Let's Talk About Stolen Balisongs And Bullying.

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • It's been awhile, but let's finally sit down and talk about some BALISONG DRAMA once again, in today's video we'll discuss two different situations that went down recently, one revolving around one of my roommates at blade show allegedly having his fellowship blades medusa stolen from him, and a another scenario where a really REALLY dumb and unnecessary argument between two creators resulted in a group of people in the community bullying and harassing another member of the community.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 221

  • @yippy40
    @yippy40 22 дні тому +42

    My first month in this hobby I got 3 dm's telling me how shit I am at flipping. I deleted that account, made a new one, and now I don't post. Can confirm, this community is toxic.

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +5

      You gotta remember no matter where you go there will be toxic people it really sucks and I hate it but its inevitable sorry you had to deal with that

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому +6

      @@Lycan_blades Nah it's cool homie! Being in the background and just supporting makers is the way to go anyways!

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +2

      @@yippy40completely understandable so long as you enjoy yourself!

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому +1

      @@Lycan_blades I'm enjoying helping Denden's engagement right now XD

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      @@yippy40 haha that’s always a good thing

  • @ZachBoyce_DG
    @ZachBoyce_DG 22 дні тому +26

    Will say I purchased a spiral kraken off PYRO for 320$ on a one month layaway of 2 payments. He claimed it was mint brand new. Turns out the blade was swapped because all spiral Kraken has serial #’s this one did not. Once I received the knife and went to double check the pivots and tolerances I see one pivot completely and utterly stripped, and if you tighten the pivots even the slightest amount it completely binds on both handles. So it had a blade swap and was never tuned. Wouldn’t return anything more than 60$ on the knife. I now am sending it to squid for him and once they receive it to tune it and send back to PYRO he will refund my money. Kinda ridiculous IMO. Embarrassing I didn’t know that it should have numbers but he should have known that too!!

    • @vavorr
      @vavorr 22 дні тому +2

      he didnt mention that???? thats wack
      i noticed it and pointed it out a While ago when he was selling it and said he should mention that on the story posts

    • @ZachBoyce_DG
      @ZachBoyce_DG 22 дні тому

      @@vavorr are you fr????

  • @TheBuffnessFlips
    @TheBuffnessFlips 22 дні тому +54

    Gotta harass em all - Balisong Community

  • @Osborne4Life
    @Osborne4Life 22 дні тому +17

    Unfortunately I pretty much lost interest in balisongs and flipping because of all the bullshit and hurtful DMs I was getting for exclusively flipping trainers. I tried not to let it affect me, but it was just too hard. Which sucks because then I saw your comment on my Opus video, which was cool since you’re my favorite Balisong youtuber. Just keep being you, DenDen.

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому

      Keep flipping homie! They're degenerates.

    • @Attackthattitan
      @Attackthattitan 22 дні тому +1

      Don’t listen to the edge lords. Flip your trainers and enjoy the hobby for you and nobody else.

    • @yaele_flips
      @yaele_flips 22 дні тому +1

      Gotten some fucked dms cuz i'm a lefty, just gotta ignore them really. Only accept those who has something positive and constructive to say

    • @xxxxxxx82736
      @xxxxxxx82736 22 дні тому

      Im not going to defend this and i think those people are total idiots. But how tf can you be that soft? U lose interest in a legit hobby because some people cry about u only flipping trainers? Thats such a shame

    • @robinesch29
      @robinesch29 22 дні тому +1

      @@yaele_flips damn thats crazy, i guess im lucky because i havent gotten a single hurtful dm yet and all i do is review clones lmao

  • @thebrandonbakerclone
    @thebrandonbakerclone 22 дні тому +22

    Almost every side of each situation is so silly. Denny, your breakdown of Jack's behavior towards Chel is spot on. I knew of the situation, but seeing the breakdown again really shows how silly it is. The harassments that Chel received was completely uncalled for and baffling, even if Chel has done some questionable things too.
    Pyro and Lycan's situation is also incredibly silly, and a very small amount of communication and transparency would have cleared so much of that situation up. But both sides of it are left with questions (far more on Lycan's side than Pyro's, Lycan definitely got the short end of the stick there), and roping it into being your fault (Denny) without proof is ridiculous.
    Lastly, I'll say that taking these ultimately small situations between only a few people, two of which chose to make it very public, and then implying the whole community is toxic and the idea of getting into it is "the most unappealing thing imaginable" seems like a huge leap to make based on just a few people going at each other. Shining a light on that problematic behavior can be good to a certain extent, but we shouldn't make the rest of the community guilty by association and treat everyone like they're toxic.
    The overwhelming majority of this hobby are solid people that aren't looking to step on anyones toes and just want to enjoy the hobby. The negative and dramatic people are the loudest, but in the extreme minority. There are tens of thousands of people a part of this community that rarely post and rarely interact with people that don't want to cause trouble or be dramatic.
    I empathize with the frustration though for sure, this behavior all around sucks to see, and isn't good for the hobby, especially with the state things are in currently.

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +3

      Nah you right, I was just a lil ANGY😠

    • @shrewd42
      @shrewd42 21 день тому

      Extremely well said in your Brandon. 3rd & 4th paragraph are spot on.

  • @Dogeggz
    @Dogeggz 22 дні тому +5

    Online 'community' turns out to be full of shut ins and weirdos? Colour me surprised.

    • @CNYKnifeNut
      @CNYKnifeNut 22 дні тому

      I'm only tangentially interested in balisongs, but in the knife community there's this dumb "kumbiya" type thing where everyone likes to pretend that being into the same hobby as you automatically makes a person not a scumbag.
      It enables (encourages, really) a ton of low/no-effort scamming.

  • @ZachBoyce_DG
    @ZachBoyce_DG 22 дні тому +10

    Pyro shipped me a knife the exact same way!! No security for the knife in the box at all!!!!!

  • @TheBuffnessFlips
    @TheBuffnessFlips 22 дні тому +24

    I think there will be a follow up video. DenDen vs everyone mentioned in this video. I have a feeling they will all defend their arguments and just cause more controversy. Not what I want to see from this community, but boy would that be entertaining.

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +4

      Nah I’m not making anything else on this situation I had a lot on my chest I had to get out there before it damaged my mental health any more than it already had 😅 like I said I went a bit too far I’m gonna be honest but still the entire thing didn’t have to happen

  • @homlessmanflips3246
    @homlessmanflips3246 21 день тому +2

    I enjoyed staying with you Denden you a real one I love your takes on this. Hope to stay with you again one year!

  • @whiffysiamang3674
    @whiffysiamang3674 22 дні тому +3

    The entire balisong hobby congregating in one comment section after new drama drops:

  • @stickfiga2763
    @stickfiga2763 22 дні тому +5

    Ngl this shit do be kinda entertaining. It’s usually so stupid I really don’t know why we as a community choose to highlight it.

  • @SimonKnowsNothing
    @SimonKnowsNothing 22 дні тому +5

    Theres a lot of toxic stuff going on that nobody sees until you are in the community for a hot minute. Its really sad actually. Theres a lot of awesome people and the key imo is to just avoid the nonsense. There are many amazing people in the community, try not to let the losers ruin it for you ❤

  • @ortanicallity
    @ortanicallity 22 дні тому +5

    watched the whole way through, hot damn man the drama is actually wild bro 😭

  • @Florp3434
    @Florp3434 22 дні тому +4

    I don't get it, why can't people just love people? Just like, be nice????

  • @PigeonFlipz
    @PigeonFlipz 20 днів тому +2

    i only do 5 tricks yet here i am

    • @Gibuu_Flippin4U
      @Gibuu_Flippin4U 18 днів тому +1

      One of my favorite flippin content creators 🤜🤛

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  15 днів тому +2

      THE P I G E HAS SPOKEN

  • @iminmissouri8589
    @iminmissouri8589 22 дні тому +1

    I have left the community due to my local North Carolina scene being very emotionally immature and negative. I still flip on my own, just learning from myself now and I love it even MORE. So happy I have this hobby, just staying out the noise. I’ll come back one day and drop a hard ass flipping post but that’ll be it

  • @Gibuu_Flippin4U
    @Gibuu_Flippin4U 18 днів тому

    I questioned recently "whats going on in the balisong community...and this popped up..great catching up especially with DenDen giving it straight..you the man DenDen

  • @arjuna700
    @arjuna700 11 днів тому

    Tough video. Articulate, Intelligent, and Direct. Keep up the good fight Bro. 👊

  • @BaliBoyEuge
    @BaliBoyEuge 22 дні тому +1

    Thanks for giving these types of topics, a slap towards the top!
    I enjoyed your discussion ✊🏼

  • @Sussyflips
    @Sussyflips 18 днів тому

    Bro i love ya fr 😂 coulnt have said any of it better myself.

  • @jakeflipsbalisongs
    @jakeflipsbalisongs 13 днів тому

    Someone made dad angry.
    For real though both of these situations seem extremely messed up and it is sad to see from such big names in the community. I hope that they can use this as a learning opportunity to grow as people so that we can all make this community and better and more inviting place to flip our fidget toys. 🙏❤

  • @ChelWongBalisong
    @ChelWongBalisong 22 дні тому +22

    Thanks Denden 💜
    Flipping, collecting, and making videos of my collection is my hobby. I do high effort stuff with my interviews with makers because they deserve it, but it's not in my time budget to do big editing for my first impressions or review videos. And as I have and will always say, if you don't like it, don't watch it! I do it for me, because I like doing it! So I appreciate you having my back on that.

    • @clmeisman6713
      @clmeisman6713 22 дні тому +2

      "if you don't like it, then don't watch it" is the perfect response to unsolicited criticism

    • @sawzul3416
      @sawzul3416 22 дні тому +1

      I am sorry the way people treated you, it was actually disturbing to read those messages

    • @ChelWongBalisong
      @ChelWongBalisong 22 дні тому +1

      @@sawzul3416 thank you! Honestly a lot of them are so cartoonishly bad it just bounces off of me.

  • @0ViciousV0
    @0ViciousV0 18 днів тому

    Haven't really been keeping up on the drama, glad i havent this is not cool at all yall comon kids get along now, good for u taking up for the truth in all these situations Den good job

  • @TelestroFlips
    @TelestroFlips 22 дні тому +2

    Childish behavior, useless drama, and inflated egos.
    Regarding the chel and jack situation, Jack's first comment was kinda unnecessary and dumb, but he can freely express anything he wants to say. Chel's response was warranted and completely understandable. After that, taking it to DMs and the POSTING the dms publicly is extremely childish, and shows a complete lack of self control, aswell as an inflated ego.
    Needless to say the people who attack chel for simply being transgender are horrendously uneducated, close minded, and childish. I wish nothing but the best for everyone involved, including hoping these people learn what they're doing wrong and make some progress to be a better person, and be an adult.
    Denden is on the correct side here. There's no arguing that transphobia and unnecessary gatekeepy arguments are justified.

    • @TelestroFlips
      @TelestroFlips 22 дні тому +3

      I do not support transphobes, but I also do not wish harm. I just hope they decide to learn what they're doing wrong and become a more tolerable person :)

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  15 днів тому

      Goated Telestro

  • @bigbalipsilocin9221
    @bigbalipsilocin9221 22 дні тому +1

    This video is so validating particularly because I don't like everyone mentioned in this video apart from lycan (never interacted with him). I can't take a side because everyone sucks. This hobby is absolutely fantastic, however the community sucks 😂

  • @NiejakiZoxico
    @NiejakiZoxico 22 дні тому +2

    Why are people so unwilling to take a step back, admit that they made a mistake and say sorry? I thought Jack is better than that. I'm disappointed. And to make such drama over some fidget toy bullshit - only our community could do that lol

  • @lyohko
    @lyohko 22 дні тому +3

    I almost decided to make beginner level balisong content because I thought a genuine beginner perspective on the vulp would've been interesting... glad I didnt lmao hopefully the community gets better soon, also Im happy to know I subbed to you especially after this video :)

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      No! Don’t let anything like this bullcrap stop you from doing something you want to do! If you want to start making some beginner level content go for it don’t just not do it because of this kind of stuff this kind of thing will be happening always no matter what so don’t let it hold you back!

    • @ChelWongBalisong
      @ChelWongBalisong 22 дні тому +1

      You should 100% go for it! It will help other beginners!!!

  • @pilgrim_eater
    @pilgrim_eater 22 дні тому +3

    Man is spitting facts. I'm so glad I there is a creator like you in this community who is reasonable but doesn't hesitate to call people out with their bullshit.

  • @jeffreys.hobbies
    @jeffreys.hobbies 22 дні тому

    I just flip casually and i'm not even in the balisong community. Shame to see it's like this, seems to be the case with a lot of "chronically online" niche hobbies like balis, mechanical keyboards, audiophile equipment, etc.
    Great coverage of the issues though bro, really good job on shining some light on this for the people that aren't deep in the hobby. Lots of good jokes tossed in too, keep up the good work

  • @CNYKnifeNut
    @CNYKnifeNut 22 дні тому +3

    The balisong community is great! It combines my love of knives with my fascination with lolcows.
    Edit: Chel makes content interviewing actual makers; how is that useless? Her content might be the most _useful_ that ive watched.

  • @reefblip
    @reefblip 22 дні тому +1

    it will be all ok once we realize we are all human beans just flipping broken horns

  • @Inseverity
    @Inseverity 22 дні тому +12

    Gotta harass em all - Balisong Community -TheBuffnessFlips

  • @lukenoble7411
    @lukenoble7411 22 дні тому

    I love not minding toxicity cause I love knives and can 100% keep distance from the community drama while still doing what I enjoy but to the same effect is exactly why I don’t post clips

  • @KenKanxki
    @KenKanxki 22 дні тому +1

    Not to mention not everyone is able to flip on a consistent basis to get better so that was some jackass shit to say

  • @Christianfire18
    @Christianfire18 22 дні тому +1

    Ready for the shittening that will be the necron vid

  • @flys
    @flys 22 дні тому +2

    Glad to see someone address both controversies. Although it’s disappointing to see people attack each other in the community.

  • @le.papillon.des.gamins
    @le.papillon.des.gamins 19 днів тому

    Harsch words... but seems necessary.
    It's the Content creation effect, it's crazy to see it everywhere. You have to stay with the people you know are the best for you and your sanity, and just throw the others that are pushing you down. Haters, jealous, toxics ones... just throw'em all

  • @t5ehywertf
    @t5ehywertf 21 день тому

    I have personally been called shit so much in the balisong community after only being a year into the hobby (some even by jack). my first impressions of him is that he is a self centered kid with so many insecurities that he has to take out his anger on others. its just not cool.

  • @disuko
    @disuko 22 дні тому +11

    DEN DEN IS ON THE CASE

  • @ColwynLovesCars_Pie
    @ColwynLovesCars_Pie 19 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing, being real, and standing up for what you believe is right.

  • @Budgie_Flips
    @Budgie_Flips 22 дні тому +2

    Gotta harass em all - Balisong Community -TheBuffnessFlips-inseverity

  • @football225513
    @football225513 20 днів тому

    No surprise clockworks jumped in. I've met him twice at blade show. Both times he seemed like an entitled prick. I so badly wanted him to say some shit to me. Would have given him the black eyes just like goob

  • @clmeisman6713
    @clmeisman6713 22 дні тому +4

    Thank you denden, you changed my point of view on this situation

  • @TyBraek
    @TyBraek 21 день тому

    I think we all need to just get an Airbnb together and take a group bath.

  • @camaroEE
    @camaroEE 22 дні тому +9

    Man...

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +1

      We sure do live in a society don't we

  • @meltdown537
    @meltdown537 22 дні тому

    Snap! Way to fight the good fight man! Now I gotta find my jaw that I dropped somewhere.

  • @thebitehandle360
    @thebitehandle360 22 дні тому +1

    Between Shaundraco308 and Jackpiatti. I dont know whos the bigger gatekeeping bully within the community. At least shaundraco308 took the hint and left the community. Tbh i wouldnt want jack or anyone to leave the community really. Its too small and niche. I just wish we could just exist with one another without all this dumb bs drama. It makes NO SENSE, but thats ofc its because the culprits are a group of teenagers reaching the brim of adulthood. Nothings worse than a teenager whos about to be and or already is 18. You cant tell them shit, we all were 18 and dumb at some point.

  • @BFELLY
    @BFELLY 22 дні тому +1

    Are balisongs butterfly knives?

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому +2

      Basically, yes.

  • @SolaireFlair
    @SolaireFlair 22 дні тому +3

    I think everyone was an asshole in the Chel and Jack drama. Jack got heated and made unnecessary comments, and Chel needs to stop using her age as a way to dismiss criticism. I wouldn't call someone a kid just because they took issue with something I did and I happen to be older than them, that's some "respect your elders" dismissal type nonsense. Jack should have seen the transphobia coming, but he also did still condemn the harassment when he saw it, so I'm not willing to put the blame for that on his shoulders. You can't control the actions of your followers, only discourage their behavior and condemn it, which he did.

    • @ChelWongBalisong
      @ChelWongBalisong 21 день тому

      I don't actually know how old Jack is, I called him a child because I thought it was incredibly immature of him to push it publicly by starting to subtweet me on his story because he didn't like how I received his "calm (unsolicited) feedback"

  • @LukeDukeTilDeath1
    @LukeDukeTilDeath1 17 днів тому

    This is why I only hang around in the clone community lmao

  • @dopyspast
    @dopyspast 22 дні тому +5

    god this community has fallen off like no other, people should keep drama out of hobbies for fucksake

    • @qtnv.
      @qtnv. 22 дні тому

      fax rt dopeth

  • @alvinharp3437
    @alvinharp3437 16 днів тому

    Anyone that thinks they're a big fish in the balisong community should realize they're just a minnow in the ocean of social influencers. I'm fairly new to balisongs, and not a great flipper. I enjoy collecting knives and balisongs. I enjoy learning to flip, enjoy watching great flippers and novices. If you're enjoying the hobby and want to keep enjoying it, probably best to not criticize others. Advice on how to improve is fine and should be welcomed. If someone acts like a dick, I'll just avoid watching their content.

  • @icaru.s
    @icaru.s 22 дні тому

    This is why I only focus on the hobby and not the community 👍

  • @alanbrito7322
    @alanbrito7322 22 дні тому

    Why does every object in the world need a "community" now?

  • @Lycan_blades
    @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +8

    I did get a bit too heated I’ll admit it but I had a lot on my chest that I really needed to get out of my mind I did choose to sleep in the closet but that’s mostly because I didn’t want to sleep on an already broken couch and be accused of breaking it more so while I chose to sleep in that closet it was still pretty sad but again it was my choice but still considering I was accused of all this other stuff I didn’t want to be accused of more stuff than that sure the first night I wasn’t accused of anything but still at that time I didn’t want to be accused of stuff but in the end I still was accused of stuff anyway but that’s the end of this I haven’t spoken to pyro I have my knife back I was very picky about the damage but when I have put many hours into getting the edge perfect and removing enough material from the blade to get the balance perfect for me and to see chips in the edge I’m gonna get pretty upset but that’s the end of that I did go further than I intended in that video I’ll be honest but I also have a very short fuse and am very quick to anger just so everyone knows no that’s not an excuse it’s just a sad fact that I’ve had to deal with for a long time but that’s whatever again not an excuse now as for that bath if k___sauce and bear are down I guess I’ll give it a shot wasn’t too big of a fan the first time but I’ll give it another shot 😂

    • @dabrokest530
      @dabrokest530 22 дні тому +9

      This man is a run on sentence master 😂

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      @@dabrokest530shhhhhhhhhhh 😂

  • @benneis-eldridge9585
    @benneis-eldridge9585 18 днів тому

    Good job Denny 🤙

  • @vavorr
    @vavorr 22 дні тому +3

    kinda insane to me that you didnt talk to jack at all before making this video

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +7

      It's funny you mention that, after seeing all of this I put on my story that I will be talking about this, to which jack told me, and I quote: "I'll just throw this at you, it started as calm criticism, ended with me just airing out why I haven't liked them for a long ass time, didn't have to get like this, but they pissed me off 💀"
      The "it didn't have to get like this" part is my favorite because yeah, it didnt.

  • @petefilice4273
    @petefilice4273 22 дні тому

    Nice touch on having ego on the monitor in the back while talking about ego

  • @furiousseasons1
    @furiousseasons1 20 днів тому

    Bank/credit card apps and PayPal make money handling so much easier 😂

  • @c0llinPM
    @c0llinPM 22 дні тому

    I’ve been flipping on and off since 2014 and I’m pretty dog shit still 😂 like “low inter” to the people that rank skill like that. I also only flip trainers now because I fucked up my thumb a little while back. I would love to see people come after me. I didn’t know this community was so fucking cringe, pretentious, and gatekeeping. Disgusting actions from so many.

  • @unholyabyss
    @unholyabyss 22 дні тому +1

    I've tried to watch the video to some degree and I've dealt with Chel myself and I'll admit there are some people in the community that really come off too strongly towards others, but you did go on to exhibit and practice the very behavior you're trying to condemn towards the rant portion with Chel. I think it's okay to have some grievances towards others if they're doing too much, but don't get lost in the sauce becoming exactly what you're trying to point out and not see that you're kinda adopting it, too. Chel is good people to deal with and that commentary directed toward her was super unwarranted, just don't get too caught up in your emotions and defence that you inadvertently become what you're trying to advocate against.

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +3

      In no part of this video did I exhibit transphobia. If you go out of your way to be intentionally cruel to someone from a marginalized community, then you do not deserve to be spoken to or treated nicely.

    • @unholyabyss
      @unholyabyss 22 дні тому +3

      @@DenDenBMX it's not the transphobia you put on display, but in your rant in a video about "bullying" you yourself started using demeaning and belittling language yourself to address and speak of the people you had issue with. There's nothing wrong with pointing them out as problematic or anything, but it doesn't come off as good if you're trying to point out bullying then proceed to do it yourself in a rant addressing them. My point is it's harder to hear you out on your points if you yourself match their energy and can't look in the mirror hard enough to see it, or in this case, don't care to hold yourself to a similar standard and justify it on your end and be a hypocrite.

  • @ikeaqeen3008.8
    @ikeaqeen3008.8 22 дні тому

    Dawg how can you have beef in this community 💀💀 its just a bunch of nerds flipping knives like me 💀💀💀

    • @riotbali
      @riotbali 21 день тому +1

      peoples egos

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 21 день тому

      @@ikeaqeen3008.8 people being assholes honestly it’s one of the easiest ways to not like someone

  • @Zander_Ebert
    @Zander_Ebert 22 дні тому +1

    get em DenDen!

  • @NotBuffaloDingus
    @NotBuffaloDingus 22 дні тому +2

    I wish any of this was surprising to hear but it doesn’t make it any less depressing to see

  • @picklemuch
    @picklemuch 22 дні тому

    so much respect to you denden

  • @rabbitszn
    @rabbitszn 22 дні тому +1

    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Beeatyourceiling.
    @Beeatyourceiling. 22 дні тому +1

    I've started a few months ago (forced to switch hobbies), owned two balisongs, learned a few things just to see how this hobby also have crappy people, never stop fighting man :(
    Also I'm new here so jello?

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому

      First hello there and welcome second it’s a sad fact that no matter where you end up going you are always gonna find crappy people it’s inevitable sadly but you gotta fight through that and find that good people

    • @Beeatyourceiling.
      @Beeatyourceiling. 22 дні тому

      @@Lycan_blades yeah that is true

    • @phuongtrang5383
      @phuongtrang5383 21 день тому

      ​@@Beeatyourceiling.There are alot of great people in this community , try to ignore those who âre bad and find and stick with those wwho are good ❤

  • @Raees-Divitiae
    @Raees-Divitiae 22 дні тому

    Did I just wake up from another seizure only to find out that people keep getting dumber? Koala Bears have better thought processes. Trolls and scammers are just at the bottom of the food chain. A community should respect one another. That's about it.

  • @colekivisto2954
    @colekivisto2954 17 днів тому

    18:00 me too buddy

  • @JonsBalisongBlunders
    @JonsBalisongBlunders 14 днів тому

    At least Lycan is out of the closet now...

  • @FrizFlips
    @FrizFlips 22 дні тому

    God I hate drama, a lot of this stuff is pretty childish :(

  • @isaacsaenz8402
    @isaacsaenz8402 21 день тому

    pyro forsure took it because he though the other guy didnt pay him

  • @Apple_Sauces
    @Apple_Sauces 22 дні тому

    Damn. Anyway Frank review when?😀

  • @BaliXpres
    @BaliXpres 22 дні тому +2

    Be good people maan

  • @joelrey5508
    @joelrey5508 22 дні тому

    Awesome video 👌👌

  • @y_noT42
    @y_noT42 22 дні тому +5

    I would like to add that while chel didnt "really" deserve that much hate, she has
    1. Go to a public event while she knew she had covid
    2. Vents/rants about her divorce to really young kids which like ok its not that bad but its still weird
    3. Allgedly her nickname in a server with mostly kids is "mommy chel" which again not that bad but still really weird
    4. Has in the past called people transphobic for (justly) critising her for stuff like not being a good reviewer if you can only do very basic tricks because then you cant really grasp how a knife flips to others, just yourself

  • @bochmcgee86
    @bochmcgee86 22 дні тому +5

    DenDen, I agree with what you said 100%. I knew the community could get toxic at times, but I didn’t know it was that bad. I was looking forward to Blade Show 2025 and meeting all these content creators, now I’m gonna have to second guess who I would want to associate myself with and actually want to meet. 🤔
    Thank you for making this video DenDen, people need to know. Come on guys, be better. Chel didn’t deserve all that whether you like her content or not, that’s still not cool.

  • @edgelord3617
    @edgelord3617 22 дні тому +9

    16:30-17:00
    I’m sorry. I truly am. I get I’m commenting on a SUPER subjective matter.
    That being said, I genuinely don’t understand the defense behind this. Was Jack an asshole randomly calling out Chel for this outta nowhere? Yeah kinda. But at the same time, I don’t get how you can get some sort of overall impression with a Balisong using just a few tricks. Now, if it’s genuinely just something like a CCC that can’t even Chaplin halfway decent, then I understand. But time and time again I see this logic where just because something is less-than-great at a few tricks that would go against the balance profile, it’s suddenly not good overall. Also, I just don’t understand how you can say something with heavy tip weight, blade bias, and slippery handles is not good at fanning. But that’s just me ig

    • @NiejakiZoxico
      @NiejakiZoxico 22 дні тому +3

      It's not possible to get an overall opinion on a balisong that way but you can definitely immediately feel if you like it or not just by doing some fanning, chaps and ladders. It's enough to say if you initially like it or not. And it's also true that it often changes when you spend more time with a bali

    • @yuel
      @yuel 22 дні тому +2

      @@NiejakiZoxicothis

    • @edgelord3617
      @edgelord3617 22 дні тому

      @@NiejakiZoxico
      ok but that’s the problem. Chel is a reviewer and thus has a responsibility to learn more tricks to accurately gauge if something is “good” or not in a review style format (notice how I put quotes around good; don’t make me get into semantics).
      It’s an asshole move to call it out to bluntly but honestly it’s a problem I’ve had with not just Chel, but Brandon Baker and a few others DenDen pointed out in the vid. But even Brandon has Will and enough time behind a Balisong to point out actual thoughts. Chel literally unboxes something and gives a review the same day. Ethan (CamaroEE/Blade Bias) used to be guilty of the same thing before he took the initiative to BE BETTER. And believe it or not, he knows now that his first impression vids can be wildly different from official reviews/second impressions and so on.
      At the end of the day, no matter how much of an asshole Pyro was, he’s right. It’s not gatekeepy to say that if you’re spending thousands of dollars and making review style vids, then maybe you can try to improve at flipping before making review style content around it.

    • @edgelord3617
      @edgelord3617 22 дні тому

      Also idk I just have a problem with how DenDen tacked on all these other people like Jack personally sent them out to be his little goonies or something against Chel. He made a mistake making this whole thing bigger than it needed to be but gaddamn this community needs to learn things are not so black and white.

    • @riotbali
      @riotbali 21 день тому +1

      @@edgelord3617 brother but u see her unbox it you know its a first impression just dont be an idiot and take the review with a grain of salt its not that deep there allowed to make videos buddy

  • @JS-ob1yu
    @JS-ob1yu 12 днів тому

    Fuck yes dude.

  • @PerfectCircle91
    @PerfectCircle91 20 днів тому

    Comment for the comment god, like for the like throne!!!

  • @aidyn8601
    @aidyn8601 22 дні тому

    I guess pyro ran out of tape

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому

      That could be a possibility but the fact he sent my Medusa that way then another persons knife the exact same way weeks later tells me something else

  • @billybob-b7t
    @billybob-b7t 22 дні тому

    Oh neat, UA-camr drama.

  • @ryanpetite3636
    @ryanpetite3636 22 дні тому

    Bro den den, I love your content so much and I am sad I didn’t see you at blade show, but also u are the moistcrit1cal/penguinz0 of the Balisong community and I love it. Keep it up big dawg.

  • @notime2flip
    @notime2flip 22 дні тому +2

    I thought I should drop this comment just to shed light onto why Chel is hated in the community other than people being weirdly transphobic.
    People dislike chelwong because they scalp balis obviously as mentioned in the vid. But also tries to take advantage of people who are obviously beginners/lack knowledge of the market by sending them low balls or bad trade offers to make more money.
    Jack definitely still needs to apologize and take accountability for sending the mob after chel. But taking advantage of people for quick cash also leaves a bad taste in alot of people's mouths.

    • @ChelWongBalisong
      @ChelWongBalisong 22 дні тому +1

      @@notime2flip I don't take advantage of other people. I always counter offer because it's what you do in negotiation. Likewise, I price high BECAUSE I expect people to counter offer me.
      I'm not scalping, they would imply I'm buying up all the stock and then selling higher than MSRP.
      Legitimately I think there's a big cultural difference surrounding money, because this sort of thing is normal and expected and I grew up with it, but it's clearly upset a lot of people which isn't my intention.

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому

      Nah you right tho

    • @notime2flip
      @notime2flip 22 дні тому +3

      ​@ChelWongBalisong dude when I first got into the hobby. I posted a knife for sale and you tried trade me knife that was litterly half the msrp at the time.
      I can't imagine how many people you got to do these terrible deals because of their lack of knowledge
      It's gross and takes advantage of less informed flippers

    • @SolaireFlair
      @SolaireFlair 22 дні тому +1

      @@ChelWongBalisong I'm compelled to point out that's not what scalping is. Scalping has evolved over the years with people using bots to buy up large amounts of desirable items like the great PlayStation 5 Scalpening of a few years ago, but you can still participate in scalping even if it's only one item. For example, if I were to list my copy of Super Mario 3D All Stars for like, $80 or something on Ebay, I would be scalping that game. Just because I only have one of them doesn't mean it isn't still scalping.

    • @ChelWongBalisong
      @ChelWongBalisong 22 дні тому

      ​@@SolaireFlairI never sold a knife over MSRP

  • @jesse4530
    @jesse4530 21 день тому

    Of course the community is toxic. All communities are. Gun enthusiasts, hunters, skateboarders, and of course music communities. Like really? That dude shuldnt be at this concert cause he is a poser, but what do ppl who like music do? They go to shows. The list goes on and on. It doesnt make it right, it is just a fact of life. Shitty ppl are everywhere. Sometimes even the good guys find themselves being toxic from time to time. The key is to tey not to be. Watch, soneone will probably say how wrong i am. Lol

  • @Florp3434
    @Florp3434 22 дні тому +3

    Meh, both of these situations are stupid. I mean the Pyro Flipper situation was bad, but ultimately dumb, and the Jack vs Chel situation was just so stupid.
    Even with all this stuff happening, I think that this community is amazing. I loov bali flip 🙂

    • @ortanicallity
      @ortanicallity 22 дні тому +1

      community has both good and bad ig to say the least

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      I will agree with you the pyro situation was dumb and could have been easily avoided but the proper steps weren’t exactly taken there’s not much that can be done at the end of the day about it I got my knife back and Im done I got my words and feelings off my chest so I’m happy but again I do agree with you on the situation being dumb even on my side

    • @Florp3434
      @Florp3434 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@Lycan_bladesI mean that was quite a serious matter, he stole your stuff and tried scamming you. I don't think anything on your part was dumb.

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      @@Florp3434while I agree I also disagree I went off much more than intended honestly I did go a bit too far but I’m gonna accept that I went as far as I did not much I can do besides accept it

  • @HenrikO7
    @HenrikO7 22 дні тому

    Phat balisong community L

  • @minarinami
    @minarinami 22 дні тому

    damn

  • @vavorr
    @vavorr 22 дні тому +5

    im weirded out by the pinning kids being assholes on jack
    i was in a vc with jack (who was screen sharing) when a lot of that happened. for instance, jared sent that to jack first and asked if he should send it to chel. jack IMMEDIATELY REPLIED "jesus christ dude no"
    and literally on jack's story, he was saying "please dont harass her"
    and i think jack's criticism was entirely warranted. chel has been known to just crank out daily upload videos reviewing knives and literally spreading misinformation for over a year now. which is actually a problem, and not just something that ppl should "not watch if they dont like"
    his dm was mean, but he was was obviously pissed. chel didnt just say "fuck off" in reply to his comment, she was calling him a Child and shit
    and he posted it to his story because she responded by blocking him
    him saying he was afraid of being called transphobic was also him being proactive? she has called ppls criticism of her transphobia NUMEROUS times in the past. that wasnt just a random one-off comment. she even called a friend of mine transphobic for criticizing her content. when that person was also trans.
    and the divorce thing was weird because it was happening A LOT in discord servers. and not just "talking" about her divorce, but like wallowing and venting about it. in discord servers with a ton of children. including one where her username was set to "mommy chel"

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +5

      @vavorr I'm weirded out by the lack of accountability. I'm weirded out by people thinking being called a child is at all comparable to the vitriol jack spewed at chel over content she has every right to make, that literally no one is forced to watch, and the transphobia that followed. He only said anything until after it started happening, If jack actually wanted to be "proactive" he would've started with saying he doesn't condone transphobia or harassment. Which would have cleared him of any accusation of being transphobic, and of any transphobic actions that others may have taken.

    • @y_noT42
      @y_noT42 22 дні тому +2

      ​@@DenDenBMXbut why should he have to... Unless chel is known for using that to attack people back 🤔

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +1

      Why should he have to? Because he didnt and look what happened🧠 because some people suck and are going to use any excuse to be transphobic, or racist, sexist, etc. It's not hard to at least TRY to avoid or minimize that.
      Yall are acting like it's the hardest thing on planet earth to publicly not condone harassment or transphobia before airing your grievances with someone from a marginalized community. Because if that isn't the reason you have issues with them, it should be pathetically easy to say that.

    • @y_noT42
      @y_noT42 22 дні тому +1

      @@DenDenBMX Jack did try to minimize according to vavor above?

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  22 дні тому +1

      @@y_noT42 he only publicly condemned it after it had already happened, which at that point is too little too late. Especially when you take zero accountability for it in the same sentence😂 yall gotta be acting intentionally dense rn

  • @hellojuggalos
    @hellojuggalos 22 дні тому +5

    First story: i'll follow occams razor. dude probably took the medusa. Why else hold it and then talk about money?
    Second eyeless pyro story: LMAO pyro come roast me next. My channel could use the boost. I would point out to you that whether you give a fuck or not if you don't like this person you had the opposite effect of what you were going for. Clearly this person who i just heard of this video is pivoting your attacks to their benefit.
    Pyro followers followup story: internet idiots gonna internet idiot. However if you are going to label him responsible for people taking it upon themselves to go after this person who's name i already forgot due to pyro's signal boosting then the same can be said about you should some trans activists take action against pyro due to your signal boost.
    den's final thoughts: How very brave of you. You took great risk to say these things with such passion.

  • @ikeaqeen3008.8
    @ikeaqeen3008.8 22 дні тому

    Join the utah fliping community nothing happened yet i think😅

    • @Lycan_blades
      @Lycan_blades 22 дні тому +1

      Besides the fact a massive amount of that community excommunicated one of its own due to them breaking up with another member? (No im not saying you did it or are a part of it just pointing it out)

    • @ikeaqeen3008.8
      @ikeaqeen3008.8 21 день тому +1

      @@Lycan_blades 💯 percent agree

  • @Christianfire18
    @Christianfire18 22 дні тому

    Bath?🤨

  • @yahbella----23
    @yahbella----23 22 дні тому

    Love the eclipse ltd in the background 😊

  • @DJEyelessPyro
    @DJEyelessPyro 22 дні тому +7

    ill just comment for the one time, might make a response, we'll see. but when your words and motives get twisted to fit a completely different angle, yeah youre gonna look like the bad guy. its honestly crazy how quick some of you are willing to throw me under the bus lmao.
    ive already talked to denden in dms, so this isnt come callout comment, i think i said most of what i needed to say to him.

    • @y_noT42
      @y_noT42 22 дні тому +9

      I'm sorry? You literally attacked and bullied someone for such an insignificant reason? You took it too far.

    • @DJEyelessPyro
      @DJEyelessPyro 22 дні тому +1

      @@y_noT42 ok tony.

    • @xxxxxxx82736
      @xxxxxxx82736 22 дні тому

      ​@@y_noT42how did he bully that person?

    • @yippy40
      @yippy40 22 дні тому

      ​@@DJEyelessPyro ^

    • @bionic5061
      @bionic5061 22 дні тому +4

      Lmao saying your words and motives are getting twisted to fit a different angle when it is so very clear what you are doing is fucking funny as hell. Like I genuinely like you and your content but looking at those comments objectively I see absolutely no way how your comments are supposed to be taken otherwise. Just take the L and move on and don't be an asshole.

  • @DRIPIFYSAMA
    @DRIPIFYSAMA 17 днів тому

    how exactly was Jack transphobic? am I missing something here?

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  17 днів тому +1

      @@DRIPIFYSAMA Not once in this video did I say Jack was being transphobic

    • @DRIPIFYSAMA
      @DRIPIFYSAMA 17 днів тому

      @@DenDenBMX you directly implied it

    • @DenDenBMX
      @DenDenBMX  17 днів тому

      @DRIPIFYSAMA No I didnt😂 Jack one of the like 3 people I've seen criticize Chel without becoming transphobic. My problem with Jack was he was freaking out and publicly exploding on Chel over weird gatekeepy stuff that really just does not matter in the grand scheme of things, which then gave some less-thans the green light to go and be openly transphobic. I don't believe Jack is transphobic, but his actions did lead to Chel getting bullied for being trans.

  • @phantomduck878
    @phantomduck878 22 дні тому +1

    Damn tbh Jack was the last person id expect to be acting like an absolute dooshbag, I've been a fan of his content for a while and I'm extremely disappointed in him and everyone else who was harassing Chel. People like Jack and his goons are the reason this community will likely never grow to its full potential unfortunately. Like I get its really annoying whenever a trans person starts tweaking whenever you use the "wrong pronouns", but Chel never did anything even indicating he was trans in the first place, so I don't see why Jack had to point out the "trans" argument in the first place it was just nonsensical and pointless. But that's just my take on this whole thing it's just more people in the community that further dig us into a hole where our community will never rise out of as a result of their buffoonery.

    • @riotbali
      @riotbali 21 день тому

      last person is crazy 😭

  • @balitopic711
    @balitopic711 22 дні тому +5

    this guy fs voted for biden

    • @jaeum1971
      @jaeum1971 22 дні тому +4

      which would make him a gigachad democracypilled votecel (based)

    • @disuko
      @disuko 22 дні тому +1

      @@balitopic711 and?

    • @shrewd42
      @shrewd42 21 день тому

      I voted for Putin

  • @The_Privateer
    @The_Privateer 22 дні тому +1

    WhaaaaAAAAAHH I got bullied Bo effin who.
    Learn to be a stronger, more emotionally stable and healthy person.
    Life, and existence in genera,l is not built around being emotionally pleasant to weak human beings.
    There are no thieves in the , everyone is just trying to get their sh*t back.

  • @jarrettmoreland4921
    @jarrettmoreland4921 22 дні тому

    amen.
    ah-fuckin'-men mììì hērmånø.
    rockstar video. my favorite one yet. im proud of ü. im proud of ü making this video.
    we are who we are behind closed doors. and to know ü think like this and make content like this 'behind closed doors', allows me to seriously, so effortlessly, fully relax into the enjoyment that you create, and have already given me as one of your viewers. thank ü for being human, and reminding others to be too.
    we're flipping knives.
    aside from the slashes and gashes, there is nothing that shouldnt be fun about that statement.

  • @uddhav1080
    @uddhav1080 22 дні тому +1

    I also put some Bell songs into the wrong peoples cases but eventually I noticed because I’m like hey that looks like it’s in the wrong place or we figured it out. Not noticing until the very end is very suspicious even I when I have put it in someone pointed it out within seconds or just before we left someone realized oh wait I have one balu. extra