Hey everyone, my name is Anthony and welcome back to my countdown after nearly one year hiatus.
We're finally coming to the end of 2018, but as we all know, we're still insufferable since last year with more politics BS and disasters. But like before, im making my top list of the year 2018 of movies and random list of video games, but il stick what i know, its pointing some moments that i find it to be so bad that's controversial for the bad taste of 2018 with 10 of them
But of course, i made my Dishonorable mention list in DeviantArt, il give you the link: Dishonorable mention
So, lets get started the controversies, shall we?
Number 10: Nintendo Switch's online subscription
Nintendo Switch is considered to be a huge success and easily better than the Wii U for the marketing and the third party support for the hybrid system. Heck, i spend hours to play some of my favorite games like Splatoon 2 and Smash Bros Ultimate. Unfortunately, not even Nintendo could be rather nice for let us do whatever we want, such as the case of online subscription.
Launched in September 2018, Nintendo announced that we have to pay the online subscription in order to play online like the mentioned Splatoon or Smash Bros Ultimate. Not only that, but also with voice chat (with mobile app), Cloud Saves and even free NES games if you subscribed. That might be alienated at Switch users that they felt Nintendo jumped on the bandwagon of online subscription like XBox Gold membership and Playstation Plus.
But the reason why i put this in lower list, its because at least the online prices are pretty cheap to buy. They're almost like less than 10 dollars for one or three months online (like 5 and 10 dollars), which i recommend to buy them in order to save your money. Well, unless you counted 25 dollars for 12 months or even 45 dollars with not only the same thing, but also for "Family Membership", which i have no idea why.
But just to clarify that those prices that i mentioned are from my homeland Canada for the currency. While in US, the one month costs about 4 USD, and the three months is 8 USD.
They're not as greedy for controversial, but at least its nice to giving us a lower price than Xbox or Playstation memberships.
Number 9: Butch Hartman's fallen from the grace
As we all know, Butch Hartman is the most recognizable man for working at Nickelodeon, he brought us "The Fairly Odd Parents", "TUFF Puppy" and his favorite show he's ever done "Danny Phantom". He also made "Bunsen is a Beast", but it didn't matter about the last one. Not to mention, he even making videos on Youtube that i likes to drawing with crossovers and "What ifs".
But, after working on Nickelodeon in 20 years, Hartman was announced for leaving the company to focusing on his own projects like his future cartoons like "Elf Detective" and few others.
However, things started to get skeptical when he announced to making his streaming service of family entertainment called "OAXIS". After the goal was reached, we expected that this will make a potential of his stream? Sadly no, because several days after the success goal, he betrayed us, saying that it was promoted for Christian value, since he was openly devout of Christianity.
As a result, everyone was not very pleased over his announcement saying it ruined the promotion and calling him a scammer. But Butch didn't care very much that he's neglecting the supporters, as if he wanted his project OAXIS that its a big deal.
When i heard that, even though he had a very good drawings and he had done his pretty good shows, but with his promotion of OAXIS is easily damage his popularity and his legacy over the lies and denying his supporters that it wasn't a big deal. That made me feel concern for his streaming service after the Kickstarter campaign.
He may have a great works, but his controversial stream service and backstage politic towards the fans might easily tarnish that we love or respect to him.
Number 8: John Lasseter's leaving Disney/Pixar
In the millennium, Disney had a bad taste after the famous era of "Disney Renaissance" in the 90's, with some good to average films and the box office aren't helping for the poor marketing and even some was considered a Box Office Bomb like "Treasure Planet" and the infamous "Home of the Range". Not to mention, it had a bad relation between Disney and Pixar due to a backstage politic between the late Steve Jobs and former CEO Michael Eisner. Thankfully, after Eisner's leaving, Bob Iger came in as new CEO to paying billion dollars to Pixar for working together, with John Lasseter became a chief creative officer with Disney and Pixar.
So, you would think that John is rather a nice guy for to helping anyone for to films for great review and box office, right? But i already mention the Weinstein effect last year that he was being targeted for the sexual misconduct. Leaving Lasseter to be absent for 6 months. But the damage was already done that it was claimed that he was allegedly mistreating at some employees with groping, kissing and a dumb statement of physics.
Because of his missteps of his action, he was calling quit at the end of 2018, which resulting a lot of changing roles of Disney and Pixar. Pete Doctor was announced to taking his role as CCO of Pixar and for Disney Animation Studio is Jennifer Lee.
In the end John Lasseter will be left alone in different ways after his impulsive action towards to companies he's ever been for all the wrong reasons.
Number 7: Channel Awesome's drama
Also known as "Change the Channel" about the drama of review website.
In the very beginning, we're always familiar with Nostalgia Critic, aka Doug Walker. He's famously known for reviewing some films are average or even the worst. But also like to do some others like Top 11 (for one step beyond) and my favorite is taking a look of old school commercials. In the early days, he first started to do the movie reviews and his website was used to be called "That guy with glasses". When he came out, he became popular for angry review at movies, which its kinda like Angry Video Game Nerd in reverse. And speaking of AVGN, they made several videos with a epic battle between The F***ing Nerd and Critic, which it was just for fun of rivalry.
As time goes, Doug took a tiny hiatus when TGWTG was rebranded to "Channel Awesome", but it wasn't easy for some reviewers that they're leaving like Phelous, Obscurus Lupa and Lindsay Ellis. Despite the concerns, we expected if Channel Awesome won't get any worse, right?
Sadly no, because in spring of 2018, controversies kicked in with former producers of the website exposing them that they're being mistreated and mismanaged by the members of Channel Awesome. Even though im kinda concern of Doug and Rob Walker, but the biggest blame is the CEO Mike Michaud. According to their debacle, it was reported that during the production of various reviews, several members are being insulted with sexism by Michaud or even a very poor communication with producers for decisions.
Because of mistreatment by Channel Awesome, almost every reviewers are leaving from controversies like Linkara, Todd in the shadow, Angry Joe, MikeJ, Bennett the Sage, Maven and few others. Which personally, i think they deserves better to be on their own.
You expected if Channel Awesome could make an apology for their missteps? Nope, because they made a responses by refuting about the allegations at "Holly Brown and Jane Doe" with quote "disgruntled individuals with vindictive intentions".
This is just came off as ignorant and denial over the missteps, which they put the blame at former producers for their attention, its just unprofessional, inexcusable, defensive and denial. I mean if you acting like you don't give a crap about the controversy, you know your business will falling down of rating and popularity.
Right now, they're with Cinema Snob and Larry Guru, which i really wish if these two are gonna leaving soon if there's another mistreatment. And finally, i just wish if Mike Michaud is gonna leave from the debacle.
Number 6: Death of Stan Lee
Like many years, 2018 is full of body counts of celebrities that im getting tired to hearing them over, and over and over again, which i already covered two years ago.
In this year, we lost some familiar celebs like Stefán Karl Stefánsson (whos' best known as Robbie Rotten in "Lazy Town"), Stephen Hillenburg (the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants") and several others.
But the one that it really breaks me, is our old friend and the creator of Marvel, Stan Lee. Stan Lee has been on Marvel for many years as a writer, editor and publishers, he also working with good buddies like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko for inventing our favorite superheros like Black Panther, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, Iron Man and his most iconic character he ever made with Steve, Spider-Man.
After spending years to working on Marvel, he was leaving, but he's still a figurehead of the company. He does working as an independent creative ventures and of course, appearing cameos of various Marvel films that we like to spotting him.
However, he had a health issue that we went for a surgery that he was diagnosed with pneumonia, he did won at time, but it got worse that he went back, but ended with tragedy that he died with cardiac arrest and respiratory failure from pneumonia.
Its a very sad moment that he's was considered for not just a best person in Marvel, but also inspired us for making superheros for many, many, many years since our childhood memory. Whether he made the king of Wakanda, genius billionaire playboy in armor or even wall-crawler with shooting webs ever since we like to reading comics or even watching movies.
All i wanna for Stan, you inspired us, you made some great heroes and you're always a true believer. Thank you, i love your work and we will miss, old friend. Excelsior.
Number 5: Logan Paul controversial harrassement at Japan
In last year, i picked Jake Paul in my previous list of controversies for how arrogant and annoying he really is in the internet or even in the public. But like Justin Bieber, he has fan girls that they can't stop liking him for all the wrong reasons.
He has his brother name Logan Paul, which you expected that he'll do better without any obnoxious action right? Nope, because he's pretty much like Jake in a very controversial ways in the beginning of 2018.
Which he posted his vlog where he sees a dead body from hanging in Aokigahara on Japan (aka the suicide forest, due to plenty of body counts in the forest), when he saw the dead body, he was giggled about it pulled the stupid joke. And everybody starts pointing at Logan on social media for his horrible video that its absolutely offensive. But in further research, not only he made video of suicide forest, he's also a very horrible person that he wanted to "respect" at Japanese culture, but in reality, he harassing them for disturbing their peace and destroy some properties.
Those two things for what he did is so wrong that we went into a protest, demanding that he deserves to be banned in the internet, along with Jake Paul for their arrogant, terrible stunts, cringe-worthy jokes and everything about them is disgrace of Youtube, just like Trump.
Unfortunately, no matter how many times we demanding and signing petitions to removing Logan Paul in the website, it barely works, because Youtube thinks that he didn't break three strikes, its as if they think that he's innocent! Ok, maybe i lied, but at least they fired him from the "Youtube Red" show "Foursome" and he was temporarily suspended without revenue. Although its good, but im still wishing that he deserves to be banned for life over his harassment, dead body in the forest and even worse, playing a taser with a dead rat (i am not making this up).
Like i said, Jake Paul and Logan Paul are easily the worst Youtubers in modern time, because no matter how many times we pointing up about them for what they did, we're being falsely abused by Youtube with claims or strikes for "Hate Speech", which it sounds like Youtube can't take our criticisms and they basically give money at them. Its just coming off as defensive, ignorant, greedy and denial! And Paul brothers you young blonds Sonuva B****, Kiss my arse!!
Sorry for my reaching level of anger, its just can't take these rich kids, moving on...!
Number 4: California Wildfire
Its no secret that California isn't a perfect country to be nice and clean, they had a lot of problems back in the old days.
Last year, they had a wildfire that i was quiet shock and i expected this will be one time, right? Well, no, because there was more than five reports about the wildfire in many forest of California, making as the most destructive and deadliest wildfire in history.
The most notable is the big wildfire on Carr and Mendocino Complex, which not only it destroyed properties, houses, injuries and deaths, but it also causing a spread of fire gas outside of California from the strong wind, which everyone has no choice but wearing a mask or stay home to preventing sickness or more health issues. Not to mention, it also said that wildfire are also causing climate change, thanks to a dangerous global warming with a wildfire like that.
With all the fires on California, it caused over 3.5 billion dollars of damages, along with 1.792 billion dollars of suppression costs. I feel sorry for anyone who lives in California for losing their houses and injuries, which is no wonder why everyone made a charity in order buy a new house, properties and more for these poor citizens.
Lets hope this big fire incident will never happen again next year, otherwise the environment is in danger for the future.
Number 3: WWE and Saudi Arabia
WWE had a lot of up and down moments in the year, especially some moments are messed up like the feud of Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar in switching roles, a dumb feud of Sami Zayn and Bobby Lashlay for Bob's sisters in drags or even Asuka being a punching bag for Smackdown's Woman's championship, despite she finally got it in TLC 2018.
But probably the most controversial moment of WWE is the relation with Saudi Arabia. Because in the early years, WWE went for a deal SA for plans of PPV and money. It all started with "Greatest Royal Rumble", located on Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This event was mixed, some are appreciated to see "Greatest Royal Rumble match" with over 50 wrestlers to eliminating each other in order to win the green belt, some Universal championship between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns (Despite the feud is tiring since John Cena vs Randy Orton) and even Titus O'Neil's slip underneath the ring that it became viral on the internet.
But others are quiet controversial with the lack of Diva matches due to the limit rights of the country (that is until WWE made female PPV event called "WWE Evolution"), the lack of appearance of Sami Zayn, because he was born as Syrian-Canadian, the homophobia caused a punishment of death and the worst of all, the lack of storylines what we expected, instead, all we get is boring PPV in order to make money for the company or even the country.
But then it gets even worse outside of the show, with one Saudi Arabian was arrest for criticizing at pro wrestling (Wait what?!), a sexism argument about women in wrestling gears or worst of all, a journalist named Jamal Khashoggi was kidnapped and murdered in Turkey due to the order of the prince Mohammad bin Salman, that doesn't make any sense at all!
Because of these, WWE received a lot of negative reception with murdered story and the protest to canceling the upcoming PPV "Crown Jewel", you expected that WWE make a response about the incident? Nope, they respond nothing, its as if they wanted to promoting "Crown Jewel" in order to adding the storyline and the "WWE World Cup" tournament. Not to mention, two big wrestlers such as John Cena and Daniel Bryan won't appear in the PPV due to the protest.
When Crown Jewel came out, this show is even worse than "Greatest Royal Rumble", with Hulk Hogan returns as a host (after his controversial racism), a pointless storyline with the return of D-Generation X confronting against The Undertaker and Kane (known as "Brothers of destruction), another show with the lack of Divas, and ending of World Cup where the final was supposed to be The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler, instead, Shane McMahon came in to replace "The Awesome One" to beat Ziggler and won the tournament in the worst way to end the show, because "More money please! More money!!"
"Crown Jewel" is the final nail of the coffin that WWE doesn't give a S*** about the reports of journalist murdered and the protest about their deal with he country. But of course in typical fashion, WWE are always ignoring them by cover the ears, looking down and walking away in order promoting Crown Jewel, its as they think we're talking in gibberish for nothing.
Way to go WWE... Way to go...!
Number 2: Tumblr's censorship and possible shut down
Lets face it, they're a lot of issues in social medias that we like to post whatever we want being removed for BS reason.
One of them is Tumblr, created in 2017, Tumblr is another website that we can blog whatever we like to. As time goes, Tumblr became popular that we like to posting for our life, memes, fan-service and more that we like to do.
Unfortunately, Tumblr is going down of hill in late 2018, which in November, it was reported that this app was pulled from Apple, due to the report of underage post. That is just exaggerating to pointing out for the drama. Like its simple, just delete something its offensive and moving on, thats it. But the app started to acting odd from the bot that removes almost every users, which i though its a glitch.
But then, the final nail of the coffin came at December 3rd 2018, where Tumblr announced they removed safe mode and even removing all the mature contents in order to be "safe". As a result, this new rule went into a huge backlash, saying this is rule of censorship spree at every users. Im one of those users i don't like their change for the censorship, which not only il no longer to be active with Tumblr, but i also made a video on Youtube about before and after of Tumblr. Like i was so angry that i always believe that Tumblr will be shut down in 2019, thanks to our backlash from their censorship.
Because censoring free speech is considered illegal, we want to post anything for acceptance!
And now, my number one of the most controversial moments of 2018 goes to...
Number 1: Internet Scandal
Now before you ask, no, its not about some of website in controversies like Facebook privacy or even the mentioned Tumblr. The one im talking about is the doomed Net Neutrality and free speech of the internet.
As i mentioned in my previous controversial list in 2017, FCC are planning to killing off Net Neutrality in order to using ISP like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to blocking websites before we access for paying. Like this is just the stupidest idea that it hurts computer users, small businesses and more. and US Congress's "Congressional Review Act" agree in order to make Net Neutrality act in order to keeping the internet open for freedom by reverse the repeal from FCC. We succeed the goal with senators vote with 52 of accept 47 of refuse, but the downside is that it has to advanced to the House of Representatives in order to approving it from the vote until next year. Which of course, i spread the words on Twitter in order to save Net Neutrality without being scammed by FCC if we lost.
You expected that several countries will be safe with Internet freedom. My homeland Canada is all fine, which the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't affecting internet repeal from FCC, which is a good reason that we need Net Neutrality for free speech and acceptance. Unfortunately, US is not the only one with a plan to killing off internet, the European Union did a same thing, but even worse.
EU created Article 13, which is the plan for a full power of copyright infringement of many posts from content creators must be removed from copyrights from fair dealing like parodies and memes. Which is no wonder why it was known as "Meme Ban", which like FCC repeal, it had a lot of backlash from Europrean and Western reactions, resulting to spread the words to stop this "Article 13" in order to keep the internet open, if that happened, it easily ruined not just business and consumers, but also applications. Google and Youtube are concerned over EU's legislation that it causes to shutting down European users without FUPA (Fair Use Protection Account), which is no wonder why Google went to make a campaign to stop the proposal in order to keep the free speech open. And like Net Neutrality in US, im jumping on the bandwagon to save internet that we like to do whatever we want. If not, then the whole world without the internet is doomed.
With the combination Net Neutrality repeal and the Article 13, it made me feel concern for the future of the Internet that i need to spread the words out in order help anyone in US and Europe and they make a good reason why i put this as the number one of the most controversial moment of 2018.
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And Fuck Trump for his threatening to shutting down the government.
However, things started to get skeptical when he announced to making his streaming service of family entertainment called "OAXIS". After the goal was reached, we expected that this will make a potential of his stream? Sadly no, because several days after the success goal, he betrayed us, saying that it was promoted for Christian value, since he was openly devout of Christianity.
As a result, everyone was not very pleased over his announcement saying it ruined the promotion and calling him a scammer. But Butch didn't care very much that he's neglecting the supporters, as if he wanted his project OAXIS that its a big deal.
When i heard that, even though he had a very good drawings and he had done his pretty good shows, but with his promotion of OAXIS is easily damage his popularity and his legacy over the lies and denying his supporters that it wasn't a big deal. That made me feel concern for his streaming service after the Kickstarter campaign.
He may have a great works, but his controversial stream service and backstage politic towards the fans might easily tarnish that we love or respect to him.
Number 8: John Lasseter's leaving Disney/Pixar
In the millennium, Disney had a bad taste after the famous era of "Disney Renaissance" in the 90's, with some good to average films and the box office aren't helping for the poor marketing and even some was considered a Box Office Bomb like "Treasure Planet" and the infamous "Home of the Range". Not to mention, it had a bad relation between Disney and Pixar due to a backstage politic between the late Steve Jobs and former CEO Michael Eisner. Thankfully, after Eisner's leaving, Bob Iger came in as new CEO to paying billion dollars to Pixar for working together, with John Lasseter became a chief creative officer with Disney and Pixar.
So, you would think that John is rather a nice guy for to helping anyone for to films for great review and box office, right? But i already mention the Weinstein effect last year that he was being targeted for the sexual misconduct. Leaving Lasseter to be absent for 6 months. But the damage was already done that it was claimed that he was allegedly mistreating at some employees with groping, kissing and a dumb statement of physics.
Because of his missteps of his action, he was calling quit at the end of 2018, which resulting a lot of changing roles of Disney and Pixar. Pete Doctor was announced to taking his role as CCO of Pixar and for Disney Animation Studio is Jennifer Lee.
In the end John Lasseter will be left alone in different ways after his impulsive action towards to companies he's ever been for all the wrong reasons.
Number 7: Channel Awesome's drama
Also known as "Change the Channel" about the drama of review website.
In the very beginning, we're always familiar with Nostalgia Critic, aka Doug Walker. He's famously known for reviewing some films are average or even the worst. But also like to do some others like Top 11 (for one step beyond) and my favorite is taking a look of old school commercials. In the early days, he first started to do the movie reviews and his website was used to be called "That guy with glasses". When he came out, he became popular for angry review at movies, which its kinda like Angry Video Game Nerd in reverse. And speaking of AVGN, they made several videos with a epic battle between The F***ing Nerd and Critic, which it was just for fun of rivalry.
As time goes, Doug took a tiny hiatus when TGWTG was rebranded to "Channel Awesome", but it wasn't easy for some reviewers that they're leaving like Phelous, Obscurus Lupa and Lindsay Ellis. Despite the concerns, we expected if Channel Awesome won't get any worse, right?
Sadly no, because in spring of 2018, controversies kicked in with former producers of the website exposing them that they're being mistreated and mismanaged by the members of Channel Awesome. Even though im kinda concern of Doug and Rob Walker, but the biggest blame is the CEO Mike Michaud. According to their debacle, it was reported that during the production of various reviews, several members are being insulted with sexism by Michaud or even a very poor communication with producers for decisions.
Because of mistreatment by Channel Awesome, almost every reviewers are leaving from controversies like Linkara, Todd in the shadow, Angry Joe, MikeJ, Bennett the Sage, Maven and few others. Which personally, i think they deserves better to be on their own.
You expected if Channel Awesome could make an apology for their missteps? Nope, because they made a responses by refuting about the allegations at "Holly Brown and Jane Doe" with quote "disgruntled individuals with vindictive intentions".
This is just came off as ignorant and denial over the missteps, which they put the blame at former producers for their attention, its just unprofessional, inexcusable, defensive and denial. I mean if you acting like you don't give a crap about the controversy, you know your business will falling down of rating and popularity.
Right now, they're with Cinema Snob and Larry Guru, which i really wish if these two are gonna leaving soon if there's another mistreatment. And finally, i just wish if Mike Michaud is gonna leave from the debacle.
Number 6: Death of Stan Lee
Like many years, 2018 is full of body counts of celebrities that im getting tired to hearing them over, and over and over again, which i already covered two years ago.
In this year, we lost some familiar celebs like Stefán Karl Stefánsson (whos' best known as Robbie Rotten in "Lazy Town"), Stephen Hillenburg (the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants") and several others.
But the one that it really breaks me, is our old friend and the creator of Marvel, Stan Lee. Stan Lee has been on Marvel for many years as a writer, editor and publishers, he also working with good buddies like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko for inventing our favorite superheros like Black Panther, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, Iron Man and his most iconic character he ever made with Steve, Spider-Man.
After spending years to working on Marvel, he was leaving, but he's still a figurehead of the company. He does working as an independent creative ventures and of course, appearing cameos of various Marvel films that we like to spotting him.
However, he had a health issue that we went for a surgery that he was diagnosed with pneumonia, he did won at time, but it got worse that he went back, but ended with tragedy that he died with cardiac arrest and respiratory failure from pneumonia.
Its a very sad moment that he's was considered for not just a best person in Marvel, but also inspired us for making superheros for many, many, many years since our childhood memory. Whether he made the king of Wakanda, genius billionaire playboy in armor or even wall-crawler with shooting webs ever since we like to reading comics or even watching movies.
All i wanna for Stan, you inspired us, you made some great heroes and you're always a true believer. Thank you, i love your work and we will miss, old friend. Excelsior.
Number 5: Logan Paul controversial harrassement at Japan
In last year, i picked Jake Paul in my previous list of controversies for how arrogant and annoying he really is in the internet or even in the public. But like Justin Bieber, he has fan girls that they can't stop liking him for all the wrong reasons.
He has his brother name Logan Paul, which you expected that he'll do better without any obnoxious action right? Nope, because he's pretty much like Jake in a very controversial ways in the beginning of 2018.
Which he posted his vlog where he sees a dead body from hanging in Aokigahara on Japan (aka the suicide forest, due to plenty of body counts in the forest), when he saw the dead body, he was giggled about it pulled the stupid joke. And everybody starts pointing at Logan on social media for his horrible video that its absolutely offensive. But in further research, not only he made video of suicide forest, he's also a very horrible person that he wanted to "respect" at Japanese culture, but in reality, he harassing them for disturbing their peace and destroy some properties.
Those two things for what he did is so wrong that we went into a protest, demanding that he deserves to be banned in the internet, along with Jake Paul for their arrogant, terrible stunts, cringe-worthy jokes and everything about them is disgrace of Youtube, just like Trump.
Unfortunately, no matter how many times we demanding and signing petitions to removing Logan Paul in the website, it barely works, because Youtube thinks that he didn't break three strikes, its as if they think that he's innocent! Ok, maybe i lied, but at least they fired him from the "Youtube Red" show "Foursome" and he was temporarily suspended without revenue. Although its good, but im still wishing that he deserves to be banned for life over his harassment, dead body in the forest and even worse, playing a taser with a dead rat (i am not making this up).
Like i said, Jake Paul and Logan Paul are easily the worst Youtubers in modern time, because no matter how many times we pointing up about them for what they did, we're being falsely abused by Youtube with claims or strikes for "Hate Speech", which it sounds like Youtube can't take our criticisms and they basically give money at them. Its just coming off as defensive, ignorant, greedy and denial! And Paul brothers you young blonds Sonuva B****, Kiss my arse!!
Sorry for my reaching level of anger, its just can't take these rich kids, moving on...!
Number 4: California Wildfire
Its no secret that California isn't a perfect country to be nice and clean, they had a lot of problems back in the old days.
Last year, they had a wildfire that i was quiet shock and i expected this will be one time, right? Well, no, because there was more than five reports about the wildfire in many forest of California, making as the most destructive and deadliest wildfire in history.
The most notable is the big wildfire on Carr and Mendocino Complex, which not only it destroyed properties, houses, injuries and deaths, but it also causing a spread of fire gas outside of California from the strong wind, which everyone has no choice but wearing a mask or stay home to preventing sickness or more health issues. Not to mention, it also said that wildfire are also causing climate change, thanks to a dangerous global warming with a wildfire like that.
With all the fires on California, it caused over 3.5 billion dollars of damages, along with 1.792 billion dollars of suppression costs. I feel sorry for anyone who lives in California for losing their houses and injuries, which is no wonder why everyone made a charity in order buy a new house, properties and more for these poor citizens.
Lets hope this big fire incident will never happen again next year, otherwise the environment is in danger for the future.
Number 3: WWE and Saudi Arabia
WWE had a lot of up and down moments in the year, especially some moments are messed up like the feud of Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar in switching roles, a dumb feud of Sami Zayn and Bobby Lashlay for Bob's sisters in drags or even Asuka being a punching bag for Smackdown's Woman's championship, despite she finally got it in TLC 2018.
But probably the most controversial moment of WWE is the relation with Saudi Arabia. Because in the early years, WWE went for a deal SA for plans of PPV and money. It all started with "Greatest Royal Rumble", located on Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This event was mixed, some are appreciated to see "Greatest Royal Rumble match" with over 50 wrestlers to eliminating each other in order to win the green belt, some Universal championship between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns (Despite the feud is tiring since John Cena vs Randy Orton) and even Titus O'Neil's slip underneath the ring that it became viral on the internet.
But others are quiet controversial with the lack of Diva matches due to the limit rights of the country (that is until WWE made female PPV event called "WWE Evolution"), the lack of appearance of Sami Zayn, because he was born as Syrian-Canadian, the homophobia caused a punishment of death and the worst of all, the lack of storylines what we expected, instead, all we get is boring PPV in order to make money for the company or even the country.
But then it gets even worse outside of the show, with one Saudi Arabian was arrest for criticizing at pro wrestling (Wait what?!), a sexism argument about women in wrestling gears or worst of all, a journalist named Jamal Khashoggi was kidnapped and murdered in Turkey due to the order of the prince Mohammad bin Salman, that doesn't make any sense at all!
Because of these, WWE received a lot of negative reception with murdered story and the protest to canceling the upcoming PPV "Crown Jewel", you expected that WWE make a response about the incident? Nope, they respond nothing, its as if they wanted to promoting "Crown Jewel" in order to adding the storyline and the "WWE World Cup" tournament. Not to mention, two big wrestlers such as John Cena and Daniel Bryan won't appear in the PPV due to the protest.
When Crown Jewel came out, this show is even worse than "Greatest Royal Rumble", with Hulk Hogan returns as a host (after his controversial racism), a pointless storyline with the return of D-Generation X confronting against The Undertaker and Kane (known as "Brothers of destruction), another show with the lack of Divas, and ending of World Cup where the final was supposed to be The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler, instead, Shane McMahon came in to replace "The Awesome One" to beat Ziggler and won the tournament in the worst way to end the show, because "More money please! More money!!"
"Crown Jewel" is the final nail of the coffin that WWE doesn't give a S*** about the reports of journalist murdered and the protest about their deal with he country. But of course in typical fashion, WWE are always ignoring them by cover the ears, looking down and walking away in order promoting Crown Jewel, its as they think we're talking in gibberish for nothing.
Way to go WWE... Way to go...!
Number 2: Tumblr's censorship and possible shut down
Lets face it, they're a lot of issues in social medias that we like to post whatever we want being removed for BS reason.
One of them is Tumblr, created in 2017, Tumblr is another website that we can blog whatever we like to. As time goes, Tumblr became popular that we like to posting for our life, memes, fan-service and more that we like to do.
Unfortunately, Tumblr is going down of hill in late 2018, which in November, it was reported that this app was pulled from Apple, due to the report of underage post. That is just exaggerating to pointing out for the drama. Like its simple, just delete something its offensive and moving on, thats it. But the app started to acting odd from the bot that removes almost every users, which i though its a glitch.
But then, the final nail of the coffin came at December 3rd 2018, where Tumblr announced they removed safe mode and even removing all the mature contents in order to be "safe". As a result, this new rule went into a huge backlash, saying this is rule of censorship spree at every users. Im one of those users i don't like their change for the censorship, which not only il no longer to be active with Tumblr, but i also made a video on Youtube about before and after of Tumblr. Like i was so angry that i always believe that Tumblr will be shut down in 2019, thanks to our backlash from their censorship.
Because censoring free speech is considered illegal, we want to post anything for acceptance!
And now, my number one of the most controversial moments of 2018 goes to...
Number 1: Internet Scandal
Now before you ask, no, its not about some of website in controversies like Facebook privacy or even the mentioned Tumblr. The one im talking about is the doomed Net Neutrality and free speech of the internet.
As i mentioned in my previous controversial list in 2017, FCC are planning to killing off Net Neutrality in order to using ISP like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to blocking websites before we access for paying. Like this is just the stupidest idea that it hurts computer users, small businesses and more. and US Congress's "Congressional Review Act" agree in order to make Net Neutrality act in order to keeping the internet open for freedom by reverse the repeal from FCC. We succeed the goal with senators vote with 52 of accept 47 of refuse, but the downside is that it has to advanced to the House of Representatives in order to approving it from the vote until next year. Which of course, i spread the words on Twitter in order to save Net Neutrality without being scammed by FCC if we lost.
You expected that several countries will be safe with Internet freedom. My homeland Canada is all fine, which the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't affecting internet repeal from FCC, which is a good reason that we need Net Neutrality for free speech and acceptance. Unfortunately, US is not the only one with a plan to killing off internet, the European Union did a same thing, but even worse.
EU created Article 13, which is the plan for a full power of copyright infringement of many posts from content creators must be removed from copyrights from fair dealing like parodies and memes. Which is no wonder why it was known as "Meme Ban", which like FCC repeal, it had a lot of backlash from Europrean and Western reactions, resulting to spread the words to stop this "Article 13" in order to keep the internet open, if that happened, it easily ruined not just business and consumers, but also applications. Google and Youtube are concerned over EU's legislation that it causes to shutting down European users without FUPA (Fair Use Protection Account), which is no wonder why Google went to make a campaign to stop the proposal in order to keep the free speech open. And like Net Neutrality in US, im jumping on the bandwagon to save internet that we like to do whatever we want. If not, then the whole world without the internet is doomed.
With the combination Net Neutrality repeal and the Article 13, it made me feel concern for the future of the Internet that i need to spread the words out in order help anyone in US and Europe and they make a good reason why i put this as the number one of the most controversial moment of 2018.
Got any other controversial moments that i missed? Let me know in the comments.
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Thanks for reading, and tune it next time, il do the top list of movies, but its gonna be two parts. and im Anthony, signing out.
And Fuck Trump for his threatening to shutting down the government.
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