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NEWS: Funimation Files Response to Vic Mignogna's Lawsuit

octopodpie wrote:

"You don't actually care about other people, you just want brownie points."

That is what I meant. What would you refer to that as?.

Remember: Sony owns Funimation now.

Remember that episode of Spongebob Squarepants where Sandy was wrestling the Alaskan Bull Worm in a cave but it turns out she was only wrestling the tongue? Yeah, that's what Vic's doing; Funimation and Sony are very much vested in fighting off spurious lawsuits.

Am I alone in thinking the lawsuit is a good thing? I'm tired of random accusations without any court proceedings to actually determine if one side did something they shouldn't have done. Now we can follow the lawsuit and see what happens. Takes a bit more than accusations to make it through a court case. And lest anyone think I have a side - I don't. I just really hate these things being tossed into the realm of social media justice for either side.

Vic can't really settle out of court, he is trying to prove his innocents so he most likely has to go through to the end, It wouldn't look good for his supporters who say he is looking to clear his name for him to settle out of court. If Vic does settle out of court it would make him look like he was just after money,

For somebody who continually inserts themselves into threads about this whole topic,

And this is just ridiculous goalpost shifting. It's insisting that if somebody hasn't been convicted of a criminal act then their employers, potential future employers, and other business associates are required to interact with them even if they find the person's behavior inappropriate or unacceptable. Funimation didn't end their business relationship with Vic because they were punishing him for a crime, they did it because they looked into it and found enough compelling information that the people in charge didn't want to hire him anymore.

I'm saying that's rarely a real thing.

Then you give humanity more credit than it deserves. Next time you see some one post something like "those poor starving children" or "I'm sending my prayers to the victims!" you should ask them "So how much are you donating to the cause?" Most of them won't say anything.

That doesn't actually matter, you know. Not everything translates into money. A lot of people, including people in the anime community, aren't particularly well off financially. If I shared some kind of trouble I had that could be solved by money, but someone could only offer "I'm sorry this is happening to you, I hope it gets better." I wouldn't respond with "put up or shut up."

I mean this genuinely, have you ever felt bad for someone else?

Has anyone ever sympathized with you?

No. I've always been the person who everyone goes to to dump their problems on, but the moment I need something they can't be bothered because whatever they were doing was more important. These days people don't even believe me when I try to talk about my issues. Last time I tried to do that here I got banned for it.

I just want to see how the aftermath plays out. If Vic wins does Funimation clean house and boot out the people who committed TI and defamation?

Do they in turn get blacklisted from conventions and the industry?

What if Vic wins against the voice actors but loses against Funimation, or vice versa? Or what if Vic loses

All I know is this probably isn't going to end with the outcome of this lawsuit.

This is why you wait for evidence before trying to blow up a career. Whatever happened to "We reserve the right to take action once all the facts are in."

Making these snap judgments used to be easier and cheap, but now they are starting to cost people.

Every issue nowadays looks at both sides taking a fall like a Pro-(international) Football player. If Aliens visited us today and saw how weak we act they would be amazed we haven't been wiped out by a week of clouds.

Just because Sony owns Funimation does not mean they're involved in this lawsuit. So far there has been no indication they've inserted themselves into this battle at all. It would be a bit hasty to assume Sony will come riding in on a golden chariot ready to die for a company they only recently bought.

I just want to see how the aftermath plays out. If Vic wins does Funimation clean house and boot out the people who committed TI and defamation? Do they in turn get blacklisted from conventions and the industry? What if Vic wins against the voice actors but loses against Funimation, or vice versa? Or what if Vic loses? There was a list being passed around on Twitter by the leaders of KickVic of other male voice actors they want out of the industry. Do they move on to the next target? Does the next guy sue them and we play this song and dance all over again? And then again and again? What if that guy wins. Does it retroactively validate Vic in the public eye or no?

All I know is this probably isn't going to end with the outcome of this lawsuit.

People tend to think of settlements as loses, but the fact is most lawsuit ends in settlements and depends on what kind of settlement it was, it can be seen as a huge win or a huge loss for either side. A lot of the time its money, but in other instances it can be something else. A public apology, a public retraction, an agreement that Vic can reprise his established roles in the future. It entirely depends what's kind of agreement the involved parties can come to. Whether people want to interpret a settlement as a win or a loss is up to them.

People tend to think of settlements as loses, but the fact is most lawsuit ends in settlements and depends on what kind of settlement it was, it can be seen as a huge win or a huge loss for either side. A lot of the time its money, but in other instances it can be something else. A public apology, a public retraction, an agreement that Vic can reprise his established roles in the future. It entirely depends what's kind of agreement the involved parties can come to. Whether people want to interpret a settlement as a win or a loss is up to them.

No. I've always been the person who everyone goes to to dump their problems on, but the moment I need something they can't be bothered because whatever they were doing was more important. These days people don't even believe me when I try to talk about my issues. Last time I tried to do that here I got banned for it.

But groups shouldn't be judged by their most extremist members. That's why I boil it down to the main players: Vic, Monica, Ron, and Jaime. From what I've seen, Vic has been a class act through all of this. He stays off the internet, started the legal process, and hasn't made anything worse for himself. The other three on the other hand have been active on Twitter acting like a bunch of spoiled children throwing a tantrum. A classic example of "they doth protest too much" methinks. That's why I don't readily believe anything they say.

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No. I've always been the person who everyone goes to to dump their problems on, but the moment I need something they can't be bothered because whatever they were doing was more important. These days people don't even believe me when I try to talk about my issues. Last time I tried to do that here I got banned for it.

boy,I can relate to that sentiment.There's only a fistful of people that I actually care about.The rest can burn in hell for all I care.
I'm glad this lawsuit is not ending quickly and peacefully,I get to enjoy the bloodbath longer this way.