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Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-29 20:35:57
June 23 2020 17:54 GMT
#1

Harassment
In the Dota Scene


Several women in the dota 2 scene have come forward over the last several days with claims of widespread sexual harassment in the scene.

The worst substantiated claims so far have concerned Grandgrant, who has a separate thread concerning his retirement and the claims leading to it.
https://www.liquiddota.com/forum/dota-2-general/560604-grandgrant-retires-amid-assault-harassment-claims




Serious accusations of sexual assault so far have been leveled against Grant and Zyori.

Redeye
Redeye is being accused of general bad behavior :


Redeye's come mainly from the csgo scene via James Banks

Yes this is true. None of my tweets were about active csgo members and certainly not about Henry.. Redeye has done a lot of bad shit and so many people know yet he seems to have enough power to shut down many stories even with evidence. I hope some journalist can put it together so the truth gets out there as he currently is doing things to ensure I don’t get hired using his contacts...it’s unreal the power he has. He is a vile human being and many other talent came forward with their own stories of what he had done.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/hdd69j/kelly_jean_twitlonger_about_henryg/fvm9yhc/

Zyori
Zyori's situation is slightly different from Grant's - he thought it was consensual, she didn't. It's much more gray than the other incidents that have been described.

Her side :
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9i4t

His:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/657368576?t=03h12m50s
Killerpigeon
Killerpigeon is being accused of telling people Moxxi is only getting jobs because she's a woman.



There are also other situations that have been presented, without a person's name attached.


Some general tweets about how bad the situation is in general





Other Reactions
Kyle wrote a medium post called "flirting for morons" on the subject :
medium.com




There is a reddit thread compiling many of the most notable tweets and comments on the situation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/hdamf6/can_we_talk_about_the_sexual_harassment_that/

Update:

Two new stories have come out. One is about DC's co owner and the other is about Jimmy Demon Ho.
Tom (DC's co owner
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9mhl


Update 2:


Update 3:
Serious allegations have publically been leveled against Tobiwan.




(These have their own thread now).

Update 4:

Demon
Eleine Sun - unwanted kissing and keeping to a room.

https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9mkd

Provided by Hotbid (anonymous individual)- unwanted groping.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9oi2


Update 5:

Demon




Redeye (note : no sexual misconduct specifically alleged)



James Cotton's response
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JAKhHodqwgfyITq88lbj6HE4sA6Vf32qKm35wIP41Ww/preview?pru=AAABcxrwLi8*X0o-Q7ZW0Iu620Cj6rHFPA


Bts response to allegations (Ld and Godz)






Update 7 :
Demon's response
its_a_me
Profile Joined June 2016
Austria612 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 18:54:39
June 23 2020 18:53 GMT
#2
i dont really get the zyori part, so she thought she should sleep with him or her carrer will end before it startet and he didnt realised it and plus a stupid lie to "friends"?

But all the other cases this is going to be a thing the next time.
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
June 23 2020 19:03 GMT
#3
Idk the zyori one seems like a thing a highschooler would do. There's no implication that zyori used his position to pressure her into it, just words and wanting to be part of the cool group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34510 Posts
June 23 2020 19:25 GMT
#4
From what I gather... He was attracted to her. He, as part of the established club, unintentionally was in a position of power over her. She was ambitious and felt pressured into sleeping with him, something he denies was intentional. He then did an awkward thing when he joked about her period, which she interpreted as blackmail.

Unfortunate for both sides, a horrible experience then for her, a horrible revelation for him now. In my opinion nowhere near as bad as other allegations.
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its_a_me
Profile Joined June 2016
Austria612 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 19:27:35
June 23 2020 19:26 GMT
#5
Hope he doesnt get caught in a witch hunt.

To the others like Grant, LD, Godz show business is ugly but fuck em.

@Firebolt145
Yeah the photo part was really stupid
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
June 23 2020 19:33 GMT
#6
I mean the whole zyori situation is highschool level of stupid and should be clearly separated from the rest, as it has already shown, we will focus on that because we believe it unfair to have zyori on the same podium as the other allegations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 19:44:59
June 23 2020 19:41 GMT
#7
Right. I wasn't quite sure how to phrase it. The woman clearly felt pressured, but in a way that zyori could have missed it. Mywife described it as "really poor communication skills".

Most of the really bad stuff that isn't about Grant is currently just rumors. For instance, in the post that started all of the stuff about him she alleged someone else was behaving even worse, and we don't know who :


And more from wickedcosplay (one was Grant)



She says she's making an anonymized list of incidents.

The only person with a truly serious set of allegations aside from Grant so far is red-eye, which is coming from the csgo scene instead. Ld and godz are accused of covering for Grant, which isn't active in the same way.
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 19:50:36
June 23 2020 19:50 GMT
#8
Maybe i am wrong but where is the proof of this. Other then people claiming it. Grant admits it. But really before conviction people it should be going to the police and courts this is just to easy.
GO OG
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 19:53:19
June 23 2020 19:51 GMT
#9
I'm pretty amazed how everything qualifies as "sexual abuse"
its like ppl don't make a difference from grabbing someones hand against their will and rape.

not saying what grant did in the past was good. and alcohol is indeed not an excuse either. but damn, how can people be so sensitive about things and feel uncomfortable so quickly.

shit happens at every party tbh, which doesn't legitimize it, but still.

there should be some penalty, but things are blown WAY out of proportion to me. End someones career cuz of questionable behaviour when drunk at afterparties that doesn't qualify as "sexual harassment" to me is... weird.

the whole llama thing, well tbh 90% of the ppl that hear her cast didn't like it. she didn't have a career cuz she was terrible at what she was doing imo.


Now this part is not about grant but about online gaming.

woman having to be "on guard" just playing from home as a casual gamer feels pretty stupid to me. every gamer has to do that in online games if they are sensitive. ppl wish cancer upon me every month or "fucked my mom last night". the thing is, if you get into gaming, you should be aware these things are unavoidable. If anything, you learn to build a thick skin from these verbal things.

it used to be an enviornment of "get flamed, flame back harder" and things were fine. but nowdays ppl get into that enviornment and expect it to change.

wanna hear my honest opinion: if you hate the enviornment, how about you choose a different one instead of trying to change it so badly?

Not everything has to be for everyone. I'll just take football as an example. you won't be able to watch a football game in a pub with ppl swearing on each other and "discussing" certain situations without filter. you don't like these things? stay away from it.
Try to PC that culture. you won't. dota used to be like that for me, but its changing. and it's def less fun for me partly because of that
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Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34510 Posts
June 23 2020 19:53 GMT
#10
LD and Godz covering for Grant I can kinda understand... I can understand the instinctive nature of believing your popular friend who tells you they were going through a court case but it's been sorted out and all is good. It suggests naivety and ignorance, which they are not the only ones guilty of in the world.
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
June 23 2020 19:53 GMT
#11
Am I missing something, or are the claims against Redeye, while undoubtedly horrid, not of a sexual nature? It seems that his behavior ought to be under a different heading than the thread of rampant sexual harrassment.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
MintberryCrunchs
Profile Joined February 2012
Germany462 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 20:03:30
June 23 2020 20:01 GMT
#12
Since this is the time of retribution, my fellow weebs and nerds unite against the the sexual harassment we have to endure by all those mindblowingly stupid tittystreaming girls on twitch that take shameless advantage of our virginity and our lack of confidence when dealing with real woman to milk us of our hard earned money and make us spent it on their streams!!!

I have been forced to release pressure in ungodly ways many times by their abusive visual online presence that leaves me no choice but to touch myself in pleasuring ways!

I cant take this anymore!!!

And dont you dare accusing me of making this up!
WE AS MAN HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS WOMAN TO STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS AND ACCUSE THOSE WHO WILLINGLY WRONG US!!!!

#mgtow

For real though, can this world get anymore stupid?!?!

User was temp banned for this post.
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 20:12:56
June 23 2020 20:10 GMT
#13
Holy shit.
As far as i understood every nerd that talks more directly to girls is sexual harasser. WTF? I don't know Grant, he really seems like your typical nerd that never had a real girlfriend, yeah maybe he overdid some online talks, but if someone doesn't like online trash talks / trolling / spamming / hars language one should either ignore most of the population or never go online again. However if you guys take holding a person hand a little bit tighter a harassment you have a real problem in NA. Don't even want to mention the BLM situation.
I just want to ask out of curiosity - if you ask a woman to have sex with you, and she doesn't want - it is sexual harassment right? And if yes how da fak do you guys dare to ask a woman out?
Also who protects men feelings? If that is the situation how a normal teenager or young man should ever dare to ask a girl out? Guess what happens if he never dares( He starts to talk more bravely when he has a drink or two, and no if someone gets drunk sometimes that doesnt make him/her an alcoholic. Or a public threat). Maybe i got to start the movement #MenFeelingsMattter
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
June 23 2020 20:15 GMT
#14
On June 24 2020 05:10 NInoff wrote:
Don't even want to mention the BLM situation.

Lol
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
calippo
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden2525 Posts
June 23 2020 20:18 GMT
#15
NA DOTA
in it for the game not for the .... - PMS Army. [WUFC-SDK. VIM. PMS]
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12248 Posts
June 23 2020 20:22 GMT
#16
On June 24 2020 05:10 NInoff wrote:
As far as i understood


Yea you're not remotely close
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
June 23 2020 20:23 GMT
#17
On June 24 2020 05:15 PassiveAce wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2020 05:10 NInoff wrote:
Don't even want to mention the BLM situation.

Lol

Well people should stop divinding themselves to black white, young, old, man, woman, hemale, shemale or whatever da fak they named themselves. Every life matters, every feeling does too. And if we don't stop the seperation things will get messy.
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
June 23 2020 20:25 GMT
#18
On June 24 2020 05:23 NInoff wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2020 05:15 PassiveAce wrote:
On June 24 2020 05:10 NInoff wrote:
Don't even want to mention the BLM situation.

Lol

Well people should stop divinding themselves to black white, young, old, man, woman, hemale, shemale or whatever da fak they named themselves. Every life matters, every feeling does too. And if we don't stop the seperation things will get messy.

Hemale lol
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28104 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-26 04:21:26
June 23 2020 20:29 GMT
#19
Everything Grant has done is irredeemable and I'm glad all of this got outed. I think some of his past antics were easier to wave off as "well he was young/dumb/drunk" and people can change, although this new stuff is just completely way past being ok... ever.
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Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 20:35:47
June 23 2020 20:31 GMT
#20
I am a upset a user got tempored banned because he/she made a ironic post about sexual harassment. I can see that being a being a wrongful act but slander is also a criminal act so i think this post as such could be banned. Why can u blame people of sexual harassment without any proof without more than twitter or other social media post. So i am going to report this post if this is going to be the case of justice.

Edit,; turns out that i can not report this post. Because some people on the staff can just make criminal accusation without any real proof and ban people that disagree or does not discues in a way they like. What kind of forum is this
GO OG
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