DISCLAIMER: I'm not a die hard Mr. Enter fanboy deflecting criticism towards him. I'm just a casual viewer with an opinion and a right to express that opinion.
Introduction
Let's talk about MegaDoopTV, or as he's previously known, The Ultimate Ranter. This young man has been known to attack channels and fanbases he personally hates. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, of course; the problem is he doesn't respect opinions contrasting to his. I'm not exaggerating, as we've met before in the comment section of Mr. Enter's 12 oz Mouse review. The conversation basically went "why are you still watching Mr. Enter" "I'm pointing out how s***** his content is. Btw, nice use of the "don't like, don't watch argument."" "I didn't say don't watch, i was simply asking why?" "You are a moronic fanboy who doesn't understand how s***** that argument is. I'm done." The comments have since been deleted, but I still remember him throwing my simple and honest question in my face without giving me a good answer. We'll get into why "I'm only here to criticize" isn't a good excuse later, for now lets talk about the video in question.
Addressing these so called "fans"
0:19 He's referring to this small minority of subscribers to Mr. Enter who dubbed MarsReviews, RebelTaxi and Turkey Tom cyber bullies for criticizing Enter. The reality is the majority of Mr. Enter's subscribers (at least from what I've seen) respect their opinions and don't result to childish name calling. The minority of people that dont are just that: the minority. They don't represent the fan base as a whole.
Mr. Enter improvements
0:42 He says Mr. Enter has "improved slightly with his editing" but that's not all he's improved on. He's become less temperamental towards cartoons, his humor is much better (in my opinion) and he arguments are more thought out and explained better. It's all subjective of course, but to say he's only slightly improved in editing is pretty in accurate.
That doesn't make it right
1:18 Just because harsh criticism exist, that doesn't mean it's okay. It's never okay to insult or belittle someone when giving feedback. Criticism should be at most firm, but fair in order for the creator to improve. If Mr. Enter took what MegaDoopTV and others as valid criticism (insults an all), he'd have stopped making videos a long time ago. "Oh, let me guess: he has Asperger's right?" Don't you just love being interrupted? Step 1: Not even close to what i was going to say and Step 2: Contrary to what many people think, Mr. Enter DOES listen to criticism. If he didn't, he wouldn't have shown even the slightest of improvements since 2013. So, no; Mr. Enter isn't wrong for saying you shouldn't hate someone and everything they do.
Constructive =/= nice
1:50 This is the part of the video i wanted to address, the most. Constructive criticism isn't about being nice, it's about being fair and respectful. It is, in fact, possible to respect someone without necessarily being nice to them. For example, I don't care for a certain family member of mine, but I don't give him the stink eye every time I see him. Instead, I just acknowledge he's there and mind my own business. You don't have to be a Saint when providing criticism, but you should be fair so people can see where you're coming from in your arguments.
You can still help
2:01 Flaws are not always immediately known to the creator, even after proof reading and review the content themselves. This is why criticism exists in the first place: to point out flaws the creator overlooked and how they can do better next time.
Conclusion
He concludes with one of the top rules of the Internet (and creativity as well): if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen (I know that's not exactly what he said but that's exactly what he means). It's a wise motto to follow, but he uses it to say Mr. Enter can't take harsh criticism, even though we've already established that harsh criticism does more harm than good. Overall, I find this video to be very opinionated and nonsensical. The arguments brought to the table weren't respectful as he grouped all 250k+ subscribers of Mr. Enter with the minority, he makes Mr. Enter the bad guy for addressing criticism and he mistakes constructive criticism as being nice. I must again stress that I'm not deflecting criticism towards Mr. Enter, but instead shooting down MegaDoopTV's flawed and incorrect arguments. To MegaDoopTV, if you made it this far, just know that I'm not saying you have to like Mr. Enter. I'm just saying if you're going to criticize him, I suggest you do your homework on what constructive and harsh mean. Also, just because you think a YouTuber is terrible, that doesn't mean the people subscribed to them are all morons. Like I always say: your opinion is not law -.-
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