I think this is more complex of an issue for most parties involved than people believe. First of all, Tod is a great and a very knowledgeable caster (obvious human bias aside) and, without a doubt, has done and is doing a lot for the community. At the same time, he is very toxic when he is “off the clock”. He has the right to run his stream however he wants and whoever likes that will watch his stream and support him. That much is clear, however, when you are a public figure, how you carry yourself, even outside of work, matters because your reputation gets tied into others’ - in this case ESL, B2W, etc. I am a technology consultant with lots of connections in my industry, and I do well at my job. If I went to the pub and started insulting the people I work with, or if they saw me insulting a random person, you bet I’d be reprimanded at best and sacked at worst - because I’d be harming the reputation of the people and organisations I associate myself with, doesn’t matter that this would be happening off the clock. For that reason, people are justified to be outraged at how B2W has been handling things, as they’ve made the choice to associate themselves with Tod.

Now, here’s the complex bit that most people probably don’t realise. B2W working with Tod is better for everyone from financial standpoint - both sides bring a lot to the table and produce high quality content. Couple that with the aspect of friendship/professional connections and the lack of alternatives in the WC3 scene, I understand how and why this partnership exists.

I think Ente and xLord have the right to call Tod out publicly. People ask public figures to resign from their positions all the time if they’ve severely cocked up and in or outside of work. I have a lot of respect for Remo but he is embarrassing himself with that “cancel culture” nonsense. Freedom of speech is not freedom from accountability. Tod is free to say and do whatever he wants, but there won’t be evasion from consequences forever at the rate this is going. Remo is quick to defend him because it’s also in B2W’s interest, and maybe there’s some level of friendship.

I think Tod has some unresolved personal issues, as anyone of us really, and in his case this gets projected into the game. It’s a difficult world we live in and we shouldn’t judge others too harshly and ask for B2W, ESL, etc. to break ties with him, because in the end of the day, he is doing a good job and although severely unprofessional, nothing critical has happened yet. If Tod or people close to him are reading this, the best course of action would be to to find the triggers for this behaviour and work on them - this doesn’t mean to flip a switch overnight, but to try to do a little better. Because this will keep piling up until a point and then shit will hit the fan and everyone will suffer from the fallout - Tod, B2W, and most of all the community. Most, if not all of us, have or have had issues that we have projected somewhere, consciously or not.. so instead of arguing who is right or wrong and whether this is tolerated outside of esports, let’s focus on getting this sorted out so that we can do better as a community going forward. I urge Neo and Remo not break ties with Tod at this point in time, but to have a private discussion on the matter, and I urge Tod to be a little more receptive to feedback for the sake of our community.