Jonathan Mackenzie

This post is aimed towards everyone in my own community. I know a lot of people hate me currently, and this is not meant to change anyone’s mind. If you think I’m a scumbag, go ahead. It’s solely for those who care, and that’s all. First, me and Chibi talked in DM’s. I apologized to him for shit talking him in public, and we sorted out our real opinions. No, I obviously was not saying he’s a criminal, nor do I think he’d be one in the future. I was specifically talking about optics, and what image he’s choosing to associate himself with, and how that would certainly cause even more people to go after him. But I’ll refrain from talking about him anymore on Twitter in the future, unless of course I absolutely have to. But for the initial post that started this entire mess? I do not apologize for that. Most people don’t know this, but the same people who’ve gone after Chibi have also gone after me on multiple occasions. They consistently use Soyjak images of caricatures getting hanged, along with death/rape threats and other vile language. So to see someone on my side use the exact same imagery I got angry. I was under the impression that while fighting back against anti’s was good, we had lines we didn’t cross. That while gatekeeping is necessary, death threats (or something I interpreted to be a death threat) were over that line. I may have overreacted at the time. But after seeing someone post about how we should send child gore back to anti’s I am genuinely worried about the direction this community is heading, and how that line may shift depending on how radicalized people get. If you disagree with this, that’s fine. I’m don’t plan on commenting on or policing people in the future. It’s not my job. I only posted that because I felt I was personally responsible for sending them there, even if the person they were replying to may have deserved it. If your trust is damaged in me, so be it. It goes both ways. I am severely disappointed at how this situation unfolded, because it did not need to be a public spectacle at all. Regardless I’m going to take a break from Twitter, and am contemplating just leaving it. Not just because of the haters, but for my own mental health too. This site has consistently been bad for me. Even if I had a lot of fun, it shouldn’t be my life, and the fact that such a nothing statement turned into a “civil war” is proof of how crazy it is. So I’m going to focus on my real life and family for now, and if I do come back, I’m gonna keep it to anime and comedy related posts only. Thank you, and bye.

Gatekeeping should absolutely be a thing because of situations like the Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!, the watering down of anime, and the people that got into anime attacking, harassing, and doxxing Otakus for watching anime they deem immoral I know some of y’all hate the concept of gatekeeping because it should absolutely be a thing for the anime community

Great! Because we all know what the fans have really been asking for is globalization of the anime and manga industry. We are all excited to see anime not just created by Japanese people but by people all over the world. Let's stop gatekeeping anime guys. Lead the way Garnt!