One Angry Gamer "Traitors of America" List

About

One Angry Gamer "Traitors of America" List is a list of companies, media outlets and individuals that have shown public support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2020 George Floyd Protests. Many online mocked the list and some who were listed stated that they were pleased with their inclusion.

Background

On May 31st, 2020, One Angry Gamer published a list entitled "Traitors of America." They wrote:^[1]

A number of individuals, companies, outlets, and media institutions have stepped forward to announce that they support the groups enabling riots, violence, vandalism, theft, assault, and murder taking place at the hands of vandals and thugs across the United States of America. Anyone looking to find out which companies, brands, and content creators have betrayed the trust of the American people by aligning with groups that support the deconstruction of Western values, this list will enlighten you as to who the traitors are so you can stay informed.

[Note:] Some of the people/brands/companies on this list are not headquartered in America. However, they still cater to and influence the American (consumer) audience, and in light of their influence to help sway the views of American citizens, they have been added to the list.

The list, still updated as of June 4th, comprises of over 400 names and includes such companies, brands, media organizations and individuals as Adult Swim, Disney, Andrew Yang, Funko, Pokémon and more. One notable name listed that was not explicitly dubbed a traitor was Pewdiepie, who was listed under "Probation."

That day, One Angry Gamer tweeted,^[2] "Disney, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Bethesda, NFL, Patreon, Gematsu Openly Support Riot-Instigators | #BLM #TraitorsOfAmerica #Patreon #Netflix #Madden #Disney." The tweet received more than 150 likes in less than two weeks (shown below).

Developments

Online Reaction

Many reacted negatively to the list, mocking it and criticizing the website. That week, on June 1st, a One Angry Gamer tweet^[3] about an update to the list was the subject of a ratio, receiving more than 3,200 comments, 800 likes and 215 retweets in less than one week (shown below, left).

Some mocked the outlet and complained that they were not included. On June 2nd, Twitter^[4] user @Q_Review tweeted, "Hey, small complaint: you pasty fuckfaces seem to have accidentally left me off this list. Black Lives Matter you infested hoards sic of spineless cretins. May your video games all become 'political' and your loot boxes turn out empty. GIMME AN A GIMME A C GIMME AN A GIMME A B." The tweet received more than 2,100 likes and 280 retweets in less than two days (shown below, center). One Angry Gamer responded, "You want to be foul? You just made the list" (shown below, right).

On June 3rd, YouTuber ResetEra Takes Shitposts posted a video compilation of video footage of those included on the list (shown below).

That day, Twitter^[4] user @mayhem_crimson tweeted, "Here are the four biggest threats against the United States of America, according to One Angry Gamer." They included pictures of Garfield, Scott the Woz and more. The post received more than 2,300 likes and 550 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

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