To anybody in Bakersfield, California and the surrounding areas, a reminder that Bak-Anime was the convention where Vic Mignogna was allowed to attend in 2022, picked up Farah Fatherless, and then proceeded to abuse her for a year and convince her that murdering me might have been a pretty good idea.
Today, Bak-Anime is doubling down on their bullshit!
As a reminder, when they invited Vic in 2022, they took some heat on Twitter and in E-mails from people asking why they would bring back a guy with a known predatory history as a guest. Staff member Steve Wyatt responded to people by completely lying about the nature of Vic's predatory behavior and the outcome of his lawsuit. Remember: Vic lost his lawsuit on all counts and owes the people he sued hundreds of thousands of dollars, and no victim has "recanted" their stories about him.
So despite a long list of predatory behavior at anime conventions for nearly two decades and an embarrassing lawsuit loss, Bak-Anime invited Vic as a return guest in 2022. That's where Vic met Farah, and then the murder plot happened, and you all now know how that went.
Well, poor Farah, she believed that Bak-Anime would at least be good enough to take her side in saying she hopes Vic doesn't come back to Bakersfield, especially after she had tried so hard to help ensure he could possibly come back to Bak-Anime in 2024. She even includes a screenshot of an E-mail exchange she had with Steve requesting Vic return, with Steve saying they will likely have him back next year.
So what is Bak-Anime's reaponse to this? Why, to double down and tell Farah to keep them out of it, of course! You know, like any reasonable response from an official public-facing organization!
Honestly, whether Bak-Anime or Steve himself or whoever the hell was in charge of guest decisions made that decision because of Farah or not, this is still a shit response. The facts are, Bak-Anime was more than aware of Vic's predatory reputation, they doubled down, invited him in 2022 anyway, then Vic preyed on a woman AT THEIR EVENT, and now Bak-Anime is picking fights with a woman who was abused by THEIR GUEST whom she met at THEIR EVENT.
Do not attend Bak-Anime (or their sister convention SacAnime), and also Steve Wyatt is an asshole. Anybody continuing to invite Vic Mignogna to their event after all of this is knowingly putting their attendees in immediate danger. It happened right here. They knew it could happen, invited him anyway, AND THEN IT HAPPENED.
Keep an eye on the notes for updates. If more on this part of the story comes up, I will reblog with more information.
