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INTEREST: 'Far From Perfect': Fans Recount Unwanted Affection from Voice Actor Vic Mignogna

That's basically what all this is. Conversation with no confirmation. These people are all free to file a police report against this guy and take him to court, but they know they don't have a case because there's no evidence. Some of these people have already been proven to be fraudsters on Twitter anyway. I get people don't like the guy. He's a Christian, and that upsets a lot of the yaoi fans out there, not to mention ANN's personal vendetta against the guy dating back to the mid 2000s. But if you're going to criticize him for giving his fans hugs and stuff, you're going to have to extend that scorn to virtually every celebrity ever. You can simply Google any anime voice actor and find pictures of them hugging and kissing kids or underage fans at conventions.

gossip - casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

That's basically what all this is. Conversation with no confirmation.

While I hope this gets taken seriously (in that Vic makes some dedicated behavioral changes), I don't see this impacting his livelihood all that much. The man is popular, exceedingly so, to the point that he's basically a household name in dub circles. I feel for these girls, truly, but sadly I think the most they'll get is a slap on the wrist from certain conventions as he cleans up his act. Despite all the fervor (and rightfully so) surrounding #MeToo, very, very few of those perpetrators have actually been charged and/or taken to court.

Yet ANN comes outa nowhere and posts this HUGE gossip piece on how a big a Dick he is. Really? Is this something that we will see more of?

This article is a first for ANN as far as I can see, and am basically concerned that we will start seeing more articles that would make the National Inquirer editors proud.

The story that’s often brought up - him lying about a creator telling him a character he voiced is totally not gay - is indeed him being homophobic. It’s a small, petty act of homophobia on his part, but homophobia regardless.

xBTAx wrote:

The story that’s often brought up - him lying about a creator telling him a character he voiced is totally not gay - is indeed him being homophobic. It’s a small, petty act of homophobia on his part, but homophobia regardless.

Have you considered the possibility that someone did tell him that?

is if you assume everyone involved is a liar.

That's easier to do than you think. I haven't payed much attention to this whole controversy, but when casually looking at things turns up that the girl in one of the photos that ANN used in this article posted on Vic's fanclub's facebook a week ago decrying the use of her photo and calling the people using it liars... well then the other photos starts to become much more suspect.

when it seems like the majority aren't really asking for much beyond an apology and a promise to not continue.

meruru wrote:

when it seems like the majority aren't really asking for much beyond an apology and a promise to not continue.

That would be a positive outcome but people don't like that, they want his life & career ruined.

I think I've said this several times in this thread already - a lot of people involved in the anime industry are Christians. Caitlin Glass spoke pretty extensively about her faith on one of the interview series she did for Funimation, and a lot of other interviews. It would be a huge shock if a lot of the people who work at the Sentai and Funimation offices aren't Christians. I'm not aware of mobs with torches and pitchforks going after all of those people. I'm pretty such a lot of the posters on this site who enjoy dubbed anime would have positive feedback on their work - but also probably have never had a meaningful interaction with those people to serve as the basis for some kind of judgement of their character as people.

All of that is entirely separate from someone's behavior at conventions. Even if we want to apply the Charles Barkley "I am not a role model" standard here, is it really unfair to say that celebrity personalities at conventions should probably not be making intimate physical contact with minors? Again - just my opinion here, but the risk management for running these events is difficult enough without having to explain to your insurance company that your rates shouldn't go up to account for the possibility of your celebrity panelists getting handsy with a minor.

Reminder: First hand accounts are evidence. This article is full of evidence. The only way you can claim this is nothing but gossip is if you assume everyone involved is a liar

Gator Gamer wrote:

That's basically what all this is. Conversation with no confirmation. These people are all free to file a police report against this guy and take him to court, but they know they don't have a case because there's no evidence. Some of these people have already been proven to be fraudsters on Twitter anyway. I get people don't like the guy. He's a Christian, and that upsets a lot of the yaoi fans out there, not to mention ANN's personal vendetta against the guy dating back to the mid 2000s. But if you're going to criticize him for giving his fans hugs and stuff, you're going to have to extend that scorn to virtually every celebrity ever. You can simply Google any anime voice actor and find pictures of them hugging and kissing kids or underage fans at conventions.

I think I've said this several times in this thread already - a lot of people involved in the anime industry are Christians. Caitlin Glass spoke pretty extensively about her faith on one of the interview series she did for Funimation, and a lot of other interviews. It would be a huge shock if a lot of the people who work at the Sentai and Funimation offices aren't Christians. I'm not aware of mobs with torches and pitchforks going after all of those people. I'm pretty such a lot of the posters on this site who enjoy dubbed anime would have positive feedback on their work - but also probably have never had a meaningful interaction with those people to serve as the basis for some kind of judgement of their character as people.