I used to be a fan - & a huge one. I found Raed in the midst of the Slenderman craze where every LPer rushed to upload a video of them completing the latest map with the funniest scares. I thought he was funny & charming, & with each new Amnesia custom story & each new Indie horror game, I found myself becoming more & more engaged, entertained, & entranced. I subscribed. I commented. I followed him on social media. I considered myself a minion.

A year passed, & this Facebook group was created as a place for fellow minions to assemble outside of the Youtube & Facebook comments. It started as a small group, & it grew into something really special. The original admins passed along responsibility to me, & more admins were added along the way. I got close to them.

Then Raed started venturing into Twitch. I'd watch Minecraft streams sometimes until 6 in the morning, & I'd watch Battlefront streams before, during, & after class. For special Holiday streams I made Facebook events to make sure everyone watched on Twitch. & the group was alive with memes & fanart & screenshots & everyone's favorite videos.

Then Raed made a Minecraft server. One of the mods made an outside forum. Now there were even more avenues for minions to connect with each other. I got bumped up as a moderator on that forum platform as well.

Things were great.

& then they weren't. & slowly I started seeing glimpses of what was happening behind the curtain.



Everyone's human, & so is Raed - or rather, Ralph. & humans make mistakes, & Ralph's made a lot of them.

I'll cut to the chase: Ralph is a selfish individual. & he's been selfish for a long time. As I was falling out of love with Ralph as a content-creator (tastes change & that's a part of life), I was approached in private by a fellow notable minion. Someone who was incredibly active on the Minecraft server, in the FB group, & in Twitch chat. & she disclosed incredibly disturbing information that mirrored the events that unfolded on Twitter in April between Ralph & another young girl.

Just like the April 2018 event, Ralph was obsessed with her, & demanded a lot of her time. It didn't matter if she had school or other obligations, he came first. & because she was young... it was easy to build her up & break her down. She shared that he wanted to fly her halfway across the world to meet him. She shared that she could either room with a nearby minion, or... stay at his house. She shared that he offered the same to others. They were all minors. & she's still dealing with a lot of the damage he's done.

At the news, I was shocked. I was disgusted. I still am. & it was very hard for me to handle. Because... I didn't think he was capable of that.

I struggled with the Raed that I knew (& that I still loved) in the videos, & the Ralph that I was thankful I'd never know. & in my struggle, I gradually unfollowed & unsubscribed from everything related to him. & apart from making or deleting a few comments, I was absent from the group. At that point, I still wanted to be a part of the community, & hold onto the good memories & times we've had, but... I didn't quite know how to say goodbye.



Time passed. & much to my relief, the channel & the group started winding down. Other admins left. Apart from a few hardcore minions, the group was empty. & staying in the group allowed me to "keep an eye" on things, from a distance. Much of 2017 & 2018 was silent.

Then April happened & everything was tossed up in the air again.

Prior to making tweets directly aimed at Ralph & the community, I stayed silent because I was told to. Because it's terrifying to come forward. Because people so often dismiss & belittle these events. Because it polarizes a community against you, instead of the person / persons responsible.

But I couldn't stay silent with the knowledge I've had for actual years. So, without naming any names to still protect those affected, I shared what I knew. & I got the expected backlash, outrage, & denial from Ralph, those close to Ralph, & fans who barely even know him but don't want their precious image of him tarnished. But there were also those who collaborated my story, & those who had long-been disenchanted from the channel come back to give their two cents.

Like before, I stayed again in the group to "keep an eye" on things. To see if anything else would pop up.



It's December now & Ralph operates under situation normal with his various avenues. & at this point... I no longer have ties to this smaller disjointed community. It's time to go. I'm ready to go.

I'm not writing this to shame anyone who continues to be a fan of his. I'm sure he still gives you laughs. I'm sure he's still making content that entertains you. But just know... that he's used his moderate level of internet fame for the worse. & he's made a number of people, including his immediate family, unhappy. & that's putting it lightly. Just know that.

I can't say that I wish him the best, but I will say... that I hope that he learns. & doesn't repeat those same mistakes. That's what's best.