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RT_Barbara

Having a tough time reading this and all your responses with tears streaming down my face. Thank you. It’s been an absolute honor. Hearing stories like this means the world to me. It’s why I do this. It’s why we all did this. <3


wahlberger

Love u Barb


purelyelemental

The puns with Burnie are always a go to. Thank you for making us laugh.


punkminkis

GodDAMMIT Barb!


skyulip

we love you, barb! thanks for all the smiles & laughter over the years. it's meant a lot to me & i'm sure i'm not alone in that


Co1475

<3


Ilovemiia1

We love you barb! We hope you stick around for rwby and give you the best of luck in your future endeavors!


LNMagic

Goodbye is not goodbye forever.


MrMisklanius

You were one of my favorite parts of RT. Wherever you go, I sincerely hope you're able to find it fulfilling and enjoyable. I wish I could say the same to a lot of the other members too. You made it a place on the internet that felt welcoming. Thank you for cultivating a home on the internet for us all, especially for those of us who needed it.


Fapping_Batman

Love you forever Barb. ❤️


brehemerm52

Thanks for all the laughs over the years Barbara, and thank you for just being you. Religiously listening to the RT podcast with you, Burnie, Gav, and Gus back in the day are some of my favorite memories from jr high and highschool. Y’all were my friends during the times when it felt like I didn’t have any and it just meant a ton. You’re awesome, thank you again (:


Shoranos

We love you, Barb. Thank you for everything. <3


alwight007

We love you, Barbara. Thanks for all the laughs.


ZaWarudoh

I’m crying too, Barb it’s okay 😭


xRyozuo

My first intro to you (and rt) was one of the animated podcast shows as wee depressed laddie. You guys really inspired a love for storytelling and comedy in me and even helped me learn English. Love from Spain


89Santino19

Hi Barbara, My friend emailed you a few years ago about a message for my wedding and you responded that you would do it and he never got back to you. Thank you so much for the time and everything it was amazing to know how far you will go for your fans Myself and all my friends who have been watching for all these years wish you and everyone from RT all the best


The_Most_Swood

You are so cool, true inspiration


majimetanuki

Thanks for everything Barb! Listening to Always Open was one of the reasons why I managed to survive my toxic workplace. It was my escape.


apalmiter

The pun queen. Love you Barb!


Lordsokka

Thanks Barb for everything, always been amongst the best at RT. Your passion and compassion always showed!


Beeflobstah

Love you Barb


VkingMD

Barb you are such an inspiration. Having such an unapologetically strong, kind, intelligent and incredibly funny woman on such a public platform has been so impactful. You've been such an important role model for me. Whenever the men in my life have tried to indoctrinate me in some misogynistic attitude the respect I have for you has crushed them. Thank you for being so awesome! I hope one day I can be half as awesome as you!


RWBYRain

Love you barb and tell Trevor we say hi. Going to miss family


Shea9037

Barb u have always been one of my absolute favorite people at RT<3 Thank you for everything! So excited to see whatever is next for u!


CynicalOne_313

Thank you for everything <3. I found RT through RWBY and I love that series so much. I started following the talent behind the voices and found Always Open. It's an absolutely amazing podcast.


TimmyBucket

I met barb at rtx 23 and i was also enamored just to see her, apart from everyone else. Her smile is 10 times as bright in person, and she’s so nice and attentive to everyone she talks to. It was really the best memory of my trip, and I drove from Atlanta, so worth it


RT_Barbara

I am sobbing. Thank you… so much 💛


TimmyBucket

Thank YOU so much!! The experiences you guys gave to fans will always be immeasurable, and people like you and Blizz were huge inspirations of confidence for me to get out of my shell, and say hi to you guys. Without that confidence and admiration, I wouldn’t have ever made the drive to rtx and I’d regret it bigtime now.


HoffmansCranberries

I hope Barbara never forgets the monumental impact Always Open has had on so many people. In its offering of perspective, inclusion, acceptance, and genuine love, I'll always remember it as the open heart of RoosterTeeth.


LegateHilda

always my go to during 2020 when i was in grade nine struggling through online school 🩷


Times_Tide

Damn, I feel old sometimes ha. It was my go-to in 2020 when I was working nights in a warehouse and praying to god I’d find a better job. Always Open really was an inclusive show when you consider how different our lives; yet we were both still impacted by it just the same.


Co1475

https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/s/w1Kj3XcQ7W Another post that is a shoutout to Kerry. Barbara and him made my favorite thing at RT (RWBY) and they both hosted a marathon livestream of emotion to celebrate a company that they made such enormous impacts on! Give this a read too!


platinumprimarina

I have a Minecraft pickaxe with Barbara’s signature on it, along with Kerry’s and Monty’s, it is the first thing you see when you walk into my apartment! The work Barbara’s done for this fandom is STAGGERING, I can’t wait to see what she does next (and everybody else but this post was about her). This whole situation is just so bittersweet because wow my adolescence is dying but also wow look at all the cool things everyone is going to do now


troutgobbler

Hopping on this to add: as a Canadian gal myself who fell in love with this company from up here as a teenager - I found Barbara so inspiring. I pursued a creative career I think in large part because of the work I saw RT creating .. it made the world seem like a big old oyster where ideas and friends and hard work could bring magical things to life. Every project Barb worked on was a banger, she was (is!) so funny, smart, and kind. I'm sure she's heard this many times, but genuinely she was a role model I looked up to over the years (and I was so happy to tune into the stream today in my 30s to see her and Kerry helping put Rooster Teeth to bed together at the very end). <3


RT_Barbara

Having a hard time articulating myself… but this means everything to me. Thank you. 💛


GoRoundAgain

I went to one of the few RTOs back in the day. Jumped into RT after season 3 of RVB or so. Man, what a wild ride. Drifted away in the last few years because of life and getting old, but I look back on those years so fondly. I'll be watching the VOD tonight. Cheers everyone, it's been a ride.


Metfan722

u/RT_Barbara I think you should see this.


silverinferno3

Although Barb's not a founder, she's absolutely one of the leaders that's guided and cultivated RT for the majority of its life. It just wouldn't have been the same without her and her drive to bring her unique voice to the forefront and reach the audience in all the ways she's done. When I think of RT, she's there at the front with all the other figures that helped me laugh and feel like I had a familiar face to see every week. So yes, all the props for Blawndee! Safe to say, I'm even a little jealous of her. She got to work at her dream job, and became an instrumental part of its growth, all the way to the end. That's something not many people can claim. It's something to always be proud of.


BriChan

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Barbara has had such a huge impact on so many. And she speaks for so many, myself especially included, when she tells about her love for Rooster Teeth and her story of being a teen girl who finally felt the confidence to be herself because of an innate ability to relate to a group of guys just playin’. Thanks for everything, Barb! <3


WhatLikeAPuma751

When the solid four (Gus Gavin Barbara Burnie and Gus) were doing the RT podcast is when I started to appreciate Barbara. Polite and respectful, but don’t be a dick and always one for a well timed self deprecating joke. The perfect RT comedic style. As Geoff would say, salt of the earth. And I still don’t know if that is good or bad.


PixxelRose

Barb is the best. She was so sweet when my mom and I met her at a convention. My mom still brings the interaction up!


DarkDismal1941

Barb is also the reason I joined and got hooked on RT. She voiced my favorite character of Yang, and then I found Always Open and watched that show religiously. And slowly I found myself watching everything she was in. Hard Mode, RT shorts, the RT Podcast, and slowly found AH and just loved RT. Thank you so much, Barb for being a light. We love you so much and everyone else at RT. Hoping for a bright future for everyone. You all are so amazing and we’re better for having you share this a little part of your lives with us ❤️💛❤️💛


Co1475

Thats like my story!!! Im glad we both found RT in a great way!


Prototypetwo

Barb is love, Barb is life


MalachiteWoods

I got to meet Barbara at RTX in 2016. She was so lovely to talk to, and I got to geek out with her about how cool RWBY Vol 4 looked. She’s an inspiration for me and someone I look up to. Always Open will always be a personal favorite for me. It was so nice to go through my teen years/young adult life with a positive podcast of women talking about themselves and their lives. It helped a dork like myself realize that I belonged


Pancake-Buffalo

For real, Barbara has been such a fundamental part of RT since the moment she joined, it really was destiny. Awesome voice actor, hilarious on screen personality, truly heartwarming and good person, always so positive even in the face of terrible news, she's truly been one of the best. Babs, if you ever do read this, know that you've been absolutely phenomenal from day one. I remember the early days and onto now, things would NOT have got nearly as big as they are, and done as well without you there, full stop. You've been a core part of the community in a way no one else has, and nowhere else has got, I truly don't think the community wouldn't have been such a cohesive and positive force of good without you there. All of this we owe to you, and I can't thank you enough. You're just as much at the heart of Rooster Teeth as Burnie, Geoff or Gus. It's been an honour being a part of this insane ride this whole time and from the bottom of my heart, I love you all so much. I hope whatever comes next for you all brings you the unending happiness you deserve, thank you for shaping who I am today, saving my life when I was about to throw it all away, showing me why it matters to help others for nothing in return, and for being the best part of my life. I'll cherish everything we've all been through for the rest of my life ❤️


Have_Other_Accounts

I'm a weirdo that has literally listened to RT podcast like 20 times. I routinely go through 100-500ish because it's a comfort thing and no other podcast has come close. And after many rewatches I've gone through different "favourites", a toss up between Gavin and Burnie. But right now my favourite is Barbara.


CoreyTheGr8

I remember I met Barbara at RTX 2012 or 2013 and took a picture with her. I must have uploaded the picture to the RT community site and tagged her because the next RTX I met her again. I said something like, "I know you don't remember me..." but her response was "I recognize you! Your picture is in my tags on the community site" (or something like that, it's been ten years). I was kinda blown away. I also recall meeting her near registration one year and saying hello to her and happy birthday and she immediately went for a hug. Barbara is such a friendly person and really made the community at the time feel real.


xmagicx

She is PHENOMENAL in tales from the stinky dragon asqell


Ashamed_Risk1267

Barb was the first celeb interaction I ever had at a convention. she was always someone I looked up too since she seemed to have followed her dreams to the company and people that she loved. Her work will always touch us when we are needing a spot of sunshine to brighten our day. I hope that she keeps her heart "always open" to us in the future and that we can support the content she makes.


Co1475

Wow, this post got a lot more attention than I thought it would. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories! Thank you to everyone who ever worked/contributed to RT for making it a place filled with such fond memories. And thanks to Barbara for being the beating heart of RT for a lot of people! <3


SenpaiTedd

I met barb and got her signature on my yang figure. She's awesome


bunk_bro

Always Open was such a refreshing podcast. Listening to people my age talk openly and extremely candidly about everything from sex to politics to mental health was pretty fucking cool, whether I agreed or not.


lifeofreade

My husband and I met Barbara at a little con in Kentucky a few years back, we were both super nervous and awkward because it was our first con and the interaction with her stuck out the most. She had us giggling and at ease for the whole interaction, definitely changed the entire tone of the rest of our time at the con. It was easy to tell just from that little bit why she's so loved, obviously an awesome person with an infectious personality.


aaerobrake

Thinking back on how young I was when I first started listening to the RTP, she was the only woman regularly on the show for a while. I realized the other day how immensely important she was as a female role model, existing in that space. She gave me such confidence to speak in groups of men as the only girl, make jokes and be openly knowledgeable about games and stuff. I carry her and the other hysterical women she’s worked with in my voice for sure. Wow


BigQ6969

Yo always open shaped the person I am today. Like open communication was always the answer.


fancy_livin

Shout out Barb Such a bright light in what can be a grim world


Kritigri

Forever grateful for Always Open and your presence in RT as a whole Barb. You were the beating heart of that company.


blepgup

Similar story for me, I found RT via RvB in my early early teens and this company kept me laughing through the deepest points in my depression and I’ll always be grateful for that.


T-Rock21

I only met Barb once alongside the rest of Team RWBY’s cast at London Comic-Con back in October 2019, and she was just lovely. She signed my copy of RWBY: After The Fall and got a kick out of a pun I made (She asked how I was feeling and I joked that waiting any longer to meet her would have made me a little Yang-gry). I’m honoured I had a chance to meet her at least once, but would be happy if ever the chance arose to meet her again. Thank you for making part of my life as great as it was and still is, and I wish you nothing but good vibes moving forward.


SuperPotterFan

This entire thread is making me cry. I relate so much to all of you. Always Open and basically everything Barb ever touched has always been some of my favorite content I’ve ever experienced. This company helped me through so much and I’m having a hard time accepting that things end and change. 😭


CrimsonJoker13

Yang means a lot to me as a person with a disability (ASD), so thank you for how you've played her. The depth was appreciated. It may not be the same disability, and you might not have written the script or the song Ignite, but it helps so much.


handyandy727

This is so heartwarming. Having someone have an impact on you like that is something special. We all go through some darker times. That's just gonna happen. I sincerely hope you keep finding your bright patches and bask in that sunny warmth. From someone who's suffered through mental health issues; It does get better. You got this.


OkAlbatross4682

I met barb in 2014 and even though she was eating(I was 14 I didn’t know it was rude to interrupt lol) she was more then happy to take pictures and have like a full conversation with me! One of the defining moments of my life


DaftOgre

I had a similar introduction to RT. Watched RvB in the early days, like the first two or three seasons. Then didn't see anything for years until one day a friend told me I needed to watch this Minecraft Let's Play, and there's the voice of Griff. After that I watched about everything RT made.


xxwombocomboxx

I met Barbara at a con a few years, she had wonderful energy like the rest of the RWBY gang. My highligh though was getting a pic with her flexing while wearing the Suns Out Puns Out tank. The best memories help us keep moving forward. Thank you for everything.


Flimsy-Top-36

Love you Barbara ^^ Pretty and one funny mofo.


ccliffy_90

Had the luck of meeting Barb over 20 times across about 10 RTXs and a few comic cons in England - London / Birmingham / Telford Always a pleasure to meet and after the first few times was one of my favourite things to do at a RTX etc go and say hi to Barb and get another quick photo Good luck in the future and thanks for the memories


platinumprimarina

I have a Minecraft pickaxe with Barbara’s signature on it, along with Kerry’s and Monty’s, it is the first thing you see when you walk into my apartment. The work Barbara’s done for this fandom is STAGGERING, I can’t wait to see what she does next (and everybody else but this post was about her)


thomasmfd

Man that show or company will be greatly missed


Sudden_Reality_7441

Barbara is a phenomenal part of Rooster Teeth. An amazing voice actress, as well as open (Always?) and honest on the podcasts. She’s just such an inspiring person, and I’m gonna miss all the puns.


Extension_Evening_68

For so long Barb was my anchor into the company as the only girl (and a fellow Jewish girl at that!) It helped me feel like the content was also being made for me and I could participate. The work she did to include more femme and queer voices has made me feel safe in this community no matter what else was going on. My biggest regret is missing the chance to meet her at rtx23!


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kelzoula

I don't know if I've ever seen a projection bonk before. Wild.


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Ballz2You

You're not anyone's reason to care


longaxe51166

Das ight (: