Raphael. Up-close
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This past week, we as a company made a decision that was tough, controversial, and had split opinions on both sides of the issue. Publishing the late Fratmen Raphael’s FratmenTV update is something that we knew we would have to face someday. We kept shoveling it off, week by week, month by month and as we start to close out 2013, we had to determine what we dreamed to do with Raphael’s shoot: Publish it or toss it in the trash. is a fragile subject. When it comes to a mind-blowing youthful stud like Raphael, it’s an peculiarly tough topic to discuss, but a worthy one for sure. The morning after we were notified of his , we had a company-wide encounter where we discussed how we dreamed to treat honoring his memory. During that meeting, we received a message from his family that asked us to not do anything right away. We respected his family’s cravings and did nothing publicly. Because is a fragile subject, even though we were honoring his familie’s wishes, we were chastised for how we treated that… to some, it wasn’t enough and it was disrespectful that we still held Fratpad Friday that week. This week, we knew it was a going to reignite some spunky opinions as we let out his Fratmen update but for me, I’ve determined that tossing his footage away like he didn’t exist would be just as difficult as deleting his smartphone number from my phone; it’s something I just can’t do. Fratmen Raphael existed. He was here, he was a part of us, and I stand behind our company’s decision to share this mind-blowing youthful stud with the world. Raphael is a Fratmen and I’m damn proud of it. Rest in Peace Fratmen Raphael
This past week, we as a company made a decision that was tough, controversial, and had split opinions on both sides of the issue. Publishing the late Fratmen Raphael’s FratmenTV update is something that we knew we would have to face someday. We kept shoveling it off, week by week, month by month and as we start to close out 2013, we had to determine what we dreamed to do with Raphael’s shoot: Publish it or toss it in the trash. is a fragile subject. When it comes to a mind-blowing youthful stud like Raphael, it’s an peculiarly tough topic to discuss, but a worthy one for sure. The morning after we were notified of his , we had a company-wide encounter where we discussed how we dreamed to treat honoring his memory. During that meeting, we received a message from his family that asked us to not do anything right away. We respected his family’s cravings and did nothing publicly. Because is a fragile subject, even though we were honoring his familie’s wishes, we were chastised for how we treated that… to some, it wasn’t enough and it was disrespectful that we still held Fratpad Friday that week. This week, we knew it was a going to reignite some spunky opinions as we let out his Fratmen update but for me, I’ve determined that tossing his footage away like he didn’t exist would be just as difficult as deleting his smartphone number from my phone; it’s something I just can’t do. Fratmen Raphael existed. He was here, he was a part of us, and I stand behind our company’s decision to share this mind-blowing youthful stud with the world. Raphael is a Fratmen and I’m damn proud of it. Rest in Peace Fratmen Raphael
Added: 2013-11-12 • Views: 29 • Duration: 36:03