And it's thanks to this mentality that celebrities finally deem it best not to interact with their fans at all. They forever leave the internet and let their agents speak and interact with fans in their stead. These people can only see so far. They don't view the full reach of the ramifications of their actions.
Until recently, Greg Ellis had been recording ringtones, responding fans' comments and engaging in other varied social interaction with them in an attempt to break away from the norm in the entertainment industry and shower them with attention, which is what every fan desires from any celebrity.
(He even changed his reclusive tendencies and suggested to the Cullenites to attend more conventions so as to meet them in person. The narrow-minded stupid average person will interpret this attitude as an egotistical, self-centered strategy from the actor to flatter himself and increase his fanbase.
But the intelligent person already realized this is actually what any clever celebrity would do, since it benefits both parties: the fans and himself. After all, he IS an actor. Actors capitalize on their image and fuel their fans' adoration for him, making them feel special while promoting their career. The dim-witted person interprets that as narcissism, while ignoring the obvious fact that the whole entertainment industry is based on the worship of a few chosen individuals. Therefore, Ellis is just following the normal behaviour expected from a professional like him.)
Until the unfortunate incident happened. Now, some people spend their free time baiting him in a way to render their dull days more interesting. Harassment and vebal abuse are fine, so long as you are behind a computer screen and know nothing will happen to you, that there will be no consequences for your actions. This is why you don't do it in real life. Otherwise, if you got caught, you would lose your job, become slandered in school and/or college, and you just don't have the guts to answer for your actions.
That's why internet is so good. It provides unlimited freedom with practically null consequences. Even if it shows your true face to billions of people who ALSO acess the internet: someone with a lousy character and loose morals, capable of anything, if given the opportunity, like slandering, discriminating, intellectual dishonesty, double-faced and other acts Greg Ellis has been lately accused of. Exactly the kind of person you work so hard to show you're not.
They go to the extreme of distorting his words and then posting them on tumblr as if it were some kind of trophy.
Thank you very much. You have proven a point with this. That from the beginning, you were never his fans as a VA from Bioware; that you were as childish and as ill-intended as Patrick Weekes, David Gaider and Jennifer Hepler had already pointed out when discussing the behaviour of certain people in the Bioware fandom.
That you dehumanize people just for your own entertainment in a self-serving attitude, harming people's careers without a care.
That you use celebrities to satisfy your egotistical pathological need for attention, misusing social networks in an online competition to have more audience each time you post.
That your admiration for Bioware is in fact a lie, since you show disrespect to the production team, the VAs, anyone who doesn't share your views or your morality whenever it suits you. The casual way in which you comment said facts on tumblr also shows your disregard to how other human beings feel in response to your actions, evidence of your lack of empathy. Or simply lack of emotional intelligence. Or just plain dumb immaturity, take your pick.
In a few words, you deserve what celebrities have always given their fans: NOTHING.
And it's because of your sterling behaviour that we, the other fans, the ones not fuelling the fights, asking for people to stop the harassment and watching the whole situation unfold, may end up with nothing as well.
Thank you very much and enjoy the fun. You've proven every point Bioware had to say about its fandom. In your continuous effort to spew morality, you've forgotten it's your actions that will tell everything others need to know about you.
You may disguise your flawed character and the failure you are as a human being with as many apologies as you like. Apologise on your tumblr, apologise on your twitter and pretend you're doing all this because you fight against bullies, misogyny and discrimination in general...while bullying and discriminating other people yourself.
Just don't try doing it in real life. Ever heard of the old saying "never cry wolf?" You'll discover only children believe they can get away with everything. Adult life is different. People are always watching your behaviour and judging you in silence. You won't know when they pull the carpet beneath your feet. TRUST ME.
And since the clever people out there know there's nothing more to be said on the subject, this is my last rant about this display of idiocy online.
