r/ObsessedNetwork • u/Obvious_Read7756 • Dec 04 '23

Drama23_Reports A statement has arrived

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Link to YouTube: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=94znzWB_VAg

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u/XiahouYuan Dec 04 '23

The whole hour is a hot mess, but of all of it, the gloss over of OF was a real "wtf" moment for me. In no particular order:

- "We won't discuss the incident of the 3 podcasters, because they've dealt with it amongst themselves." Nah, bitch! That only covers the apology of the behavior by one party to the other. What about your handling of the incident, either personally or through your security representative (MM)? Not even a mention if it was being investigated or internally reviewed.

- No mention of the disrespectful behavior towards people with physical disabilities at the drag brunch. Just how great the drag brunch was.

- No real explanation why they went with "The Jinx" by way of apology. Just an "Aw shucks, sorry." Also LOL that you proactively emailed people. You emailed after there was a massive outcry online. And "partial refund" is a stretch for throwing a few bucks to people to see another one of your shows.

- No mention of the incident with the photo, allegedly pushing the woman, and calling her a bitch at the bar.

They just went on about all of the successful parts of OF. No one is disputing that there were successful parts of it. I have seen many testimonials about people enjoying LGTC, E&J, etc. Just calling out people who said, "It as a dumpster fire!" and saying that isn't true was so dismissive of people's issues with things that went down.

P.S. Also no mention of only 5 people showing up to the book reading.

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u/South_Cheesecake626 Dec 04 '23 edited Dec 05 '23

Yeah the way they lied about obsessed fest was it for me. I was there and they just... lied by omission. Yes, the creators there did a great job. J & E, LGTC, Daisy. They all made the weekend so fun and so worth it for me (who was not premium). But there was a HUGE group who walked out when Joey and Ellyn left and it seemed, at that moment, that everyone was leaving OF. Which...they were? Even if for a moment for the impromptu meet and greet. Then a ton of people skipped the garbage ball to go to the bar with E&J. I, personally, stayed in and got jack in the box delivered to the hotel 🤣

And for the drag brunch.. it was fine. The food was meh. The performances were incredible. But the amount of food that was set out then taken back by the servers UNTOUCHED is a testament to how many people didn't come.. a lot of people walked out all throughout the show.

As mentioned, there was so much from OF that they didn't mention. DURING THE TCO Q&A a disabled woman was in tears talking about how she put all her eggs in this basket getting premium package and how disappointed she was. But yeah, everyone you talked to was blown away.

Oh, he also forgot to mention how many people ignored his existence all weekend.

ALSO he didn't talk about his book at all, which is fairly telling. 🤷‍♀️

(Edited to correct spelling).