cult-phobia.
@@chimyshark considering scientology and david m are in the courts for child trafficking and other bad things....its alot worse than 'someone being secretly gay'
Scientology is a very dangerous cult. Please watch some of the survivors stories. They believe children are big people in small bodies. The child, s*****, and elder abuse is horrendous! There is a current protest around the world against Scientology. Look up SPTV and educate yourself. The main cult leader is currently fighting several human trafficking cases in court.
@chimyshark idk why I'm just now seeing your response but I appreciate your opinion...I feel like ppl are so quick to pick sides when it's not always about sides.
It's not gossip it's a bunch of weirdos influencing and taking advantage of their followers. This information should be heard and known throughout the whole community. Bunch of creeps and weirdos.
@@clifford_2zero7 when did braille ever promote scientology in their videos. I seem to have missed that part. And what Aaron does with his money and his free time is up to him. For all I care he can believe that unicorns are real, and that Kermit is a real frog. As long as he's not pushing his beliefs in his videos.
@@petergijsbrechts5154lol what you're not getting is what's going on behind the scenes. "oh well I don't see him manipulating kids so I see no problem"
I messaged braille and Aaron said “i don’t think that has anything to do with skateboarding and has no place in the community” (about him being the leader of Scientology) and honestly i know its wrong but i kinda have to half agree with him on that one that just because he is on a skate channel dosent mean that it has absolutely anything to do with skateboarding.
@@nathanskates98 He is not donating that money to scientology. I know because i have recieved money from the first try foundation for skate camps and a skatepark. Thats the foundation you can donate to when you purchase from braille. What he does with his paycheck is on him whether we like it or not.
I really don't know how to feel about all of this... I grew up with Aaron teaching me how to skate and viewed him as an amazing mentor, friend, and teacher. To hear and see proof of all of this... I want to say i'm upset but.. I just feel sick.
nah this is the craziest shit, he literally scammed his audience for his bs religion, the members of braille got fucked over, if he had hundreds of thousands to put into some fake religion the braille team shoulda got raises and bonuses
9:01 i definetly understand the criticism here and i agree its a bit not great but in the spirit of protecting braille, its not unreasonable to have different financial insentives inbetween the person and brand, meaning you shouldnt judge aaron for spending his personal money and still asking foor money as a brand, just my opinion though
Man, I am disturbed and so disappointed. I was looking up to Aaron for a while since I am getting back to skateboarding and Braille channel has some good materials, but damn... Disgusting. Thank you for speaking about it.
5:01 because god forbid someone not accept everything about a religion, like as a catholic theres obviously stuff in the bible that i dont agree with but bc im catholic doesnt automatically mean i subscribe to that way of thinking
@@andrewhasonenut5869 no the thing is theres no way knowing what god said, we have word of mouth thats certainly been changed for the profit of specific people or to push an agenda, this is why i take everything for interpretation or with a grain of salt
You mentioned Chloe as “the girl that used to work there”. I believe chloe is still working for braille. Haven’t watched in a while, but If i remember correctly she has been in afew videos recently. Judging by the thumbnails
This makes me sad it’s like falling out with a best friend I loved and up until today still loved watching braille but I cannot support braille anymore and I’m torn
I started watching them late in the game right before everything went sideways, I just feel like Aaron talks all this big talk about just getting people out skating but he's clearly in it for the money and could care less about skating, he hardly Even skates anymore
When they didn’t have the warehouse it was SO much better and clearly not for the money. Then he stopped paying employees to pay his way up in his cult
he is old and he's running a business, you go skate every day and work 40 hours a week when youre 40 years old with injuries. He cares as much about skating as any other skater. Also, whats wrong with being into something for the money? Most people in the skate industry do it for the money, whats wrong with that? They have to live and eat man.
I looked it up. Executive Directors of scientology make anywhere from $165,000 - $210,000 per year. So, even if Braille goes bankrupt. AK still has that to fall back on. I dont know much about scientology, but to see a good skateboard company die off is just a sad situation.
5:26 ok kinda just meat riding on this take but he couldve meant not the leader of all scientology, this being different than the sanfran leader, dont remember what aaron said but thats all
Let this go. You are acting like he tries to force Scientology in the videos. No body cares what he does in his personal life yet here you are still talking about it 🤦🏻♂️
@@sdsuper1030its a large generalization because of the sheer size of the group, though this doesnt mean many or even most scientologists believe this however large generalizations dont portray an imagine accurately most times
@@SillyShenanagensThe3rd it's giving non answers, when questioned they don't answer questions. You're a kid so I don't expect you to understand. One day you will and you'll realize how dumb it is to defend him
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This runs very deep and deserves a whole documentary on its own…
Cults gonna cult. Excellent channel. I hope you expose them for who they are.
I told you about Aaron Smith Levin and the extensive experience he has with scientology. You should reach out to him
scientology is pretty toothless now. The Internet has wrecked their scam
If you dont mind... what is the point or purpose of of your videos on Braille. I dont see the functional point of your efforts.
@@danielrose933 views and subs it would be silly not to cover Braille and now he’s personally connected in a way.
Sucks cause I used to watch braille as a kid. An adult now, seeing how braille is doing is absolutely atrocious and it’s cause of Aaron. Donating over thousands of dollars to a Scientology Church instead of paying their employees and funding his home town park. It’s absolutely disgusting and of course all the behind the scene stuff that happens.
Try millions
Millions bud. Hes given them well over a milli
lol thousands
You say atrocities but when when did you hear they weren’t paying their employees all I heard was he’s in Scientology ???
@Majinnightwalker go watch UZI's, Ricky, or nigels channels, while Aaron was getting the executive director of scientology title, they stayed and kept posting on the braille channel to keep it a float, while not even getting paid minimum wage working for braille.
Once I learned about Aaron kyro was a Scientologist around 2019 I knew the whole braille warehouse was gonna end up a mess
I got into skateboarding at the most bizarre time haha.
I started skating 2 and a half months ago, and I started watching Braille (mostly because that's just what showed up when looking for tutorials on youtube), after a few weeks I started to actually enjoy watching their videos and even felt like I was "getting to know them" (as in, their personality, at least on-camera personality). So, I continued watching, have seen almost every video in the last month or two, plus a lot of older videos as well.
When I saw the video of the Braille Warehouse being destroyed I was very shocked, as there wasn't any kind of warning about it. That's made me start questioning Braille/Aaron Kyro. Then more and more videos about Braille/Aaron kept showing up in my feed, soon found out he was a Scientologist and I immediately unsubscribed from Braille's channel. But I only found out after Aaron posted the "I messed up" video. When I watched that video, I actually sided with Aaron, I was like "yeah, skateboarding needs to grow, have a positive place, etc.", but the next day is when I found out he was in Scientology.
I just realized that this video came out in April, before I even started skating. Crazy that this information has been out there for a few months already and most people either didn't know or didn't care enough until after the warehouse got destroyed and Ricky got blocked/"disconnected" from Aaron/Braille.
Overall, just a wild time to get into skateboarding, especially in the RUclips space
ruclips.net/video/clBtEd631i0/видео.htmlsi=sViArihDNLd-6XXw this is 14 yrs old, on scientology yt channel
@@noahf649 it hurts when you watched the channel for years hoping it actually was a positive channel. Then it comes crashing like a divorce.
@curbkreature7488 yup
He DID Dodge the Scientology question...i dont think rent would be so hard if he didn't donate a Million Dollars to Scientology.
Whoa bro didn't you used to be a major braille supporter.
Dave what happened.
🤡
@@ethanfulton9659people get new information. They change their minds. They’re not mindless drones, like you apparently.
@@kdiigx FR some people have as much intelligence as video game NPCs.
i am a man watching a video of a man watching a video of a man watching a video
Yo dawg. Heard you like watching men in videos. So we have a video of a man, watching a video of a man, watching a video of a man.
i am a man reading a comment about a man watching a video of a man watching a video of a man watching a video
@@DigginDanI am a man reading a comment of a man reading a comment of a man watching a video of a man watching a video of a man watching a video
@@tofifee5532I am a man replying to a comment that replied to a comment that replied to a comment about a man watching a video of a man watching a video.
@@Mr.Plant1994 This is like thy Future......
Dude from "growing up in scientology" has some pretty good videos with mind blowing info. I've watched his stuff many times, I went down a real rabbit hole learning about Scientology's
Agreed! Also, any1 looking for an all-in-one dive: Going Clear documentary.
Unsubbed from Braille gang -->
Several years ago for me. Once they got the warehouse things got weird
Would of had to been subbed. Day 1 hater right here 😈
@@sagehasatarantula2749 can elaborate on how things got weird for you after the warehouse? I'm very curious on this!
Same
@@miscreant39 the videos just seemed like “try to do something quirky and different” instead of the random skate everything videos and just having fun. Idk I’m also much older than who they cater to haha
you know these people are doing weird and evil shit behind closed doors
@danwebz I've been protesting Scientology...i went to braile skateboard and was swatted 2 weeks ago in San Francisco. We pulled a battle plan from garbage with kyro as the head director. If you need anymore info on scientology side the SPTV community has all the info. Thanks for speaking up
D.O.A 💪🏽🐜 They came for you hard! Glad you're ok! You are a legend 🙌🏽🤩
That's part of the modus operandi for Scientology
I've been wondering what politicians and shit they have in their pockets to be allowed to operate how they do. Clearly they have people high up especially if they can get people swatted.
Is there videos on this?
Dang can I get more info? I used to be a Braille member back from 2015-2017 and a bit of 2019 as well. We all knew Aaron and lance were Scientologists, they kept it very secret though and nobody ever spoke to them about it because they wouldn’t. I actually was interested in the rumors back then and asked Aaron and lance one day in the whole big Braille group chat we had about all the rumors and some of the stuff I’d read online about Scientology, and shortly after I was removed from Braille and nobody ever really responded to my messages or invited me out to skate again lol. Livelihood gone just like that. I’d like to hear from you though as far as more info on that situation and other stuff.
Please keep fighting this fight. Not just to make sure we are aware of Braille skateboarding, but also because we can’t keep letting Scientology win.
Been a Braille fan & sub for many years & had no idea about any of this, thanks for bringing it to light. Encouraging kids into this cult like religion with the suggestion it could help them skate better & with less injury is disturbing to say the very least.
ALWAYS fight Scientology. Always. The more that people expose their abuses, the better!!
Higher up scientologists and mormons are a bunch of PDF files
"With all that being said.." should be your catchphrase
Or "riddled in"
scientology is pretty toothless now. The Internet has wrecked their scam .
Are there any docs like with Mormons? I think we have a good one brewing with these videos haha
toothless yet people donating millions and fetching kids to it, very toothless indeed my guy
@@diehldrifts in the past, once they got their grip around you, it was hard to escape because no one was around to pull you out by giving you the truth. today, all you need to do is youtube scientology and you'll get the unbaised truth so It's hard for their song and dance to have any lasting effect unless they either got you before the age of the internet (like kyro) or you were born into it (like mormonism).
I think thats what OP means by toothless.
@@lightningfarronxp8899 yea I understand u, but yet a lot of powerfull people are giving money to this nonsense, people with power can do really fucked up things, thats why I meant
It’s a cult
I’d be expecting a visit soon. These people are scary and won’t let anything get in the way of their money flow. Not siding with them, but they will prolly be coming for you soon, In some form. Good luck mate.
Unsubbed from Braille due to their reaction to the carlos drama. Thanks for bringing it to light
It's not their reaction, anybody who does enough research on the "church" will know they silence all wrongdoing amongst members.
@@FlatbottomBomberreminds me of Mormons. Bunch of child touching creeps who love to bury their wrongdoings DEEP
Aaron cant just go off spouting crap. In modern times you have to be quiet or you can get sued. I wanted him to say more also, but i get it. If there is any pending legal case he has to be extremley careful.
I always thought they were weird but couldnt put my finger on why. This explains a lot.
something even stranger is im an ex scientologist and i always felt like a strong gravitational pull towards braille ... gives me chills
I knew he was a scientologist but this runs deep
My theta has never been more open or clear after watching this video. Thank you science god.
No because you didn't pay. Those are fake theta.
10:15 is where the proof is clear as Day ☀️
Aaron lied to us all again..
Braille sank there own ship 🚢
ruclips.net/video/clBtEd631i0/видео.htmlsi=sViArihDNLd-6XXw here's Aaron 14yrs ago on scientology yt channel
thanks for sharing the truth ! Braille is wacker than I ever expected.
if you haven't seen the show with Leah Remini about Scientology look it up, it is fascinating, they literally get followed around and harassed by cult members on the show while trying to talk to ex members and get their stories out, it's nuts.
Wow! Had a few beers and thought I'd watch a few skate videos to relax. Was not expecting a secret cultist reveal from a channel I've watched often! Not a day goes by without complete madness these days, it would seem. Glad you were able to fight the false YT strike/claim.
I love how he acted like he wasnt born into it. His parents are Scientologists. Do not believe anything that comes out Kyros mouth
Scientology is tax exempt so I’m sure some of the Braille
Money has been laundered through the “church”
Ricky was in the chat. Will be super interested to see what happens with him after his interactions and questions. Feel like it’s time for him to get out of his contract if possible. Sad to think that Scientology in some ways I’m sure helped them to build the company to where it is but will probably also be the thing to bring it to its knees
He was , that was nuts !!!
Ricky has said he has NOT officially left Braille, but it pretty much is the case.
He says, Braille is only filming 1 day per week now after Gabe left, it takes Ricky 5 hrs to drive in from home... It's NOT feasible anymore.
He just needs someone else to sort out his Work Visa.
So he has been live streaming on Twitch , building a following and getting monetised....
👍✊
“On their website” : shows Wikipedia 😂😂🤷🏼♂️
yess! been waiting for this one
Im surprised you didnt mention Aaron comments on carlos....in particular that Nigel responded saying something along the lines that he can't beleive Aaron is saying he hasnt seen any evidance. That was the big one for me, I'm assuming Nigels comment is still on the video but I did watch that video only a couple of hours after it went up.
Nigel is a loser also. Rude loud a bully also knows about gaben and fetty and didnt say anything.
Keep posting these man fight back these guys need to leave the skate community
“ Whats so sad is someone will comment on a video without watching it” literally 5secs before “I didn’t watch all of this video”
Bro, for some reason I decided to look for Braille Skateboarding after years of quitting skateboarding. I still have my skateboard and might skate a few times a year now. And finding out that this dude is a Scientologist is just strange man. All I know about it is that they’re very strange people with strange practices. Damn.
Aaron should've dropped that fucking $750,000 on his skaters. Bottom line. He shouldn't have given that loot to a cult. As wrong as Fetty was for being a pedo, Aaron never finished paying for Fetty's broken jaw after they fired him.
I don’t even believe Getty did it, but that’s just my opinion
@@danielprice2743 chad sinclair make’s awful videos. There’s no proof to whether or not he knew for sure she was underage. I can’t believe you’re recommending chad from dan’s page despite everything 😂
Yikes.... Never donate money away before paying your own crew.
@@danielprice2743 you got a chip on ur shoulder or what?, he had everything against him dropped, no court or anything..
I don't like seeing all these room temp IQ takes "its just another religon." If you dont think scientology is a terrifying cult just read up on David Miscaviage and all the strange goings on with his family.
4:35 damn so lance left to persue Scientology
When does it say lance left to pursue scientology
@@theoutsiderjess1869 they were super secretive about why he was leaving
Part of me wishes i could unsee all of this to preserve my childhood image of braille but the other part of me hates that aaron even had a platform to begin with
Thank you so much for having the courage to speak out on this cult. It is so important to educate more and more members of the public on its practices and horrific abuses, and it is terrifying to think of how many kids Aaron has drawn into it.
I feel bad for aarons son if he gets riddled into scientology
Either way I feel like the kid is screwed. If he joins then he's going to be brainwashed and put through horrible living conditions. (The interviews of kid that went through it is shocking). Then if he doesn't join and leave he will lose his father. They will be disconnected. Like what happened with Tom Cruise's kids and so many others. Either way the kid is going to be damaged.
The Scientology website looks like a parody from a GTA game.
I would not really believe anything negative said about people that leave staille. Its called fair game
Brooo what the actual hell, so unreasonably deep
The day I discovered he was a scientologist, everything "off" and "corporate" about Braille clicked into place.Before that I thought they were all just Musk fan-boys.
Alot of weirdos in the comments defending aaron, braille and scientology smh..
I wonder where Lance is now
working in scientology office and touching kids
Hello , been waiting for this
Keep spreading this ALONG WITH what abuses, cruelty, tax exemption, etc that Scientology stands for!! Welcome to the rabbit hole lol!💚💙💜
When is the Gabe video coming?
Yeah pretty sure he's a scientilogist as well.
"What's better than telling people a stupid story and having them believe you?... Having them pay you for it, stupid!"
*•.¸♡ Sent here by DOA ..... I subbed because I am ready for this Let's GO ! ♡¸.•*
A community skatepark should be funded by community, using taxes in a socialist system or fundraising/sponsoring in a capitalist society. It's not because he could have payed for it himself, he should. What the man does in his own time with his own money (religion) doesn't really concern me, just leave the kids out of it.
You mispelled cult.
@@CouchVids every religion is a cult imo, just wanted to be nice :p
not Chole too..
Scientology is ridiculous ! Jesus is the way ,the truth , and life .
😂
Jesus sucks
Thank you Webbs... from across the "web" (from across the pond, Arizona to be more exact. ha to many ways to pun it all up.
Just trying to stay nuanced, but what negative effects has scientology had on Braille and their decision making as a company. Or has Aaron's involvement with scientology had any negative effect on skateboarding in general?
not really, Aaron Kyro did a LOT for skateboarding, it's anybody's opinion whether it was a good change or not, but it's not like skating became a scientology hub. And even if it did, it doesn't seem like one of those dangerous cults where people drink koolaid. This is purely the case of us, the audience, getting too curious about what someone does in their bedroom. Something like, a reputable pastor, always preaches the right things, is kind and generous to all people, but people leave him after finding out he's gay. Never once talked about sex in his church, but people dug it up anyway and are judging him for that, an inherent homophobia, even though it has nothing to do with what he does as a pastor and no matter how much good he does, some people just can't get over their homophobia. And that is the case with Braille, no matter how much good they do, they just can't get over their Scientologicalphobia or cult-phobia.
@@chimyshark considering scientology and david m are in the courts for child trafficking and other bad things....its alot worse than 'someone being secretly gay'
Scientology is a very dangerous cult. Please watch some of the survivors stories. They believe children are big people in small bodies. The child, s*****, and elder abuse is horrendous! There is a current protest around the world against Scientology. Look up SPTV and educate yourself. The main cult leader is currently fighting several human trafficking cases in court.
@chimyshark idk why I'm just now seeing your response but I appreciate your opinion...I feel like ppl are so quick to pick sides when it's not always about sides.
@@Robosapien... people are just xenophobic and tribal. They pick sides even when both sides are the same and it doesn’t matter.
Wasnt one of them a pdf file?
Is this a skate channel or a gossip channel???????
It's not gossip it's a bunch of weirdos influencing and taking advantage of their followers. This information should be heard and known throughout the whole community. Bunch of creeps and weirdos.
@@clifford_2zero7 when did braille ever promote scientology in their videos. I seem to have missed that part. And what Aaron does with his money and his free time is up to him. For all I care he can believe that unicorns are real, and that Kermit is a real frog. As long as he's not pushing his beliefs in his videos.
Same guy spread false rumours that Ricky's girlfriend was having an affair. I hope scientology does disappear his ass
@@petergijsbrechts5154lol what you're not getting is what's going on behind the scenes. "oh well I don't see him manipulating kids so I see no problem"
He might not push it in videos, but tru g to recruit kids. It’s a very dangerous cult!
The fact that they are now making videos directed added adults says it all dude there wrong uns
I messaged braille and Aaron said “i don’t think that has anything to do with skateboarding and has no place in the community” (about him being the leader of Scientology) and honestly i know its wrong but i kinda have to half agree with him on that one that just because he is on a skate channel dosent mean that it has absolutely anything to do with skateboarding.
It does if he's taking money from subs to 'build skateparks' and donating it to scientology. That's fkd up
@@nathanskates98 He is not donating that money to scientology. I know because i have recieved money from the first try foundation for skate camps and a skatepark. Thats the foundation you can donate to when you purchase from braille. What he does with his paycheck is on him whether we like it or not.
I really don't know how to feel about all of this... I grew up with Aaron teaching me how to skate and viewed him as an amazing mentor, friend, and teacher. To hear and see proof of all of this... I want to say i'm upset but.. I just feel sick.
nah this is the craziest shit, he literally scammed his audience for his bs religion, the members of braille got fucked over, if he had hundreds of thousands to put into some fake religion the braille team shoulda got raises and bonuses
Screw braille
I also love that you quoted a Reddit post on google search page.
Yo idk how I stumbled across your videos but damn. I was a big fan of braille as an old head lol
And now, 2 months later the braille house is done. Such a shame
9:01 i definetly understand the criticism here and i agree its a bit not great but in the spirit of protecting braille, its not unreasonable to have different financial insentives inbetween the person and brand, meaning you shouldnt judge aaron for spending his personal money and still asking foor money as a brand, just my opinion though
great reporting dude
Man, I am disturbed and so disappointed. I was looking up to Aaron for a while since I am getting back to skateboarding and Braille channel has some good materials, but damn... Disgusting. Thank you for speaking about it.
5:01 because god forbid someone not accept everything about a religion, like as a catholic theres obviously stuff in the bible that i dont agree with but bc im catholic doesnt automatically mean i subscribe to that way of thinking
so you think you know better than your own god? why even worship him then?
@@andrewhasonenut5869 no the thing is theres no way knowing what god said, we have word of mouth thats certainly been changed for the profit of specific people or to push an agenda, this is why i take everything for interpretation or with a grain of salt
You mentioned Chloe as “the girl that used to work there”. I believe chloe is still working for braille. Haven’t watched in a while, but If i remember correctly she has been in afew videos recently. Judging by the thumbnails
He's a scientologist, it goes without saying that he's lying to us lol.
wow this really explains things in a different way 🤯
this shit is so crazy but at the same time i feel like a small part of him wishes he could just get out of it if it were easy
hahahahahahaa cmon man, he's ultra proud of it
@@diehldrifts ur right lmao shit is messed up
I didn’t know lance was a Scientologist 😮
South park explained scientology the best imo
Thank you for shedding light on them. I wont feel safe watching them anymore. Unsubbed from them and subbed to you!
This makes me sad it’s like falling out with a best friend I loved and up until today still loved watching braille but I cannot support braille anymore and I’m torn
Maybe this is just me or maybe you had to do some audio repairs but your audio sounds really weird in this video for some reason :(
This aged well
Sheeple trolls that refer to cults as religion is where the real disgust is created. Keep drinking the juice...
Show me on the doll where Scientology touched you
Scientology is like Epsylonism IRL 😂😂😂
I started watching them late in the game right before everything went sideways, I just feel like Aaron talks all this big talk about just getting people out skating but he's clearly in it for the money and could care less about skating, he hardly Even skates anymore
When they didn’t have the warehouse it was SO much better and clearly not for the money. Then he stopped paying employees to pay his way up in his cult
he is old and he's running a business, you go skate every day and work 40 hours a week when youre 40 years old with injuries. He cares as much about skating as any other skater. Also, whats wrong with being into something for the money? Most people in the skate industry do it for the money, whats wrong with that? They have to live and eat man.
My crew homies are 49 48 still skate hard two to three times a week if your heart is truly in something you find a way. He’s just about the money.
I just wanna know where is Andy shrock in all this
Wait a minute what's this "state of clear" you were talking about? Kinda sounds like the state of being the ULTIMATE SKATER.
I have unsubbed from Braille.
I have since 2016 lol
@@joshuadansby2874 I just found out about the scientology thing. I don't know how I missed it. This whole thing has changed my view of them
THIS SHIT IS CRAZY ASF I LOOKED UP TO AARON KYRO BUT HOLY SHIT THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
I looked it up. Executive Directors of scientology make anywhere from $165,000 - $210,000 per year. So, even if Braille goes bankrupt. AK still has that to fall back on. I dont know much about scientology, but to see a good skateboard company die off is just a sad situation.
yeah. That seals it for me. I just unsubbed from Braille now. After nearly 10 years of watching them.
That dude has ALWAYS rubbed me the wrong way. Crazy.
All braille skaters need to do an iron maiden and RUN TO THE HILLS.
Wow. I had know idea. Gabe left I unsubbed but this makes sense now. Skateboarding was a front the whole time whilst doing this. Shame.
5:26 ok kinda just meat riding on this take but he couldve meant not the leader of all scientology, this being different than the sanfran leader, dont remember what aaron said but thats all
11:04 ok yeah he definetly deflected that point, kinda weird but regardless
@@SillyShenanagensThe3rd..... 😂🤦🤦🤦
Is jd in the science technology
Dan thanks so much for doing what you do.
In case you're wondering, Kylie (the other girl at Braille) and Troy Young (remember him?) are in that cult as well.
the rest of the world needs to know who Aaron Kyro is so no one else can get caught up in the deceit
Let this go. You are acting like he tries to force Scientology in the videos. No body cares what he does in his personal life yet here you are still talking about it 🤦🏻♂️
11:42 making a large generalization about a huge group of people, this is what partially what makes me put little value towards this dudes videos
Do your own research and you will see that these are not large generalizations .
@@sdsuper1030its a large generalization because of the sheer size of the group, though this doesnt mean many or even most scientologists believe this however large generalizations dont portray an imagine accurately most times
@thedudebutold theyre literally trained to do it as indoctrination to the religion. It'd not generalization its literally fact lol
@@megashock1319 no they dont but ok LMAO go off
@@SillyShenanagensThe3rd it's giving non answers, when questioned they don't answer questions. You're a kid so I don't expect you to understand. One day you will and you'll realize how dumb it is to defend him
it's sad to know he used skateboarding as a medium just to get closer to kids and become a "mentor" to kids to sway them into Scientology...
I got older and I learn tricks faster and I get hurt less. Maybe I'm a skatintologist
You gotta think man this isn’t braille, you are screwing with Scientology now. This is those goons
He’s always been in Scientology. Not new