Down with apologism! 👏Down with escape goats! 👏Down with manipulation! 👏Down with smear campaigns! 👏Down with bribes! 👏Down with internet raids by directly oriented fans! 👏 Normalise changing opinion on something after learning new information 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I really appreciate that this channel is NOT overstimulating. I'm autistic and have significant sensory issues. Coming to this channel is like the calm in the storm.
im also autistic and i love listening to his videos in the back ground while doing things lol my youtube intake i think is a healthy mix of crazy edited videos and chill just sitting and chatting videos
calling the "ma'am... you're thirty" apology video "ma'am... i'm sorry" is so funny DJHSFSBDHJF 😭thank you for always being open-minded AND honest, it's so refreshing seeing someone be able to do both :)
No one else has ever tried that tactic, which is why it may actually work. And I, personally, welcome our new statuesque overlords (obviously including Dave)
EXACTLY! I was following him back then and kinda forgot about his channel until he popped up and became trending again and I was like, didn't this dude do art???
@billbill6094 been a long time viewer since his purple art channel. He likes starting from scratch after a period of bad mental health or just to test new aesthetics or content styles
Wait he WENT AFTER JackSepticEye? I feel out of the loop. Feel free to disregard if it is mentioned in the video. It’s buffering rn but I will definitely watch it later and be explained if it does explain
@@lindensalter6713 yeah, if i remember properly, jacksepticeye made the comment in passing after being asked in a stream, and mrbeast went off on twitter about it, when what was said wasn't that serious to begin with.
gosh thank you for that sonyv2 comment, I totally agree with your point and found it infuriating seeing so many people saying we should "apologise" to him or shit like that
@@southparkfireflyI don’t even think he was right? Help me remember his points if I have them wrong but it was just like “Ava (tho he misgendered) is bad because trans and looking for clout” that’s not a critical analysis or really a valid criticism. Also they were romanticizing Mr B as this perfect human who needed to distance themselves from Ava. Feel like what came out was way beyond just clout chasing
I remember you said in the MrBeast video "how could anyone dislike MrBeast" which is probably the most poorly aged part. So much so I can somehow still remember it to this day
@ayannabranchcomb7535 Theres been a lot of stuff like his best friend Kris Ava Tyson was in discord rooms saying weird shit to minors. His company being wildly exploitative to workers etc. etc. just gross
@@ayannabranchcomb7535 in a very, very, very simplified story: abused his employees severely (no water, no contact to family members, borderline psychological torture and worsening their health for videos). bad working conditions for his videos, misuse of money and faking his videos, etc. the main issue is basically that he is a “sociopath” and heavily abused his former employees while allowing a registered sex offender to be on his team. there’s a few videos on youtube that show the legal documents and proof of him hurting the people he works with.
I do think Tati believed what Jeffree and Shane were telling her about James’ victims but I also believe that Tati only used the vitamins as a catalyst.
I’ve been a Mr. Beast hater since day 1. His vibes were always just off to me. Then when he made “squid games in real life” I was like “Oh, so you saw a show about the rich exploiting the desperately poor and needy and decided to make it yourself just minus the k*llings? Did we learn nothing??” And then people continued to defend him after that completely boggled the mind
the people defending it as “harmless entertainment” and acting like he was soooo benevolent for doing it were making me feel crazy. like did we watch the same show??? he wasn’t doing it from the kindness of his heart, he did it bc it was the biggest show out at the time and he wanted to cash in!!!
Yea, I'm not trying to be that person "omg, yea I totally hated him before the drama lol!" But also, I am. Him and his content was just extremely off-putting to me. Although, I never said anything because I know people would've dogpiled on me for it.
I just didn't consider he was a real person, because it was too depressing to admit this kind of video existed (Squid Game, and the one with blind people are straight up dystopian, as are most of them from what I can see). After the reveal, it feels insulting to the ones who suffered from it, though.
Even the videos of like… buying out entire stores and stuff like that. I tried to watch him once or twice and just felt like it was…. Mmm. Not good. I called it that smth like this would happen :/
I remember the things tati accused him of were so homophobic: talking about gay sex and hitting on men she thought were straight. It very much was a straight woman whose gay best friend actually did gay shit and she thought it was gross. She didnt say anything about underage anything if i remember right. He IS creepy and she Was homophobic 💁 both!
i understand what youre saying and i partially agree, but i think tati was maybe saying he was too vulgar for her liking. she said she didnt like how he was always talking about "sucking dick and cock" (💀) personally, if a lesbian was constantly talking about eating cooter, i'd also say theres a time and place. 🗿
@@AK-rx8gp I think it would be cool to see a visiting bye sister x years later video because like everyone in the beef sucked/sucks: like James is a creep, Shane is a creep and a racist, Jeffrey has been nothing but problematic, Tati was homophobic
Honestly i feel like coming out and being like "hey I was wrong and i regret some of the old shit" is something MORE commentary youtubers should do. Mad respect for this ❤🙏🏻
Exactly! This sends a very self-reflective message. Like knowing he himself is affected by the things he says makes me feel more confidence in the sincerity ❤
Definitely. We live in a time where people are completely unwilling to admit mistakes or even just change their stance based on new information, and it’s unbelievably damaging. I’d love to see more people just casually revisiting and reflecting on past actions and statements like this!
well we can already count pyrocynical and mori out when it comes to that. those two have an ego as big as the sun and luxuriate in the bootlickings of their socially conservative audience.
real like I love commentary videos but the space has become really oversaturated with annoying self righteous people who all base their opinion on whatever is the most popular thing to say, people who complain everything is woke and cancel culture, and people who react to “cringe” TikToks which usually feature neurodivergent people or queer teenagers (or both).
i remember having watched your jacksepticeye/mrbeast video and being like ‘man i have never disagreed with d’angelo before but i simply cannot agree on this. he has made youtube TERRIBLE and youtube played into it.’ and i was like damn .. so i feel really validated knowing you’ve changed your mind about that !
Same! Its the only one i didnt watch all the way through. I remember watching a bit of it and thinking wow this is the first time ive ever disagreed wholeheartedly with him
I've also basically agreed with D'Angelo about everything except this as well! Kind of super glad I wasn't the only one, the validation is so real! Honestly I am ridiculously happy that he can see Mr Beast for the kind of person he is now haha
Same, I actually commented on that video that I loved most his videos but I disagreed with him on that one and why. I think it’s one of the only ones I’ve made a semi-negative comment on.
You know, I think on that Logan Paul one, he kind of had a lot of us tricked into thinking he was capable of change. My husband stood on the "no, he hasn't changed" hill, and my god, I really should listen to his read on people more lol
Real but also I do think it’s good to give people the benefit of the doubt, it’s not a bad trait to have, just have to keep those thoughts w a grain of salt n all
And it's not even "move on" it's like "let's just forget about it" because they are still the same and don't even honestly think there's anything wrong with what they are doing
@@jessicapeyton5444this! There’s a difference between genuinely going to therapy, changing, having people to keep you in line as well as yourself, etc etc and just. Trying to pretend it wasn’t that bad and escape from criticism.
@@stuppittyhed I...don't know where I stand on this, and it depends by what you mean by "moving on". I do think rape culture allows them to get off scot-free too often, but I also think, and I speak as a man, an American, and someone that as a child has been abused, that people in the United States, and especially men, are too focused on the perpetrators over supporting victims. I think it rather disturbing how you have men express violent fantasies online rather than donating to RAINN or helping in more productive way. They don't have fantasies about murking predators, they have fantasies about murking. Heroic ones, I might add. I like reading Punisher as much as the next comic fan, but I also think America has a problem with either ignoring sex crimes or using them as a mean to virtue signal via calling for much harsher...."retribution", and I think this is one part of the problem that Americans have when it comes to punishment, which is reflected in our justice system. I mean, of course people who prey on children should be in jail for a long time, but can we not forget the victims too? Attention is limited.
I was living in Japan when he came here and began terrorizing everyone in sight. I'd never heard of him before, and as a US-American, I was suddenly being asked to explain his horrid behavior. So my dislike of him is deep and personal. And I never forgave him. Of course, I would have been happy if he had actually grown from that experience, but I'm not surprised that he hasn't.
I was never rooting for him 💀 he and his brother are unredeemable to me even if just for the disgusting community and attitude they breed and thrive their audience off of
I'm glad people are pointing out the pretty blatant fatphobia in regards to Nikocado, as in "Nikocado is skinny now, that must mean he is healthy and trustworthy and a good person too!" my brother in christ did we all just collectively forget this man's track record of toxic and manipulative online behavior? Him being a POS has NOTHING to do with his weight
"Bro this was his whole mastermind plan!" I'm sorry but how the hell does the absolute terrible things he put Stephanie through have to do with him being a "mastermind"
I also feel like people are forgetting that part of the “show” also included domestic abuse against his husband. Idc whether or was real or staged, a LOT of people were genuinely worried about their relationship and whether his husband was safe. He’s still a bad person for that, no matter what weight he’s at.
As Megan Anne said in her video about Nick, "he just had a content plan!" That does not take intelligence or that much skill, it literally just takes good planning. He's also openly said before that he's acting and playing a character, so anybody who actually thinks they were "fooled" by him are just being plain silly.
I don't know why but I read your comment in Rachel's voice (Friends), when she prank called Ross making fun of him for faking an accent when he was teaching at the University so students would find him interesting 😂😂
I would take this Professor's class again. The Professor was very caring and made the course understandable for us students. Make sure you do the homework on time!
That trio of videos you deleted was some of the best content on the subject I had seen. Totally understandable why you hid the videos, but god damn I miss watching them. I legitimately still think about them to this day lmao
I'm actually a little concerned about D'Angelo's daily uploads. Don't get me wrong, I love his content, but it's always important for creators to take time for themselves and reaffirm their personal health.
I think Nikoado Avacado needs to be talked about, not because of his weight loss but because of how much of a creep he his. I feel like we all have completely forgot about the Stephanie Soo situation ngl
THISSSS. he was a weirdo who caused Stephanie really bad anxiety attacks and then proceeded to mock her about it. he’s always been gross idk why he’s suddenly being celebrated.
Exactly this. I do not give a shit what size he is now or before. I do however care that he is a terrible, terrible person and he’s used his “comeback” to only cement that fact
Probably because she's bad too. The fact that he was playing a character and she didn't(as far as we know) also muddies the waters a lot. I remember Zach Choi also getting thrown into the drama and announcing lawsuits that never materialized, and other people accusing Nick or various stuff that was never proven and went nowhere. It was incredibly messy and I don't blame anyone for not wanting to look into it. I did at the time, and pretty much the only thing that was clear to me was that they were both manipulative AF and went on to be even worse, Nick with his pretend fights with his husband and the unhinged character shtick and Stephanie with her disgusting "true crime while I slobber on 45 cheeseburgers" series. Some things are better to be left alone lol
@@DeadKraken i don’t think she was ever manipulative. her content has drastically changed since the out of touch mukkbangs. Also she couldn’t do much bc of the fact that Nikocado didn’t even allow her to post her proof because of cali laws. Nikocado has yet to take accountability for anything odd he’s done or post his evidence against Stephanie despite her consent. I recommend Adam McIntyres most recent video on it, it gives perspective to the situation after all of the nikocado praise. :)
Checking yourself like “where is this thought coming from??” is the foundation of basic self-awareness and coming into adulthood is realizing a lot of people don’t know how to do this for themselves
I have so much respect for people who are able to admit when they are wrong, even when it’s a little later on, compared to the people who completely double down and refuse to EVER acknowledge they’re wrong. No one is always correct or right, and being able to admit and accept when you do mess up is way more humble than thinking you’re better than others bc you’ve “never” messed up like that
Yeah, and legit so few people actually do the foundational check-in of "why do I think this about this person or action?" regularly. To the point where me prompting thought games on figuring out stuff like "why do you trust this person's opinion more when all you know is how they look and their name? why is this person more feminine/masculine to you? why did you not think this person can be this just because they are disabled?" etc. is seen as like mindblowing during equality workshops that I run. Like my peeps, I literally do these kinds of figuring out what you actually think and why without judgement exercises so you can do it your entire life whenever you interact with people or media and you need to check yourself. Especially because most of us aren't really taught how to recognise our own thought processes, attitudes etc always have a pattern and we actually have to actively want to change and do the change in our thought processes if we want to be more equal. Like, as shitty as our media literacy education is, our self-reflection and self-literacy is even worse.
i think you may be the only fully sane person existing in the commentary space at the moment. your videos are insightful, respectful and funny. thanks for existing despite the brain rot this website harbours
@@malegazeofficial i don't know much about funky frogbait or gabi bell but drew, chadchad and kurtis don't make commentary videos that are "insightful" in my opinion. they exist for comedic purpose, not to actually inform and make you think. kurtis is literally a comedian
Kurtis doesn't make lately insightful videos at all, I'm totally fine with light comedy stuff but some of his comments feel like there's no depth whatsoever. Sometimes he sounds like "if it's not my experience then it's no one's experience".
or rap metal / nu metal if it's the more polished kind of poser-adjacent variety. otherwise it would have to be called something like radioactive blasphemy if you're going for an SOAD kind of vibe
I've been a fan since the holly brown tracing drama during your art youtuber era :) I remember Emily Artful talking about the situation and recommending your channel, and have never missed an upload since! You kept me entertained and excited for every video/stream during covid. Keep doing you man!
Tati still only came out with her allegations for extremely petty reasons, until then she was perfectly fine ignoring James Charles’ behaviour. That whole beauty community blow up was just weird in general.
Jen Luv has recently put out a four part series about the Tati/James Charles/Shane Dawson/Jeffree Star blowup, which covers a lot of ground and goes through the events chronologically. (Part five hasn’t come out yet.)
And didn't she make an apology video or at least apologize to James Charles after 'calling him out' of his behaviour? If I remember correctly, James posted 'No More Lies' and then later she apologized/made an apology in respond to that video? If she did really apologize, then for me it's like she retracted what she said about James' gross behaviour. Idk it's been awhile, but Tati's wasn't completely saint back then either
@@tikaputri1874 she did but i think d’angelo made a video about that too, pointing out that even if her apology and her crying in the video was sincere, it was still obviously edited to get a specific reaction out of people.
It's a clusterfuck of a situation where they were all just kind of snakes. Unfortunately James Charles actually turning out to be a massive creep just vindicated Tati as if she wasn't also a snake performing a bad faith takedown.
he's up on the "your _blank_'s favorite _blank_" hall of fame along with Chappell Roan and Northernlion. Your favorite artists favorite artist and your favorite streamer's favorite streamer. Can't think of any other examples off the top of my head.
@@rice_frying_shrimp bro Chappell did it as a reference to Sasha Colby who has been known as "your favorite drag queen's favorite drag queen" for a while
im a true dangelo OG, ive started watching him when he was making ART VIDEOS because i was (and still am) a huge art kid and honestly, he's kinda had a huge glow up from his sarcastic, monotone and kinda cynical early content, to someone that seems way more confident and chill now, good for him! :]
I was in love with his art videos I wanted his art style so so so badly and his video about the Inktober creator was one of the first videos that got me into commentary and video essays cause of how well made it was
Despite the reasons for the removal, the beauty community dramageddon series will never not be the THE most iconic thing to ever happen to RUclips. Four years later, and that era still lives on in my mind rent free. D’angelo the best to ever do it 👏
Huge agree on the Ava stuff honestly. It deeply bothers me when any marginalizing person does ANYTHING and people take it as a reason to propagate prejudice against them. Like someone can be horrible ruinous person, but you STILL shouldn't use that as an excuse to say the most evil bigoted things to them because it's suddenly "okay" to you. It's not defending someone's actions to say that you shouldn't misgender that person or be racist or ableist or misogynistic, it's basic decency because we all know that you're all not shitting a horrible white cishet guy in the same dehumanizing way you do to people who don't fit those labels.
That bish set the whole queer community back 10 years, precisely because people take one bad person of a minority group, and use them as a demonstration that they were right to hate us. I despise her for this reason(other than the pedo stuff ofc), it was the first time I saw a mega-huge RUclips personality openly defend a trans person and it got me happy for a second that the wind of online discourse may change for the better, then everything came crashing down. Now I'm back arguing with grown up toddlers about why it's bad to not accord Ava her pronouns when they have no problem giving Hitler his masculine pronouns🥲 we back at square one bois
@@starsndips EXACTLY!! A person's identity has nothing to do with their morals. No one is out here misgendering serial killers. A person's identity shouldn't have to be earned, it's just who they are even if they end up bad.
While I completely agree with you, I have a slightly different take. I was one of the people asking him to relook at that video and see if his viewpoints had changed at all, but made sure I was very explicit in saying I was only referring to them as individuals and not the conversation about trans people. Everything he said in that video defending Ava is so important seeing how trans people are vilified for simply existing, but he also had a few takes on Mr. Beast and Ava as people outside of the conversation about trans people that I was curious if he had changed his perspective on with all the new information that came out. I feel both can be true that he stands by what he said about sunnyv2 spreading hateful transphobia while also seeing if he still stands by what he said about them as individuals separate from the topic. If that makes any sense?
This made me realize that I have been watching you for a very long time, like I remember when your channel was about art youtubers and art rants lol, is so cool seeing how much you have grown up as a youtuber and as a person, not a lot of people can recognize their past mistakes
Exactly, I found him when he was still part of the art space and have watched him continuously ever since then. He's grown so much and it's genuinely felt like growing up along with him (in a non parasocial way).
I kinda miss the monotone voice because these voices are soothing. But damn I love seeing him so much lively and happier. And the videos are great. RIP funny monotone voice bit. You had your time.
That end video is kinda crazy, because I actually vividly remember I deliberately stopped watching you for a while solely because I had a really bad feeling about Mr. Beast, and I felt uncomfortable hearing a defense of him from someone I respect(ed) a lot fdsjklhg I stayed subscribed and all, but it took until this summer for me to come back to your channel. So to me it's really crazy to hear that you now feel it aged poorly. 😭 That man really got us all in the end.
I honestly just thought it was him being young and naive. Like the same as when he defended Logan Paul and had decent things to say about Ethen Klein. I’m not saying he’s a child. But it’s kind of normal to be optimistic about people in your 20s. Especially people who have a neutral presence online. I remember thinking during that Ethen Klein interview that I’m kind of happy he still has that youthful optimism I had in my 20s. I know not everyone in their 20s holds on to it. But I was happy he had. Because I knew it wouldn’t last long.
this is the same exact thing I did too. It was such an uncomfortable feeling watching that video, and I made myself watch to the end hoping it would somehow make a good turn at the end. but no. super glad to hear about d’s change of heart since then, but sheesh what a not-fun time that was.
I mean it takes a LOT to lose that much weight, so good on him for working hard to get to a healthier state. He can still be a horrible person though lol. I know nothing about the guy, just saw MoistCritikal’s videos about him so that’s my only view into that guys life/videos
Self reflective videos like these make me so emotional lol. I’m so self critical and feel like the world is over when i make a mistake or when someone gets mad at me, it’s nice to see how to handle it with such grace !!
@@Juupitrr YUPP its so hard!! it took me so long in therapy to really reel it back in. i unfortunately don’t have any tangible advice but you got this!!
it’s so funny seeing you reacting to old videos because i’ve been watching you since you still uploaded art related content and it’s like a recap of all your eras
I'm gonna come out and say it: I really appreciate you being back this strong, D'Angelo. I really enjoy your vibes and after this break you really are just glowing.
Thank you for not having a Nikocado take. Firstly, the man is a troll and we all know not to feed trolls. But secondly, as you pointed out, whether someone is skinny or fat, we don't know what their health is from just looking at them. We shouldn't have opinions on other people's bodies.
I started watching at "ma'am.... you're thirty." And I agreed with 100% of the video because she needed to be the adult in the situation, however the criticism you got in the comments and the response to it is why I stayed. I was in the wrong for how I expected her to behave too, and I had the space to quietly privately check myself, but you did it with grace publicly. That's impressive.
I'm so glad you are sticking by the point with SunnyV2. In fact, I'm glad you are so down to earth and owning your mistakes like this. But also sticking by your points that others would deem as "controversial"
It's why D'Angelo is the best commentary youtuber in my opinion. He has his principles straight, and when he makes mistakes he owns up to them. But he isn't the type of person who bends his opinion to the popular one just because it's popular and will stick to his guns when needed. It's refreshing to see.
@@whatisthis1958 he just has authenticity to his videos. Like he has my full attention even if my attention span is that of a cat because he's so articulate and real. Unlike a lot of youtube which just feels hyper "artificial" (see: the highly saturated thumbnails and exaggerated facial expressions)
I've been following you since your WLOP art tutorial LMFAOOO so crazy to think where you started and where you're at now. You one of my fave youtubers always and forever
To answer your question: I was working my first job as a concept artist at a terrible game studio. We worked 80 hour weeks, no overtime, and received a minimum wage. And your bisexually-lit art channel inspired me so much and kept me entertained when I was exhausted and demoralized. I now have a better job, you now have a different palette, but you're still a great addition to my day. Glad to have had you around for so long, D'Angelo.
Hi! I'm considering going into concept art! is your new job also in concept art, how hard was it to get the job, any other info you wish you knew about concept art? Do you mind if I ask what country you're in with the job? Thank you!
About the Ava Tyson thing, I am only going to say this once: Someone being a terrible person does NOT make it ok to misgender them or spread transphobia. Not only is it depriving someone of basic human respect, but it is also hurting completely innocent trans people. It would not matter if the SunnyV2 video came out before or after the scandal...
@@lame-bj2nq Yeah, its not for me or anybody to decude If theres any real hard proof that she lying, then ok, but rn its litterally not any person's choice if shes trans or not (ill admit that i tend to avoid any c-chan related video/article/post cuz I really dont wanna learn mlre stuff about this topic) Also, being trans doesn't make soemone a good or a bad person, it just makes them a trans person. That why attacking someone for their transness, weither its misgendering them or even equating their transness to their bad deeds doents make sence. Being trans isnt a choice, but hurting others is. So why are we debating about their gender, something nobody can control, when what we should be talking about are their crimes
I've seen so many people say that "sunnyv2 was right" No he wasn't. His video was based in transphobia and he had no knowledge of her grooming behaviour that mostly happened when she still thought she was cis. This shit would have been the same regardless of her being trans
Sunny's video only hated on her for being trans. All of Sunny's accusations came based off the fact she was trans and nothing more. It was same with Tati, both of them just got lucky in randomly accusing someone of being a predator with no evidence. It was pure chance that these things happened after these accusations. If he had insider knowledge that she did do these things beforehand he never provided evidence. Its straight out of the transphobe playbook to call everyone in the LGBTQ community awful things. Eventually you will be right about one person and then you basically give yourself confirmation bias to keep doing it again.
All of us trans people out here collectively cringe when a trans person does something awful, because we know it’s gonna hurt our community as a whole even though it shouldn’t. It’s not fair to us. The media always tries to spin it into propaganda against us. So, I am begging people to leave being trans out of it, and always use preferred names and pronouns. Just like every other group of people out there, there are good people and bad people. There are good cis-gender people and bad cis-gender people. There are good white people and bad white people. But when it comes to ANY minority group, if a minority messes up, it somehow now paints us as a whole group bad? Make it make sense. In the words of Sabrina Carpenter to my fellow trans people, “I beg you don’t embarrass me, motherfucker.”
A billion thank yous for not doing a video on nickacado; and for stating that just because he lost the weight does not mean he is healthy. Skinny does not equal healthy and fat does not mean your unhealthy. This channel was my intro to you. I love your content as it often teaches me, makes me laugh, and occasionally challenges my stand points. Keep up the fantastic work
He is far from healthy. To me he's in the same vain as Eugenia, as far as mental health is concerned. The fact RUclips platforms people who are Not. Well. *and* exasperates their issues is mind-boggling.
i mean, i believe he was that skinny before. and he clearly ate himself to a much larger weight. i don't think you can treat nickocado like any random fat person, it's very obvious that the way he got to a larger weight was unhealthy.
Yeah. I've just been avoiding anything talking about him at this point because the fatphobia and equating weight to health is just frustrating to listen to
The explanation of analysing your thoughts and opinions, and understanding where they came from, and asking what others with different experiences and circumstances would feel, is so powerful. Sometimes we realise we have some sort of opinion because it’s been filtered to us our whole lives a certain way. We don’t realise our own bias sometimes, and it’s very important to understand that and grow.
“I’m entitled to my opinion, but do I know where it’s stemming from?” LOVE THIS! Also using this on people who say “it’s just my opinion!” I’ll follow it with “where is the opinion stemming from?” ❤
I remember Mr beast in an interview saying he doesn't hire people if that ask questions about things like vacation time during the hiring process and thinking "huh." I feel validated
I have such a weird moment where I got that "huh" vibe from him. I don't even remember who's video it was, but they were walking around filming bts content of vidcon or something similar and passed by Jimmy sitting at a table. Before realizing he was being filmed his face was neutral/possibly even frustrated or angry, then he immediately snapped into that awkward af smile when he saw the camera. It was so robotic and creepy.
My red flags were the nature of his videos in general and just the absolute waste they produce, and for what a short bit of entertainment? Him also responding to criticism about his “charity work” also told me everything I needed to know.
i genuinely miss the "mrbeast6000" days. he lived just like the rest of us and made silly youtube content that barely earned him anything. i was such a big fan of his like almost a decade ago. hes just become another rich asshole.
Early in both of the Paul brothers' careers there were moments that seemed like they genuinely learned and grew or one was just a bad influence on the other and other things. The situation continues to evolve. And now we're here. 💀💀
The thing about that was every time they had their mini-arcs of redemption, they'd immediately do something just as stupid once again. That's where that "Cycle of the Paul brothers" meme comes from, that was such a horrid time ffs
I am someone who immediately called you out for the jacksepticeye mr beast video in the comments. I still watched most of your videos but I was always kinda annoyed that you never addressed all the criticism that were made against that video. Good on you for owning up to your mistakes.
Same! I was honestly so relieved at the time at everyone in the comments were saying the same things I was thinking. So glad he actually ended up talking about it though
I think the main reason I wasn't bothered by the lack of acknowledgement is that I was there not too long after his "ma'am you're thirty" video. So I kinda figured he'd have read the comments and understood where he went wrong, even if he didn't make a whole video about it. I definitely understand why you would've been put off, but at the time Mr. Beast still had a fairly clean image, so I wouldn't personally have seen the big deal with not making a correction video
Been here since the art commentary days and still find it funny how D'Angelo silently dipped out of that community right before the downfall. It's like when cartoon characters dodge being killed by bending down to pick up a penny before the axe swings.
The art commentary commentary community is WILD. I've more or less completely left it. I never posted or anything but I'd watch a lot of the content throughout my teens. It's literally this huge circle of extremely toxic people stabbing each other in the back or being scumbags behind closed doors. I can count the number of normal people in the community on one hand.
@whatisthis1958 LITERALLY! what drew me in was the combination of art as well as the idea of these people being community protectors were holding bad actors accountable. Pretty soon I grew up and realized it was a bunch of self righteous idiots being the bullies they wished they were in middle school.
i used to watch him because of the art community videos! i honestly still miss seeing his art but he could not have dipped out at a better time holy SHIT
Not going to lie it was already in its downfall when he was making art videos. I’m specifically talking about how cringe culture and the art community are tied with each other and they have for a veryyy long time. The cringe culture died down for a short period but with a new generation of teens it spiked again. So yeah it was never good. The drama the bullying was always there there’s just moments where its not as bad
i miss your art content bro, I know it was eons ago but you inspired me to get into digital art and I'll never forget that, you did a study on values or something and I used that as a guide for a WHILE when I was starting out.
2:08 ahhhhh that explains why I wasn’t subscribed to this channel. I definitely thought that you just rebranded the D’Angelo Wallace channel and was so confused😭
the fact that you’ve been doing commentary for five years makes me feel so old?? i remember watching all of your art videos, which if i can remember correctly (i can’t, i don’t understand how time works) was even further back. that’s insane, dude.
They were further back! His art videos were riiight before he started doing commentary, at the very start of his RUclips career iirc. It really does feel crazy remembering when D’Angelo started his first channel lol
about the ava kris tyson thing: something i thought about the other day was that when cis people are terrible and do terrible things, we dont go out of our way to misgender them, call them a different name, etc because they are terrible people. so when people feel that its justified to purposefully misgender a trans person because they ended up being a terrible person, you can really see the underlying transphobia that is built into ppl even if they dont feel its bad because "that person is bad" or wtv (sorry if this doesnt make any sense lol)
When someone uses a gender identity to hurt other people you’re in your full right to exclude them from your community, you can’t deny there’s men out there that use a “trans identity” to be predators, it is more harmful to deny this fact and defend them blindly just bc of their gender identity and then it turns out they were just another autogynephillic creep pretending to be a trans woman, just like it happened with Tyson. Gatekeeping is protecting your community from people like him, being kind and accepting of absolutely everyone and not being critical of anyone’s behaviour is going to hurt the lgbt community in the long run and it already is.
It’s entirely different when that person in question is not even a person. But an actual monster, who prayed on minors and shouldn’t be given a shred of respect. If this was a normal human being we’re talking about just simply not feeling right about being their gender or in their own body then I can definitely accept and feel for them. However as I said before when that person turns out to be a monster. No respect should be given. End of discussion.
@@coffinboy556 this is a very dangerous mindset for a lot of reasons. if you view people who do horrible things as inhuman, that means you justify any wrong done to them. at the end of the day, ava is a human being. that doesn't excuse her horrific actions. also, that mindset separates you from the people who do bad things. no matter how bad something is that you do, you aren't as bad as them because they're inhuman and you aren't. do you see how that can be a problem? you justify your own actions no matter what and justify anything done to bad people no matter what. it's really easy to believe that people who do bad things are inhuman, but it's dangerous to think that way.
Now I know! I was telling a friend about your beauty community videos because they were the PERFECT summary of all that was happening at the time and couldn't find them. I'm glad I was here when they were being posted. Waiting for those videos drops was everything during the pandemic!
you talking about the videos not being overstimulating is honestly one of the reasons i enjoy watching your content. It's clear that the title (whilst following the titling/clickbait trends) is at least consistent with the video, and you always say what you're going to talk about and thumbnail it. There's no obnoxious sounds or anything. just good vibes
omg this feels like a walk down the memory lane 😭 I came from your OG channel I can’t believe it’s been like five years!! you’ve come so far and i always look forward to ur videos :)
I’m happy u spoke on the ageism, I feel like that’s the most prevalent and acceptable prejudice on RUclips. Any woman over 30 is old and any man over 35 is a creep. It’s disgusting how many ppl are openly ageist and go unchecked. Like nickisnotgreen, he literally said he’s ageist and encouraged others too be without ever being checked for it
I completely agree with you, I stopped watching nick a long time ago so I haven't kept up with him. I desperately need to know where he said this, he just keeps digging himself deeper
@@zona872 i think it wasn’t the video about the demilo sisters father. The 1 where the father was tryna to figure that real rapper cause he took the money out on a date. Is the end of the video
Thank you for always being so transparent and accountable! Everyone makes mistakes but understanding why you make the mistakes and explaining it with grace is what makes you 🫵 so intelligent 💗💗
omg the tati westbrook, James charles, jeffrey star trilogy was the first vids i ever saw of you!! I never realised you had three channels tho but I just checked and i follow all of them hahahah
This is really mature of you & its cool to see a youtuber do this. Gives me faith in humanity to change their minds instead of doubling down on everything due to pride and ignorance.
Yeah I still feel like deleting that one was a mistake. It did such a good job of synthesizing all of the disgusting things he’s done over the years. A slight implication that James Charles was a victim is a small price to pay compared to that
One of the few RUclipsrs who will actually take accountability, admit their past, mistakes, be humble, and learn from it. Shocker. We need more peeps like D’Angelo on the platform!!
I'm glad you addressed 4. the ageist video, women especially have some rigid expectations of what they should be at 30+ and while that woman is horrible her being 30 and her looks shouldn't have been mentioned at all, that wasn't the problem
If I remember correctly, the main thing was that she made a video about a teenager giving herself tattoos (and piercings?). I'm not sure if he said that in the video yet because I'm scrolling through the comments while watching, but I think that's what it was about. If I'm wrong, please correct me :)
@@Cinnamon_Dreams I'm a watcher of treacle tatts (Lauren) who the video was targeted at. Just to briefly explain the origin of the video, Lauren called out blakehomie (the underage teen who was unsafely tattooing and piercing themselves at home at the time). Lauren is knowledgeable regarding tattoos and made the video expressing concern and advising people not to follow what blakehomie was doing.
@@FallingIn2TheVoid unfair assumptions which she later made a 30minute video on, much like D'Angelo's, saying how she got it wrong and shouldn't have said those things. Actually not a horrible person at all and as far as I knew, D'Angelo and Lauren had spoken after this all came out and the 'beef' was squashed.
I remember the ‘ma’am you’re thirty’ video. I felt bad watching it but then gained a lot of respect for you immediately taking ownership of your mistakes and apologizing. I love seeing your continual evolvement. ❤
Yep, same, especially as someone over 30 at the time, it was actually really gratifying to watch the genuine apology and growth. But also, how was that 4 years ago? 😂
I know this should be a low bar, but I’m really glad you didn’t use the video about Eva (Ava? Not sure how her name is spelled, I’m unfamiliar with Mr. Beast’s content and collaborators) as the example of aging poorly and that you continued to use her name and pronouns in this video. Too often cis people decide that when a trans person is a bad person they lose the right to their identity. People will deadname and misgender immoral or unethical or criminal or simply disliked trans people and it’s just straight up transphobia. It’s heartening to see you not fall prey to that particular strain of transphobia
@@FallingIn2TheVoid that’s definitely misogynistic, but that’s a different type of thing. Being called a slut doesn’t strip a woman of her identity as a woman; it’s more like when people call women (I’ve noticed this mostly with black women and lesbians) they don’t like men or man-ish
@@FallingIn2TheVoid To piggyback on your point, because this community is one that appreciates nuance and I have few outlets for the following pet soapbox: We as conscientious people also need to rise above the trend of resorting to body-shaming about disliked or problematic men. Like, just because XYZ Male did something terrible doesn't mean we're not sinking to a problematic level if we make smolpeepee dunks at them. It's on par with calling a problematic woman ugly/fat. Like whatever everyone can have snotty opinions or speculations ig but it shouldn't be substituted in the place of valid criticism/discourse, it's just bullying. I think a lot of people don't realize they're being hypocritical when they do this to dudes but are against it in other contexts
@@Melissa-zh3zl It is a different thing, but it comes from the same place. When someone of a marginalised group does something bad, people often use that as a chance to attack their identity, whatever it is. The exact attack and the severity of the attack varies a lot, but it's a consistent trend.
The whole nikocado avocado situation creeps me out…just because he went through a ‘transformation’ doesn’t mean he is a good person. and yet everyone is treating him like some sort of superhuman.
It’s these types of videos and honest accountability that makes me stick around and carry on watching people’s content - it’s refreshing to see someone so openly human and sincere ❤️
i'm not gay, alright? but d'angelo is one of the most beautiful men i've ever seen. he looks like tomorrow, if tomorrow turns out to be fine. he looks like a dream, a distant and intangible dream. but, again, i am not gay or anything
The Shane video introduced me to you. I'd never even watched those kinds of videos on youtube and barely knew of Shane's existence, but it kept being suggested to me, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I watched it, because I love the way you present things and your humor is always A+. I was genuinely happy when you were back from your hiatus visibly doing much better mentally.
D’Angelo continuing to be a beacon of integrity and genuinity in the commentary community. I really respect him for not just admitting that he was wrong and changing his mind, but also acknowledging the times he was wrong rather than trying to hide them, and talking about them _without_ having a bunch of people demanding that he address it.
Man, I really fw D'Angelos humanistic, just tryna be a normal person approach. This is the most irl way anyone talks about Internet things idk how to put it. It's genuine. As a neurodivergent person IT MATTERS, bc WE CAN TELL
A restrospective on the things you've regretted, learning from them, and holding oneself accountable is something most commentary (question mark?) channels won't do. This is how you know that the person you're watching is mature enough to talk about their perspectives in life while being open to any corrections or changes, and the channel you're watching will always be worth your time and discussion.
I subscribed in the serious deep dive era, but loved pastel cat ear headphones phase, and enjoying neutral tone light commentary version right now. I also tend to change style when my interests change. It’s nice to have you back enjoying yourself again. Thanks for all the recent uploads!
I do think you had a bit of a point in the Tati Westbrook video (I think of that whole situation as similar to the Ava Tyson-Sunny V situation or the Creepshow Arts-Hopeless Peaches situation. The accuser was technically right in the end, but their evidence was lackluster and their motives were terrible). Tati's motives for attacking James were stupid and immature, and from what I remember, at the time, her evidence was extremely bad and came across as extremely homophobic (the whole "he turns men gay" thing was WILD). However, I also 100% understand why you would delete that video. At the end of the day, whether Tati was being homophobic or not, James is still a predator. And if someone were to use one of my video to defend someone like him, I would delete that video too. Whether you were right or not, people would use the video for nefarious purposes or come to the wrong conclusions with it, so it was better to just get rid of it altogether.
@@the_petty_crockerthe way I see it, she was either homophobic or had always known James was predatory and didn’t bother to call him out until he pissed her off, either way not a fan
@@the_petty_crockeriirc she did not call out him preying on minors. She was upset at him for this whole brand deal thing that he wouldn't cooperate with so she called him a predator for liking a straight guy one time, not for the preying he was actually doing
the d'angelo wallace situation is crazy 😔
real
actually insane, he aged like milk 🙃
can’t believe he would do something like that!!! 😔
This is the greatest D’Angelo drama of all time
I'm just glad you're back and you're here 💖
‘Normalise changing your opinion on something after learning new information’ 👏
yes!
Down with apologism! 👏Down with escape goats! 👏Down with manipulation! 👏Down with smear campaigns! 👏Down with bribes! 👏Down with internet raids by directly oriented fans! 👏
Normalise changing opinion on something after learning new information 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@ViniSocramSaintYESS❤
@@ViniSocramSaintwhy does this feel like a cult
it's giving bayesian statistics 🥰
This D'Angelo era = When the palette is neutral but the takes are bold
But haven't the takes always been bold? 😂
@@houseofbonnets I don't think so honestly. He was rather tame before in my opinion
This is a choice comment.
@@Silverleaf_Ranch he was bold in his first era then he took his break and came back chiller, now on this channel hes abit bolder i feel like
That’s a neutral pallete? I thought it was “earthy” tones, very warm pallete
I really appreciate that this channel is NOT overstimulating. I'm autistic and have significant sensory issues. Coming to this channel is like the calm in the storm.
Agreed im autistic too. This is calm and nice.😊
im also autistic and i love listening to his videos in the back ground while doing things lol my youtube intake i think is a healthy mix of crazy edited videos and chill just sitting and chatting videos
calling the "ma'am... you're thirty" apology video "ma'am... i'm sorry" is so funny DJHSFSBDHJF 😭thank you for always being open-minded AND honest, it's so refreshing seeing someone be able to do both :)
im ctfu 😂😂😂
@@c1nnamodoll is this about creepshow art?
@@aeoligarlic4024no
@@aeoligarlic4024 no
@@aeoligarlic4024 I don't think so, just go watch the original videos
Glad to see D’Angelo staying humble while on his quest for world domination
No one else has ever tried that tactic, which is why it may actually work.
And I, personally, welcome our new statuesque overlords (obviously including Dave)
before world domination, he needs to build that university
Our future benevolent dictator, D'Angelo Wallace, ladies and gentlemen, and others!
We stan a humble bragging dictator!!!
@@michelleliesI'm sorry, I lowkey thought your pfp was a picture of testicles
I used to watch you back when you were an art channel... I've been here THAT long
dude i was thinking the same thing
lol same, came for the art and stayed for the personality 😂
Same here I subbed after watching the rossdraws video. Rest in peace monotone voiced D'angelo he would have loved the Kooleen drama 💀
EXACTLY! I was following him back then and kinda forgot about his channel until he popped up and became trending again and I was like, didn't this dude do art???
Do you understand the whiplash I experienced when he mentioned Spoctor in his beauty community videos 😭 it was like a wild crossover for me
Finally addressing the three identical D'Angelo channels situation
Does the first one still exist?
@@nicolleford8007yeah its his full name no spaces. It usually pops up as one of the videos instead of the channel itself
At some point his "main" channel seemed to switch for no real reason and then he created this one. Strange
@billbill6094 been a long time viewer since his purple art channel. He likes starting from scratch after a period of bad mental health or just to test new aesthetics or content styles
@@billbill6094 Just different vibes. People are allowed to do more than one thing.
When Mr. Beast went after JackSepticEye, I had this ominous feeling that it was the beginning of the end.
Same I'm glad I'm not the only one who got bad vibes from it
Wait he WENT AFTER JackSepticEye? I feel out of the loop.
Feel free to disregard if it is mentioned in the video. It’s buffering rn but I will definitely watch it later and be explained if it does explain
@@lindensalter6713 yeah, if i remember properly, jacksepticeye made the comment in passing after being asked in a stream, and mrbeast went off on twitter about it, when what was said wasn't that serious to begin with.
I feel like you guys should’ve got that feeling when he shared a scrapped video where he had someone in an underground room for days
@@RmationYT I wasn't paying attention to Mr. Beast before. It was Jack that even brought him in my radar.
gosh thank you for that sonyv2 comment, I totally agree with your point and found it infuriating seeing so many people saying we should "apologise" to him or shit like that
Lol I know whether he was right or not he was still borderline transphobic.
YES! I unsubscribed from SunnyV2 when I saw how blatantly sexist his videos are too, and his comments section is just as bad ...
@@southparkfireflyI don’t even think he was right? Help me remember his points if I have them wrong but it was just like “Ava (tho he misgendered) is bad because trans and looking for clout” that’s not a critical analysis or really a valid criticism. Also they were romanticizing Mr B as this perfect human who needed to distance themselves from Ava.
Feel like what came out was way beyond just clout chasing
Sunnyv2 or whatever his name is, is absolutely the scum of the earth and it’s a crime so many people watch the slop he puts out. Awful dude.
It’s why I hadnt looked into the situation because I was afraid it would always link back to transphobia.
I'm being SO serious when I say I genuinely could not tell you which channel I started watching from if my life depended on it
So real. I just would click the video and just watch. I didn't see the channels were two different channels. So funny!
dude i really love your pfp did you draw that ?
I want to say the one that had the James Charles videos but now thinking about it I have no clue
I stopped watching them for a while and when I started again I thought they just changed the name of the channel
i know what the video was but i think he took it down so i don’t think there’s a way to know, nor if i should say the video 😭😭
I remember you said in the MrBeast video "how could anyone dislike MrBeast" which is probably the most poorly aged part. So much so I can somehow still remember it to this day
Even d'Angelo didn't see it coming when it comes to mrBeast
What happened with him? I keep seeing/hearing references to people hating him but nobody says why and Idc enough to look lmao
@@ayannabranchcomb7535 when you get answered @ me plz
@ayannabranchcomb7535 Theres been a lot of stuff like his best friend Kris Ava Tyson was in discord rooms saying weird shit to minors. His company being wildly exploitative to workers etc. etc.
just gross
@@ayannabranchcomb7535 in a very, very, very simplified story: abused his employees severely (no water, no contact to family members, borderline psychological torture and worsening their health for videos). bad working conditions for his videos, misuse of money and faking his videos, etc. the main issue is basically that he is a “sociopath” and heavily abused his former employees while allowing a registered sex offender to be on his team. there’s a few videos on youtube that show the legal documents and proof of him hurting the people he works with.
To be fair, I don't think Tati made the video because she really gave a shit, she made it because she was upset with James over vitamins.
I do think Tati believed what Jeffree and Shane were telling her about James’ victims but I also believe that Tati only used the vitamins as a catalyst.
I’ve been a Mr. Beast hater since day 1. His vibes were always just off to me. Then when he made “squid games in real life” I was like “Oh, so you saw a show about the rich exploiting the desperately poor and needy and decided to make it yourself just minus the k*llings? Did we learn nothing??” And then people continued to defend him after that completely boggled the mind
the people defending it as “harmless entertainment” and acting like he was soooo benevolent for doing it were making me feel crazy. like did we watch the same show??? he wasn’t doing it from the kindness of his heart, he did it bc it was the biggest show out at the time and he wanted to cash in!!!
Yea, I'm not trying to be that person "omg, yea I totally hated him before the drama lol!" But also, I am.
Him and his content was just extremely off-putting to me. Although, I never said anything because I know people would've dogpiled on me for it.
I thought I was the only one who saw off vibes. His eyes are pretty much soulless. Nothing about him seems genuine or authentic
I just didn't consider he was a real person, because it was too depressing to admit this kind of video existed (Squid Game, and the one with blind people are straight up dystopian, as are most of them from what I can see).
After the reveal, it feels insulting to the ones who suffered from it, though.
Even the videos of like… buying out entire stores and stuff like that. I tried to watch him once or twice and just felt like it was…. Mmm. Not good. I called it that smth like this would happen :/
I remember the things tati accused him of were so homophobic: talking about gay sex and hitting on men she thought were straight. It very much was a straight woman whose gay best friend actually did gay shit and she thought it was gross. She didnt say anything about underage anything if i remember right. He IS creepy and she Was homophobic 💁 both!
Yeah I kind of wish he's kept those videos up, maybe edited them to add a disclaimer that since filming James had been revealed to be a predator
i understand what youre saying and i partially agree, but i think tati was maybe saying he was too vulgar for her liking. she said she didnt like how he was always talking about "sucking dick and cock" (💀) personally, if a lesbian was constantly talking about eating cooter, i'd also say theres a time and place. 🗿
Nah Tati was right
Kinda the same as the sunnyv2 and ava chris tyson: sunnyv2 was just transphobic in their video but ava turned out to be creep
@@AK-rx8gp I think it would be cool to see a visiting bye sister x years later video because like everyone in the beef sucked/sucks: like James is a creep, Shane is a creep and a racist, Jeffrey has been nothing but problematic, Tati was homophobic
Honestly i feel like coming out and being like "hey I was wrong and i regret some of the old shit" is something MORE commentary youtubers should do. Mad respect for this ❤🙏🏻
Exactly! This sends a very self-reflective message. Like knowing he himself is affected by the things he says makes me feel more confidence in the sincerity ❤
Definitely. We live in a time where people are completely unwilling to admit mistakes or even just change their stance based on new information, and it’s unbelievably damaging. I’d love to see more people just casually revisiting and reflecting on past actions and statements like this!
well we can already count pyrocynical and mori out when it comes to that. those two have an ego as big as the sun and luxuriate in the bootlickings of their socially conservative audience.
real like I love commentary videos but the space has become really oversaturated with annoying self righteous people who all base their opinion on whatever is the most popular thing to say, people who complain everything is woke and cancel culture, and people who react to “cringe” TikToks which usually feature neurodivergent people or queer teenagers (or both).
Sounds nice but in reality it comes off as navel-gazey.
i remember having watched your jacksepticeye/mrbeast video and being like ‘man i have never disagreed with d’angelo before but i simply cannot agree on this. he has made youtube TERRIBLE and youtube played into it.’ and i was like damn .. so i feel really validated knowing you’ve changed your mind about that !
yes! felt the exact same way
Same! Its the only one i didnt watch all the way through. I remember watching a bit of it and thinking wow this is the first time ive ever disagreed wholeheartedly with him
I've also basically agreed with D'Angelo about everything except this as well! Kind of super glad I wasn't the only one, the validation is so real! Honestly I am ridiculously happy that he can see Mr Beast for the kind of person he is now haha
Same, I actually commented on that video that I loved most his videos but I disagreed with him on that one and why. I think it’s one of the only ones I’ve made a semi-negative comment on.
@@Izzy_jami did exactly the same thing and I remember being bummed about how wrong that video felt
You know, I think on that Logan Paul one, he kind of had a lot of us tricked into thinking he was capable of change. My husband stood on the "no, he hasn't changed" hill, and my god, I really should listen to his read on people more lol
oh, for sure. He definitely knew how to play the tail between the legs part.
Real but also I do think it’s good to give people the benefit of the doubt, it’s not a bad trait to have, just have to keep those thoughts w a grain of salt n all
I don’t understand why child predators think they have a right to “move on” from their crimes.
it's because they DO have the right to move on thats afforded to them by the rape culture we live in. It's up to us to change it.
And it's not even "move on" it's like "let's just forget about it" because they are still the same and don't even honestly think there's anything wrong with what they are doing
@@jessicapeyton5444this! There’s a difference between genuinely going to therapy, changing, having people to keep you in line as well as yourself, etc etc and just. Trying to pretend it wasn’t that bad and escape from criticism.
@@stuppittyhed I...don't know where I stand on this, and it depends by what you mean by "moving on".
I do think rape culture allows them to get off scot-free too often, but I also think, and I speak as a man, an American, and someone that as a child has been abused, that people in the United States, and especially men, are too focused on the perpetrators over supporting victims. I think it rather disturbing how you have men express violent fantasies online rather than donating to RAINN or helping in more productive way. They don't have fantasies about murking predators, they have fantasies about murking. Heroic ones, I might add.
I like reading Punisher as much as the next comic fan, but I also think America has a problem with either ignoring sex crimes or using them as a mean to virtue signal via calling for much harsher...."retribution", and I think this is one part of the problem that Americans have when it comes to punishment, which is reflected in our justice system.
I mean, of course people who prey on children should be in jail for a long time, but can we not forget the victims too? Attention is limited.
@@PeripheralVisionary. Once you're an adult and you make a choice to harm, your story doesnt matter anymore.
dude i remember that very brief Logan Paul redemption arc, we were all rooting for him for a small moment. how the mighty fall
We all learned a valuable lesson of not trusting influencers 😂
I wasn't tf? Y'all are too easily tricked.
@@MsMvsc there’s nothing wrong with having faith in someone changing
I was living in Japan when he came here and began terrorizing everyone in sight.
I'd never heard of him before, and as a US-American, I was suddenly being asked to explain his horrid behavior. So my dislike of him is deep and personal. And I never forgave him.
Of course, I would have been happy if he had actually grown from that experience, but I'm not surprised that he hasn't.
I was never rooting for him 💀 he and his brother are unredeemable to me even if just for the disgusting community and attitude they breed and thrive their audience off of
I’ve been around since “Ma’am….” Stayed because of the heartfelt apology. Those are rare.
I'm glad people are pointing out the pretty blatant fatphobia in regards to Nikocado, as in "Nikocado is skinny now, that must mean he is healthy and trustworthy and a good person too!" my brother in christ did we all just collectively forget this man's track record of toxic and manipulative online behavior? Him being a POS has NOTHING to do with his weight
"Bro this was his whole mastermind plan!" I'm sorry but how the hell does the absolute terrible things he put Stephanie through have to do with him being a "mastermind"
Literally he destroyed his health for a decade for money. That’s not 5d chess it’s a personal choice
I also feel like people are forgetting that part of the “show” also included domestic abuse against his husband. Idc whether or was real or staged, a LOT of people were genuinely worried about their relationship and whether his husband was safe. He’s still a bad person for that, no matter what weight he’s at.
As Megan Anne said in her video about Nick, "he just had a content plan!" That does not take intelligence or that much skill, it literally just takes good planning. He's also openly said before that he's acting and playing a character, so anybody who actually thinks they were "fooled" by him are just being plain silly.
@@Freedomisaconstantstruggle stop saying shit like this about fat people, thank you
Ppl not knowing this channel as your new era honestly makes me excited for ppl who have your other channels to binge
For real. What I would give to be able to watch all his old content for the first time again
omg that's me! Any recs?
@@maps_xdef the INFLUENCER-19 vid, it was really good imo
@@maps_xliterally binge the entire channel! You cannot go wrong!
@@maps_xalthough if you haven’t seen the Caroline Calloway video or don’t know about her that one is a wild ride
Your beauty community trilogy was my introduction to your videos, what a wild trip down memory lane.
Hey D'Angelo, it's Michael, Professor of Electro Magnetic Blasphemy at Harvard University. Glad to see you putting your degree to good use
I am in D’Angelo’s class. He’s such a great teacher. I’ve gotten so much better at blaspheming electromagnetically just in the last half hour.
electromagnetic blasphemy sounds like if Frankenstein had a band 😂
I don't know why but I read your comment in Rachel's voice (Friends), when she prank called Ross making fun of him for faking an accent when he was teaching at the University so students would find him interesting 😂😂
HEY VSAUCE ITS MICHEAL
I would take this Professor's class again. The Professor was very caring and made the course understandable for us students. Make sure you do the homework on time!
That trio of videos you deleted was some of the best content on the subject I had seen. Totally understandable why you hid the videos, but god damn I miss watching them. I legitimately still think about them to this day lmao
Literally. They were so well made.
People have re-upload
Especiallyyyyy the shane dawson one
I've must of watched the Jeffery star video like hundreds of times it was really well made
They were excellent, but I respect his reasoning so much that I’m glad he deleted them honestly. It makes me like him more
I'm actually a little concerned about D'Angelo's daily uploads. Don't get me wrong, I love his content, but it's always important for creators to take time for themselves and reaffirm their personal health.
I think Nikoado Avacado needs to be talked about, not because of his weight loss but because of how much of a creep he his. I feel like we all have completely forgot about the Stephanie Soo situation ngl
THISSSS. he was a weirdo who caused Stephanie really bad anxiety attacks and then proceeded to mock her about it. he’s always been gross idk why he’s suddenly being celebrated.
Exactly this. I do not give a shit what size he is now or before. I do however care that he is a terrible, terrible person and he’s used his “comeback” to only cement that fact
Probably because she's bad too.
The fact that he was playing a character and she didn't(as far as we know) also muddies the waters a lot. I remember Zach Choi also getting thrown into the drama and announcing lawsuits that never materialized, and other people accusing Nick or various stuff that was never proven and went nowhere. It was incredibly messy and I don't blame anyone for not wanting to look into it. I did at the time, and pretty much the only thing that was clear to me was that they were both manipulative AF and went on to be even worse, Nick with his pretend fights with his husband and the unhinged character shtick and Stephanie with her disgusting "true crime while I slobber on 45 cheeseburgers" series. Some things are better to be left alone lol
@@DeadKraken i don’t think she was ever manipulative. her content has drastically changed since the out of touch mukkbangs. Also she couldn’t do much bc of the fact that Nikocado didn’t even allow her to post her proof because of cali laws. Nikocado has yet to take accountability for anything odd he’s done or post his evidence against Stephanie despite her consent. I recommend Adam McIntyres most recent video on it, it gives perspective to the situation after all of the nikocado praise. :)
Absolutely agreed. Dude is weird af..
Checking yourself like “where is this thought coming from??” is the foundation of basic self-awareness and coming into adulthood is realizing a lot of people don’t know how to do this for themselves
I have so much respect for people who are able to admit when they are wrong, even when it’s a little later on, compared to the people who completely double down and refuse to EVER acknowledge they’re wrong. No one is always correct or right, and being able to admit and accept when you do mess up is way more humble than thinking you’re better than others bc you’ve “never” messed up like that
The way I remember it phrased was "How do you know what you think you know and why do you think you know it?"
it is very important
Yeah, and legit so few people actually do the foundational check-in of "why do I think this about this person or action?" regularly. To the point where me prompting thought games on figuring out stuff like "why do you trust this person's opinion more when all you know is how they look and their name? why is this person more feminine/masculine to you? why did you not think this person can be this just because they are disabled?" etc. is seen as like mindblowing during equality workshops that I run.
Like my peeps, I literally do these kinds of figuring out what you actually think and why without judgement exercises so you can do it your entire life whenever you interact with people or media and you need to check yourself.
Especially because most of us aren't really taught how to recognise our own thought processes, attitudes etc always have a pattern and we actually have to actively want to change and do the change in our thought processes if we want to be more equal. Like, as shitty as our media literacy education is, our self-reflection and self-literacy is even worse.
yes yes yes!! reflection is such an important thing to do
i think you may be the only fully sane person existing in the commentary space at the moment. your videos are insightful, respectful and funny. thanks for existing despite the brain rot this website harbours
yooo don’t disrespect Drew Gooden, Gabi Bell, Funky Frogbait, ChadChad, Kurtis Conner :(
@@malegazeofficialnah not kurtis being friends with racist misogynist dean
Tiffanyferg is a good egg. I think I found D’Angelo through a collaboration with her years ago
@@malegazeofficial i don't know much about funky frogbait or gabi bell but drew, chadchad and kurtis don't make commentary videos that are "insightful" in my opinion. they exist for comedic purpose, not to actually inform and make you think. kurtis is literally a comedian
Kurtis doesn't make lately insightful videos at all, I'm totally fine with light comedy stuff but some of his comments feel like there's no depth whatsoever. Sometimes he sounds like "if it's not my experience then it's no one's experience".
I love D'Anglelo's ability to address criticism with humility and cool-headed logic. He's such a good role-model for Dave. Bringing Dave up right.
Dave Grohl??
@@aeoligarlic4024 unholy -sam smith chorus*
DOING SOMETHING DAVE GROHLY
@@aeoligarlic4024 Dave Marble-Head-in-the-Background.
his honestly just a good role model in general
@@Eloraurora oh! Thanks for the enlightment 😂
electromagnetic blasphemy is such a good edm metal band name
I want this on a sweatshirt, looking like a super serious logo referencing something super real to confuse as many people as possible. 😂
or rap metal / nu metal if it's the more polished kind of poser-adjacent variety. otherwise it would have to be called something like radioactive blasphemy if you're going for an SOAD kind of vibe
bro i need this to be real now LMAO i'd listen so hard
@@rice_frying_shrimpreminds me of carnivore or type o negatives more scientific titled songs lmao
* specifically thermonuclear warrior
there's a death metal/deathcore song called blasphemian. by infant annihilator, peak band
I've been a fan since the holly brown tracing drama during your art youtuber era :) I remember Emily Artful talking about the situation and recommending your channel, and have never missed an upload since! You kept me entertained and excited for every video/stream during covid. Keep doing you man!
I LOVE EMILY ARTFUL TOO
Tati still only came out with her allegations for extremely petty reasons, until then she was perfectly fine ignoring James Charles’ behaviour. That whole beauty community blow up was just weird in general.
Jen Luv has recently put out a four part series about the Tati/James Charles/Shane Dawson/Jeffree Star blowup, which covers a lot of ground and goes through the events chronologically. (Part five hasn’t come out yet.)
Yeah that’s still true regardless of the other stuff with James Charles. It was weird as hell
And didn't she make an apology video or at least apologize to James Charles after 'calling him out' of his behaviour? If I remember correctly, James posted 'No More Lies' and then later she apologized/made an apology in respond to that video? If she did really apologize, then for me it's like she retracted what she said about James' gross behaviour. Idk it's been awhile, but Tati's wasn't completely saint back then either
@@tikaputri1874 she did but i think d’angelo made a video about that too, pointing out that even if her apology and her crying in the video was sincere, it was still obviously edited to get a specific reaction out of people.
It's a clusterfuck of a situation where they were all just kind of snakes. Unfortunately James Charles actually turning out to be a massive creep just vindicated Tati as if she wasn't also a snake performing a bad faith takedown.
D’Angelo, your favorite RUclipsr’s favorite RUclipsr
he's up on the "your _blank_'s favorite _blank_" hall of fame along with Chappell Roan and Northernlion. Your favorite artists favorite artist and your favorite streamer's favorite streamer. Can't think of any other examples off the top of my head.
@@rice_frying_shrimp probably sasha colby lol
@@rice_frying_shrimp bro Chappell did it as a reference to Sasha Colby who has been known as "your favorite drag queen's favorite drag queen" for a while
@@kamilasledz25 well then that makes Sasha Colby the original favorites favorite of course!
@@rice_frying_shrimpnorthernlion is my big brother who made me a good homie in my 20s
im a true dangelo OG, ive started watching him when he was making ART VIDEOS because i was (and still am) a huge art kid
and honestly, he's kinda had a huge glow up from his sarcastic, monotone and kinda cynical early content, to someone that seems way more confident and chill now, good for him! :]
I’ve been around since his art videos too!! You can really hear/see how much his confidence & content has grown, it makes me so happy
I was in love with his art videos I wanted his art style so so so badly and his video about the Inktober creator was one of the first videos that got me into commentary and video essays cause of how well made it was
Despite the reasons for the removal, the beauty community dramageddon series will never not be the THE most iconic thing to ever happen to RUclips. Four years later, and that era still lives on in my mind rent free. D’angelo the best to ever do it 👏
It was more riveting than “iconic”, but the point still stands.
D'Angelo dramageddon videos truly live in my head rent free
The videos were amazingly well edited and entertaining, like most of his long form videos
Huge agree on the Ava stuff honestly. It deeply bothers me when any marginalizing person does ANYTHING and people take it as a reason to propagate prejudice against them. Like someone can be horrible ruinous person, but you STILL shouldn't use that as an excuse to say the most evil bigoted things to them because it's suddenly "okay" to you. It's not defending someone's actions to say that you shouldn't misgender that person or be racist or ableist or misogynistic, it's basic decency because we all know that you're all not shitting a horrible white cishet guy in the same dehumanizing way you do to people who don't fit those labels.
That bish set the whole queer community back 10 years, precisely because people take one bad person of a minority group, and use them as a demonstration that they were right to hate us.
I despise her for this reason(other than the pedo stuff ofc), it was the first time I saw a mega-huge RUclips personality openly defend a trans person and it got me happy for a second that the wind of online discourse may change for the better, then everything came crashing down.
Now I'm back arguing with grown up toddlers about why it's bad to not accord Ava her pronouns when they have no problem giving Hitler his masculine pronouns🥲 we back at square one bois
AVA is a CIA psyop to slander real trans people. Same with Chris Chan.
@@starsndips EXACTLY!! A person's identity has nothing to do with their morals. No one is out here misgendering serial killers. A person's identity shouldn't have to be earned, it's just who they are even if they end up bad.
this! the "apologize to sunnyv2" take infuriates me, transphobia and the like are never ok
While I completely agree with you, I have a slightly different take. I was one of the people asking him to relook at that video and see if his viewpoints had changed at all, but made sure I was very explicit in saying I was only referring to them as individuals and not the conversation about trans people. Everything he said in that video defending Ava is so important seeing how trans people are vilified for simply existing, but he also had a few takes on Mr. Beast and Ava as people outside of the conversation about trans people that I was curious if he had changed his perspective on with all the new information that came out.
I feel both can be true that he stands by what he said about sunnyv2 spreading hateful transphobia while also seeing if he still stands by what he said about them as individuals separate from the topic. If that makes any sense?
This made me realize that I have been watching you for a very long time, like I remember when your channel was about art youtubers and art rants lol, is so cool seeing how much you have grown up as a youtuber and as a person, not a lot of people can recognize their past mistakes
I sometimes feel like I dreamed art rants videos. So long
Never forgetting the beef with Holly Brown
i was like 11 when i started watching him; im 18 now. that's insane 😭
Exactly, I found him when he was still part of the art space and have watched him continuously ever since then. He's grown so much and it's genuinely felt like growing up along with him (in a non parasocial way).
I kinda miss the monotone voice because these voices are soothing. But damn I love seeing him so much lively and happier. And the videos are great. RIP funny monotone voice bit. You had your time.
That end video is kinda crazy, because I actually vividly remember I deliberately stopped watching you for a while solely because I had a really bad feeling about Mr. Beast, and I felt uncomfortable hearing a defense of him from someone I respect(ed) a lot fdsjklhg I stayed subscribed and all, but it took until this summer for me to come back to your channel. So to me it's really crazy to hear that you now feel it aged poorly. 😭 That man really got us all in the end.
Same!
Same!!
SAME
I honestly just thought it was him being young and naive. Like the same as when he defended Logan Paul and had decent things to say about Ethen Klein. I’m not saying he’s a child. But it’s kind of normal to be optimistic about people in your 20s. Especially people who have a neutral presence online. I remember thinking during that Ethen Klein interview that I’m kind of happy he still has that youthful optimism I had in my 20s. I know not everyone in their 20s holds on to it. But I was happy he had. Because I knew it wouldn’t last long.
this is the same exact thing I did too. It was such an uncomfortable feeling watching that video, and I made myself watch to the end hoping it would somehow make a good turn at the end. but no. super glad to hear about d’s change of heart since then, but sheesh what a not-fun time that was.
i was here for literally all of these😭 when u brought up the 2 minute logan redemption arc i screamed i thougjt i was crazy
Another thing about Nikocado thing that I'll say is that it's VERY weird that people take weight loss as a sign of character development
I mean it takes a LOT to lose that much weight, so good on him for working hard to get to a healthier state. He can still be a horrible person though lol. I know nothing about the guy, just saw MoistCritikal’s videos about him so that’s my only view into that guys life/videos
Self reflective videos like these make me so emotional lol. I’m so self critical and feel like the world is over when i make a mistake or when someone gets mad at me, it’s nice to see how to handle it with such grace !!
aaah same, i'm trying to work on this part of myself. learned im a people pleaser :/
@@Juupitrr YUPP its so hard!! it took me so long in therapy to really reel it back in. i unfortunately don’t have any tangible advice but you got this!!
I felt this in my soul ❤
@@emma-sk3jw I'm in therapy and that's one of the things I'm going over!
it’s so funny seeing you reacting to old videos because i’ve been watching you since you still uploaded art related content and it’s like a recap of all your eras
I'm gonna come out and say it:
I really appreciate you being back this strong, D'Angelo. I really enjoy your vibes and after this break you really are just glowing.
He really is glowing after the break and im so happy for him😭
Thank you for not having a Nikocado take. Firstly, the man is a troll and we all know not to feed trolls. But secondly, as you pointed out, whether someone is skinny or fat, we don't know what their health is from just looking at them. We shouldn't have opinions on other people's bodies.
The only D'Angelo we acknowledge is WALLACE
I started watching at "ma'am.... you're thirty." And I agreed with 100% of the video because she needed to be the adult in the situation, however the criticism you got in the comments and the response to it is why I stayed. I was in the wrong for how I expected her to behave too, and I had the space to quietly privately check myself, but you did it with grace publicly. That's impressive.
9:25 9:25 9:25 9:25 9:25 9:25 SLATT 🧛♂️ SLATT 👺 SLATT 🧛♂️ SLATT 👺
I'm so glad you are sticking by the point with SunnyV2. In fact, I'm glad you are so down to earth and owning your mistakes like this. But also sticking by your points that others would deem as "controversial"
It's why D'Angelo is the best commentary youtuber in my opinion. He has his principles straight, and when he makes mistakes he owns up to them. But he isn't the type of person who bends his opinion to the popular one just because it's popular and will stick to his guns when needed. It's refreshing to see.
@@whatisthis1958 he just has authenticity to his videos. Like he has my full attention even if my attention span is that of a cat because he's so articulate and real. Unlike a lot of youtube which just feels hyper "artificial" (see: the highly saturated thumbnails and exaggerated facial expressions)
well said! d’angelo is my favorite commentary youtuber for those reasons!
I've been following you since your WLOP art tutorial LMFAOOO so crazy to think where you started and where you're at now. You one of my fave youtubers always and forever
same!!
To answer your question: I was working my first job as a concept artist at a terrible game studio. We worked 80 hour weeks, no overtime, and received a minimum wage. And your bisexually-lit art channel inspired me so much and kept me entertained when I was exhausted and demoralized. I now have a better job, you now have a different palette, but you're still a great addition to my day. Glad to have had you around for so long, D'Angelo.
hope you're going ok with all the industry laayoffs around.
Hi! I'm considering going into concept art! is your new job also in concept art, how hard was it to get the job, any other info you wish you knew about concept art? Do you mind if I ask what country you're in with the job? Thank you!
About the Ava Tyson thing, I am only going to say this once: Someone being a terrible person does NOT make it ok to misgender them or spread transphobia. Not only is it depriving someone of basic human respect, but it is also hurting completely innocent trans people. It would not matter if the SunnyV2 video came out before or after the scandal...
@@lame-bj2nq
I personally would.
@@lame-bj2nq
Yeah, its not for me or anybody to decude
If theres any real hard proof that she lying, then ok, but rn its litterally not any person's choice if shes trans or not
(ill admit that i tend to avoid any c-chan related video/article/post cuz I really dont wanna learn mlre stuff about this topic)
Also, being trans doesn't make soemone a good or a bad person, it just makes them a trans person. That why attacking someone for their transness, weither its misgendering them or even equating their transness to their bad deeds doents make sence. Being trans isnt a choice, but hurting others is. So why are we debating about their gender, something nobody can control, when what we should be talking about are their crimes
I've seen so many people say that "sunnyv2 was right"
No he wasn't. His video was based in transphobia and he had no knowledge of her grooming behaviour that mostly happened when she still thought she was cis. This shit would have been the same regardless of her being trans
Sunny's video only hated on her for being trans. All of Sunny's accusations came based off the fact she was trans and nothing more. It was same with Tati, both of them just got lucky in randomly accusing someone of being a predator with no evidence. It was pure chance that these things happened after these accusations. If he had insider knowledge that she did do these things beforehand he never provided evidence. Its straight out of the transphobe playbook to call everyone in the LGBTQ community awful things. Eventually you will be right about one person and then you basically give yourself confirmation bias to keep doing it again.
All of us trans people out here collectively cringe when a trans person does something awful, because we know it’s gonna hurt our community as a whole even though it shouldn’t. It’s not fair to us.
The media always tries to spin it into propaganda against us.
So, I am begging people to leave being trans out of it, and always use preferred names and pronouns. Just like every other group of people out there, there are good people and bad people.
There are good cis-gender people and bad cis-gender people. There are good white people and bad white people.
But when it comes to ANY minority group, if a minority messes up, it somehow now paints us as a whole group bad? Make it make sense.
In the words of Sabrina Carpenter to my fellow trans people, “I beg you don’t embarrass me, motherfucker.”
throwback to the days d'angelo was an art commentary channel I WAS THERE ‼️‼️
The troom troom videos 😭
A billion thank yous for not doing a video on nickacado; and for stating that just because he lost the weight does not mean he is healthy. Skinny does not equal healthy and fat does not mean your unhealthy.
This channel was my intro to you. I love your content as it often teaches me, makes me laugh, and occasionally challenges my stand points.
Keep up the fantastic work
and even if he’s now healthy, that’d be just physically healthy. he seems to be as mentally unstable as he always did while obese.
He is far from healthy. To me he's in the same vain as Eugenia, as far as mental health is concerned. The fact RUclips platforms people who are Not. Well. *and* exasperates their issues is mind-boggling.
i mean, i believe he was that skinny before. and he clearly ate himself to a much larger weight. i don't think you can treat nickocado like any random fat person, it's very obvious that the way he got to a larger weight was unhealthy.
Yeah. I've just been avoiding anything talking about him at this point because the fatphobia and equating weight to health is just frustrating to listen to
@@yourlocalnerd7788 i'm sure some ppl are equating weight to health but nickocado literally ate himself to that weight 💀don't pretend that's healthy
40 million views down the drain because you valued your integrity more. More people should be like you honestly 😂❤
He still has a good following. Not like that's the end of the world
The explanation of analysing your thoughts and opinions, and understanding where they came from, and asking what others with different experiences and circumstances would feel, is so powerful. Sometimes we realise we have some sort of opinion because it’s been filtered to us our whole lives a certain way. We don’t realise our own bias sometimes, and it’s very important to understand that and grow.
“I’m entitled to my opinion, but do I know where it’s stemming from?” LOVE THIS! Also using this on people who say “it’s just my opinion!” I’ll follow it with “where is the opinion stemming from?” ❤
I remember Mr beast in an interview saying he doesn't hire people if that ask questions about things like vacation time during the hiring process and thinking "huh." I feel validated
For me, it was one of his interviews where he'd be so happy over his toxic productivity mindset and needing to do more all the time. Never ends well
@@iwashere583 I forgot what Chanel it was but they did like a day with beast. And he kept talking about how elon was his hero
I have such a weird moment where I got that "huh" vibe from him. I don't even remember who's video it was, but they were walking around filming bts content of vidcon or something similar and passed by Jimmy sitting at a table. Before realizing he was being filmed his face was neutral/possibly even frustrated or angry, then he immediately snapped into that awkward af smile when he saw the camera. It was so robotic and creepy.
My red flags were the nature of his videos in general and just the absolute waste they produce, and for what a short bit of entertainment? Him also responding to criticism about his “charity work” also told me everything I needed to know.
i genuinely miss the "mrbeast6000" days. he lived just like the rest of us and made silly youtube content that barely earned him anything. i was such a big fan of his like almost a decade ago. hes just become another rich asshole.
Early in both of the Paul brothers' careers there were moments that seemed like they genuinely learned and grew or one was just a bad influence on the other and other things. The situation continues to evolve. And now we're here. 💀💀
The thing about that was every time they had their mini-arcs of redemption, they'd immediately do something just as stupid once again. That's where that "Cycle of the Paul brothers" meme comes from, that was such a horrid time ffs
I am someone who immediately called you out for the jacksepticeye mr beast video in the comments. I still watched most of your videos but I was always kinda annoyed that you never addressed all the criticism that were made against that video. Good on you for owning up to your mistakes.
Same! I was honestly so relieved at the time at everyone in the comments were saying the same things I was thinking. So glad he actually ended up talking about it though
I think the main reason I wasn't bothered by the lack of acknowledgement is that I was there not too long after his "ma'am you're thirty" video. So I kinda figured he'd have read the comments and understood where he went wrong, even if he didn't make a whole video about it. I definitely understand why you would've been put off, but at the time Mr. Beast still had a fairly clean image, so I wouldn't personally have seen the big deal with not making a correction video
Been here since the art commentary days and still find it funny how D'Angelo silently dipped out of that community right before the downfall. It's like when cartoon characters dodge being killed by bending down to pick up a penny before the axe swings.
The art commentary commentary community is WILD. I've more or less completely left it. I never posted or anything but I'd watch a lot of the content throughout my teens. It's literally this huge circle of extremely toxic people stabbing each other in the back or being scumbags behind closed doors. I can count the number of normal people in the community on one hand.
@whatisthis1958 LITERALLY! what drew me in was the combination of art as well as the idea of these people being community protectors were holding bad actors accountable. Pretty soon I grew up and realized it was a bunch of self righteous idiots being the bullies they wished they were in middle school.
I stg every since he left the art commentary community has like 500 layers & 40+ hours worth of drama going on there, absolute travesty of a community
i used to watch him because of the art community videos! i honestly still miss seeing his art but he could not have dipped out at a better time holy SHIT
Not going to lie it was already in its downfall when he was making art videos. I’m specifically talking about how cringe culture and the art community are tied with each other and they have for a veryyy long time. The cringe culture died down for a short period but with a new generation of teens it spiked again. So yeah it was never good. The drama the bullying was always there there’s just moments where its not as bad
i miss your art content bro, I know it was eons ago but you inspired me to get into digital art and I'll never forget that, you did a study on values or something and I used that as a guide for a WHILE when I was starting out.
The Logan Paul redemption arc video made some good points at the time. He ruined his own redemption arc
My favorite genre of video for 2024 is a thumbnail with Mr. Beast in the thumbnail and "poorly aged" in the title.
Same lol
hahah it is its own genre now
2:08 ahhhhh that explains why I wasn’t subscribed to this channel. I definitely thought that you just rebranded the D’Angelo Wallace channel and was so confused😭
I see you used the crying emoji. I’m just here to tell you everything’s ok, and if you need someone to talk with, I’m always here 🙂
the fact that you’ve been doing commentary for five years makes me feel so old?? i remember watching all of your art videos, which if i can remember correctly (i can’t, i don’t understand how time works) was even further back. that’s insane, dude.
They were further back! His art videos were riiight before he started doing commentary, at the very start of his RUclips career iirc. It really does feel crazy remembering when D’Angelo started his first channel lol
about the ava kris tyson thing: something i thought about the other day was that when cis people are terrible and do terrible things, we dont go out of our way to misgender them, call them a different name, etc because they are terrible people. so when people feel that its justified to purposefully misgender a trans person because they ended up being a terrible person, you can really see the underlying transphobia that is built into ppl even if they dont feel its bad because "that person is bad" or wtv (sorry if this doesnt make any sense lol)
this this this!!!
When someone uses a gender identity to hurt other people you’re in your full right to exclude them from your community, you can’t deny there’s men out there that use a “trans identity” to be predators, it is more harmful to deny this fact and defend them blindly just bc of their gender identity and then it turns out they were just another autogynephillic creep pretending to be a trans woman, just like it happened with Tyson. Gatekeeping is protecting your community from people like him, being kind and accepting of absolutely everyone and not being critical of anyone’s behaviour is going to hurt the lgbt community in the long run and it already is.
It’s entirely different when that person in question is not even a person. But an actual monster, who prayed on minors and shouldn’t be given a shred of respect. If this was a normal human being we’re talking about just simply not feeling right about being their gender or in their own body then I can definitely accept and feel for them. However as I said before when that person turns out to be a monster. No respect should be given. End of discussion.
@@coffinboy556 this is a very dangerous mindset for a lot of reasons. if you view people who do horrible things as inhuman, that means you justify any wrong done to them. at the end of the day, ava is a human being. that doesn't excuse her horrific actions.
also, that mindset separates you from the people who do bad things. no matter how bad something is that you do, you aren't as bad as them because they're inhuman and you aren't. do you see how that can be a problem? you justify your own actions no matter what and justify anything done to bad people no matter what.
it's really easy to believe that people who do bad things are inhuman, but it's dangerous to think that way.
@@coffinboy556 did you even read the comment?
"Forget 40 million views."
And that's why you are the GOAT. We stan a humble king that acknowledges journalistic responsibility 👏
Now I know! I was telling a friend about your beauty community videos because they were the PERFECT summary of all that was happening at the time and couldn't find them.
I'm glad I was here when they were being posted. Waiting for those videos drops was everything during the pandemic!
you talking about the videos not being overstimulating is honestly one of the reasons i enjoy watching your content. It's clear that the title (whilst following the titling/clickbait trends) is at least consistent with the video, and you always say what you're going to talk about and thumbnail it. There's no obnoxious sounds or anything. just good vibes
lol reading this just as he said it
I WAS THERE WHEN D'ANGELO WAS AN ART CHANNEL
SAME I was just thinking about that…! I miss those videos 😭
Me too.
Excuse you, it's still an art channel because our man is a piece of art. 😂
i watched his first video, nah bro i saw rome being built right before my eyes
Same!!! I found his channel through art his art videos and it’s been wild seeing how his content has developed since then
omg this feels like a walk down the memory lane 😭 I came from your OG channel I can’t believe it’s been like five years!! you’ve come so far and i always look forward to ur videos :)
I’m happy u spoke on the ageism, I feel like that’s the most prevalent and acceptable prejudice on RUclips. Any woman over 30 is old and any man over 35 is a creep. It’s disgusting how many ppl are openly ageist and go unchecked. Like nickisnotgreen, he literally said he’s ageist and encouraged others too be without ever being checked for it
I completely agree with you, I stopped watching nick a long time ago so I haven't kept up with him. I desperately need to know where he said this, he just keeps digging himself deeper
Nick has had enough mean/bad takes that I believe that which is just such a bummer bc I used to find him really entertaining
@@zona872 i think it wasn’t the video about the demilo sisters father. The 1 where the father was tryna to figure that real rapper cause he took the money out on a date. Is the end of the video
@@addy3520 ya I actually use to be a big fan of his videos until he kept being ageist and just ignorant on a bunch of topics
@@zona872 correction* it was the video about a Addison Rae’s dad. At the end of the video, I mix the Tik tokers up cause I barely use it😂
prof d'angelo please these tuition fees are getting too much 😔
Thank you for always being so transparent and accountable! Everyone makes mistakes but understanding why you make the mistakes and explaining it with grace is what makes you 🫵 so intelligent 💗💗
The way I CACKLED when you said some people are saying "we owe SunnyV2 an apology" 😂
Don't worry D'Angelo, 95% of your takes are spot on.
omg the tati westbrook, James charles, jeffrey star trilogy was the first vids i ever saw of you!! I never realised you had three channels tho but I just checked and i follow all of them hahahah
Which is d third one ?
what's the third one??
@dangelowallaceagain :)
@@sushreeshashwata he showed the first 2 at the beginning of the video, this is his 3rd channel I believe
@@skyeaurelliah9883 why is the third one??
This is really mature of you & its cool to see a youtuber do this. Gives me faith in humanity to change their minds instead of doubling down on everything due to pride and ignorance.
The video i regret you privated is the Shane one. I feel like it is so important. Especially when hes trying to bounce back all the time
Yeah shane became a dad blogger now
@@onlyonelove5628oh no
Yeah I still feel like deleting that one was a mistake. It did such a good job of synthesizing all of the disgusting things he’s done over the years. A slight implication that James Charles was a victim is a small price to pay compared to that
I’ve seen people use the video being deleted as evidence that Shane didn’t do anything wrong.
@@SM-yz4hiSomeone has reuploaded the Shane video
One of the few RUclipsrs who will actually take accountability, admit their past, mistakes, be humble, and learn from it. Shocker. We need more peeps like D’Angelo on the platform!!
I'm glad you addressed 4. the ageist video, women especially have some rigid expectations of what they should be at 30+ and while that woman is horrible her being 30 and her looks shouldn't have been mentioned at all, that wasn't the problem
What did she do, if you don’t mind me asking? I remember watching that video like yearsss ago so I don’t member a gosh darn thing now lol
If I remember correctly, the main thing was that she made a video about a teenager giving herself tattoos (and piercings?). I'm not sure if he said that in the video yet because I'm scrolling through the comments while watching, but I think that's what it was about. If I'm wrong, please correct me :)
@@Cinnamon_Dreams I'm a watcher of treacle tatts (Lauren) who the video was targeted at. Just to briefly explain the origin of the video, Lauren called out blakehomie (the underage teen who was unsafely tattooing and piercing themselves at home at the time). Lauren is knowledgeable regarding tattoos and made the video expressing concern and advising people not to follow what blakehomie was doing.
@@FallingIn2TheVoid unfair assumptions which she later made a 30minute video on, much like D'Angelo's, saying how she got it wrong and shouldn't have said those things. Actually not a horrible person at all and as far as I knew, D'Angelo and Lauren had spoken after this all came out and the 'beef' was squashed.
@@ppomodori Thank you very much! I appreciate it ^^
Being notified of this 12 seconds late should be classified as a crime.
Mine was 7 minutes late 🥹
25 minutes here 🥲💀
1:15 you’re the main character and everyone else exists for you to make videos about
I remember the ‘ma’am you’re thirty’ video. I felt bad watching it but then gained a lot of respect for you immediately taking ownership of your mistakes and apologizing.
I love seeing your continual evolvement. ❤
Yep, same, especially as someone over 30 at the time, it was actually really gratifying to watch the genuine apology and growth. But also, how was that 4 years ago? 😂
I know this should be a low bar, but I’m really glad you didn’t use the video about Eva (Ava? Not sure how her name is spelled, I’m unfamiliar with Mr. Beast’s content and collaborators) as the example of aging poorly and that you continued to use her name and pronouns in this video.
Too often cis people decide that when a trans person is a bad person they lose the right to their identity. People will deadname and misgender immoral or unethical or criminal or simply disliked trans people and it’s just straight up transphobia. It’s heartening to see you not fall prey to that particular strain of transphobia
being a terrible person does not allow for people to strip your identity of what it is
@@FallingIn2TheVoid that’s definitely misogynistic, but that’s a different type of thing. Being called a slut doesn’t strip a woman of her identity as a woman; it’s more like when people call women (I’ve noticed this mostly with black women and lesbians) they don’t like men or man-ish
@@FallingIn2TheVoid To piggyback on your point, because this community is one that appreciates nuance and I have few outlets for the following pet soapbox: We as conscientious people also need to rise above the trend of resorting to body-shaming about disliked or problematic men. Like, just because XYZ Male did something terrible doesn't mean we're not sinking to a problematic level if we make smolpeepee dunks at them. It's on par with calling a problematic woman ugly/fat. Like whatever everyone can have snotty opinions or speculations ig but it shouldn't be substituted in the place of valid criticism/discourse, it's just bullying. I think a lot of people don't realize they're being hypocritical when they do this to dudes but are against it in other contexts
@@Melissa-zh3zl It is a different thing, but it comes from the same place. When someone of a marginalised group does something bad, people often use that as a chance to attack their identity, whatever it is. The exact attack and the severity of the attack varies a lot, but it's a consistent trend.
12:41 bingers.. absolute bingers.
BINGERS
The whole nikocado avocado situation creeps me out…just because he went through a ‘transformation’ doesn’t mean he is a good person. and yet everyone is treating him like some sort of superhuman.
i was just looking if someone would say something like this, and wondered if others remembered stephanie soo's videos of her experience with him
20:30 I really appreciate this take, because health is such a personal thing and how a person looks does not equate to how their health is doing.
It’s these types of videos and honest accountability that makes me stick around and carry on watching people’s content - it’s refreshing to see someone so openly human and sincere ❤️
honestly d'angelo is the most fashionable youtuber that i know
real
even when he wears the same outfit every video he slays
i'm not gay, alright? but d'angelo is one of the most beautiful men i've ever seen. he looks like tomorrow, if tomorrow turns out to be fine. he looks like a dream, a distant and intangible dream.
but, again, i am not gay or anything
that's Film Cooper for me lol even tho he dresses like a grandma sometimes
I like his Shrek vest
Ma'am thirty, and Ma'am Sorry, taken together, really hit me in the feels.
The Shane video introduced me to you. I'd never even watched those kinds of videos on youtube and barely knew of Shane's existence, but it kept being suggested to me, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I watched it, because I love the way you present things and your humor is always A+. I was genuinely happy when you were back from your hiatus visibly doing much better mentally.
I started watching all the way back on whichever channel you posted talking about some art drama with Holly Brown tracing some FMA art 💀
Omg I remember that
EXACTLY SAME LOL
D’Angelo continuing to be a beacon of integrity and genuinity in the commentary community. I really respect him for not just admitting that he was wrong and changing his mind, but also acknowledging the times he was wrong rather than trying to hide them, and talking about them _without_ having a bunch of people demanding that he address it.
Man, I really fw D'Angelos humanistic, just tryna be a normal person approach. This is the most irl way anyone talks about Internet things idk how to put it. It's genuine. As a neurodivergent person IT MATTERS, bc WE CAN TELL
A restrospective on the things you've regretted, learning from them, and holding oneself accountable is something most commentary (question mark?) channels won't do. This is how you know that the person you're watching is mature enough to talk about their perspectives in life while being open to any corrections or changes, and the channel you're watching will always be worth your time and discussion.
i can proudly say i’ve been with you since the first channel. i love it here
I subscribed in the serious deep dive era, but loved pastel cat ear headphones phase, and enjoying neutral tone light commentary version right now. I also tend to change style when my interests change. It’s nice to have you back enjoying yourself again. Thanks for all the recent uploads!
I do think you had a bit of a point in the Tati Westbrook video (I think of that whole situation as similar to the Ava Tyson-Sunny V situation or the Creepshow Arts-Hopeless Peaches situation. The accuser was technically right in the end, but their evidence was lackluster and their motives were terrible). Tati's motives for attacking James were stupid and immature, and from what I remember, at the time, her evidence was extremely bad and came across as extremely homophobic (the whole "he turns men gay" thing was WILD).
However, I also 100% understand why you would delete that video. At the end of the day, whether Tati was being homophobic or not, James is still a predator. And if someone were to use one of my video to defend someone like him, I would delete that video too. Whether you were right or not, people would use the video for nefarious purposes or come to the wrong conclusions with it, so it was better to just get rid of it altogether.
Calling out a creepy predator doesn't make Tati homophobic. She's lots of things, but I don't believe she's that.
@@the_petty_crockerthe way I see it, she was either homophobic or had always known James was predatory and didn’t bother to call him out until he pissed her off, either way not a fan
This
@@the_petty_crockeriirc she did not call out him preying on minors. She was upset at him for this whole brand deal thing that he wouldn't cooperate with so she called him a predator for liking a straight guy one time, not for the preying he was actually doing
I feel so superior for having seen them all as an OG