A nonprofit that raises money for a San Diego County high school district is under fire for renting out one school's gym for a “punishment” game show that featured racist attacks, profanity and bondage-themed penalties for participants.
According to a report from the San Diego Union Tribune, “the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation — a nonprofit separate from the district that raises money for the high school” agreed to rent out the gym for a show called “24-Hour Tag,” where the four participants were tormented as it was streamed on Twitch.
The report from reporter Kristen Taketa said the show was produced by the online content creator PaymoneyWubby, which is known for adult-oriented shows.
A promotional video for the show can be seen below.
The show, which set off the firestorm, was based on participants being “tagged,” and where “the male contestants used profanity, wore sashes with phrases including ‘botched penis’ and ‘pedophile,’ licked chocolate fondue off of women’s feet and enacted a mocking parody of the crucifixion of Jesus.”
Additionally, “They also gave a PowerPoint presentation with slides showing racist statements, such as: ‘What does a White man in America face today? Too much Spanish, Black history month (as a whole), Trader Joe’s, China.’”
In response, the school district issued a statement that claimed, “We understand that the production company filmed a game show with highly inappropriate content that appears to have violated the terms of the agreement between (the foundation) and the production company, as well as the district’s community standards and policies,” and threatened legal action against “the parties involved to hold them accountable for the egregious conduct on our school campus.”
An official for Paymoney Wubby replied to inquiries with, “We had a wonderful and very successful event that fully complied with our contractual agreements. Based on threats of litigation made by other parties, I cannot comment further at this time.”
The report added, "The nonprofit said the company did not disclose specifics about the show or any inappropriate or concerning content, although it did say the content would be PG-13. The foundation said the production was ‘in clear violation’ of the foundation’s facilities use license agreement. The foundation did not respond to questions about the name of the company to which it rented the gym but said it was based in New Hampshire. The organization did not provide a copy of the contract, and it was not immediately clear how much was paid for the rental.”
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