I mentioned having the Weiss footage above. Which I don’t plan on sharing. I was on at the moment he deleted it and caught it thinking he would deny some things. I actually have a ton of footage he deleted because he goes back and says “stop saying I said that”. Like canceling all family vloggers. He says he never said it but it’s the name of one of his videos or was. Either way. I don’t like gaslighting. So I think she meant me. I inboxed her but she never logged back on.
I completely agree. And it blows my mind that he “shines a light” on the family vloggers who exploit their children - by posting and therefore profiting from videos about said children.
And think about it, he used to be a pastor. I'm not religious anymore at all but I know the commandments and the eight commandment is about bearing false witness or "speaking a falsehood with the intention of deceiving" which encompasses all violations of truth. Hmm.. As ex-pastor, I think he should know that tooAuntieAgape wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:50 pmI completely agree. And it blows my mind that he “shines a light” on the family vloggers who exploit their children - by posting and therefore profiting from videos about said children.
There was a particularly nasty video about Fathering Autism yesterday which I can’t find now. He kept emphasising that he didn’t know much about them and then proceeded to do a complete hatchet job on them. I know they’re not everybody’s favourite family but he was cherry picking stuff COMPLETELY out of context and twisting it to the point where not only was what he was saying blatantly untrue, he was sailing dangerously close to slander, and definitely defamation.
Also I find it weird that a grown man would choose to make a living from hating on complete strangers and inciting others to do the same. And the more toxic the comments section the happier he is. What a great example he’s setting his kids...
I don't know if he is religious anymore but if he is, he is a hypocrite.
I haven't watched the channel that you are talking about, but I came across DCP when the thing about the Stauffers blew up - I watched one vlog and it was okay (but 'impassioned") then he quickly became obsessed and has made multiple vlogs about them. I also really don't like the anger that you pick up on in his vlogs (There are also multiple other issues with the way that he goes about things)Anonsnark9109 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:30 pm I found this guy because I watch FatheringAutism and he did videos on them. I don't agree with everything the FA family does, I think any family channel that shows their children is exploring their kids to some degree. I hate that the wife does MLM on her channel, etc. But I think he intentionally twisted things. If he didn't intentionally twist things, then he barely watched any of their content before going on to make multiple videos about them which would be a terribly lazy way to go about running his channel. I think he did it knowingly though as there's just too much really basic details about them that he shared incorrectly.
He honestly got more wrong about fatheringautism than he got right, I feel like. Just a few examples:
He knew they had CPS Called on them because FatheringAutism did a video talking about how CPS came to see them, and why. The accusation made against them in the CPS complaint was that they weren't feeding Abbie enough. This likely was the result of her constantly signing snack/food and them sometimes telling her no. But she is not unnaturally thin, and she is frequently shown eating on camera. Anyway, Josh kept commenting about how CPS should be called on them because they do exploit their daughter. But...that's not why CPS was called. And family vlogging the way they do is not seen as child abuse or neglect so it would be a really stupid reason to call CPS anyway. But, anyway, I'm sure he knew the reason why CPS was called because they address it very directly in their CPS video. Yet he turns around and accuses them of feeding Abbie too many donuts and restaurant food. So...he himself knows she is clearly not underfed, and that the CPS call was stupid.
He claims that they have multiple caregivers for Abbie at the house at the same time. She does have multiple caregivers/respite workers but they aren't there all the time.
He claimed they show abbie having meltdowns. They show her whining/fussing sometimes like starting to get worked up, but they have never shown her having an actual meltdown. IF someone wanted to argue that they shouldn't even show her fussing, I would understand that point. But he intentionally made it seem like they film her meltdowns all the time which is just not true.
He said he has worked with people with autism so he knows a bit about it, but then later said that Abbie being mere violent towards her mom is a sign that Abbie doesn't like her mom. Anyone who has experience with autism or other special needs that can involve aggression would know that they don't get aggressive only out of logical causes like ethat...an autistic person being aggressive towards someone doesn't mean they don't like that person.
In general, he just seemed to really over-estimate her cognitive skills. I think something even regular watchers 'forget' about Abbie is she doesn't just have autism, she has a really severe intellectual disability, she is intellectually the age of a baby or young toddler. When they speak to her in the way many would speak to a young child, she clearly lights up. Yes, it would be condescending to speak to a typical 15 year old, or most other autistic 15-year-old girls in a tone like that. But based on her reaction, Abbie seems to really enjoy it and recognize it as an affectionate interaction.
Multiple times he was suggesting that he understood Abbie's sign language better than her parents which is just so arrogant when she uses adaptive sign language and has inconsistent communication skills day to day. He claimed she was 'clearly' saying she didn't want to film.
I get why people watch his videos about channels they don't watch and think he's doing a good thing, though. He makes it seem like he's putting lots of unbelievably awful stuff.
I agree and he needs to do more research before uploading a vlog. The PPP loans he seems to be doing a better job.Kataja wrote:I can't believe he took Bonnie's bait so easily. Hook, line and sinker
He should have digger more deeper than one of Bonnie's ''real'' talks. There is no way Bonnie's going to respect her kids' wishes about vlogging.
I think that is his approach is a bit too much, but honestly, these women don't represent any of us today where many are hard-working while caring for their families. The YouTube creators put themselves out there and most if not all get offended if they are criticized. I think some of what he said was fair since no one lives like this and his focus is on wealthy women who took out PPP loans that clearly didn't need it.wasteoftime wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:48 am The way he speaks about women is horrible and socially unacceptable and he's a bit gross. What grown male puts so much energy into bullying random women on a daily basis?! He's ignorant and uninformed about some things and it's cringeworthy. Other times he's funny and accurate and has a good point. It's like listening in to a gossip session with my gay male friends when i was a teenager.
I can't hear the word sorry in any other context now without hearing his accent because he says it all the time. It's very annoying!
I love how happy and affectionate his cat is, it's cute.
Slander and defamation laws are different in Canada and yes this makes a difference. Creators put their lives in the public and then get upset if someone is critical of them.
I think this was already clear when he criticized 8 passengers / Ruby. They silenced lot of people by sending C&D through their lawyers but couldn't do that to DCP.YTIG60 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:20 pmSlander and defamation laws are different in Canada and yes this makes a difference. Creators put their lives in the public and then get upset if someone is critical of them.
Perhaps YouTube and IG creators will come after message boards that post opinions about their lives in the context about what they've uploaded. It is a slippery slope.
