I think Japan got confused on names again, as with
アストリア ("Austria") versus アストラリア ("Australia"), and heard the order to impose sanctions against "Russia" as "Rushia".
Fuck Cover the management is just as bad as all of Vshojo
Okay, I can understand being angry over this happening, but let's not say something so fucking retarded. Cover is a legitimately successful business who knows (with an extremely high percentage success rate) how to hire, manage, and promote virtual talent without them being drama whores.
Cover is certainly not, however, without its grevious flaws (see the Taiwan incident, Haachama's censorship, their inability to properly protect Coco from harrassment,
potentially their handling of the Rushia situation, etc.) yet to put them on the same tier as a CoomGrifters, Inc., who allow their talent to basically say whatever the fuck they want, out of character, regardless of how fucking stupid, and were very recently responsible for the Nux drama where neither Cover nor its talents have ever done anything that outrageously incompetent, is frankly ridiculous.
She generally seemed to use her work account instead of a private one to communicate with friends and such.
This was an egregious error on her behalf, and while I don't think she should be terminated just for that alone, and it can very lead to actual, legitimate errors which would be in violation of her contract, such as is what appears to have happened regarding her communications with the Japanese Gnome. You shouldn't have to be a high ranking figure in a corporation to realize that keeping your public and private life separate is something you should do.
Also, don't use Discord.
All she really had to do was take a break for a little bit and no one would have cared.
This is what I don't understand. It's literally all she had to do: take a break. Both she and Cover at least made it appear that was what was going to happen until this point.
I wouldn't say "no one would have cared", though. Many people, at least her "true and honest" fans, cared, way more than I originally assumed they would. For those who would have stuck around after she returned, it's not something they were going to forget so easily. Regardless of whether or not you agree with what she did, she not only impacted people with her actions, but she impacted her business. Rushia
could have survived this ordeal, but it'd have taken some time for her to recover both in terms of images and finances.
I really don't think this whole thing was caused by Cover's rules as much as Rushia's manager told her to not do something, but she did it anyway.
Yes, this is more what I'm feeling as well. I do not buy the rrat that this is just as simple as the boyfriend thing, as that leads to a certain tier of cynicism I think is ill-fitting for the situation. Rushia kept pushing buttons and at some point you just can't push anymore, particularly with corporate culture as stringent as it is in Japan. I honestly felt she forgot that her being Uruha Rushia isn't just her being an online personality but also her career, which carries with it responsibilities, expectations, and regulations you can't just discard on a whim or by negligence without facing the consequences.
Don't forget that Hololive was selling this fake idea of the Girlfriend experience towards lonely Otaku or let alone more likely the hikkimori type of person. I think they are afraid that people will rethink their position when simping for these girls and in return bankrupt the company.
This is not entirely true, but I see what you're saying. I would assert most of the holo talents do not make use of GFE as much as you'd think. There are, however, holos that make almost their entire performance based on GFE, and Rushia was by far the main driver for that. I suppose now you'd place Nene in that spot, but even still she's far more goofy about it than Rushia.
Anyway, my point is that it's incredibly cynical to consider that Cover would do this to preserve their GFE formula when most of the time that's not why most people watch the holos. It's certainly an accent for some, if not most, but nowhere near the main cause for their income, which is more the personality, presentation, and interactivity of the girls than anything. In some cases, it may also be their genuine talent as well, like with Suisei.
One of the major gripes I have with all the anti-fan rhetoric is that they seem to defend her in every way, but nobody seems to care for the lonely men that are being exploited through her giving the impression that she is only there for the fans she has while being rammed like a train from behind by MafuMafu.
This is my exact perspective. Others will be much more brutal towards those victimized. Most people don't seem to bother to sit down and think about why what she's doing might actually be wrong particularly considering the game she herself was playing, because again, GFE, at least to the degree you'd expect from her, is not required of you.
I already had this argument with someone who initially thought Rushia's actions weren't that bad, and I played a bit of devil's advocate by unpacking the situation. Regardless of whether or not you like GFE, there are people who do. These people are lonely, and the GFE helps bandage the wound for those people.
It is, in my view, unreasonable to expect Rushia doesn't have a partner in real life, but it's not unreasonable to expect her to keep that wrapped and separate if she's going to play pretend as your girlfriend. The fantasy is more or less invalidated at that point unless you're a cuck (in which case, seek help), so it all falls apart on both a (para)social and financial level. Both parties actually lose out here.
There are some who will take the more "who gives a shit, fuck 'em for being weak" approach, and I really can't be fucked to try and argue with people who are going to default to being a cock about it. I fundamentally don't think it's right to exploit, abuse, or take advantage of the weak or innocent which is what Rushia was doing if she didn't give a shit about her fans yet would offer hardcore GFE regardless.
These Hololive girls don't know how lucky they are for having such a job, seeing as most Japanese girls tend to go into the JAV industry after they failed to cope with even a normal job in that society.
I'm more than sure many of them do, particularly considering hololive has often been considered Yagoo's Home for Broken Girls given the many different and various origins, traits, and quirks of the holos. Let's not exaggerate and extrapolate every other talent's behaviors based off personal interpretations of one.
The bottom line for my perspective based on what I know is as follows: Cover did not fire her purely because of the "boyfriend" incident. It may have been a factor, but Rushia fucked up handling this whole thing and seemingly broke terms of her contract. Subsequent interactions with her just make her look all the more guilty. She did not pull back, lick her wounds, and come back later when things would have simmered down at least somewhat and attempt to rebuild her brand. This is mostly on her.
I will say, though,
this fucking sucks. hololive 3rd Gen by a long shot is my favorite, preferred, and most enjoyed generation on the JP side of things, and while I do not consider myself a gachikoi of Rushia's, she was cute, funny, and really meshed well with the others. There's plenty of content she's made or been involved in where I found myself laughing and engaged with her. She is extremely popular for a reason, and she has always been a treasured part of her generation. Going forward, there's going to be a considerable gap she leaves that I'm not sure will scab over completely for a long, long time.
After thinking on it some more, I don't believe that Rushia was acting maliciously at any point here, nor do I think she loathed, hated, or used her fans, despite whatever relationship she might have with MafuMafu. My interpretation is that she fucked up, panicked considerably, and subsequently made a series of mistakes, many of them grave, for which now she must held accountable. I am not sure whether she thought she knew best or truly didn't have many friends at hololive, either in terms of management or talent, to help correct her path, but what ended up happening and the end result of it are all unfortunate.
This whole situation could have been avoided.