Damn.As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
Damn.As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
Celebrities shouldn't normalize this stuff, certainly not ones that target at kids.You honestly believe kids will watch this and become anti-Semitic? Really!?
Again this has been done before and yes it has been done for shock value before and aimed towards kids before which I know pew de pie has a young audience but he's played porn games in the past so I don't think he's geared his content directly towards them.
This was done with the intent to be funny it doesn't make pew de pie a Nazi
Eh, PewDiePie has apologised and for and quit using gay slurs, and this has just happened I'm not sure I'd be ready call it like this just yet*. He has shown the ability to be self-aware and grow past shit like this, I'm really hoping he sees the light here.
*For PDP specifically, I mean, this absolutely applies elsewhere.
You honestly believe kids will watch this and become anti-Semitic? Really!?
Again this has been done before and yes it has been done for shock value before and aimed towards kids before which I know pew de pie has a young audience but he's played porn games in the past so I don't think he's geared his content directly towards them.
This was done with the intent to be funny it doesn't make pew de pie a Nazi
I've been busy while posting so my apologies.I think there's the potential that his shock humour could help enforce already held beliefs, yes. Denying that seems pretty intellectually dishonest.
Didn't say it made him a nazi. In fact, if you read the thread and my other posts you'd see I've literally been saying the opposite for pages. Pay attention please.
I just don't see any grounds for that since he already made a response video and it wasn't "Hey, I'm sorry, it was an insanely stupid idea and I should have known better" but instead "THE MEDIA OVERBLOWS ANYTHING LOL IT'S JUST MY HUMOUR IDK, EVERYONE CHILL".
That's what really pissed me off. That he immediately went after "the media" and that he has been doing so over and over again. He doesn't own up to what he does but just uses an easy escapegoat like the media reporting on it, which, in the current climate, is beyond irresponsible and even dangerous.
I've been busy while posting so my apologies.
As for the Bold part people with those beliefs are already looking at far stronger content which is unfortunately out there.
Dude do you understand what a joke is? Satire? Humour?
The guy isn't seriously advocating anti-semitism.
He's "grown" from shouting faggot randomly to doing hilarious Nazi memes.
He's "grown" from shouting faggot randomly to doing hilarious Nazi memes.
Maybe next he'll grow into faking a lynching. Satirically of course, always satirically.
I still can't fathom how this guy has 50 million subscribers.
So making jokes about millions of people who died in horrible ways in WW2 is okay?
He /has/ owned up to it and changed his ways before, and his new content /is/ showing a more reflective side.
Yes, the response you mention is troubling, but it could be a knee jerk. He's obviously a flawed human like the rest of us, I'm just not ready to throw him under the bus yet.
If he doesn't change up his shit over the coming weeks then sure, I'll definitely side against him.
Maybe I have too much hope in people...
I have nothing against PewDiePie. I don't watch his videos as I guess I'm a little old for them. Shame to hear that he is another alt righter, definetly changes my opinion of him.
So making jokes about millions of people who died in horrible ways in WW2 is okay?
It absolutely is OK, people like Louis CK do it everyday. But there is a point to the joke. There is a punchline. It very seldome just is "LOL, look at those jews!". Great comedians use tragedies like this and turn it into humour not targeting the victims but their perpetrators or turning it into a self-deprecating joke for playing on their perceived ignorance.
So making jokes about millions of people who died in horrible ways in WW2 is okay?
Right person, right place, right time.I still can't fathom how this guy has 50 million subscribers.
I have nothing against PewDiePie. I don't watch his videos as I guess I'm a little old for them. Shame to hear that he is another alt righter, definetly changes my opinion of him.
That is the climate today. Most comedians make those very jokes.Exactly. He could go another direction with other "hilarious" subjects like child abuse, rape, mass shootings etc. They guy is an idiot.
A young and charismatic exponent of Sweden's neo-nazi party.
Oh he also shouted faggot randomly? Yet another reason to add to the pile not to like him, and I haven't even watched a video from him.
The "Death To All Jews" video already was part of his new content and "more reflective" side. And his new content more than once consisted of making fun of the media and berating them for criticising him, never really going beyond "Hey, it's just a joke, they are lying". I've honestly been waiting for him to use the phrase "Fake News", since that wouldn't surprise me at all at this point. I don't want to tell you to stop believing in people, all im saying is that your hope in this case is very much unfounded.
Satire is allowed to do anything.
Pretty bad display of humor there, so he get's what he deserved. Just find it hypocritical that if he targeted another ethnic/religious group no one would bat an eye.
I really don't see this influencing anyone, I'm sorry I just don't.He /has/ owned up to it and changed his ways before, and his new content /is/ showing a more reflective side.
Yes, the response you mention is troubling, but it could be a knee jerk. He's obviously a flawed human like the rest of us, I'm just not ready to throw him under the bus yet.
If he doesn't change up his shit over the coming weeks then sure, I'll definitely side against him.
Maybe I have too much hope in people...
Not all of them, no. I'm talking about things like young kids living in racist households who don't go looking for that kind of content but find it when watching their favourite youtube personality.
There are people like this who are not exposed to "far stronger content" that this /will/ be influencing.
No one is normalizing anything, I'm pretty sure he is intending to mock and as I've said before Pew de pie has played porn games in his channel so I don't get why people say he's aiming his stuff at kids. NSFW link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mPZvy51sMrwCelebrities shouldn't normalize this stuff, certainly not ones that target at kids.
As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
What's the worst christians gonna do? .
very clever...all muslims are terrorists... got it...Better stay safe than sorry, bro. Wouldn't want a Islam joke to blow up.
So making jokes about millions of people who died in horrible ways in WW2 is okay?
YouTube cancels the release of PewDiePies original series following Nazi controversy
PewDiePie was set to release the second season of his original series, Scare PewDiePie, a YouTube Red exclusive that the video giant paid to produce. The release of that show has now been cancelled, according to a YouTube spokesperson. PewDiePie is also being removed from the Google Preferred advertising program, which is reserved for its bigger and more marketable creators. That will have a direct hit on PewDiePies earnings, as the Preferred program is home to brand advertising that generates more revenue than typical YouTube advertising.
PewDiePie wont lose his channel or his more than 50 million subscribers, and he can continue to monetize them through regular advertising. But YouTube did remove ads from the videos that set off this uproar, and will no doubt be keeping a close eye on whatever their provocative poster boy uploads in the near future.
Yes they are this is what is happening right now.I really don't see this influencing anyone, I'm sorry I just don't.
No one is normalizing anything, I'm pretty sure he is intending to mock and as I've said before Pew de pie has played porn games in his channel so I don't get why people say he's aiming his stuff at kids. NSFW link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mPZvy51sMrw
I really don't see this influencing anyone, I'm sorry I just don't.
His YouTube Red show has now been cancelled and they're removing him from their preferred advertising program.
I don't understand why you'd waste time watching that trash anyway.
These YouTube celebrities can be pretty obnoxious when trying to come up with "hip ideas". It can delve to pretty tasteless stuff, such as this.
If people stop watching trash, then these producers will stop producing it.
What's the worst christians gonna do? Forgive him?
Better stay safe than sorry, bro. Wouldn't want a Islam joke to blow up.
His YouTube Red show has now been cancelled and they're removing him from their preferred advertising program.
Very good.His YouTube Red show has now been cancelled and they're removing him from their preferred advertising program.
Charlie Hebdo is an independent publication. PDP was dropped by parent company, which is also form of free speech. He is free to continue doing what he's doing.It's funny, because when Charlie Hebdo offends Muslims by satirizing Muhammad we were all in support of free speech. I don't agree with either approaches cause I simply don't find these kind of jokes funny. But the fact is: if PewDiePie had made the joke towards another group -as I mentioned earlier- I bet Disney wouldn't do a single thing and I just find that extremely hypocritical.
As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
I still can't fathom how this guy has 50 million subscribers.
78% of his audience is under 20. When I say kids, I also mean young teenagers. It is pretty clear who his audience is there, despite some of the content he puts up. Which is why it is a problem.No one is normalizing anything, I'm pretty sure he is intending to mock and as I've said before Pew de pie has played porn games in his channel so I don't get why people say he's aiming his stuff at kids. NSFW link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mPZvy51sMrw
Good on Google for taking a stance in this. Awaiting the "censorship" complaints which are guaranteed to come in any second now...His YouTube Red show has now been cancelled and they're removing him from their preferred advertising program.
Not really surprising. There is about to be a whole lot of drama now...His YouTube Red show has now been cancelled and they're removing him from their preferred advertising program.
Oh come on mate why call me deluded?Then I'm sorry, but you're either deluded or being very dishonest.
The example I gave is a very clear cut case and is going to be common. There's no denying this shit has an effect.
Come on Pewds, it's time to take real stock here.
Please don't double down...
Joke, you think this dude doesnt have these feelings, portrayed as joke but dude has to have some hate inside.
Oh come on mate why call me deluded?
Kids are far smarter than you give them credit for if you think this affects them in the slightest.
Just because I have a different opinion to you does not make me deluded.
78% of his audience is under 20. When I say kids, I also mean young teenagers. It is pretty clear who his audience is there, despite some of the content he puts up. Which is why it is a problem.
And yes, using these jokes is normalizing it. "Just a prank, bro" is not an excuse. He has a massive audience, it comes with some responsibility.
Ever heard of the KKK? I believe Hitler was also raised a catholic,,,so uhhh yeah
very clever...all muslims are terrorists... got it...
Analysis is on point but the conclusion is the wrong one, lol.
As always, Film Crit Hulk is eloquent on the subject.
Yes, because Disney employees entered his house and shot him dead...It's funny, because when Charlie Hebdo offends Muslims by satirizing Muhammad we were all in support of free speech. I don't agree with either approaches cause I simply don't find these kind of jokes funny. But the fact is: if PewDiePie had made the joke towards another group -as I mentioned earlier- I bet Disney wouldn't do a single thing and I just find that extremely hypocritical.