As a white person who lives far outside LAPD's jurisdiction, my thoughts on Dropout's upcoming collaboration with the copaganda show The Rookie are not important. I will add a small commentary of my own beneath a cut at the end, but I first want to elevate the voice of a Black member of our community whose guidance I will be following. Their name is Naomi Munroe, and they are a moderator of the group Game Changer: Samposting on Facebook. [Please note that Naomi is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Additionally, if you repost this, they have asked that it be done as a screenshot with their name attached. Text has also been copied into alt text for accessibility. Link to the original post after the cut.]
Now, I do have a comment of my own that I would like to share. I know that Dropout's fanbase can be weird and parasocial. I don't try to come across that way, and I don't want to be perceived as another person making demands of a platform I've done nothing more than watch funny videos from. I know that not everyone is entitled to insider information on every concern and business decision ever.
But with the community in uproar on every platform I've been in (multiple Facebook groups, Tumblr, Bluesky, and I've heard also but don't use the platform formerly known as Twitter), it's been very hard to understand why nothing has been said by Dropout about it. There's been no statements on any platform. I'm not in a financial situation where I want to do superfan at the moment, but I've also heard secondhand accounts that it was barely mentioned in the livestream today beyond a hand-wavey, basic "they were good to work with," which does not address the actual issues at hand. I know that it's a privilege for me to be able to care about this a similar amount to the copaganda itself, but for a platform that's normally receptive, communicative, and open about these things, I just don't understand why they haven't said anything, and it's rather disappointing.
Like Naomi, I don't currently intend to act, because there's still much to be seen, but if it becomes a trend, I would certainly remember this if I were considering action on a future issue of a similar nature.
As a lover of all things Dropout who is also Black, I can’t lie and say I’m not a tad disheartened by not only their decision to partner wit
I like that Vic Michealis is very private about their personal life because it means that we get the joyous experience of having them slowly reveal more and more siblings that are all just them in a different font.
If I had a nickel for every time Vic Michaelis has flown their sister Sarah down to LA to participate in a musical alongside Angela Giarratana for Dropout, I would have two nickels.
Thousandaires sits at a very fun junction between "joy of getting to see people having a fun time and do nice things for people they know and like" crossed with "you gave comedians money to do an extended bit with, so buckle up". what a pleasant concept :')
This week on Dropout: on Monday, a new Make Some Noise featuring Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jacob Wysocki, and Lou Wilson; on Tuesday, a new Breaking News with anchors Oscar Montoya, Jess Ross, Raphael Chestang, and Jordan Myrick; on Wednesday, episode 5 of Dimension 20: Never Stop Blowing Up; on Thursday, the NSBU Adventuring Party talkback, and the premiere of Dropout Presents: Bigger! with Brennan & Izzy; and on Friday, a new episode of Thousandaires with Erika Ishii, Becca Scott, Persephone Valentine, Amy Vorpahl, and Danielle Radford!
