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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (2 children)

he brought it on himself by accidentally naziing several times, even while he ostensibly apologized after he got called out for it.

he has had a hand in normalizing this shit we're in today and people are right to be angry at him. especially since his alleged rehabilitation has been as quiet as his nazi winks and nods were loud.

i do believe in rehabilitation, but i think for someone his size you can't just do it quietly. you have to be against it and try to right your wrongs. that's what hunter avallone did for example, and he's significantly smaller than pewdiepie.

pewdiepie's damage was much more consequential and he has a responsibility to do more than not casually naziing anymore.

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What did this "quiet rehabilitation" even entail? Did he actually take responsibility for the dogwhistles?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

don't even know honestly; just responding to people's claims that he's changed.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think the algorithms and media advertising are setup to monetize outrage and he got big precisely because he was willing to say and do anything for attention.

If not for the algorithms we'd probably not ever have known who pewdie pie is and tbh we'd all be better off forgetting about him.

I'm tired of people talking about the "responsibility of celebrities" - most of them are only there because they're shitty. The system filters for it.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

then people shouldn't bitch about it when they get backlash

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The bitching is encouraged by algorithms. Idk if you've seen the youtube drama bullshit scene but its all bitching all the time. The only way to stop it is to leave platforms utilizing conflict algorithms and work on fostering communities that don't celebrity worship.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

sorry I meant bitching in the comments that he's still being perceived as a nazi.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah the amount of grace people extend to celebrities is insane and the fact he got big on youtube should all be evidence anyone needs that he's a piece of shit.