Yeah, not surprised that Brandon Rodger’s ended up being controversial at all. Credit to taco.junk on tiktok. Didn’t mention it much before because my focus was on the writers in general when it came to both, Hazbin and Helluva. That and I hadn’t found any specifics at the time but his humor made me suspicious and the fact that he was friends with Viv. His humor reminds eerily of Shane Dawson’s humor.
Yet I didn’t feel like bringing up my own complaints as I didn’t have the full information. Again, like the tadc situation, I don’t assume someone is bad because they know bad people. You never know how familiar people are behind the scenes and what they are and aren’t aware of it.
Not all of Helluva Boss is written by Viv as Brandon is a major writer on Helluva. This is what bothered me about criticism regarding Viv and HB. Brandon Rodger’s has the same “humor” as she does and is the reason the whole romance plot exists between Stolas and Blitz in the first place.
Due to him being a main writer and semi-familiar with his old videos I came across in my high school years, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was responsible for the more controversial “jokes”. One of his first lines in the first episode in Helluva involves Blitz threatening to assault Moxie during a mission. It doesn’t help his entire channel is built on literal offensive humor and racial stereotypes.
Additional note, this is what bugs me about comedians like him. They assume they can get away with harmful jokes when they involve all races and identities. It’s the same excuse people make for South Park. Just because they make fun of everyone and everything doesn’t absolve the harm you’re contributing to an oppressed group. Being part of minorities yourself, doesn’t absolve you of being harmful toward minorities either.
I’m just glad we’re having a conversation about this, finally. I felt crazy for seeing the red flags.