Why hasnt Chris been in any main stream media? -

[TimBabinski]

I know he was on some shitty MTV talk show or some shit but why hasnt OPL been on NBC today or what ever. I know shows like that have done reports on Jessie Slaughter befor.

 

[cypocraphy]

The media are trolls who don't want any potential sweethearts finding out about him.

 

[QI 541]

Sonic the Hedgehog Watch & Win Sweepstakes.
Chris-chan in the Pokenews.
Save McIntire Park.

As for why they haven't done a report about "Retarded autistic man bullied by internet trolls", it's probably because he would have to contact the news, instead of the other way around.

 

[Holdek]

I know he was on some shitty MTV talk show or some shit but why hasnt OPL been on NBC today or what ever. I know shows like that have done reports on Jessie Slaughter befor.

[cwc]Chris in the media[/cwc]:

Traditional media:

1.1 Richmond Times-Dispatch
1.2 Sonic The Hedgehog Watch And Win Sweepstakes
1.3 Chris Chan in the PokéNews
1.4 Nintendo Power Magazine
1.5 Shoujo Beat
1.6 Daily Progress
1.7 WBCN Toucher and Rich
1.8 KROQ-FM The Kevin and Bean Show
1.9 Web Soup
1.10 Save McIntire Park
1.11 Slylock Fox
1.12 The Opie & Anthony Show
1.13 Houston Press
1.14 Failosophy

 

[GFYS]

Bullying and autism are very divisive topics, that most programs want to avoid, either because it's not their area of specialization, or it's too complex a subject. For a production that doesn't mind picking on someone, they risk white knights accusing them of picking on a retarded transgendered guy who can't defend himself. If anyone tries to frame him in a sympathetic light, either doing an expose on cyber-bullying or the social pitfalls of autism, it doesn't take much for Chris' terrible true nature to come out or details of his repeated legal troubles to destroy all sympathy for him. There's no shortage of other folks who would work under either circumstance, that isn't as much of a potential problem, and Chris isn't notable enough to warrant risking it.

 

[Some JERK]

Bullying and autism are very divisive topics, that most programs want to avoid, either because it's not their area of specialization, or it's too complex a subject. For a production that doesn't mind picking on someone, they risk white knights accusing them of picking on a retarded transgendered guy who can't defend himself. If anyone tries to frame him in a sympathetic light, either doing an expose on cyber-bullying or the social pitfalls of autism, it doesn't take much for Chris' terrible true nature to come out or details of his repeated legal troubles to destroy all sympathy for him. There's no shortage of other folks who would work under either circumstance, that isn't as much of a potential problem, and Chris isn't notable enough to warrant risking it.

Agreed. The only worthwhile approach to Chris's story from a media point-of-view would be an anti-online bullying approach, and Chris (despite his current dressing habits) is not a teenaged girl, or a young gay man who committed suicide. The media would never be able to spin sympathy for a 30 year old creepster who still lives with his mother in a trash heap. (especially since, as you pointed out, Chris has a history of legal trouble stemming from his public behavior) Plus, putting Chris or his mother on camera would be a disaster for everyone involved.

in short, regardless of your angle, if you ran a story on Chris you would probably get fired.

 

[Furina]

Chris and Barbara are more suited for the likes of Jerry Springer.

"Today we've got an autistic manchild crossdresser and his hoarder mother! Also a gay nazi and a transsexual trucker!"

Chris has turned himself into something too weird for the mainstream media to touch. Its kind of difficult to garner sympathy for a man who refuses to grow up and wears women's clothing all the time.

 

[Javert]

Chris would be perfect big brother material.

 

[TimBabinski]

what if south park did an episode on him ahaha, seems like the only main stream thing that would touch him.

 

[cypocraphy]

Any interview with him would be some incoherent tl;dw anyway.

 

[teheviltwin]

The only way Chris would work in mainstream TV is if it were a documentary on the dangers of main-streaming children with autism. They do research before picking someone for a documentary and I can imagine someone reading up on Chris and just refusing to touch that with a bargepole. As much as there are lots of muppets who yell things down the phone at Chris , there is no way that you could listen to Alec's calls (with his super-human patience) or the father call and not see Chris as a complete dick.

 

[pickleniggo]

Well, just look at him. He's not really mainstream material.

 

[champthom]

Probably because his story can't easily be summed up in 30 seconds or less. Chris's story would be too complicated for the mainstream media as it's not a clear cut case of good/bad, as there's arguments for both sides. Maybe it'd be oversimplified to "Bullies bully autistic man" but the report would fall short when they realize that Chris oftentimes provokes people and says some very un-PC stuff mainly about homosexuals and stuff.

 

[Holdek]

Bullying and autism are very divisive topics, that most programs want to avoid, either because it's not their area of specialization, or it's too complex a subject. For a production that doesn't mind picking on someone, they risk white knights accusing them of picking on a retarded transgendered guy who can't defend himself. If anyone tries to frame him in a sympathetic light, either doing an expose on cyber-bullying or the social pitfalls of autism, it doesn't take much for Chris' terrible true nature to come out or details of his repeated legal troubles to destroy all sympathy for him. There's no shortage of other folks who would work under either circumstance, that isn't as much of a potential problem, and Chris isn't notable enough to warrant risking it.

Agreed. The only worthwhile approach to Chris's story from a media point-of-view would be an anti-online bullying approach, and Chris (despite his current dressing habits) is not a teenaged girl, or a young gay man who committed suicide. The media would never be able to spin sympathy for a 30 year old creepster who still lives with his mother in a trash heap. (especially since, as you pointed out, Chris has a history of legal trouble stemming from his public behavior) Plus, putting Chris or his mother on camera would be a disaster for everyone involved.

in short, regardless of your angle, if you ran a story on Chris you would probably get fired.

I think you could do a story of, "The Weird World of Christian Weston Chandler" (Original title DO NOT STEAL) in a long-form magazine article. They've done them on other topics like goons, /b/, and Weeve.

 

[Someone in a Tree]

When I first heard of Chris, my first thought was 'this guy will one day be the subject of an Errol Morris film.'

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

Think of it this way: Have you ever tried to explain Chris to someone who hadn't heard of him? You can't do it, it's impossible. People have to come to Chris on their own, otherwise you could spend an entire afternoon explaining him and they still wouldn't really get it.

The media is the same way. Like Champ said, there's no way to turn Chris into a soundbite. Mainstream audiences wouldn't want to invest their attention in it.

 

[BigAltheGreat921]

Chris' story is really complicated and convoluted. It would be too difficult for the media to choose what to report on. Also, what others have said, he's not all that news-worthy.

 

[Some JERK]

Think of it this way: Have you ever tried to explain Chris to someone who hadn't heard of him? You can't do it, it's impossible. People have to come to Chris on their own, otherwise you could spend an entire afternoon explaining him and they still wouldn't really get it.

The media is the same way. Like Champ said, there's no way to turn Chris into a soundbite. Mainstream audiences wouldn't want to invest their attention in it.

You can't give someone directions or a map to CWCville, they have to take the same wrong turn that we all took.

 

[Count groudon]

Why would he want to be on TV? He already has a billion fans!

But I guess doing a televised documentary on the sexual anatomy of sonichus and rosechus wouldn't hurt

 

[Tubular Monkey]

Because Chris is just some idiot. He's not interesting unless you dig deep. He's not the spastic dynamo he was a few years ago. Now he's just some loser in his mom's house.