This past week, we as a company made a decision that was tough, controversial, and had split opinions on the one and the other sides of the issue. Publishing the late Fratmen Raphael’s FratmenTV update is smth that we knew we would have to face someday. We kept shoving it off, week by week, month by month and as we begin to close out 2013, we had to give a decision what we wanted to do with Raphael’s discharge: Publish it or throw it in the trash. is a sensitive subject. When it comes to a charming youthful chap like Raphael, it’s an especially tough topic to discuss, but a precious one for sure.
The morning after we were notified of his , we had a company-wide rencounter where we discussed how we wanted to handle honoring his memory. During that rencounter, we received a message from his family that asked us to not do everything right away. We respected his family’s wants and did no thing publicly. Because is a sensitive subject, even though we were honoring his familie’s desires, we were chastised for how we handled that… to some, it wasn’t sufficiently and it was disrespectful that we still held Fratpad Friday that week. This week, we knew it was a going to reignite some ardent opinions as we released his Fratmen update but for me, I’ve decided that throwing his footage away like that guy didn’t exist would be just as difficult as deleting his phone number from my phone; it’s smth I just can’t do. Fratmen Raphael existed. He was here, this guy was a part of us, and I stand behind our company’s decision to share this charming youthful fellow with the world. Raphael is a Fratmen and I’m damn proud of it.

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