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How i remember his fans saying "OMG, GRADEA SHOULD BE A LAWYER. HIS ARGUMENTS ARE SO GOOD", when his attack on Markiplier was "i don't like your hair".
@@GumSkyloard he should've just stopped the moment mark even got involved. if someone as nuetral as mark gets involved with something like this, then stop what you're doing
@@jockeyfield1954 He should've tried to actually figure out what the entire deal of their videos was. The video he made just shows him grasping at straws.
Translation: I've never met any vegans before. As for VeganGains, pretty much just another RU-vid channel with the same nonsensical take that the internet has towards vegans but reversed.
I love how the worst he could dig up on mark was, "he has colored hair and his nickname is markimoo." Just shows how much mark has kept his nose clean throughout his career.
Yes, and it is also interesting that the worst you could dig up on him is when he mocked someone for having their hair dyed several years ago. Just goes to show how much Grade has kept his nose clean throughout his career.
Can't begin to tell you how hard I laughed watching Keemstar exaggeratedly eating a burger while going cartoonishly bug-eyed hearing a story about domestic abuse.
I find it funny that the edgiest RU-vid channel of them all ended up being one of the only to escape without any serious blow to his reputation: Filthy Frank.
@@magosexploratoradeon6409 Not to mention, that type of content started to take a mental toll on him so i really respect that he backed off from that even if he got views
Bro the literal fact 39:57 got it done to him freaking twice, and he wasn't man enough to be all "alright bro that shit was kinda funny you got me" is god damn hilarious.
When he came back I just thought he'd take everyone's advice to stay away from topics like this where his deliberately "jump to conclusions and just randomly shout" method just doesn't work even as a joke. He should really just go back to complaining about menial things in life because when he does that it's pretty funny
@@mario167100 you don't need to research shit for comedy, but if you are going to be edgy then you need to be able to take the heat when people get mad. I get why he hates making videos because I wouldn't be able to take heat from 3 million people either.
@@punishedbarca761 If your going to comment on a topic you could at least do some research on it regardless of whether it's for comedy or not other wise your going to spread false information
For me, it genuinely seemed like Grade went from being a nobody, to having millions of subscribers, to ruining his reputation all within the span of 2 months. I know it was probably longer than that, but it seemed to happen very quickly in my eyes.
The real shame is that his content started off as pretty good. His over-the-top rants about mundane shit were pretty funny. He just couldn’t stop himself from picking fights and getting involved in drama.
@@K1llerTunes they were funny but in hindsight they are kinda cringe when you know that he probably actually believed the stuff he was ranting about rather than playing a character...
The problem with gradeA is that he made friends with the people that he stated he hate and then talked shit about them when they were in hot shit and people pointed it out especially reactor in his video on how to get famous ft soundbytes from gradeA
Ahh the time when keemstar, leafy, and grade put themselves in a tight box and somehow they nuked themselves leaving Keemstar to be the only survivor simply because dude's a roach and roaches are not affected by nuclear fallout😂
What makes reactor so god tier is that in he end he wasnt even stealing money, clicks, subs, or anything from GradeA, but still managed to piss him off. It was ultimately harmless and he just did it for the lols
@@donothesitate1198sound mixing a guy who talks for minutes on end for a couple of obviously even at the time fake short videos then paying him and youtube money to put said fake videos as ads only on grades channel i completely fail to see the issue there grade made money off of it if anything with the ad money
As soon as he started delving into the RU-vid drama stuff, then the Keem backstab, that's when the downfall started. And he only made it worse for himself as it went on.
He reminds me of Spoony. His outlandish behavior alienated his fans and he blamed everyone but himself for it. A prime example of someone who cannot handle Internet fame
I find it pretty hilarious that when it comes to exposing other youtubers,he's got all the valid points and research but when it comes to defending himself,he's not a good lawyer at all lol
Just a friendly reminder that Mark dyed his hair red for CHARITY event, and if I remember correctly red colour was his viewers decision. I find it hilarious that out of everything he decided that it's the hair that makes him not take Mark seriously XD
Wait really??? all my life i thought he just died his hair to be a goofy funny gaming youtuber i dont think many people knew about that who just watched him for gaming videos
@@mkv2718 Dyeing his hair was an incentive to fans if they reached X amount of money for the charity he was raising money for. It wasn't just dyeing his hair. For every milestone reached, he vouched to do something for the fans.
This video really took off my rose tinted glasses and made me realise that the stuff i used to enjoy when i was around 11 wasn’t as great as i thought it was back then. I just accepted that Grade was a cool you-tuber i watched a while ago that just kinda died off, until i saw this I forgot all about the drama. Mental how nostalgia works.
Yeah I realized this around senior year and realized how much the drama community was just awful. The humor back then was bad it’s not wonder people can be so insensitive.
@@Crissaegrim-xv9cu yeah that's why people should always be aware of the influencers they watch or even worship. In the end these are internet personalities, they're not without flaws as human beings and sometimes even the most genuine looking RU-vidr could hide dark secret, especially with the recent Mammamax controversy. There are a lot of people pretending to do the "good fight" while behind the scenes they themselves hold or do something shady. It doesn't mean there are no genuinely good RU-vidrs, but one should always keep their eyes open for people they follow but don't actually know.
He’s INCREDIBLY lucky Reddit and RU-vid didn’t de-platform him. If he had tried any of these today, he wouldn’t have gotten past the first video. Reddit karma manipulation is horrendously against TOS as is RU-vid ad manipulation.
I think it's a big problem with fame in general, there is a small audience and big audience mentality and you have to grow at a pace that's healthy for you and your content. But you'll never know who is going to blow up overnight these days. It's easy to get sucked into the power that you might think you have then be shattered by the realization that you constantly have eyes on you at all times. These people that blow up overnight might not be used to be criticized much at all and now suddenly everyone is bearing down on them. This is why I try not to sweat being a small channel for so long, it's slow but at least I know I can handle the attention I do get.
Last time he returned to RU-vid, he dropped a chain of jokes so explicit I'm surprised RU-vid didn't react as fast as them doing the same thing to The Act Man. Being a RU-vid poster boy sure must've been a magical thing for these type of guys, and I was once a fan of Grade until I dropped the flag in favor of Podel.
What made him so funny was how outlandish his reactions were to small things that never mattered. Then he started talking about drama, so his over the top reactions, just seemed, well, over the top.
His overreaction over mundane life situations were funny until it started to be about youtuber drama and arguments, feels like he's just trying to mock the opponent's argument at this point
His whole style was just jumping to conclusions and yelling. Which was entertaining when it was about dumb stuff like public bathrooms, but it obviously didn’t work when talking about drama
Grade was basically the first "pngtuber" I ever got into (even though it wasn't called that at the time). If we only get one video per year from him, hey, it's better than zero.
It's weird how he targeted legit weirdos who needed called out, then decided to go after Markiplier, one of the most beloved and respected people on the platform. The fame really drained his braincells
Idk markiplier rubs me the wrong way like hes too clean like he has to be hiding something that could atleast put a solidly large dent in his career damn near every single person on the planet does
@@TheRealRusDaddy I'm pretty sure Mark was a ghost writer a few times for the darker elements of his brother's web comic. I wouldn't be surprised if deep down he's kind of a cynic, but puts up a front because he legit wants the world to be a better place.
To the two comment that responded You're fucking insane You have no proof of what you say You don't get to say that someone is probably a bad person because he "rubs you the wrong way"
@@TheRealRusDaddy na i think its just we're used to so many beloved creators turned out to be creeps that we just amuse everyone is. i fully belive that markiplier really is just a good person thats famous
@@theoriginldw I think he was in some kind of work-heavy field of tech, so even if he has finished college, getting into his career and managing real life is probably putting videos on the backburner. It's sad, but can't blame the guy. Just hope someday he comes back
@@cocoino2307 tbh, RU-vid is great and all, but anyone that wants a healthy, happy, and lucrative life, should probably avoid it. RU-vid isn't that dependable, the landscape changes fast and fame is fleeting. Taking the safe bet makes sense. His talent is going elsewhere and that's okay.
I used to play COD with Reactor and his sister in 2017/2018, he is such a cool guy, I remember when he told me about this, and even though I knew Grade A under A, didn't know Reactor until I played cod with him and he told me about this. It's really nice to see a RU-vidr talking about my old cod buddy even though he doesn't post videos anymore!
Holy shit man, this video brought back so many memories from when i was younger and watched all the drama channels religiously, i remember being there for every step of this journey, kinda insane
@@ayylmao575 Hen is a Scottish slang for a woman. Being catty/the cattiest is used to describe someone who is manipulative/petty/vicious(like a cat can be with its claws/teeth) in the pursuit of social popularity/career growth.
grade went from being a funny guy who made relatable videos and someone who most people could see themselves being friends with, to a total psycho who made his short temper extremely clear, ready to go off on anyone who criticized him or disagreed with him
As somebody with a terrible temper, this comment has no idea what it’s talking about. Having a short temper is not a tool you can use when you want a excuse to get mad at somebody.When you have a short temper is extremely easy to starting saying stuff you would NEVER say otherwise. It’s a general curse and it’s not some tool that people can use.
The reason why drama against Keemstar never works: His whole content is drama, by raising drama against him you are merely bringing what feeds him to his doorstep and completely covering all the delivery and shipping fees on his behalf. Why people dislike Keem is understandable given his controversial format, but if you really want to "hurt" Keem you just don't feed him by not paying any regards to drama.
I love to see people mald over Keem being an asshole on the internet yet being a multi millionaire who owns multiple houses in New York. Despite all the people who have tried to end keems career he’s won which I find hilarious.
The only way to hurt keem would be to have connections to organised crime and get him to sleep with the fishes...not that I'd know anything about that, heh...
@@demonshade4120 He became a millionaire because of the asshole he was, it was a winning character trait for him, the more of a asshole he was the more he appealed to the edgy drama crowd on youtube
@@TazKoltin Not as in "anonymous" but as in unknown, like, not called a troll, because the troll's so good that they're still considered a real take or a real person acting in their normal way of doing, still completely undercover like a secret agent, never to be found out unless they blow their own cover up when the doing a little trolling is complete and they head back to the HQ.
The fact that he uses these extreme manipulation masterplans so easily makes me glad he's only using it to make jokes at the expense of paper-skinned RU-vidrs.
He was way ahead of his time. Should have made more content and reached over a million subs . It's a damn shame he came at a time when the majority were braindead sheep all up on GradeA's crotch.
From what I remember of this guy, I watched the occasional video and found it moderately amusing, thought it was a decent exaggerated satirical character, then realized over time that was actually just them
Some of the videos are actually and obviously just satirical, but once he started getting into the RU-vid drama shit, yea all of that seems like he’s being pretty real
@Dante Toshiro64 Not really, you can easily view the statistics. It's what got him to blow up in the first place, even before he started doing drama vids.
I'm a fan of Grade, I was disappointed with his Covid content but was largely happy whenever he returned from his breaks. I'm glad he's recently returned to what first made me like his channel.
I appreciate all the work you put into the video and all its research! I used to be a Grade subscriber but I haven't watched him in years, so I learned a lot from this. I really enjoyed the watch :)
it's crazy how youtubers that i watched regularly years ago are now the subjects for in-depth analysis videos like this. personally, it puts into perspective the kind of people i was watching at the time and how things that they put out rubbed off on me, from grade to leafy to keem to ian and the shrimpson boys. what's especially interesting is the shit i didn't know, like with the troll and the extra lore shit involving grade and keem. like looking back at things with normal glasses instead of the "there'll never be anything like 2016 RU-vid" glasses. thanks for putting so much work into these video, tom.
@Bowl o’ Nugs oh, it's just that it's been a long time. I didn't expect that the people I watched back then to have such histories, even with the drama they were entangled in. I guess, in the moment, you don't think much like "this is still gonna be talked about years afterwards," you just react to it how you do and then do the same with others.
@@crimson6952 .. On Rumble... and even then he keeps getting DDOS'd or whatever preventing him from streaming... Man, I remember in grade 7 when a kid in my class drew the GradeAUnderA character on the whiteboard and introduced me to his channel in... early-mid 2016? Then I went to another school and everyone there was obsessed with the H3H3-Idubbbz-FilthyFrank guys in late 2016... how times change, I'm almost shedding a tear. I went through the entire Leafy archive earlier this year and it was great (the title Ketchup_faggot.mp4 still makes me laugh), still haven't caught up to his Rumble streams. The titles are too alt-right for my tastes, even though I know Leafy isn't apart of that crowd which his audience is so attracted to.
Watched grade back in the day didn't know anything about the reactor guy. Legitimately some of the best trolling with one the best reactions from the person trolled.
GradeAUnderA pushed for RU-vid to be friendlier to copyright claimers over people posting content that adds to the original content in any way. And then got his videos copyright claimed in spite of very little content actually coming from a different source. Gotta love it.
Maybe it's the spontaneity of the fact that it's a live stream versus something that could have been curated beforehand. Still, we watch people play video games all the time, and we watch for their reactions, so what difference does that make whether it's curated or spontaneous on the live stream?
I agree that they are both bad, but it does feel different when streamers do it. Watching a prerecorded video is one thing, but when it’s a streamer it kinda feels like you’re watching a video with your buddies.
@@ZachPlum i mean what if you actually liked Jinx or whoever makes reaction content. Plenty of people subbed to jinx at the time, you can consider watching it with him the same thing just thats ones prerecorded, the other live but ultimately its the same concept
Opinions on content changes over time. Remember back in 2013/2014 when a lot of people in the community thought that Let's Plays were the bottom of the barrel?
I started to slowly regret starting to watch this video less than halfway into the video since I knew it would ultimately ruin GradeAUnderA for me, but I knew that there was no going back now, so I stayed and watched. And I can happily say that I'm very happy with how the video ended. 10/10 Would recommend watching. Very rare(1/inf) RU-vid drama video that ends on a happy note.
@@jamesreagan8175 Yeah because those radical, leftie cultist policies are working out so well, what with record high gas, inflation, unemployment the border crisis & impending WW3 But sure please keep thinking Tim Pool appeals to actual Conservatives, same way you think we all watch Fox News 😉 😂🤣
@@gaiusjuliuspleaser It’s just high tier trolling bro. I wouldn’t expect you to understand that by interviewing alt-right people he’s actually drawing in far right crowd in order to say idiotic and ridiculous statements that they will all vehemently support because he’s endorsed by their idols. By saying “Did the Holocaust happen? Yes. But 6 million?” he is baiting the alt-right morons to fall right into his juicy trap where they proclaim his name (when it isn’t even “Tim Pool”, like honestly what kind of a “real” name is that?) TLDR; Tim Pool is a high tier troll that has convinced the political base of the internet that he is an alt-right representative in order to draw in alt/far-right people to gather them to be ridiculed.
In defence of GradeAUnderA - Regarding his supposed double standard in regard to Keemstar's racism: It wasn't that his stance on it suddenly changed, it's that it was always something contentious, but something he could overlook until the p*dophilia accusations. The p*dophilia accusations are what pushed him to make a video on Keemstar when in the past he had stuck by him. P*dophilia is something that is completely indefensible. While GradeAUnderA could overlook Keemstar's edgy jokes, he couldn't overlook the p*dophilia accusations
I unfortunately work with someone kinda like GradeA. He's a two-faced person who will talk the worst shit about someone behind their back then be all buddy-buddy with that same person. I can't stand those kind of people, I try to avoid the guy by looking busy with work and staying quiet whenever he tries to start with the "He did this, she said that" with me. EDIT: 9/5/22: Soooooo I have an update about said coworker here. Dude got fired for sexual harassment the week prior to writing this, and it wasn't just towards one female coworker. It was several. Reports of unwanted hugging and touching (which...can confirm, he at one point came up behind me to hug me and I freaked out on him, nearly swung because I have some touch-related trauma that I'm not willing to disclose here, but told him to fuck off at the last second. Told my husband who also works with us and knows about my traumas and...he had some choice words, we'll say, about what'll happen if he ever touched me without my permission again), vulgar talk towards them, and at one point with one woman even rubbing his junk against them. One of the women even gave corporate an ultimatum, she essentially said "fire him or I quit". I guess it's true what they say, good things come to those who wait. At least now I can work in peace.
My rule of thumb, if you're not very close to someone and they're spilling dirt about everyone else at your feet, they're doing it about you to someone else. Don't ever dish on someone else in front of him.
@@pjds88 I never do, it's not in my nature to talk shit about someone else. Plus I'm also glad there isn't much about me to talk, I just go in and keep my head down. Everyone knows I'm not one to cause drama or talk about anyone, I just get my work done and leave.
@@pjds88 100%. If theyre talking shit about their 'friends' with you, who is basically a stranger, imagine what the fuck they're saying about you in turn. Dont feed these people.
Damn, he was handsome. Guy had SO many plans for youtube and made a lot of kids' childhoods better. I was looking forward to his maths channel he was on about a few times. Just realised I started watching this guy when I was an early teen and am now in my 20s and still want more. Miss his videos. Seen them all loads.
I appreciated his really old stuff. It’s a shame his content has gone downhill somewhat. Although he has made a couple newer videos in the vein of his older content.
You know, I've been in all sorts of dumb situations and places, only having myself to blame, but there are three I pride myself on never having entered. Those three are Starbucks, Reddit, and an Apple store. No matter what, I'll always have that.
grade was going through depression, and probably went back into depression shortly after trying to fix his life, uploading recently (with similar 'im back?' titles) and stuff. he is forever a someone i hold close to my heart. he probably couldnt understand the joke as that is one of the side effects of being a miserable old bastard. its just that when youre so down that every little inconvenience (even a tiny joke) makes you lose your fucking shit right? but when you react like that you feel even worse which creates a loop. ive been there, ive done that, and im even still there and doing that. we cant know anything for sure because this man is in unimaginable pain, amplified by the fact that if he werent in such a stoic frenzy and had the control to not act like that he could fully pull himself together. but this is why this situation is such deep shit. i hope this comment makes it to the right places because i dont even know if it is a smidgeon of understandable as i am drunk (haha balkan man drink funny) to forget about my feelings of not being able to feel my feelings, basically trying to numb numbness. amplified by the knowledge that being sober would allow me to pick myself back up. but maybe i dont want to, which proves my point, miserable people dont want to get better after a certain (uncertain) point. forgive grade as youd forgive me. i wish that man the resolution of his sins. the change in himself that he seeks.
you can see every phase of a man going insane on grade's channel, although it is taboo for me to defend him maybe, for fear of blindly defending a loved creator of mine out of nostalgia and getting blasted for it, and maybe i should conform, but i never have, i have the urge to provide for people that i genuinely respect and love (as there are so few of them) and although i dont agree with nearly half the things grade says i feel him and respect him as a person. i feel obliged to respect his presence as a human being. in a way he fills the void of an ever unpresent, ever troublesome elder brother that i just need to help because we are family. but because ive never felt what family feels like maybe i am just trying to boost his mood so he can keep being a monkey for my own entertainment. i feel some of you feel the insanity here. insanity is alright, not one sane person has ever made progress in this world as all sane people think in the norm and the current meta, like how when counter strike global offensive was a very new game, pro players (most of whom were veterans of the older counter strikes) did not utilise many molotvs/incendiaries even though theyre arguably the most powerful piece of utility. insanity is progress at the cost of the individual. most of the time it leads nowhere, but sometimes it is just enough to make a leap. so i respect this disgraceful maths teacher for being literally insane.
Hearing all those names that I loved back when I was in high school feels so bittersweet. Everything changed so much from then, RU-vid lore was thriving during that era and it makes me miss my younger days too much...
Same! RU-vid used to be so fun and funny when in high school, I used to watch Cryoatic (sp?) back then too. Hearing and seeing what has happened to who I used to watch after school is just saddening! Not to mention how a lot of them either don’t post or have moved to other apps/websites because of how sheit youtube is now!
Damn, I remember the Nicole Arbour situation. Sh*t was like a 2015 version of the Johnny Depp trial, only it immediately lost relevance because Mathew got exposed shortly after, for stealing his top 10 lists.
I remember when I was in my early 20's, I would love to watch GradeAUnderA on my lunch breaks at work...I thought he was so funny. It's crazy how hard they fall...
I enjoy your long form videos. Very in-depth and really bring you from the beginnings of their own inception to their demise in most cases. High quality channel. Thanks for the good content.
It was the same with Leafy. He was never even close to being 100% serious, he was just screwing around and talking shit, yet everybody took him completely seriously and demonized him for really nothing. There are creators that have said and done _much worse_ that are still on the platform now and are being paid millions by Google to do it.
@@Zeroshiki Honestly, Leafy was just shit. I mean, don't get me wrong, doesn't mean he can't stay on RU-vid or something. But the content cop, for instance, was a great example. He's just shit. He talks shit and can't take it, and he's just super insecure. Leafy is the kind of content creator where you just have to ask "Who watches this, and why?" Which, hats off to him, I'm perplexed why people watch him, I think he's just shit, but at least he isn't literally a groomer like Onision or something. He's just annoying lol.
What made me stop watch grade A. He made a video ranting about tipping and how servers are lesser for asking for them, then I'm the next breath had the nerve to ask people to support him on Patreon
If you're not from the US which most of the world is not then tipping is viewed as really stupid in a lot of places(because people are actually paid liveable wages at least in most first world countries) and is not the standard unless you're at a fancy restaurant or recieve exceptional service. Patreon is a little different imo but honestly I still see where you're coming from for sure and it's understandable why you stopped watching hahaha
@@austindecaux7895 Yeah in the UK (where GradeA is from) waiters are given living wages so it's not expected that you tip. Tipping is entirely optional and really only done if you're given exceptional service. I would be a bit annoyed if a waiter asked for a tip, since in UK you're expected to be humble and not ask for extra money, if you've earned it then you don't need to ask. In a lot of places, the service charge is already included and I find it quite deceptive when waiters don't point that out when I offer a tip, especially when it's like 25% already 😢 but I wouldn't think they're lesser for just asking, maybe if they demanded it lol. Waiters just want to make money like 99% of everyone else on the planet. Not talking down to you, just explaining in case any more Americans are confused at that view. It's so weird in USA that people are indoctrinated into paying workers wages for a company to the point that if you can't afford a tip because you're poor, then you're heckled as evil, as if it's _your_ fault a soulless multi-million corporation decided to have legal slaves.
@@emstink here in Switzerland there’s not an obligation to give a tip, but I think it’s more of a societal “obligation” type thing, since usually people tip a few Swiss franks as long as the service wasn’t absolute ass
I remember thinking Grade's yelling style was a little grating, but the second I heard him call Mark's hair "period blood" I knew this dude was nothing I wanted to deal with. And I'm not really even a Mark fan, I just thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard.
