Borderline MATI right now after tonight's stream, but I think I've earned that. Few things tilt me, and normally I fall under the umbrella of just "point and laugh at the fat balding retard". Tonight, not so much. Yes, Brandon Cole is his own flavor of shitbag, and being a wheelchair doesn't preclude him from such scrutiny. If being retarded was a shield that exempted people from being brought to task for their behavior, both Chris-Chan and DSP would be off-limits. That said, even though Brandon is a dickhead, he's still a guy that makes considerably less than Phil, with a wife of his own, bills of his own, etc. Unlike Phil, however, Brandon knows real adversity.
Dude wakes up every morning and can't see his own wife (probably a blessing tbh), but had the dark (lol) fate of falling in love with video games and gaming, a passion which he'll never be able to fully appreciate. Barring a miracle or a leap in medical advancement, he's relegated to appreciating only a portion of his most loved hobby. Yet for all his flaws and the fact that yes, he's a retard that gives Phil money, dude pushes forward to make that hobby as enjoyable as possible not only for himself, but others like him.
Almost any other streamer would've refunded that tip. I've seen streamers that were legitimately struggling with some serious shit (medical bills, death in the family, disaster relief, etc.) refund tips because they knew the donator personally and felt like it was too much. Is it ok under certain circumstances to graciously accept a donation that size? Sure. This isn't one of those cases. Phil knows better. He knows Brandon as personally as Phil allows himself to know any of the mongs that toss shekels his way. Under no circumstances should he have taken this money.
In spite of all that, he greedily lapped up the $70 in cash that SuperBlindCuck tossed his way, like a hungry little cumslut eager for the fix. For any real man, any real person who was actually down on their luck and struggling, such an act of generosity from someone who has it WAY harder would've resulted in a welling up of emotions. I've seen grown men, actual tough men be reduced to tears when God (or whatever you believe in) sends them a message like this, an act of kindness that says to your fellow man "hey we're all in this together and things will get better". This faggot cried over a fake e-mail he wrote about himself TO himself, but SBM gets the cursory "oh thanks man you didn't have to do that, let's get you up on my whoreboard" treatment.
It's been posted here before, but I'll post it again. Phil, here's how a real man who loves his job treats his viewers. This is what real humility looks like. Take notes so you can at least pantomime it better down the road, you unrepentant roach.