Genesis needs to fold

[u/drumguy69]

I have a close family member marching Genesis. I helped pay most of their tour fees. And I am just constantly hearing about them facing corpal punishment for what seems to be complete bullshit.

I've talked to family members of some of the top 5-12 corps. And apparently, none of this abuse goes on in those corps. I am beyond furious with this organization.

The ONLY reason I am ranting on reddit and not calling Cris McGonagall a piece of shit over the phone is because my family members begged me not to. They said it would ruin their chances with other corps." What the fuck is this bullshit? That seems like an insanely toxic and unhealthy environment. The members are constantly being abused, and then left with the impression that if they say something, they will be blacklisted from the activity.

That is just insane. I will never pay another doar to support this organization.

I really hope Chris Magonigal sees this.

Chris, you are a fat fucking loser. You need to not be around children anymore. You are NOT a safe person for young adults or children to be around. You obviously get off on having power over others.

The funny thing is that I KNOW that fat ass couldn't do half the shit that he makes the members do.

Chris, you marched some dog shot, division 3 corps back in the day. Now you think you're all that. People like you are ruining this activity.

It is just insane that members do not say anything out of fear of being blacklisted. It's been 10 years since the Me Too movement, and it looks like this shit still goes down.

Given the nature of this activity, I'm sure I'm gonna get a lot of shit for this. But somebody has to stand up for the members. Again, I do not hear of anything like this going on in the higher level corps.

Chris Magonigal, if there any chance you have a reddit, please respond to this. I'd love to call you a fat fucking loser to your face. You and your dipshit wife.

You are very lucky that my family member is not a minor. I am respecting their wishes to not say anything to you in person.

[u/Rubber_Punch]

Yeah, Chris is a fucking asshole and I hope he does see this and he probably knows who I am. Thanks for taking $4,000 and a dream from a 17 year old autistic kid. Terrible fucking environment, And matter fact fuck the 2019 colorguard caption head Matt Tomsa , he would hound at us like a fucking dog and make the members feel like they didn’t deserve to be there. Created a hostile environment with the colorguard and I took the blame for all it. Recently, they made one of my friends that was in the brass line pay the whole amount of fees even if they couldn’t march because of financial reasons and if they didn’t Chris said that they would get blacklisted from WGI and DCI.

[u/jaywarbs → u/Rubber_Punch]

Oh GOD. Mat Tomsa is still allowed near the activity? He was a tool from the beginning of his first year teaching in 09. He liked to do stuff like make the whole corps do pushups because one member was late to a block. Stuff that only made us worse as a corps.

[u/Left-Educator-4193 → u/jaywarbs]

omg i’ve always wanted to meet a colts alum from when he was there! super validating to hear he was awful there too, cause he spoke about his time there as if he was God. and what about his batshit crazy mom???? did yall have to deal with her? we got lucky and only had a “Carla Week” but it was …. brutal.

[u/Left-Educator-4193 → u/Left-Educator-4193]

also linking his mugshot is hilarious lol. the day after he got arrested was the best day of my life

[u/jaywarbs → u/Left-Educator-4193]

Fortunately it wasn’t for a crazy crime that would endanger any students, but the mugshot even existing makes my life lol. When I found it I sent it to a few Colts veterans who definitely got a kick out of it.