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A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of [[Jack]], sorted alphabetically. | A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of [[Jack]], sorted alphabetically. | ||
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The '''[https://boards.4channel.org/ck/catalog /ck/ - "Food & Cooking"]''' board of 4chan was the earliest home of Jack trolls, with him becoming a subject of posts as early as September 2013.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/4824162#p4824726</ref> In October 2015, the board mobilized in trolling Jack over his appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast]], where he admitted to [[Garrett|choking his son]] and advocated for the genocide of Palestinians.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/6982054#p6983074</ref> In recent years, the board's asshurt moderation team (Apheliot, archaeowicker, bigyah00, newton, Smart, tetherballeyebleach108, w370)<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/4chan.37222/post-21114491</ref> has engaged in strict censorship of Jack threads, largely fading him out of the board's culture.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/16476712#p16476841</ref><ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/20648933#p20652639</ref> | The '''[https://boards.4channel.org/ck/catalog /ck/ - "Food & Cooking"]''' board of 4chan was the earliest home of Jack trolls, with him becoming a subject of posts as early as September 2013.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/4824162#p4824726</ref> In October 2015, the board mobilized in trolling Jack over his appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast]], where he admitted to [[Garrett|choking his son]] and advocated for the genocide of Palestinians.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/6982054#p6983074</ref> | ||
In recent years, the board's asshurt moderation team (Apheliot, archaeowicker, bigyah00, newton, Smart, tetherballeyebleach108, w370)<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/4chan.37222/post-21114491</ref> has engaged in strict censorship of Jack threads, largely fading him out of the board's culture.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/16476712#p16476841</ref><ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/20648933#p20652639</ref> Some Jackposting has persisted in form of replies to threads rather than Jack being in the thread OP. | |||
===Aunt Myrna's Parlour=== | ===Aunt Myrna's Parlour=== | ||
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'''[https://discord.gg/qyJxASsGvr Aunt Myrna's Parlour]''' is a Discord server created by Kiwi Farms user Rod Dangerous on 28 March 2022. Originally a fanclub for ''Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man'', it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken its ownership. As of | '''[https://discord.gg/qyJxASsGvr Aunt Myrna's Parlour]''' is a Discord server created by Kiwi Farms user Rod Dangerous on 28 March 2022. Originally a fanclub for ''Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man'' specifically, it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server. The server's channel topics include Jack, other Scalfaniverse figures, churches Jack has attended, other lolcows, and off-topic discussion. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken its ownership.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1210359506878595162/1332990661007380552</ref> As of May 2026, the server has 150+ members. | ||
On 26 September 2025, [[Guests#James Smith|Jimmy]] joined the server in an attempt to have his workplace removed from the CWJki; however he was unable to navigate the channels and was eventually kicked by staff.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1421285000707309699</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1496647413446742219</ref> | |||
===Kiwi Farms=== | ===Kiwi Farms=== | ||
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'''[https://kiwifarms.st/ Kiwi Farms]''' is an internet gossip forum currently managed by Joshua "Null" Moon. A [https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/ thread on Jack] was created on 16 October 2015, and has served as the main archive of Jack's antics since, with 3700+ pages as of | '''[https://kiwifarms.st/ Kiwi Farms]''' is an internet e-celebrity gossip forum currently managed by Joshua "Null" Moon. A [https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/ thread on Jack] was created on 16 October 2015, and has served as the main archive of Jack's antics since, with 3700+ pages as of May 2026. | ||
==Dedicated critics== | ==Dedicated critics== | ||
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[[File:Ashley Hayes.jpeg|frameless|150px]] | [[File:Ashley Hayes.jpeg|frameless|150px]] | ||
'''''[https://downwithjackscalfani.wordpress.com Down with Jack Scalfani]''''' is a discontinued WordPress blog authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304</ref> The blog | '''''[https://downwithjackscalfani.wordpress.com Down with Jack Scalfani]''''' is a discontinued WordPress blog "dedicated to exposing the ugly underbelly of self-proclaimed foodie and nicest guy on YouTube, Jack Scalfani" authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304</ref> The blog mostly reviewed individual Jack videos and received posts from February to May 2016. | ||
It is ultimately not known why Hayes abandoned the blog, however it did provide some useful information, such as [[Tammy]]'s college degree being potentially fake. Hayes was also potentially behind a Twitter account impersonating [[Cornerstone Church]] pastor Maury Davis at @MurryDavis.<ref>https://x.com/MurryDavis</ref> | |||
===Jack Vlogs=== | ===Jack Vlogs=== | ||
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'''''[https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldISeries Should I Series]''''' is a small restaurant chef that has tested several of Jack's recipes, including [[Aunt Myrna]]'s dreaded [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjbO1-x0pc4 Party Cheese Salad]. He tried out [[The Best Sauces]] in 2019, promptly spitting out the barbeque sauce upon it entering his mouth.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4i3lNS0zeM</ref> Additionally, he created LolCowGo, a now-defunct tool which allowed searching through transcripts of the video library of various lolcows, including that of Jack. | '''''[https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldISeries Should I Series]''''' is a small restaurant chef that has tested several of Jack's recipes, including [[Aunt Myrna]]'s dreaded [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjbO1-x0pc4 Party Cheese Salad]. He tried out [[The Best Sauces]] in 2019, promptly spitting out the barbeque sauce upon it entering his mouth.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4i3lNS0zeM</ref> | ||
Additionally, he created LolCowGo, a now-defunct tool which allowed searching through transcripts of the video library of various lolcows, including that of Jack.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250114122624/https://lolcowgo.net/</ref> | |||
===Total KoolAid & More=== | ===Total KoolAid & More=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@TKAandMore Total KoolAid & More]''' focused more on covering Jack's old blogs, such as ''All That Bugs!'', showing more of what Jack is like behind the scenes. As of 2026, Total KoolAid appears to no longer make Jack content. | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@TKAandMore Total KoolAid & More]''' focused more on covering Jack's old blogs, such as ''All That Bugs!'', showing more of what Jack is like behind the scenes. As of 2026, Total KoolAid appears to no longer make Jack content and has moved to other lolcows. | ||
==Casual critics== | ==Casual critics== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/user/AugustTheDuck August the Duck]''', real name August Burton Bruce, is a YouTuber known for his reaction videos, gained prominence by reacting to Jack's controversial cooking content, starting with | '''[https://www.youtube.com/user/AugustTheDuck August the Duck]''', real name August Burton Bruce, is a YouTuber known for his reaction videos, gained prominence by reacting to Jack's controversial cooking content, starting with Jack's "Wet Brine vs Dry Brine Chicken" videos.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzk5UuyjTg</ref> | ||
On 12 April 2022, August announced that he would no longer react to Jack's videos, citing ethical concerns and discomfort with mocking someone who had experienced [[Jack and health|significant health issues]], including multiple [[The strokes|strokes]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiCWmnBq-M</ref> However, on 27 August, August returned to reacting to Jack's content.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgJ3cBfmT-k</ref> On 26 June 2023, August announced he would be ending the Jack reactions once again, due to not feeling comfortable making fun of Jack after his most recent stroke.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXTRQCXTa4A</ref> | On 12 April 2022, August announced that he would no longer react to Jack's videos, citing ethical concerns and discomfort with mocking someone who had experienced [[Jack and health|significant health issues]], including multiple [[The strokes|strokes]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiCWmnBq-M</ref> However, on 27 August, August returned to reacting to Jack's content.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgJ3cBfmT-k</ref> On 26 June 2023, August announced he would be ending the Jack reactions once again, due to not feeling comfortable making fun of Jack after his most recent stroke.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXTRQCXTa4A</ref> | ||