December 2014 Facebook Posts

The following are a series of posts by Chris on Facebook in December 2014.

Summary

• 3 December - Chris updates the status of his eBay sales.
• 3 December - Chris provides a chronology of his hatred for Sonic Boom.
• 5 December - Chris again calls for a boycott of the Cartoon Network.
• 6 December - Chris puts his eBay business on temporary hold.
• 7 December - Chris tells his fandase what his sweeping demands are regarding Sonic Boom.
• 12 December - Chris makes a desperate plea to SEGA.
• 13 December - Chris makes a reminder that his mother's BMW is still for sale.
• 15 December - Chris feels crappy.
• 16 December - Chris expands his Sonic Boom protest to Miiverse.
• 18 December - Chris makes assumptions about trolls.
• 20 December - Chris recolors images of Sonic and accuses SEGA of cowardice.
• 21 December - Chris says what he doesn't want for Christmas.
• 29 December - Chris explains what went down on 26 December.

Posts by Chris

Merchandise Update

Chris continued his sale for the Sonichu medallions. Meanwhile, according to him, he's expected to move back to his renovated house within the next few weeks.

3 December 2014 Medallion Update: I have a few orders to create and ship by Friday now. Now, my mother and I are expecting to be moving back into our renovated house within the next couple of weeks. And the available count on the medals is apparently low, and eBay won't let me up the quantity at this time. And I am unable to relist the B&W Commission and Autographed Photo listings either. So, now here is the current deal: I will take more orders until Friday the 5th, and have them rushed and shipped by Wednesday Now, if you still want to buy medals to share as gifts, I will offer Four Medals for the $100 price under the matching prices Coloured Commission. And if you pay me $120 through the Works Commission, I will do Six medals. The basic Sonichu medals are the easiest and quickest for me to make, but I will still take requests for the other characters or customs. Either way: I will also draw the commissions appropriately, but you Have to choose on the multi deal there: Multiple Medallions, Or a Coloured/Framed Coloured drawing. You WILL NEED TO SPECIFY in the message option when checking out, or after in an eBay PM. Every Purchase at this time is Also Eligible for a Free Autographed Photograph (optional); You MUST SPECIFY if you want the Free Photo. Again: Any Orders made AFTER the 5th will NOT be able to be made or filled until AFTER December 25th. So you Have to Order Now, Before the 5th, to Guarantee Your Order to be shipped Before next Wednesday. Thank you for your understanding, patience and understanding. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Sonic's Arms Hatred: The Backstory

Chris continued his rant over Sonic Boom, revealing that his hatred for Sonic's blue arms started in February.

He later ended his Facebook post with a YouTube link to the Sonic Boom TV Trailer.

3 December 2014 I have just received a question from one of my girl friends: "So, I'm curious, where did you hear about this blue-armed Sonic Issue? Is it something you discovered on your own, or is it a bigger issue in the Sonic community?" To best answer this question, and to VERY MUCH my visual dismay and further recollection: I HAVE been feeling this SINCE Last February. I needed to search for the ONE Announcement Trailer Video of the DAMN TV Show. I Remember finding it for myself on either Facebook through SEGA's feed, or on YouTube through the video recommendations, on my laptop, as we were moving into the temporary house. I felt UTTER Shock at the sight of the Blue Arms on Sonic immediately as I watched it for the first time that day in Early February, 2014; This Year. I was too busy and stressed from collecting as much as possible from the burnt house, and bringing them either to our Storage Unit, and this house's basement I had not thought about the issue much, UNTIL Last June or July with the E3 Trailers being presented on the SEGA and Sonic Facebook Pages! Since Then, I have continuously protested the Blue Arms by commenting and messaging them that "Sonic's Arms are NOT Blue!!!" And among which, I have Warned Them that this sort of thing would NOT end well for them, and it was, and still is, a Very Bad Idea!!! So, in short: I watched the damn trailer last February, I felt Pissed Off Then, I relearned about it last June or July: I Still felt Very Pissed Off, and NOW I am continually Growing and GROWING More Angry and PISSED OFF AT SEGA, NINTENDO AND CARTOON NETWORK AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED THERE!!! I have Contacted SEGA and Commented NUMEROUSLY with MONTHS worth of time. They ignored me, Not Responded or Done Anything about it at all, and therefore the time for Talk IS LONG DONE AND OVERWITH!!! AND WE NEED ACTION UPON SEGA AND SONIC BOOM NOW MORE THAN EVER!!! Thank you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_A3e2bl334

The Second Season

After discovering that the Sonic Boom was renewed for a second season, Chris again posted on Facebook to complain.

5 December 2014 A Second Season of the ‪#‎SonicBoom‬ show with those, UGH!!!, Blue Arms?!!! Hell No!!! Boycott ‪#‎CartoonNetwork‬ With Me!!! Refuse to Watch the channel!!! Refuse to go to their Website for Any Reason as well!!! And TELL THEM TO PULL THE DAMN CARTOON FROM THE AIR AND FORCE ‪#‎SEGA‬ TO RECOLOUR SONIC'S ARMS BACK IMMEDIATELY!!! [[1]]

Spreading the Good Word

5 December 2014 Also, Spreading the good word around; commenting and messaging others as I have? Copy/Paste the following short-but-direct message, with the link below: SONIC'S ARMS ARE NOT BLUE, AND THEY SERIOUSLY CAUSE SENSORY OVERLOADS IN ME!!! SEGA NEEDS TO RECALL EVERYTHING SONIC BOOM AND CHANGE SONIC'S ARM COLOUR BACK IMMEDIATELY!!! FOLLOW ME IN BOYCOTTING SONIC BOOM, UNTIL SEGA WISES UP, RECALLS EVERYTHING AND CHANGES HIS ARM COLOUR BACK, NOW!!! Join My Group, FIX SONIC'S ARMS IMMEDIATELY, SEGA!!!, and Sign Our Petition NOW!!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fixSonicsArmsImmediatelySEGA/

Move Back to 14BLC has officially begun

6 December 2014 **On Move; No New Orders Until 2015** **eBay Listings UPDATE 12/06/2014** As of this moment, up to January first, 2015, I am on break from making medallions and commissions, aside from all of the remainder that will be completed and shipped by Wednesday the 10th. My mother and I are going to be in the process of moving back into our renovated house by Christmas. Any new orders made between now and January 1st will not be able to begin or fill them until close to or after that date. Feel free to place a new order if you wish now, but do not expect it/them until middle of next January. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, and Appreciate your patronage, patience and understanding. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

Greatest Mistake Ever

7 December 2014 Follow My Lead to Force SEGA to Wise Up and Fix Their Greatest Mistake Ever!!!

Chris later on posted a link to this post to his Facebook group:

EVERYONE! I am going to hand-write to SEGA about this matter, and I have just called their 1-800 number and left a message last night. I will call again middle of this coming week if they do not call me back. I am urging everyone in the group to write and/or telephone SEGA as well, and INSIST and DEMAND upon them to Recall Everything Sonic Boom, including the cartoon and video games, and Change Sonic's Arm Colour Back Immediately!!! Suggest for them to do the following: -Recall ALL remaining stock of the Sonic Boom Games and Merchandise from ALL of the stores carrying them. -On the eSHOPS, IMMEDIATELY change the initial software to reflect Sonic with his original Tan Colour Arms, as well ALL video and imagery therein on there. -Replace ALL of their imagery and videos on their official websites and pages to reflect Sonic with the original tan colour arms as well. -IMMEDIATELY create NEW game Cards, Discs AND Inserts with Sonic's original tan colour arms. And on the software, the arm colour MUST be there INITIALLY; BEFORE any downloaded Software Updates. -INSTILL downloadable Software Updates for all of the already sold games to reflect Sonic Initially with tan colour arms as well. -REMOVE the Sonic Boom Cartoon from the Television and Internet airwaves, and change ALL of the Season One Episodes for Sonic to have his Original Tan Colour Arms, and Initially make that default in ALL following Seasons of episodes, including the Second Season. -AND They Must Announce this Recall and Update, As well as Apologies to Every Individual Person who Has Found Little to GREATEST Offense in the new Arm Colour, IMMEDIATELY, WORLDWIDE BROADCAST AND IN PRINTED MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS EVERYWHERE!!! Also, copy and paste the following true statement in your letters and telephone conversations: "The very sight of Sonic's Blue Arms makes our ally, Christian Weston Chandler of Ruckersville, VA, suffer from consistent Sensory Overloads. Upon seeing them, his brain immediately shuts down into a momentary to lengthy (depending on how long he is forced to displeasingly endure the horrific sight) state of mental paralysis. Combined with his Autism, he only gets more angry as each day passes with this pair of blue arms still remains. Either the Change back to him having tan colored arms happens IMMEDIATELY, or he and our THOUSANDS to MILLIONS of allies in the Sonic the Hedgehog Loyal Fanbase will only get more Angry and Outraged to the point of coming right over there to your office and doing something Very Bad there." Also, if somehow you have managed to receive a copy of either Sonic Boom game (no questions asked), you should SMASH the Game Disc and or Game Card, and enclose the pieces with your Letter to SEGA of America. To show them that we are Very Serious and Passionate towards Rectifying their mistake in changing Sonic's arm colour. Below is their address, and Customer Support phone number; LET'S GIVE THEM HELL AND BACK IN FORCING THEM TO WISE UP AND CHANGE SONIC'S ARMS BACK IMMEDIATELY!!! [REDACTED] ‪#‎SEGA‬ ‪#‎SonicTheHedgehog ‬ ‪#‎SonicBoom‬ ‪#‎Nintendo‬ ‪#‎CartoonNetwork‬ ‪#‎GameStop ‬ ‪#‎ToysRUs‬ ‪#‎WalMart‬ ‪#‎Target ‬ ‪#‎BestBuy‬ ‪#‎WiiU‬ ‪#‎Wii‬ ‪#‎3DS‬ ‪#‎DS‬ ‪#‎DSi‬ ‪#‎AmyRose‬ ‪#‎Knuckles‬ ‪#‎Robotnik‬ ‪#‎Eggman‬

Pickle Joke

In Chris's new "FIX SONIC'S ARMS BACK" Facebook group, Chris posted about the pickle joke in the show, surprisingly being neutral about it.

10 December 2014 I know well I said not to talk about the show much, or post any spoilers. This time, though, I am willing to make this exception. I have heard that in the show, Sonic ordered a sandwich with no pickles, but is served the sandwich with extra pickles. I feel neutral/indifferent about the joke. But my friend read a bit into it as a possible reference to myself, as well as a possible middle finger gesture to me from SEGA. Being Serious and Sincere, no sarcasm or jokes: what do y'all think/feel from this lame pickled vegetable joke? Answer in the comments of this post.

For Christ's and God's Sake

Chris shared another of SEGA's Facebook posts, this time about introducing the main character, and Chris as usual complained about his blue arms.

12 December 2014 For Christ's and God's Sake, PLEASe CHANGE HIS ARM COLOUR BACK IMMEDIATELY, SEGA!!!

BMW is still for sale

13 December 2014 1996 BMW Z3 1.9 STILL UP FOR IMMEDIATE SALE AT $9,999.00 US! The key was misplaced, but we Have Found It. Call Barbara Anne at [REDACTED]; SERIOUS INQUIRIES AND CASH ON HAND PEOPLE ONLY!!! http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/cto/4677871136.html

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

15 December 2014 Do Not Ask; Do Not Comment; No Comment from me either. — feeling crappy.

Protesting Sonic Boom on Miiverse

Chris continued his protest for Sonic's blue arms.... this time on Miiverse.

16 December 2014 Why did I NOT think of reaching out to the MiiVerse before? I did not think of it until today.

Is Meme Run Refundable?

After playing "Meme Run" on the Wii U, Chris posted this on Facebook:

18 December 2014 **The following is an open opinion** I Hate the Internet Trolls, and I know very well to just ignore them and continue living my life, while they hack into whatever to get whatever emails, text and crap they want, purely for content. I also am aware of some of the number of their related, typical icons and whatnot, including "Awesome Smile", "4Chan" Clover, "ANON" green head with question mark, "PedoBear", Anything from within the Rage Comics, Internet Memes (whatever the hell those are), and whatnot. I have just downloaded "Meme Run" from the eShop on the Wii U. The details from its listing intrigued me a couple of weeks ago. I figured I might learn more of what the trolls think about all of the time from it, more or less. All "Meme Run" is, essentially, is a LOT of their popular and favorited icons(?) and sounds popping up all over the place, while the Rage Face on a stick body runs, jumps and "slides". It is Chaotic, Sensory Overloading, Loud and Annoying. I can seriously say that IF this is what the Damn Internet Trolls and Cyber Bullies think of, at random, ALL of the time, for the most screwed up humor of theirs: they all are Seriously Stressed, Weird, Offensive and Mentally Demented and Screwed Up. They must LIVE with Sensory Overloading crap to the point of blending in and being used to it. I would certainly NOT want to go to someone's house with that Loudest Amount of Visual Noise and Distortion. Headaches and Eye Pain! Stress!!! To be frank and short, about Internet Trolls, CyberBullies, and "Meme Run": Holy F***ing S***!!! You Lot already have your damn HeXBox; stay the Hell Away from SEGA, Nintendo and Sony!!! Have a good day.

More protests

20 December 2014 I have just taken nearly every last Blue-Arm-Bandit image on the Sonic the Hedgehog Page, and Fixed Sonic's Arm Colour Back in each of them; Let's Spam These Images To the STH Page, Cartoon Network, SEGA, and MAKE THEM SEE THAT THE ORIGINAL ARM COLOUR IS MORE ACCEPTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL THAN THE UGLY, HORRIFIC BLUE ARMS!!! LET'S GO DO THIS THING!!! #SEGA #SonicTheHedgehog #SonicBoom #Nintendo #CartoonNetwork #GameStop #ToysRUs #WalMart #Target #BestBuy #WiiU #Wii #3DS #DS #DSi #AmyRose #Tails #Knuckles #Robotnik #Eggman

Cautious optimism

20 December 2014 This is News to me, after Just Googling "SEGA Recall Sonic Boom", I get the following article. I've read it; bugs or NOT, the Blue Arms remain the main concern. And in response to the article, I still remain unsure if this is a win on our side, considering we are looking for IMMEDIATE ARM COLOUR FIXES to the CURRENT SONIC BOOM GAME, regardless of bug patches that may have been distributed. What I feel this tells me is that SEGA's people and crew are Cowering Behind Their Own Mothers' Dresses and Skirts in their own estrangements from reality. What a bunch of Cowards! Let's Call Them Out on THIS in our Efforts to FORCE THEM to RECALL EVERYTHING SONIC BOOM AND CHANGE SONIC'S ARM COLOUR BACK IMMEDIATELY!!! This may be a break in our turn we've been looking for.

Whatever you do, don't send me a copy of Sonic Boom

21 December 2014 Christmas is going to end up being neutral here this year. The house will not be ready for moving back in before the holiday. So, it'll be just a day at home with the family. If anyone wishes to send a present or gift card, please consult my Wish List and Gift Card photo albums here. I Really still Require the big Grand Emporium Lego Set. And, if you're going to be sending a joke gift: a lump of coal, or a copy of the blue arm bandit Sonic Boom games would be the most offensive to me. Merry Christmas, Happy Haunakah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Other Holidays too. And have a good and safe day.

Fan, meet shit

Main article: 26 December 2014

29 December 2014 Attention Everyone!!! To preface what has happened recently, I simply remind everyone that Sonic The Hedgehog's Arms Are Not Freaking Blue!!! If ‪#‎SEGA‬ had Never changed them, or reversed the change between February and November of this year in the new Sonic Boom video games AND Cartoon Series on Cartoon Network, as well as the Toys and whatever else, I would Never Have Had to Protest and Rebel the way I have, including the creation of my group, FIX SONIC'S ARMS IMMEDIATELY, SEGA!!! Within my groups, I have lead by example to push forward to the path of Waking SEGA Up and Forcing Them to Change Sonic's Arm Colour Back Immediately. And to confess, I HAVE DONE MY PART FOR REAL! I had personally gone into three of the four local GameStops (EXCLUDING the Fashion Square one) THREE TIMES to Personally Protest in my Silent Way. First Attack: I printed, as seen on the Facebook Group, the Fronts of the Sonic Boom Game Inserts, affixed double-sided tape onto the backs, and affixed them onto the fronts of their respective display game boxes on the shelves. Second Attack, about a week later: I checked the success of my first attack: damaged a few original inserts pretty well to full removal. And of what were still there, I made attempts to transfer the inserts from the original cases into Behind the inserts of different games. I've had to briefly explain my reasons and the Protest, and told them that they should NOT BE SELLING THE BLUE_ARM_BANDIT GAMES IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THAT THEY SHOULD SEND ALL OF THEIR REMAINING STOCK OF SONIC BOOM GAMES AND STUFF BACK TO SEGA, TO MAKE THEM CHANGE SONIC'S ARM COLOUR BACK IMMEDIATELY!!! They did nothing. And one last week later, the Third and Final Attack, and the ONE and ONLY time that the Fashion Square Location had been involved as well. I made up and printed faux price tag decals, with the short note to discourage purchase of the Blue Arm Bandit games, and promote the Protesting Boycott. And with the Five Wii U software cases that each melted a bit from the MY House Fire Last January, as well as Five Smoke Damaged 3DS Game Cases (no melting), I had printed a full front, side and back insert with the boycott encouragements, and the notes on the back to make the stores send their remaining stock Back To SEGA! I Have ran into individuals giving me Bad Grief for my Protest and Actions, OUTSIDE from the Fashion Square Location, but I HAVE done my duty in full to the best of my abilities at the individual moments and circumstances. I also HAD Hidden ALL of the Blue Armed Sonic Toys at Toys R Us here, concealed hidden amongst their metal cupboards, so they ALL would NOT be SOLD, and Best Boycotted for The Protest! They remained hidden for the longest time of over a Month; found and reshelved near the 20th of December to my personal dismay and crestfall. And at Best Buy, ALL Copies of THEIR Sonic Boom Games are STILL SUCCESSFULLY CONCEALED AND HIDDEN from View AND Purchase! Anyhow, AFTER the Final Attack for the Protest, near a week later, on December 8, I had typed, signed, addressed and US Mailed apology letters, with the promise to have been done with my In Person Protest Deeds with No Further Action therein, to ALL but the Fashion Square GameStop, and I had sent one to Toys R Us as well. I had thought the FS GS would overlook the ONE attack of Protest on them, but obviously, I was mistaken. Which brings us up to now. Last Friday, the 26th, my mother and I were at the mall, getting pizza and spaghetti for lunch. She had informed me of a good Mini Refrigerator deal at Sears, so after eating, I made my way to check it out. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED AT SEARS, and I went NOWHERE NEAR JCPENNY that day. There was a good 3.1 Cubic Foot Fridge for $129.99 that caught my eye, but that is to be purchased later. On the way to Sears, I peeked into the GameStop, and I spotted a New Skylander Figure: Blastermind. I was set to buy it, and I was going to consider checking out their Wii U Preowned Software selection in their 3 for 2 deal. Innocent; I was NOT Looking for Trouble. But then this MALE Loomed out in front of me, frightened the crap out of me, and he said in a BOOMING VOICE that ONLY scared me worse, "YOU ARE BANNED FROM HERE. YOU NEED TO LEAVE NOW." But still determined to continue my shopping, I veered into the Wii U direction, when his female accomplice startled me and boomed in as well. Still feeling frightened and mentally overloaded, I made a grab for my pepper spray to use In Defense. I offered a few Peaceful solutions, but she ended up sending him to go get security. So, I shouted, "Fine! I'm Leaving", and I dropped the figure. And on my way out, I told the MALE to Not Get Anyone, and we both stopped near simultaneous. I still felt my own worse from wear with the fear, startle, paranoia, and I did NOT want him following me and causing more trouble upon me. And then in my defense and to make my escape, I spritzed a miniscule amount of the pepper spray Downward; NOT into his face. And then I left. I did not learn until much later that the spritz had done a lot worse than I had imagined it would, as well as learning that they were the so-called "Manager" and "Ass Manager" of that particular store. I had No Idea of the contents of the Pepper Spray, OR that it was Illegal for use in certain situations in the state of Virginia at all. And, I HAD tried the stuff on myself days before in the upstairs bathroom. A Two Second Spray onto my left wrist, some of it got onto the bath tub wall as well. Like sampling a perfume or deodorant. It Took Me Out damn well. I had to open the windows, turn on the bathroom fan AND aim the box fan into the bathroom to air the place out, and I wiped the wall off as well, and OF COURSE I washed my hands. It took fifteen to thirty minutes to make it bearable in there again. In the end, Yes, I went along peacefully when the "Police" arrived to collect me, and I had to spend a miserable weekend in Jail. And I just got out on a bond and bail; yada, yada, yada. In the END, I WAS the Victim; I did not cause the original provoking; The "Assistant Manager" Made the First Attack ONTO ME and Provoked my defensive response. I was Minding My Own Business; NOT Looking for Trouble, and then HE Startled Me, similar to a potential Rapist in a Dark Alley in a big city. ANY of you would have done the same as I Have in Defense AND Escape! And we can SUE SEGA for Changing Sonic's Arm Colour and Ultimately, this MALE getting Pepper Sprayed! Think About It Seriously! And my Protest Actions are NOT acts of "Vandalism", regardless of your individual perceptions. It was NOT Vandalism, but Good Protest when in around 2004, At Fashion Square, I tried their NEW Soda machines with a credit-debit card slot, and then I learned of the FIVE DOLLAR SURCHARGE that brought my bank account into the Freaking Red! I subtly Posted Sticky Note Signs onto each machine shortly after, "This Machine Charges You Five Dollars per Card Use". A few days later, the Original Machines returned! Nobody gave ME Any Freaking Grief or Complaints at all about that! AND if you REALLY want to see the Whole Mess Happen, go find the Security Tape of the time of Point A, my finding Blastermind to Point B of my departure from the store. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a LOT of much required Packing to Take Care Of. Good Day.

Comments by Chris

BOO!!!

On 6 December, Chris continued his protest against Sonic Boom after discovering that the show was renewed for the second season. He later on posted a link again to the Gamnesia article.

BOO!!! I would only permit this happening ONLY IF THEY HAVE CHANGED THE ARM COLOUR BACK FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES!!!

And furthermore, this notion and News is most Utterly Repulsive and Inexcusible!!!

Chris needs friends to be happy

On 21 December 2014, Chris shared the following post by "Hotdiggedydemon":

Never take your friends for granted. Video games and the internet are not a substitute for genuine human interaction. Without real friends, you will always be unhappy.