It is literally impossible to "lose with honor" because history is written by the victors.
When the immigrants write the history books, Europeans will be recorded as evil (and stupid and ugly) villains defeated by heroic migrant Chads who were greeted as liberators.
I'm seeing a a growing number of people throwing shade at Elotes Doro and said they should have known better when they "used ShiftUP's Copyright from the start".
Well, I have a good memory, and I have been a fan of Elotes Doro since it opened. I keep receipts.
Doro/Dororong was fan creation, and it had gained fame and popularity on a global scale with most people who know of Doro not even aware that it is based off the character Dorothy.
Elotes Doro, was created and opened September 2024.
ShiftUp formally negotiated the purchase of the IP of Doro/Dororong on August 2025.
Elotes Doro existed a YEAR before ShiftUP even owned the full rights of Doro. Elotes Doro continued to operate a YEAR after they got the Copyright.
ShiftUp for over TWO YEARS didn't care about Elotes Doro, but strangely when some Sony Exec took a ShiftUP position, a position that specialises in "Global Communication"...Elotes Doro got forced to change everything by ShiftUP.
You want to talk legality and how ShiftUP has the right to threaten Elotes Doro to chance their branding, sure its their legal right.
But in terms of fandom and community goodwill, something that ShiftUP NEEDS...
What Jerome Benzadon did on behalf of ShiftUP - is scummy and trash. Throw a little money, hire a few lawyers, bully a random small business in Mexico selling snacks to change the entire identity of their business for TWO YEARS.
What GREAT work you are doing Jerome, if being Head of Global Communications involves alienating your employer's fanbase and destroying goodwill.
SHIFT UP Hired an Ex-Sony exec Jerome Benzadon for "Head of Global Communication"
Not long after, Elotes Doro forced to shut down.
I will blame Elotes Doro's shutdown on him, because He's the only thing that changed with SHIFT UP. He works for the same people who sues modders.
SPOILER FOR CHIRAL REDUNDANCY PT2
John 15:13
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
I should make notes of all the biblical elements in gfl2
Gentlemen... I am devastated and must inform you that what I took for a resurgence of goth girls is in fact just normie foids culturally misappropriating to thirst trap....
I maintain that if we want a TRUE resurgence of Goth girls, we must embark on a campaign to rebuild their natural habitats (malls) nation wide
disney you gutless cowards, do this to gaston
show the world his viewpoint where the cute girl you like got kidnapped by a horrible monster who's stockholm syndroming her so you save her with your skills as a hunter and leader
you don't need to change the story AT ALL
Imagine Dragons is empirically the largest rock band to have ever existed but also they are so culturally irrelevant that their consistent support of Palestine over the last few years has had no pushback at all from anybody, including ardent Zionists
Such a strange band