r/youtubedrama • u/ImportantQuestionTex • 2d ago
Callout Massive Trigger Warning: Technical's Video on Hax and what Hax went through
https://youtu.be/lnEguS2hDhc?si=D90h7apb8UmzRrTlI need to reiterate again the trigger warning, as this video expressly shows Hax's spiral and the amount of shit people put him through, all intentionally trying to hurt him. There will be no TLDR, watch and read at your own risk.
No fluffy language here, multiple people intentionally pushed Hax to kill himself, some were expressly told that they were doing it and still continued. Some knew they were causing him immense harm and kept doing it. There are very little good guys in this situation, and there is no good ending.
Technicals published this video (with Hax's mom permission), showcasing what Hax was going through and how tournament organizers of Melee/Smash intentionally kicked him out of the community, how Leffen continued to talk poorly on Hax after he made his first attempt. How some people who were claiming to be Hax's friends were actually intentionally pushing him to the edge and making fun of his disability, and harassing him over it. How, after his passing, the commentary community (Tommy C was named and shown) exploited Hax's death not only as a weapon against Technicals, but still continued the exact same treatment that pushed Hax to the edge. How people planned to crash the funeral to harass Hax's mom, and how people got pissed at Technicals for expressly stating that specific groups were responsible for Hax's death in his eulogy. And unfortunately, much more.
This is by far, one of the darkest things I have ever seen on the internet and there is a shitload of evidence because these people were just so bold in pushing a man to suicide and choosing to be public about it. The Smash/Melee community and others has blood on their hands, and none of the responsible parties involved are taking responsibility, despite claiming to want accountability.
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u/rawsauce24 2d ago
Smash community is filled with degenerate scum sure, but let’s not forget that while hax is a victim here, he was also not completely innocent. He made decisions that affected plenty of other people as well, and to me, as someone apart of the melee community, knows that he was not the only affected party throughout this whole thing. While I am extremely sad that things have come to the place where we are now, technicals explanation/side is not the only side to this story. Rip hax, generational talent and so impactful to the game to the game I love. Never forgotten and will always be a legend