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Screw that guy.
Why? He's like the best big time youtuber and isn't shitty
Because he's a racist shithead.
I've never heard of this before, would you enlighten me?
He's said and done a lot of antisemitic things and spread Nazi ideology.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/17/14613234/pewdiepie-nazi-satire-alt-right
https://www.newsweek.com/pewdie-youtube-nazi-t-series-racist-anti-semitic-youtuber-subscribers-1252695
Much like Mr Beast and other top YouTubers, he only cares about himself and has used controversies of other YouTubers to try to take the spotlight off the fucked up things he's done.
https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/11/16878068/logan-paul-pewdiepie-youtube
I feel lucky that I never got into his content. I heard so much about him as a kid, and I only recently started hearing about the Nazi stuff.
Well fuck me
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/heated-gaming-moment
If you don't know what he did, I have a specific gamer word and bridge in PUBG that I need to introduce you to
At least for me its not important what kind of person he is.
I quite like that a very influental person in the gaming sphere promotes linux gaming.
Because more users means more content and support
I don’t know what to say except I’m sorry you’re ok with that kind of behavior.
They didn't say they're okay with their behavior, they said they appreciate promoting Linux, because more people using Linux is a good thing for all Linux users.
I fail to see how welcoming Nazis like him benefits the Linux community
Two things:
I don't care about him enough to look further, I only care that he has a sizeable audience and is saying positive things about Linux. That's exciting, because that could push Linux adoption a bit higher. That's literally the extent of how much I care about him. I'm also worried we could get net negative press if people have trouble with it, but either way it's exciting.
The same goes for literally any influential person talking about Linux. I don't like LTT, but I was excited about the handful of Linux videos they apparently made. Maybe there are others, idk, I don't watch most of the popular streamers.
didn't know making Nazi jokes and saying the n word as a grown man is immature. curious how easily white men get infantilized so they can avoid accountability
It certainly is when not saying such things seriously. Pushing the boundaries of what's acceptable is very common in gamer circles and is incredibly immature.
And age has little to do with maturity, I've seen plenty of 40+ people saying very immature things for attention.
wasn't aware it's possible to say the n word non-seriously. you must be white
Do you know how many non-americans casually use the n word be cause they don't understand the repercussions? It's all the fuckin time, especially among white Europeans.
what do you get out of defending a white supremacist using this term? unless you feel entitled to using it?
I am, but I'm married to a POC with POC friends and coworkers, so I'm pretty familiar with the harm slurs can cause. But yes, any slur can be used non-seriously, because it's the intent behind the words that really matters. It's still incredibly immature to say stuff just to piss people off.
Literally how is pewdiepie nazi, dude what?
Exactly...what a fucking ----
Racist