#try guys eugene

[kkairoxx]

"You made me swallow instead of spit, which means you must be really good." - Eugene Lee Yang to Ian Hecox

[shyjusticewarrior]

Duke: You're very white today, Bruce.

Bruce: I'm white everyday, Duke.

Duke: That's true.

[raviposting]

And you, my dear friends, have my profound thanks for the opportunity and privilege to have been a part of your lives. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Love, Eugene

[maxbegone]

If you didn’t listen/watch yesterday’s episode of the TryPod, Eugene Lee Yang talked about how early on in production, the lead artists of Nimona actually used him as reference when creating Ambrosius Goldenloin and, in doing so reached out to him personally in 2020 to audition. Not only was Eugene their first choice for the role, but Riz and Chloe were their first choice for their respective roles as well. It’s just so incredible and so rare of a thing to happen in Hollywood, let alone animation, and with a story like this, it is absolutely incredible as Eugene’s first movie role.

[luxfatale]

Eugene 💜✨

i remember seeing Eugene’s “I’m Gay” video before i came out, i remember feeling so much joy to see someone come out so publicly creatively and boldly. i felt pretty deep emotions with Eugene’s recent video announcing he’s leaving the try guys. this felt like a bookend to how inspirational that original video impacted me. i’ve grown so much as a queer person since (even through coming out to my partner, family and friends back in 2020 along with announcing it on social media) it still makes me emotional today, because i’m so happy now, where back then, everything felt so uncertain and scary with even the idea of saying it out loud.

✨thank you, Eugene, for being so inspiring, creative and boldly yourself. i can’t wait to see how much further you’ll go. you’re an icon. ✨

i wanted to create a piece that spoke to those two videos. i drew a triceratops earring mimicking the gold earrings Eugene wore in “I’m Gay” to the tiny little ear cuff in “Love, Eugene”.

been an emotional week all around, so thanks everyone for letting me share some more personal things lately🩷✨

[khruschevshoe]

Three Guys On A Sofa: Try Guys, Watcher, Values, and Cognitive Dissonance

Listen, as someone who has no real emotional investment in Watcher but all the emotional investment in the last "three guys on the sofa" internet scandal (Try Guys were MY long-standing Buzzfeed emotional support dude-group), what has kind of amazed me is the difference in reaction to the two scandals.

Watcher's video was built up for a week as a positive announcement but immediately cratered their reputation, revealed the cracks in their handling of business/lack of forethought in ALL THREE FOUNDERS, and, thanks to them not responding quickly to fan reactions, is now cementing their negative perception in a way they might never recover from.

On the other hand, the Try Guys' video was possibly one of the best apology videos/reactions to scandal I've ever seen. It seemed like a quick response to the breaking scandal but was well-thought out (and as was discussed in podcasts, had been extensively thought-out/planned for at least a month, with all three of the remaining Try Guys heavily invested in the investigation/handling of the problem), reinforced audience sympathies because the problem had been dealt with, and most importantly reinforced the idea that the audience's faith in the remaining Try Guys was warranted.

The Watcher video revealed the massive gap between the ideals that the Watcher Guys (all three of them) had purported to hold for years (authenticity, "eat the rich," a strong personal/parasocial connection to their audience) and what was being executed in practice, while the Try Guys' video showed that the ideals that Keith, Eugene, and Zach had held (non-toxic masculinity, respect for women, healthy working environments, a strong passion/belief in supporting their staff) still seemed as genuine as can be.

TLDR; I think that the Try Guys were able to recover from the Ned of it all in a way that Watcher won't be able to because while their apology video showed quick action and reinforced/proved that they stood by the same values they'd always had, Watcher's video and fan response has only shown that they don't seem to hold the values THEY preach, fundamentally betraying their audience.

[breadwithoutcheesefan1009]

[riotinyellow]

I wish i was a fly on the wall in The Try Guy's office when watcher announced their streaming platform.

[ohno-wallace]

Oh they think they’re so slick, sneaking around the palace walls like that.

[robinante]

A text message exchange between my sister and I

[thesebright-lights]

Eugene leaving has me like this

[kkairoxx]

Faves are interacting again. A win for me 🤩

[shyjusticewarrior]

Dana: You're very white today, Jase.

Jason: I'm white everyday, Dana.

Dana: That's true.

[raviposting]

Eugene, Zach, and Keith in Love, Eugene

[maxbegone]

anyway Eugene Lee Yang never misses

[uhggleighrose]