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Link to said video?
The article you link to refers to him as a man, why are people saying she?
isn't this that famous guy that kids watch on youtube all the time?
had no idea he was a nazi, what a piece of shit
Millions of people have watched a Jan. 11 video by YouTubes biggest star that included two men laughing as they held a banner that read, Death to all Jews.
The man behind the video is Felix Kjellberg, a 27-year-old Swede known as PewDiePie, who has amassed 53 million subscribers. His success has brought him multimillion-dollar deals from YouTube and Walt Disney Co., which owns a firm that runs Mr. Kjellbergs business.
Since August, PewDiePie has posted nine videos that include anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery, according to a review of his channel by The Wall Street Journal.
On Monday after the Journal contacted Disney about the videos, the entertainment giant said it was severing ties with Mr. Kjellberg, who as PewDiePie rose to prominence via clips of himself playing videogames or performing skits and making crude jokes.
Under the terms of their arrangement, Mr. Kjellberg had editorial independence.
Although Felix has created a following by being provocative and irreverent, he clearly went too far in this case and the resulting videos are inappropriate, said a spokeswoman for Maker Studios, the Disney division that was business partners with PewDiePie.
PewDiePies account also took down three videos with a total of about 23 million viewsthe Jan. 11 video, and ones from Jan. 17 and Jan. 22after the Journals inquiries. In the Jan. 22 video, Mr. Kjellberg showed a man dressed as Jesus Christ saying, Hitler did absolutely nothing wrong.
Mr. Kjellberg said in a video a few days later that the Jan. 11 clip was a joke that went too far. Alphabet Inc.s Google, which owns YouTube, pulled ads that run on its videos from the Jan. 11 video within days of its posting, before it was taken down this past weekend. YouTube hasnt pulled any of the nine videos in question, though PewDiePies account took down three of them. Google hasnt removed ads from any of Mr. Kjellbergs other videos.
Mr. Kjellberg didnt respond to requests for comment for this article. On Sunday, he wrote on Tumblr that he wanted clear some things up, specifically that he doesnt support any kind of hateful attitudes. Mr. Kjellberg wrote that he creates content for entertainment, not as political commentary, and understands these jokes were ultimately offensive.
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Mr. Kjellberg, who in late December was working out of an old Disney office outside London, has said the media takes his jokes out of context.
What I just thinkand I believe strongly inis that it is 2017 now, he said in the Jan. 22 video that was taken down. Were going to have to start separating what is a joke, and what is actually problematic.
Is a joke actually pure racism? he said. Is something that would be considered a joke purely homophobic, or anti-Semitic and all these things? Context fucking matters.
Mr. Kjellbergs use of Nazi material dates back to at least Aug. 7, when he began a video with a swastika and other Nazi imagery. Wearing a Make America Great Again hat from President Donald Trumps campaign, Mr. Kjellberg used a photo of Hitler as a segue between clips.
What ties does he have with Disney? All I know is that he was given special park privileges when he went to Disneyland/California Adventure.
I don't think most of them realize just how many kids watch them, either way he seems to be trying to have more "adult-oriented" videos so he probably assumed nothing bad would happen.
But yeah, suuuuch a stupid move on his part.
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you know about the jontron stuff right?
For those who can't read the article, I've included a portion of it:
you're in for a ride http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1337252&page=1
had no idea he was a nazi, what a piece of shit
Jontron isn't part of GG anymore, and that was probably part of the reason behind that move.
with the recent resurgence of nazism, who has time to split the 'kill all jews' from the 'kill all jews, lol jk'?
Well he isn't, unless he's hiding some shit. I have a friend who watches him, it was something about these two guys that would hold a sign up and say whatever you sent to them. It was a joke, but definitely in poor taste.
I don't think he is, just an extremely poor joke gone too far.
Mr. Kjellberg's use of Nazi material dates back to at least Aug. 7, when he began a video with a swastika and other Nazi imagery. Wearing a ”Make America Great Again" hat from President Donald Trump's campaign, Mr. Kjellberg used a photo of Hitler as a segue between clips.
i don't think he's a liberal at all tbhI'm actually surprised by this. I guess he's one of those Amazing Atheist stlye liberals.
I'm actually surprised by this. I guess he's one of those Amazing Atheist stlye liberals.
Why would you even make a joke like this when kids make up a huge percentage of your fanbase?
Yes because the US government is going to deny this Swede his constitutional rights in Sweden.McCarthyism 101. Pretty sad to see modern day liberals revive such a disgusting piece of American history.
no, sounds like a nazi piece of shit to me:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d5LVjmrjm0
He was ordering shit off fiver (.com) and 'ordered' these guys to make a sign that said "Death to all Jews"
Is there a link to said video. Is it actually funny?
no, sounds like a nazi piece of shit to me:
Yeah you don't mess with the house of mouse by doing dumb shit like that.
Because pretty much 99.9% of youtuber simply don't give a toss as they don't hold themselves responsible to be good role model for kids.
Which is why when I have kids I would never let them be on youtube without either me or my wife keeping on eye on what they are watching.
isn't this that famous guy that kids watch on youtube all the time?
had no idea he was a nazi, what a piece of shit
Fuck. I laughed. I feel really bad about it. I didn't think I would, just being honest, when they unrolled it, I laughed at the face he made. Sorry.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d5LVjmrjm0
He was ordering shit off fiver (.com) and 'ordered' these guys to make a sign that said "Death to all Jews"
What ties does Disney have with pewdiepie anyway?
McCarthyism 101. Pretty sad to see modern day liberals revive such a disgusting piece of American history.
Just like kids in Toronto who say "allahu akbar" or make jokes about Islam simply because of all the nonsense out there in the public with regards to Muslims. It's aggravating, stupid, and asinine. I really can't understand why that's considered "humourous" along with the Hitler stuff you mentioned (which I also hear over here).
Yep, they are pop culture icons now. They have a responsibility to be role models or at the very least, not be idiots who do shit like this, just like any other people that kids might look up too or enjoy on a regular basis.
i don't think he's a liberal at all tbh
For those who can't read the article, I've included a portion of it:
no, sounds like a nazi piece of shit to me.
The guy is still gonna rake in millions a day, so I doubt he cares.