The Great Shadow Cast-Off Of 2020

The Great Shadow Cast-Off Of 2020, also known as "Rocky’s COVID Crack-Up", "Rocky Newbies Show Their Heels", "Revenge Of The Young Queens", "The Rocky Horror Karen Show", and "The COVID Generation Coup", were a series of events that took place via social media in the so-called Rocky Horror "community" during the end of June 2020.

Overview

In June 2020, during the height of the worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic, a long-time cast leader had resigned from a long-time leadership position. Seeking to expand their power and influence over others, many self-appointed, ambitious, and often delusional Rocky Horror shadowcast members, many of them believing that they were chosen by Loretta, began to vie for the exalted, yet non-existent position of "#1 King/Queen Shit of Rocky Horror". Operating from the relatively safe and comfortable environment of social media, long-time rivalries that had been simmering for years finally reached critical mass. As a result, an atmosphere of fear, mass hysteria, hostility, and paranoia gripped the so-called Rocky Horror "community". Augmented with lies, unsubstantiated claims, false accusations, finger-pointing, character assassination, smears, cruelty, insults, and petty jealousies, some people who had been involved with Rocky Horror for decades were targeted and had their lives impacted. Friendships ended, and old friends became enemies. It is considered to one of the most unfortunate events in the history of the so-called Rocky Horror "community".