Exposing Drag Tea Served: the New Butter Face. A Deep Dive

[@TopRPDRvideos]

Update: Drag Tea Served responded with this post kzbin.infoUgkx9P2OsaAWTL9PQp3I1hTqZR3QTmO_lLzg where he addressed some of the points I made. For the 'Editing Mistakes' video, he provided sources privately and updated the video description. All considered, I don't believe this to be a case of plagiarism and that section will be edited out. He also claimed "most of the information in the video was completely inaccurate and/or false", without addressing in detail which receipt were false or inaccurate. Although my tone and point of view are clearly subjective (and questionable, if you wish), the information provided is otherwise accurate and detailed. There was no rebuttal to the question of farmed content, the mistakes showing he didn't consult the source material, the revenue, plagiarism of the article on Nicholas Brendon, or the chart at 2:25:15

[@angelpanda928]

Among many channels creating content around the cultural phenomenon that is Drag race yours is one of the best! Thank you! Hope everything turns out good

[@siberuang88]

Girl this is longer than Oppenheimer

[@duartsy]

Seeing you connect the points feels like those videos back in the day when people would connect bread to the Illuminati

[@shanel4294]

😭

[@blaze56701]

Bish 😂😂😂😂

[@pcsmush]

As one of his Patreon backers, this was a challenging watch. Matt has been very open about hiring people to edit and write scripts in recent months after his channel grew.

[@jenxstv1067]

Exactly 💯 it doesn't matter to me if he has someone helping him behind the scenes. This is just hate and jealousy because Matt just hit 100k, I have yet to hear anything in this whole video that would prove without a doubt Matt has done something wrong. Keep supporting him because he deserves it 🥰

[@MashuCashew]

@pcsmush, Reread his Community Post. He denies what you're suggesting. Moreover, he doesn't address the proof of plagiarism in this vid.

[@MashuCashew]

@@jenxstv1067, correct. It doesn't matter to ask for help. That's why it's ascinine for him to insist that he's doing it all on his own. It only gets worse from there tho, since he makes coin off it all. Child's play when it's at school; plagiarism is serious when you're getting paid.

[@pcsmush]

​@MatthewSullivan-gs9zg I have literally read posts where Matt offered salaried positions for editing and script writing. He has always been open about it. My point is, he wouldn't post publicly that he was hiring, if he would then hide it later.

[@gshaz7]

he has never been open about it he lied until called out for trying to take full credit. watch the video before talking, child

[@bgriffiths1840]

Is Naysha here yet?

[@MsEverjade]

Go girl, give us nothing.

[@juampe36]

I was one of his spanish translators for two videos, he did give me credit on the description and he was always emailing me about my translations, so I am guessing he has some level of spanish (pretty advanced) so it would be easier for him to make subtitles and voiceovers Edit: He didn't hire me from Fiver (or however that is spelled), I saw a community post asking for a translator

[@allisonacosta5368]

An expose about someone where they don’t even actually interview the person? And the person is willing to reach out and discuss it?? Any researcher would jump on that opportunity immediately, so something is up. Sounds like there’s a whole lot of reaching and bitterness happening…

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

Yeah when someone steals from me I also jump at the opportunity to have a nice chat with them. Like sure, they didn't reach out to me *_before_* stealing from me, but I must be a researcher first and foremost. My wellbeing and self-respect must not get in the way of online randos' expectations.

[@allisonacosta5368]

@@idunnowhatimdoinif top rpdr is going to sit there and make it seem like they’re above matt, then yes, they should have confronted them in private first. By not reaching out, they would then be on the same playing field, making them no better than the person they’re doing a supposed deep dive on. A real deep dive should reach out to the person it’s about.

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

a thief and someone refusing to talk to a thief are not on the same level. That's false moral equivalence, full stop.

[@allisonacosta5368]

@@idunnowhatimdoin that’s the thing though, they’re assuming they just stole instead of reaching out and seeing if it was just an oversight. Maybe Matt could have addressed it and changed it if he was just asked (aka given top rpdr the credit in the way that he wanted him to), but he was never given the chance. Also, because he didn’t reach out to Matt, now Matt has the opportunity to expose top rpdr for the exact same garbage… not properly researching, not properly using and crediting sources (Matt himself), which is part of the argument in this “expose” in the first place. If top rpdr has any self respect (and self awareness) for their own reputation, they should have ABSOLUTELY reached out in private about this first.

[@finmiles965]

@@idunnowhatimdoin This is coming from someone who didn’t know who either of these creators were until a couple weeks ago, but: If they want this to come off as professional, yeah they should…like at the very least asked for comment/his side, that’s a pretty big thing that could help this come off as more professional (as lots of professional journalism does reach out for statements/comment from the subject) instead of a hit piece like a lot of people are insinuating it is. A lot of channels here at the very least reach out privately and inform the subject they’re making a video and for their side of the story etc. which goes a long way in appearing trustworthy and not just emotional, I hope that gets done in future here

[@maura_lee-corrupt4790]

I definitely agree that Matt needs to take some steps to improve his content, but I don’t think he’s a content farm, and I think you should have reached out to him to discuss your concerns rather than “exposing” him with a four hour long video. I missed your content a lot while you were gone, and I gotta say that this was a disappointing video to see you return with.

[@cuadonte]

This...

[@white-kneeg9233]

What I came to say too, I have missed Top PPDR videos over basically the past year and this being the first was a let down. Trying to tear down fellow creators isn’t the way to bring yourself up

[@lisa-lisa-lisa]

mama! the call is coming from inside the house

[@Nevaeh_Rodrag]

Literally thought the exact same thing, "Top RPDR Videos' is a dead giveaway.

[@lisa-lisa-lisa]

@@Nevaeh_Rodrag to be clear im talking about "matt" and not top, top is doing more research than nasa

[@starskreem8258]

​@lisa-lisa-lisa A shame Top RPDRs research is literally all lies and speculation that isnt backed by any meaning evidence. It Seems Top RPDR is jealous that Matt is becoming bigger because Matt is able to actually do interviews with drag race queens.

[@rudolfszeitmanis2098]

​@@Nevaeh_Rodragtop RPDR is a legacy channel from early days of drag race. Their first videos were well researched but didn't even have voice over just videos and text slideshows. So yes the name is generic because it was one of the first channels for drag race on YT so other names weren't taken

[@fantasia1588]

@@Nevaeh_Rodrag you really tried it ...what's this supposed to mean

[@kevinrudy]

reading the comments is better than the video 😂

[@osaieu]

realll LMAOOO

[@zeinebbkh]

4 hours for what?? I thought he committed murder or something

[@erickguerra7805]

I love that this came down to nothing after all haha

[@marlon2226]

Believe, he will do a recap video of your video…

[@princeastral2983]

You ate with this comment

[@kevinrudy]

thats how youtube works. nice you've noticed.

[@user-dn6fw1ss1c]

He responded video his Community tab and said he may not as it just gives credibility to quite weak claims.

[@bgriffiths1840]

"And then Top RPDR Videos said... And then Butterface said... And then Naysha said... and then Top RPDR Videos said...." Should be a good time.

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

he's too busy leeching & ripping off *_other_* content creators

[@Leo-ls8tu]

like is it THAT serious??

[@angelpanda928]

Yes. Plagiarism is a VERY serious problem! Matt earns A LOT of money by repurposing, re-editing and plagiarising (stealing content with a new audio over it) that was made by others, while original creators gain nothing in return. There's proof Matt is not being truthful with his audience. "No control" of the adds on his channel, how many people work on content on his channel and others. It is quite serious.

[@brodyodyo4671]

this video didn’t need to be NEARLY this long. like i’ve been waiting for you to get to the point for an hour now

[@robynbrown1154]

He’s just starting drama because he’s tired and becoming irrelevant so he feels the need to be shady and attack other rpdr channels. Anything that’s worth talking about can be said in under 4 hours and the fact its so long is putting me on matts side

[@alexisrios9241]

If you know the terminology you can just skip to min 42, as he suggests. And not creating drama at all, but stating facts through creative videomaking and communicating, with a complete reflection on the subject and how he is connected and personally affected by many people wrong doings, Matt being one clear example.

[@vladnovac]

Mark Twain - 'I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.'

[@beadymore]

​@@vladnovache also said: "Arguments are unsafe with wives, because they examine them; but they do not examine compliments. One can pass upon a wife a compliment that is three-fourths base metal; she will not even bite it to see if it is good; all she notices is the size of it, not the quality." So maybe he wasn't *such* a genius, and more of just a popular writer with some clever bon mots.

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

he fully gave timestamps to skip ahead lol but also, you do know you don't *_have_* to watch right? 😅

[@Emerald.Planet]

WHOOOO CARES

[@whalesharks]

girl i was so nervous when this came up in my feed bc i love matts channel... thank god theres no real allegations or substance to the hate ideve been devastated 😭

[@superhumans23]

This seems a very personal problem you have with Matt. Seems a bit funny you decided to make a 3 hour video to vent about it instead of reaching out or just having a life.

[@adrianschutz405]

Matt has responded, mainly rejecting most of the charges, I wanna hear his side of this. He accepted he used a writer for the video that Top RPDR videos provided receipts for. Mainly only for that. He is claiming he works over 60hs a week to get all the work done by himself.

[@horrorluver565]

Sounds like a steaming pile to me

[@adrianschutz405]

@@horrorluver565 nice and elaborate argument!

[@MashuCashew]

@@adrianschutz405, idk if you can refute the examples of plagiarism Top pointed out so clearly. The exposé seems pretty thorough. I don't think there are many holes to poke.

[@morgenmuffel5747]

So he conveniently admits to hiring a writer for the video mentioned here but every single other script he wrote himself. That could be true or it could be a lie to establish plausible deniability. I’ve read his response too. It provides no explanation for why he purposefully attempted to blur the lines so as to lead viewers to believe that he played a significant role in exposing the content farm behind the channel Butter Face. Edit. Nor any explanation for the plagiarism evidenced at 1:50:11

[@lolaloves6574]

@@adrianschutz405I mean, what evidence do you have other than “Matt says it is not true!”

[@victoria_is]

I remember tuning into your livestreams when I moved into my first apartment alone. It was so comforting to just relax and smoke with your community. It was a weird and difficult time but the eternally long livestreams never failed to make me smile. Wishing you and Mr. Top the v best always💓

[@chelseamag3125]

Omg yes! This is making me nostalgic

[@DragTeaServed]

Hello. I’m not sure what this is about but I’ve just DM’d you on Twitter. Please could you respond, thank you? Also, just for anyone reading this, I’m not a content farm at all and this accusation has totally taken me by surprise.

[@TopRPDRvideos]

You know what this is about Matt. I found out everything and I mean everything. Since you are a person, I set this video to come out in two days to give you time to come clear with your audience and be honest about everything you did. Please do so.

[@horrorluver565]

Yooooo!! I'm too hype about this!

[@viebgsibrvfdibenociegvuibx6448]

OOP *THIS DRAMA IS GOING OFFFFFFFF*

[@GorgonzolaChedda]

I thought something might be up but couldn't put a finger on it. His content after he exposed butt#rface seemed to change like everything became so formulaic and bland. Looking back at it now it definitely looks like he might have sold out to the same content farm he exposed. Part of me hopes his content changed because he was able to move to making content full time organically and not because the content farm backed him.

[@TheDopekitty]

I support you Matt. This sounds like someone is jealous and bitter.

[@sungexpression9093]

Matt exposed butterface by showing the voice actor. That’s what he meant.

[@Zhax90]

It's a shame you suffered, but I feel like your video is clearly trying to make Matt responsible for your situation, and I find that dangerous. Mental illness is not an easy thing to handle and it is not a consequence of a single person or situation. I hope you get better, really, but the weight you are putting on other seems unacceptable to me. Whats you do or say also have consequences. The way to recover is theraphy, not putting blame on others. Take care.

[@dylanara315]

3 hours of tea about drag tea? 3 HOURS? No thanks 😂 if it wasnt because he himself said something about this I'd never even knew about it

[@LaSoldier505]

Same

[@evamixmax]

No, not 3 hours. Almost 4....

[@rafakhatib]

i cant wait to see how this turns out 🔎

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

Top we missed you so much here on the channel. I'm so sorry for what you've gone through but I'm so glad you're back. Tomorrow I make my drag debut and seeing you back has given me a newfound confidence.

[@DragTeaServed]

Hello everyone. I thank Top RPDR Videos for this very in-depth and clearly well-researched video. However, most of it is completely false. I have posted a response on the community tab of my channel where I address many of the points in this video. Here is the link in case any of you are interested: www.youtube.com/@DragTeaServed/community I would please ask you to not send me or anyone else hate or mean comments, especially as much of the information in this video is completely false. I've also done the same thing with my audience and have told them I do not endorse or want anyone to send Top RPDR Videos any hate. I don't believe it was Top RPDR Videos' intention to give false information, but that is what has happened. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know (in a non-hateful way please) on my community tab and I will try to answer them, as it means all the answers the questions are in one place rather than in multiple comment sections. Thank you.

[@WilliBigBaws]

Go home.

[@MashuCashew]

Pretty fuckin shallow to advertise yourself, here and now, of all places... Just saying. Tea best served hot. 🫖

[@horrorluver565]

​@MatthewSullivan-gs9zg Well Said 👏👏

[@beadymore]

Yeah I have a question, do you know that Wikipedia actually lists sources at the bottom of each article, and you could at least be plagiarizing those sources instead of the Wikipedia article itself? Food for thought.

[@VirtualRealibri]

​@@MashuCashewAh yes, I love not defending myself and doing nothing when I'm accused of things I didn't do. That makes sense. Your comment is not well said and the only people who would think so are delusional. 🙃

[@pablinsky2006]

If you need to make a 4 hour video to make a point, it’s not working at all…

[@litneyloxan]

I can see Matt used wikipedia (which honestly isnt a big deal to me) but I haven't seen any irrefutable proof that he works for a big media conglomerate backing his channel. Did I miss those receipts?

[@mauriciolasch]

What about 02:18:17? Damn you must not watched anything to had the nerve to comment this

[@user-dn6fw1ss1c]

@@mauriciolaschwhat are you talking about? Don't see anything at this timestamp?

[@matthewlucas4990]

They explained clearly why theft from Wikipedia, word for word, without credit, while pretending it's your "research" is completely unethical. Not to mention, they did the math. It is literally impossible for Matt to have filled 3 channels with this much content by himself. They proved without a doubt how it would take hundreds of hours a week to produce that quantity of even simple content.

[@Sashaiordanov]

​@@matthewlucas4990matt said he has not updated those other chanels in months because he couldnot do it anymore

[@Sashaiordanov]

​@@mauriciolasch that whole thing is based on assumptions 😂.

[@makeupbymarcio]

Girl … as mama RU SAYZ don’t let your inner child saboteur , stop your Chanel. You should look at Matt as healthy competition , you can’t be scared about other and new Chanel’s showing up . If you have charisma, uniqueness, nerve . People will watch your channel.

[@thughes2644]

Such a shame when one creator resorts to tearing down another one because they are obviously jealous and threatened by anothers success.

[@solamentewaatchingyouutubi114]

I hope that part of the "exposure" includes proof that the channel is actually owned by a corporation and that Matt is a paid host. Otherwise, it sounds like coming for someone because you don't like their content.

[@GorgonzolaChedda]

Posted on the same day Matt reached 100,000 subscribers after Top hadn't posted for 10 months. Coincidence?

[@solamentewaatchingyouutubi114]

@@iandean1112 I've watched the two clips he has posted and the proof points are pretty fucking weak so far. Still waiting for the grand expose where he proves that Matt is working for or is a content farm.

[@KYLO_JEN]

@@GorgonzolaCheddait top had spent all of this time making new videos I would have been watching them lol but here we are on this weird livestream

[@KYLO_JEN]

@@solamentewaatchingyouutubi114yep, no proof of that, just proof that Matt has account on a freelancer website

[@jenxstv1067]

​@@iandean1112bitter AF!! Probably should've spent the past 10 months filming quality content because this is garbage 🗑️. Has this channel interviewed any drag race Queens lately?! NO! Matt has though, seems to me he's pretty legit cause I've seen his interviews and that to me is quality entertainment! IDGAF if Matt has someone helping him behind the scenes, why does that matter? Matt is doing the same thing other creators are doing, this is just pure h8te and jealousy

[@doncartwright1457]

This channel doesn’t post regularly and this is what you drop? Seems like a desperate attempt at attention for a failing channel.

[@evamixmax]

Absolutely. Really sad... This channel used to be so good. But this videos was too much... 4 hours of nonsense...

[@EscaladePrima95]

After 10 months of not posting new RPDR video you came out with this? Bye girl...

[@MONKEYDZETS]

Lol go cope gurl

[@evamixmax]

Same

[@vasilii3750]

It’s not plagiarism, it’s a rumix

[@sungexpression9093]

This video is so upsetting! Matt is genuinely such a sweet guy and a light in the drag race fandom. I’m so happy for his channel’s success, and the fact you’re trying to tear him down makes me sad. Your content was so good, and it will find its audience in time.

[@Lambs4lyf]

finally watched the whole video and mama quite a bit of this was a stretch… especially that whole section on the “homophobic” man Matt talked about in season 6. I do agree his videos are lazy and he probably hires people for some help, but this is nothing comparable to the damage and threat butterface did to the youtube community. I’m also sorry for what happened to you leading up to the creation of the video and hope life goes as well as possible! but this video felt over dramatic and it just feels like you were overthinking and overworking yourself. all the best tho!

[@MashuCashew]

Plagiarism is a serious issue.

[@goossey2307]

this is the one that made me unsub... nah, just.... nah

[@mck1632]

Wait, what are you calling him out for exactly? He has hours and hours of interviews he conducted himself, so I imagine you're not accusing him of being a content farm.

[@evamixmax]

They are just bringing some fake drama, don't worry

[@mck1632]

@@evamixmax Makes sense. I'm so excited.

[@charlii7386]

Did you watch the same trailer as me?😂

[@mck1632]

@@charlii7386 yep.

[@fantasia1588]

I guess he just stole people's work enough to get attention and threw some shade while using it ..I would be mad too

[@CB-cl7ru]

This is…. reaching.

[@rudolfszeitmanis2098]

Idk, plagirism was pretty clearly proven. Even without the content farm accusations, plagiarism is a serious issue especially if we consider youtube creator copyrights.

[@THEDOGSBODIES1]

I watched the whole video and I really enjoyed it, thank you for the hard work you do

[@ginah8995]

If you don’t like how long the video is, Top put a list with time stamps at the start so you can watch the bits you want. No need to moan

[@Pollo.a.la.crema.]

This video flopped 😂

[@shanel4294]

@@iandean1112I think they said this wasn’t a viable option for them just with work and social life and things. But hey should just hang it up and bow out or come back and come back harder. This is so wishy washy

[@roiscavel3923]

Ngl: i like Matt, he seems like a nice person and very sympathetic. I don't think his work is groundbreaking by any means, just recaps and compilations. But after HBG's video on plagiarism, and the dubious crediting, I kinda feel disappointed by him. At the end of the day, it's not up to us to send hate or harass anyone, let's just wait and see how things turn out. Let's just hope for the best.

[@morgenmuffel5747]

Emphasis on the word “seems”. You are making that appraisal on his nearly constant smiling presentation to the camera. I judge people on their actions. As documented here these include obvious plagiarism and his highly insensitive (and that is putting it mildly) coverage of the Sherry Pie and Soju allegations where he clearly put views and their revenue over the well-being of the victims. How it has played out is him putting out a statement in which he takes no accountability regarding either of these and does not apologize. This has led to a slew of his fans coming here and leaving hateful comments, many of which indicate that they did so without even bothering to watch the video, instead taking Matt’s denial as gospel

[@ferowyn11]

at the end of the day, it's not up to us to send hate or harrass anyone - 100% agree. supporting / not supporting is one thing; sending hate is something else entirely.

[@bogwitch3860]

4 hours and you didn’t even reach out to him???? “research”

[@mauriciolasch]

Since Matt love to steal from others it’s clear that he will find out this

[@LouLouTwoToo]

3 hours about another channel that isn’t doing anything to hurt anyone. C’mon now. Why are you so hyper focused on him??

[@D15-e3f]

To any one watching this exposé, please wait until the video has finished before making up your mind. The creator of this channel has always been very thorough and wishes for all viewers to have the possibility to make an educated decision. Top is driven neither by envy or bitterness but is in fact commited to diffuse genuine and accurate information to all. Please note that any comments containing threats or conveying any form of violence towards anyone will not be tolerated in this chat.

[@horrorluver565]

This…

[@NiniLuv5]

​@Scorpio.Incubus Now go do your hw slacker

[@fantasia1588]

💕💕💕

[@Mrs__G]

Exactly they are coming with their preconceived notions…. I bet they didn’t watch the entire 3hour video smh. Top is far from jealous.

[@NiniLuv5]

People just love to be misinformed ... can't help em.

[@vanessarayfox]

I don't know - I like both of you, but this video just comes across as bitter. I understand the frustration in someone who isn't as knowledgeable doing better... but this just isn't it. (Also, creators who show their faces are always going to get more views & support than creators who don't. Whether its fair or not, that's just how it is)

[@Dark_Aeon]

I remember that Naysha Lopez had called him out once during a viewing party for using clickbait thumbnails and doing very watered down recaps of their show.

[@andsoflapjacks]

I don’t know if I can even get past the first part, you trying to compare reality TV coverage to animal a buse… it’s a stretch…. Quite the stretch.

[@kevinrudy]

was a very gross manipulation tactic.

[@alyssasbackrolls-nr7bu]

That photoshopped image of Jorgeous smoking a blunt in her design challenge outfit with Ru standing outside in PJ pants really took me out lmao 😂😂

[@jayv7006]

This video could have been 2 hours shorter and still would have been too long for the actual points you were making. We get it, you're hurt. The random monologues were cringeworthy and unnecessary. You basically minimized the strength of your arguments by being long-winded and overly emotional and already Matt is using that against you.

[@theilluminaughty_]

I’m really sorry, but this isn’t the serve you think it is

[@bastioncory6740]

This is so stupid, lol.

[@TheWezelmans]

Absolutely ate and left 0 crumbs, this video was 300% worth the wait! Amazing job Top!

[@ferowyn11]

licked the plate clean, too

[@grandmabecky7984]

Yall can someone recap this to me i really dont have time to watch 3 and a half hour video.

[@shanel4294]

This, it’s been weeks and I’ve come back to see if someone can summarise

[@simogenic]

Im on the fence with this, I was kind of with you until the end, when the sad music kicks in and you use your 'sad' voice. I mean you have explained how these techniques are used to manipulate the audience, and then you go and use them on your audience lol

[@mlj3347]

The weird quote within the first few seconds of the video wasn’t enough?

[@simogenic]

@@mlj3347 Only just noticed that haha

[@kevinrudy]

the beginning with the animals is a technique too. pathetic!

[@brodyodyo4671]

THREE HOURS IN YOU ACTUALLY ADDRESS REAL PLAGIARISM HE DID AND THE REST IS FILLER… girl. There was a good way to do this and you chose a completely different path.

[@brodyodyo4671]

and then you spend the last 30 minutes putting on emotional music and trying to illicit sympathy, rather than just stating the fact that he has a tendency to plagiarize Wikipedia articles for certain videos, and that he doesn’t source as well as he should. you wanted this to be sooooo dramatic for another boost of relevance

[@Sashaiordanov]

This.

[@WindofGust]

Every part of the video is relevant, context happens to carry a lot of weight in this analysis, and at the start he offers links for the viewer to simply skip through to certain portions if they choose. This isn’t a fair critique

[@lolaloves6574]

It is for context because a lot of people are not familar with the original butterface situation. Why do so many comments seem so angry over the video’s length while not saying much about the actual content of the video? You yourself just admitted that three hours in, there is literal proof of Matt having shady practices. Since it was three hours in that someone negates the facts?

[@lolaloves6574]

@@brodyodyo4671He doesn’t need sympathy. Top has taken an extended break from KZbin and had not publicly adressed it. It makes sense to give an update to long time viewers who were probably worried or concerned. Also, where is your proof that negates the examples of plaigarism provided in the latter part of the video?

[@Teelorenzo]

So fucking tired 😂😂😂

[@kevinrudy]

this is really confusing. are you mad they are a big success? like what's the point?

[@mauriciolasch]

Did you watched the video? Damn you need professional help if you didn’t get the point

[@MONKEYDZETS]

Lol so just going to ignore some good points

[@kurtadanp.lopezquiroz8302]

Yeah, girl we know you wanna be pretty, but really? I thought this would be an interesting video but I'm 1 hour done with this and I'm still waiting for an argument that's not trying to be sentimental, stop being redundant and go straight to the point, pls. Quick edit: I just saw the ending of this story on Twitter, omg, they gather the girl so hard lol.

[@chrisbuckley1785]

Do they though??😂

[@msthang5122]

If he's paying someone to write his scripts, he's being ripped off. The Roscoe's recaps are just "she said this and she said that". Just terrible.

[@Leo-ls8tu]

So…. a recap?

[@Dark_Aeon]

You are a very good video creator and it goes beyond drag race. There's a way to grow your channel and employ other people for editing/translations/social media etc. Without being a "content farm", as long as the quality, integrity and heart is still there. I can see you becoming one of those content creators, not necessairly tied to the run of drag race, which is bound to end at some point.

[@duartsy]

This video is so tone deaf, you explain how it’s near impossible to have the amount of work that he has but then say that content creators should essentially not be payed nor have any help doing it because they should have a passion for “writing scripts” it genuinely just sounds like you hate the system and Matt for adjusting to it and actually making a living off of KZbin. I love a lot of what you have to say on your channel but you keep complaining about KZbin when you keep posting unappealing videos that have great content but are presented terribly.

[@blaze56701]

I think this creator has had copy right claims, pretty sure they are on there last warning where as Matt isn’t think it’s mainly jealousy I do agree the way Matt speaks is very robotic it’s like watching a ms mojo vid sometimes lol

[@kevinrudy]

@@blaze56701 well they actually do break ip law. so it would not be surprising at all. they don't do nearly enough to make it fully transformative. it's a shame they don't just put slightly more effort in because they used to be pretty informative of early editing tricks ect.

[@blaze56701]

@@kevinrudy ye it’s just sad tbh Even the fact that they released this the moment that Matt hit 100k too like it was all planned almost like they wanted him to have a downfall Matt from what I’ve seen has always been nice and respectful

[@nothereforit.605]

This feels like illumanaughtii against legal eagle. RPDR is illumanaughtii in this situation. Especially with the emotional manipulation. 11:06 a great example of it. I’ve been a viewer of this channel since before the butterface unmasking, when the channel had no voice. It was background music and clipped pictures. I’m not convinced at all.

[@thomasbell7962]

Girl.. complaining about someone using someone else's content? Aren't all of your channels based on RuPaul's original content?

[@kevinrudy]

exactly 💀

[@VirtualRealibri]

The way people are talking about RPDR like its a scholarly topic and this was a dissertation or something 🙃.... Like I really don't give af if someone uses wikipedia on a video about a REALITY SHOW. Give me a break. 😂

[@dor4376]

Dang, i got fooled! Thanks for that! Great job👏👏👏👏 btw missed you!

[@thatsthat2612]

Did it occur to you that this might all be bollocks

[@torimitchell5210]

This isn't true 🤭

[@dor4376]

​@@thatsthat2612 this channel made big digging, they always did. And they're always on the good side. I'm convinced🤷‍♀️

[@thatsthat2612]

@@dor4376 I'm sorry, I'm not at all. It seems like a lot of waffle, then there is the fact that he won't speak to Matt to let him put his side forward. Seems like a lot of grasping to me

[@amethyst6531]

The level of "argumentation" in many of these comments is truly depressing. You know you can critique something while engaging with the relevant points and not just appeal to emotions and speculation?

[@thesuavechemist]

Did you mean to aim this at the creator? Because all of the comments I have read were respectfully asking wtf the point of this video was. Matt isn’t a content farm, and TOP RPDR videos should be ashamed about publishing this without asking for his comment.

[@hgfhjhgcvjj6476]

There's a difference between criticizing someone and sharing blatant lies about someone without even contacting them..

[@amethyst6531]

There are lots of comments doing nothing except mocking the length of this video or claiming its creator is "jealous": the former is totally irrelevant, the latter is such a reach and still, let's pretend it's true, that doesn't mean the arguments in the video are false. One could be both jealous and correct, newsflash. (Also, it's not lost on me that when people call out bigger creators they are "jealous" and "clout chasing", but when they call out smaller ones they are "bullying". So who exactly is allowed to do call outs?). Why am I not seeing anybody like: "Drag Tea did not plagiarise because X"; "They gave you proper credit and here's proof"; "They were totally transparent about outsourcing most of their work, as shown here"? Why is it "you should have contacted him first, that was MEAN"? I agree that it would have been nice to do so. And? Does that change the content of the video? Top RPDR Videos could be the worst person on Earth with the worst intentions, but if you want to complain about this video you need to argue about the CONTENT of the video, not everything else surrounding it. That is my point!

[@hgfhjhgcvjj6476]

@@amethyst6531 You're confused, when someone is accused of something it is the accusers responsibility to prove their own point. It is not our (or Matt's) responsibly to prove their claims wrong. If you bothered reading Matt's side you'd know that he has given credit whenever it's due except on one video which was fixed later. The only thing that suggests he outsourced his work is the sheer amount of content he publishes but it's not really that hard to accomplish if you have enough time on your hands, which Matt does because he admitted to spending 60-70 hours creating content. And they should have contacted him first, if nothing else they could've gotten more information about the situation. But when he reached out to them they just threatened him. And the reason people are saying this is jealousy is because Matt literally just hit 100k subscribers. So it's very convenient that all of these accusations are being made now.

[@hebsta1314]

Absolutely spot on. And it places people in an impossible position, essentially asking the accused to prove a negative whilst simultaneously the absence of evidence of wrongdoing as grounds to speculate from.

[@WeltraumKruemelkeks]

I love your videos, they're always so thoroughly researched and you never miss to show off the receipts. Sad to see how people keep ripping off your content. Really hope your channel finally gets the boost it deserves, it's so refreshing to have some genuine hard working creators out there. All the best to you!

[@goddess131]

thank you for this, this was so much work to put this together, thank you for exposing this, I didn't even know that Matt had so many other channels. I wish there was an identification on KZbin separating out companies vs real people.

[@ThisApp]

I know the girls at Roscoe’s don’t like Matt either for stealing their content without permission

[@user-dn6fw1ss1c]

I'm not sure the intention is to "steal" as much as it is to give a recap of the drama spilled, but I do agree that he could be doing more than just regurgitating what they say in the video and causing Roscoe's to lose views because of that

[@dor4376]

Why they are allowing recording and posting it?

[@qupumamegoma]

@@user-dn6fw1ss1c idk i kinda liked them because im autistic and have adhd and cant focus on long drawn out videos. i liked the recaps because it was putting the most important things into one video. but ig some people dont like that lol

[@1sleepyguy42o]

​@@qupumamegomaI relate, I watch the roscoes but sometimes he would recap things that I missed or references I didn't understand. But at the same time I watch both the roscoes and his channel so it bothered me how much unimportant details he would recap, like jokes the queen's would make ect. I think that roscoes disliked that bc it reduces viewers need to watch their vids themselves, taking some of their audience

[@shinokyouku]

​@@dor4376Roscoe's technically can't do anything about it. Matt just does enough in his recaps (adding commentary and context) to be transformative under fair use.

[@samanthainnocent5331]

Excellent video. I am so so happy to see you again on the platform, yet I'm also really sad that this situation is what brought you back. I hope you continue to get healthier mental health and I hope that this will bring some closure. Thank you for the countless hours and hard work you put into this.

[@thatchillingeffect]

the blonde chick with the black blazer kills me every time 😂

[@jennifermolinary]

Oh my god !!!!

[@itsalonaonline]

the drag race hbomberguy

[@fificakes]

The straws have been grasped at

[@kizu6669]

Who cares about Matt, HOW DO WE SAVE THE TURTLES 😢

[@mooncherrie]

this is like the drag race version of the Hbomberguy callout on James Somerton

[@kevinrudy]

but with no substance

[@drkmgic]

@@kevinrudy how do u know. Its not even out yet

[@lisa-lisa-lisa]

@@kevinrudy it had substance for days

[@averykoi]

@@kevinrudywell, tamar, did you watch the video?

[@jamezkurama8530]

As soon as I saw it and saw the length!!

[@scerrygross]

This editing tells me everything I need to know...

[@fullofsenshinedlite]

and that is?

[@sungexpression9093]

Over a 1000 hours… If you just did your normal drag race reviews at the same quality, you probably would have Beat him to 100k

[@angelpanda928]

~1000 hours ≈ 41 days It's fairly reasonable for a video of such scale, and that's not even taking into account how emotionaly hard it was to work. Did you watch the video? There were points/moments/whole segments explaining why this is the video that HAD TO be made.

[@sungexpression9093]

@@angelpanda928 this video netted little support and tons of criticism And the loss of many longtime viewers and subs like myself It was a misdirected attack at an innocent creator

[@angelpanda928]

ATTACK at an INNOCENT creator is maybe not best wording. The video is "extra" at moments, yes. But it does bring up a bunch of valid points that are still not addressed even after the response.

[@sungexpression9093]

@@angelpanda928 it doesn’t though Matt makes gossip videos That isnt a hard thing to do Which is why he can put out so much content

[@angelpanda928]

@@sungexpression9093 Watch the video..... A narrative that Matt is the only person working on his content is not based in reality. Him sticking to it is, in a way, funny.... There's enough videos where it's possible and easy enough to prove that content was taken from other sources, creators, etc. with no mention of them. Matt never admitted that on his channel there're videos that are shot for shot, almost word for word copies of some others, including some from this channel. Matt makes videos to make money first and foremost. Nothing exactly wrong with that by itself, but the ways that Matt goes about it are not the best to say the least..... Plagiarism is a BIG problem. Being unoriginal and bringing nothing new while stealing what is already there from others is problematic too. These are some of the points from the video. At least the way I understood it. Video is emotionally charged, yes. But there are many valid points that are still not addressed. This chanel was made because of passion, to make a point about editing on our beloved show, to engage with said show, etc. It is strange to me, to compare the ideas and ideals behind this chanel to Matt's business model. Doesn't seem like "beating him to 100k" was ever a goal. There're many RPDR content channel's that are more popular than Matt's and defenetly more popular than this channel. The problem is that Matt got to a point where he is now through very questionable means.

[@duartsy]

Saying Matt makes mistakes no fan of drag race would do because he doesn’t know a guest judge’s name and doesn’t want to moan the title of trixie and katya’s show on the internet (which anyone who watches his videos knows he’s pretty awkward) is kinda insane. You’ve made some good points but a lot of what you said is either extremely exagerared or far fetched

[@shanel4294]

I didn’t think he was on the spectrum like your other comment says but he’s definitely awkward and sweet. I don’t expect much from him and he serves his purpose for roscoes recaps and quick tea so I don’t have to wait for a Bu$$y queen video. Kayla and derrick serve Their own purpose too

[@19nmiller1]

This video feels so bitter for no reason. I typically like your videos but this one in particular feels very emotionally charged and relies on speculation. Matt has never claimed to be an original channel or anything. When everyone is reporting on the same exact show, theres only so much you can report on. At the end of the day, all of y'all are taking inspiration from the same show. Hes a recapper, more akin to a news channel or gossip site above all else and its nice to have someone simply compiling all of the ungodly amounts of information and drama into one place. Also, there's no clear evidence of him being a conglomerate and its not impossible for him to be doing it alone since most of his writing is just collecting information to put into one convenient place. There was no need to make this video so long, just present your evidence and go.

[@mauriciolasch]

Bitter for no reason? Wtf? Damn you CLEARLY didn’t watch anything before talking out of your ass

[@rinpoii]

this is so baseless

[@MONKEYDZETS]

Did u watch it he makes good points lol

[@evamixmax]

​@@MONKEYDZETSgood points? 😳

[@osaieu]

hi ur pfp is amazing hahahaha but true

[@peytonfarmer7001]

this video "coincidentally" is posted when Matt reaches 100k.... hmmmmm. in the words of Alyssa "I smell a stunt"

[@sungexpression9093]

The way I cackled 😂 You are them up! *snap*

[@lizaechelon]

throughout the whole video you were constantly emphasising that you conduct thorough analytical research while matt just sums up the existing info...so what? the surface level facts create their own niche among the newbies in the fandom. why trying to justify how good you are putting into question the existence of summery content? should the content on yt be strictly analytical? says who?

[@mdylan3989]

Honestly, if I put hours into thoughtful content, and I looked over and saw someone else just reading summaries of other peoples conversations and getting paid a bunch of money to do it while I got squat, I’d also be kind of jealous and annoyed. And saddened that humanity apparently favors substance-less content. Watching one of Matt’s videos with full attention is an insult to one’s intelligence imo. U gotta be studying or sleeping to justify playing that and also just not die of boredom. But ya, it’s not Matt’s fault that most people want his boring and basic content, people need his info, so he’s become the Taylor swift of rpdr KZbin and that’s ok 🤣 I agree there’s a place for him, though it hurts my soul how empty his content is. I honestly think it’s strange tone is half the reason he reads as content farm. But nah, the sad thing is, Dude might just really be that robotic/awkward tho, to the point where he AGGRESSIVELY appears like a content farm. Add in his formulaic and super conventional editing snd narration styles, and his videos feel like KZbin deja vu. Familiar but not quite, also while lacking authenticity and a strong voice. This creates an uncanny valley he winds up in in terms id his content, so people suspect he’s a farm. Mark my worlds, something is off and uncanny Valley here. But I think it might just be …him. Lmfao! Anyway, Top RPDR just needs to find their own niche again and ignore that nerd. People want his recaps and he’s mostly harmless. Worst you can say is he’s boring, derivative, and basic with his content. But all that means is he’s a kinda shitty KZbinr, which are a dime a dozen. What else can they do? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lizaechelon]

@@mdylan3989 why keep insulting Matt? Do I watch his content? Rarely. Do I believe it’s non of my business how much money he gains for less effort than some other person? Absolutely. It seems like some people didn’t go to school where you spent a week on a project and got the same mark as a person who did it in an hour. That’s just how things work. Why are people so bothered? Have they not ever had related experiences? Being so envious is so childish.

[@mdylan3989]

@@lizaechelonEnvy is a natural human response to the truth that life isn’t fair. It is immature to BEHAVE immaturely as a result of it, not to simply feel or experience it. Actually, denying/invalidating your own feelings of envy, and those of others, is what’s truly immature and ultimately deeply unempathetic. If Top RPDR feels envious of Matt succeeding despite make hack, crap content while he slaves on thoughtful content, he’s valid. That shit ain’t fair. And ya life ain’t fair but that doesn’t mean ur immature if u have feelings about that. What a strange take. Anyway. Bye forever! 😄

[@shanel4294]

@@mdylan3989hmmm, someone said that they thought we all silently knew he was autistic. I said I didn’t agree and that he’s just awkward but autistic people get the described as uncanny or robot like all the time. Hmmm maybe he is autistic. My brother is autistic so I usually pick it up but not with mat I guess

[@MegaJonas148]

Let me sum up the video: He's mad at Matt that he didn't credit him the way he wanted to be credited for the Butterface exposure and now he's throwing out hot take after hot take reaching further and further into absurdity just because he's bitter

[@1sleepyguy42o]

Mmm, reading from Wikipedia isn't exactly a reach, it's proven. That said I'm not finished watching the vid

[@MegaJonas148]

I mean all of his points are petty beyond belief. That's what I meant by 'hot take', guess I worded that wrong. Why does he care if it's from Wikipedia or not. The points and infos come across. This is just trying to end someone career without a need for it...@@1sleepyguy42o

[@1sleepyguy42o]

@@MegaJonas148 it's a problem because it wasn't clearly stated it was from Wikipedia, leading other people to Believe it's original = plagiarism. If he had said "according to Wikipedia" before those statements, then he wouldn't be plagerising, because he isn't leading anyone to believe it's his words. Not doing so is against wikipedias own terms of use (you must credit them). But some things are a stretch here, and only make sense to aledge in the context of everything

[@jenxstv1067]

💯 that's what is going on here!! Ridiculous, I can't even listen to this horse 💩 anymore. It's just jealousy and hate.

[@skinlesschickennugget2411]

@@jenxstv1067 did you listen at all?? Matt is hurting the whole community by stealing content. He didnt expose shit on the butterface situation and he is rippibg of more creators. If you truly dont care about the people in drag and dragrace community then thats going to happen: people will stop putting their time into their original content - it will dry the well from people like Matt pull from. And then you have no one left to give those channels like Matt content and he will move on to another genre. Dont you see how this is hurting the stuff you should care about???

[@Coral_Shade]

Wish you all the strenght that you need and glad you’re back 💐

[@Waurice]

Bro it seems every time there's a DR content creator this guy releases a video trying to cancel them. Now drag tea is being more successful than this channel and it smells a bit of envy from top rpdr.

[@itselvesonly]

yes king!!!!!!!!!!!! so happy to see you in my sub box

[@dasma4403]

Okay it makes sense. Thanks for exposing him, some things we cant see until someone points it out and e.g. the wikipedia ripoff is pathetic

[@jacksonsimmons4511]

Why yes I will be sat for four hours

[@chrisbuckley1785]

😂😂 yeah I don't think anyone is finishing this whole easy that took over 1000 hours to make....😂

[@zoozbuh]

Interviewing the person behind butterface and staying neutral/not bashing him directly to his face doesn’t = he is a content farm… lol

[@wildwild4324]

I can't go through almost 4h when the first part is a summary and then when the "exposing" starts you say he didn't mention who exposed butter face when Matt spoke about it in past tense and mentioned both this channel and Paige. Then make yourself an authority of the English language over analysing every word as if it weren't all channel that do that for people to be intrigued but then you don't send a DM or comment on his video saying "Hey Matt, sorry but your wording is misleading and makes it look like you are the one exposing butter face, can you change it?" This video is the definition of "could've sent an email"

[@adrianschutz405]

I unsuscribed from Matt's channel long time ago because I was not getting anything new, not even real commentary on the things he was talking about. I have not even finished watching this video and I am like "oh, that tracks".

[@xoiIy2]

finally someone getting him cause i hate how he profits off of basically ripping off roscoes

[@xoiIy2]

i’ve always knew someting was off about him pelase contact roscoes they want him gone too

[@kevinrudy]

its protected by fair use. you cant stop someone from creating transformative content.

[@horrorluver565]

This

[@kevinrudy]

@@xoiIy2 it's not a review show of a review show it's the cliff notes. Roscoe's could make better videos with the highlights themselves no-one is stopping them. you cant expect everyone to wanna watch an hour long video of people just talking with literally no work or edits. it's lazy.

[@shanel4294]

@@kevinrudyif roscoes did highlights I’d watch it, I’m just not watching th whole roscoes so the recaps actually have purpose for me

[@jfgs930]

This video is needlessly long, presented in an unprofessional way and contains so much passive aggressiveness it’s tough to take it seriously. You just seem bitter? You can dislike his videos and think it’s hitting the line of immoral, but this “expose” just makes you seem jealous he’s done well.

[@Coral_Shade]

Love that you are back and standing up for yourself ❤

[@fizzydante]

This whole video is over three hours of REACHING. Matt’s crimes are: paying someone to do a job, occasionally getting information wrong and…not crediting you…the way you wanted him to. This could have been 20 minutes long if you’d stop reiterating the same lacklustre points over and OVER again. Please move on.

[@morgenmuffel5747]

Please. There is no reaching when it comes to the obvious plagiarism documented at 1:50:11

[@skinlesschickennugget2411]

Did you listen at all?? Matt is hurting the whole community by stealing content. He didnt expose shit on the butterface situation and he is ripping off many creators. He reads even Wikipedia and change some words to hide the fact. If you truly dont care about the people in drag and dragrace community then thats going to happen: people will stop putting their time into their original content - it will dry the well from people like Matt pull from. And then you have no one left to give those channels like Matt content and he will move on to another genre. Because for Matt its a Job. And only a job. He has not opinions or point of views. When I was watching him that felt off for me. He is just summarizing and rephrase things but normally people but a spin to their videos. Like IMHO, DragDetectiv, GreenGay, MovieBitches, Bussy, Eddie ...they all have opinions and you can see, they are passionate about drag. But with Matt - honestly give someone a script/only informations for them to read and you have what Matt does. There is no personal involvement.

[@jennifermolinary]

The receipts of plagiarism, pure stealing, and unoriginal work is crazy. Thank you for this