dmcRedgrave
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JonTron Releases a Statement
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Messofanego
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Thanks, good to know.
Don't use the R word when talking about racists.
legacyzero
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What route? Did you read the post? I called Tron a piece of shit, but agree that I'm tired of being called racist when I'm a Progressive democrat voter who supports the ticket? OMG!
You're concern trolling, instead of just addressing my post.
I dont think what he said is up for questioning LOL. It was pretty shitty. And his statement does literally nothing to help him.
In American society, your actual heritage matters less than being able to physically pass and get a card into the club that is "whiteness," because "white" is as much an assimilating term as it is an ethnic one. If JonTron never said anything about his heritage one would be none the wiser.
Yeah, it's really hard to use a 'I'm just scared of whites being mistreated' defense when you went on for an hour about minorities and how nobody would ever want to be one.
Ninja Scooter
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I'm confused by "They aren't racist, they just endorse a racist". Like, just because you don't hate brown people, if you stand by and support a guy that very vocally does, you are just as bad. You are contributing to the same end result. Do you think the people that are in danger of being kicked out of the country right now, or the muslims/mexicans/immigrants/jews constantly living in fear of being attacked, either verbally or physically, care that you only voted for Trump because you wanted your coal job back? The social issues were the absolute crux of this election season. You can't separate those things. Groups of people decided that this fantasy of getting their jobs back from China or India was more important than the well being of their fellow Americans. And that absolutely speaks to their character. It doesn't absolve them of shit. Standing by and doing nothing while a man who normalizes racism trucks his way to the White House, and worse yet, in your words "endorsing" said man, it's reprehensible.
I could understand your argument if there was something hidden or clouded about Trump's racist/fascist intentions. But there wasn't. He gained prominence on the national political scene with the racist "birther" nonsense. He kicked off his campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "rapists and criminals" and vowing to build a wall to keep brown people out. He multiple times during his campaign called to ban all Muslims from entering the country. He curried favor with and associated with multiple racist groups and individuals, like Bannon or Stephen Miller. When gaining support from abhorrent groups like the Alt-Right or the KKK, he never denounced them. The writing was on the wall, clear as day for everyone to see. These were the preeminent, dominant issues that his campaign was built around, so if people that still, despite all that, supported him, voted for him, and are now angry that they are being labeled as racist, well too fucking bad. You lay with dogs, you get fleas.
dmcRedgrave
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Trying to wrap my head around this but it's too much for my tiny brain; I'll just take your word for it.
because leftists have a much better shot by disregarding MAGA chuds and aiming for the even larger crowd of non-voters that couldn't be motivated by either candidate
ScientificPizza
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Supporting and voting for racism is passive racism at best
My phone ran out of battery and couldn't reply to his response...
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As for h3h3, I think it's okay if he doesn't say shit. Silence itself is a statement that he can't defend this crap. Maybe it is giving him more perspective on get a little more "woke".
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
I wonder if he thinks that white washing a nation of immigrants puts him in a higher intellectual and moral ground.
The fact that casual white racists are getting flamed in today's socio-political climate, and the fact that pure Caucasians are going the way of the dodo is not equivalent to ethnic cleansing.
No whites are being enslaved, or marginalized, or made subjects to genocide; they're simply having sex and procreating with other, more numerous races.
How does he not see that asking for fairness in that context is asinine, after centuries of slavery and decades of advantageous socio-economic status for whites.
He better put the brakes on that shit or his rep is toast.
The fact that casual white racists are getting flamed in today's socio-political climate, and the fact that pure Caucasians are going the way of the dodo is not equivalent to ethnic cleansing.
No whites are being enslaved, or marginalized, or made subjects to genocide; they're simply having sex and procreating with other, more numerous races.
How does he not see that asking for fairness in that context is asinine, after centuries of slavery and decades of advantageous socio-economic status for whites.
He better put the brakes on that shit or his rep is toast.
excelsiorlef
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This is not a thread about Trump or the 2020 election.
This is about an actual racist doubling down on being an actual racist.
No one needs to educate you on white voters and racism in 2020 because this has nothing to do with white voters and racism in 2020.
That you could come into a thread about an outright fucked up racist and say literally nothing about said racism but go hmmm yeah I do agree with him on not the calling all white people racist thing though (as if that actually is what's happening), making yourself out to be a victim somehow and then launching into your economic anxiety spiel makes me question if I'm participating in a Turing Test.
staticneuron
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I closed the video after this. It is as if the not so subtle concept of institutionalized racism and the history of colonialism is lost on some people.. or outright ignored.
mikezilla2
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wtf why in the hell would he make a bunch of racist tweets and then come out with a video statment that makes him sound like a reasonable person but when you look at the tweets and hear what hes saying hes bascily saying - that those horrible things that "Eye said" are perfectly fine and if i didnt know what it was he said than i would belive him , shame on him
in short i dont think he sucks at debating at all its just what he is saying is BS and his argument for sounds like complete and utter shite from what iv read
in short i dont think he sucks at debating at all its just what he is saying is BS and his argument for sounds like complete and utter shite from what iv read
bwahahaNo, no, dig up stupid
Have the Yooka Laylee team responded to all this? He was supposed to provide voice work for that game, correct?
Shame Jontron can't admit he was wrong in the video and instead pins himself up as a victim. He may be a victim to his own bullshit, but nobody has been treating him unfairly. The interview he did was pretty non-pointed and didn't get into personal attacks or even really try to change his mind.
Shame Jontron can't admit he was wrong in the video and instead pins himself up as a victim. He may be a victim to his own bullshit, but nobody has been treating him unfairly. The interview he did was pretty non-pointed and didn't get into personal attacks or even really try to change his mind.
ScientificPizza
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All Jon needs to do is look at the comments of this video to see the kind of people his views are attracting
Like there was someone in the comments trying to argue that black people are more racist because they use the term cracker while the n-word isn't actually racist at all because urban dictionary describes it as "black man"
Like there was someone in the comments trying to argue that black people are more racist because they use the term cracker while the n-word isn't actually racist at all because urban dictionary describes it as "black man"
If he thought he was wrong he would never have gotten into a streamed debate about this shit.
legacyzero
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It is reprehensible, absolutely. And a lot of them are feeling the voters remorse right this moment. Especially with Healthcare. You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes. They got the grand prize.
My point is this- As much as it sucks, a lot of these people are the ones we need to target in the 2020 election season. It's just truth. I'm not defending them, I'm saying campaign to them and earn their vote. My father is a Trump voter. He's dumb as a fucking box of rocks. But he also raised me to respect everyone. EQUALLY.
A post that makes a counter-point to the OP, and then talks about relevance of White people who ACTIVELY engage in social justice progression? How is this not a place for that?
he can't be disgusted by people that hold the same values as him
American society is weird. All people have to do is look at Jon in the eye, that's the eyes of an immigrant.
He will never pass of as a white person, he's completely delusional. Everyone will treat him with a cold shoulder.
Half, the other half is hungarian i believe
Not only that, but a young, fervent fan base will also be more willing to defend him. Usually the older people get, the more they realize these types of things aren't okay.
Ninja Scooter
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Your father should practice what he preaches. Voting for a man who demonizes minority groups the way Trump's rhetoric has is not "respecting everyone". And the onus should not be on the people being oppressed to be nice and cordial to the people doing the oppressing (and your father, by virtue of voting for Trump, in this case is doing just that). That's not how progress has ever worked. The Civil Rights protests in the 1960s weren't comprised of people simply being nice to all of the racists, making these as comfortable for them as possible. Otherwise Rosa Parks doesn't occur, the sit-ins don't occur. Part of that dialogue is calling out racism when you see it, and racist behavior, and if that hurts the feelings of the people acting racist, so be it. The onus is on them to change, or for us to drag them toward progress kicking and screaming.
Beautiful post.
Admiral Woofington
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I don't know if they'll replace it if he actually is in there. It'd be a minor appearance, and I would hope people realize he isn't going to make money out of this and that they did this before any of this shit happened.
Maybe he's Trans-Racial.
Triggerhappytel
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Ugh. Don't think I want to give the bastard a click. He's an unapologetic racist who thinks that ethnic minorities dilute the Pure White gene pool. Fuck him, fuck his beliefs ("just trying new things"), fuck anyone defending him including other pricks on YouTube, and fuck him hard if he manages to pollute any kids with this awful fuckshite.
You know, I have to give props to Maximillian for actually being able to unambiguously apologize for the time he accidentally used the N word.
Because the words "I'm sorry" without "I offended you" right after are apparently impossible for most YouTube personalities.
BrutishMrFish
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I'm a white progressive, but you don't see me getting offended over shit that clearly wasn't meant to apply to me. If you honestly want to help, a good starting point is to stop making it all about you.
Growing up with a very mixed family, I've learned that anyone can be racist, no matter what ethnicity you are.
Tell em!
What IPAs do you have on tap?
I am Jonathan Smith, a 26 year old white man.
"White" was basically a concept made up by the bourgeois centuries ago to prevent indentured and poor whites and enslaved blacks from realizing they were on the same side economically and socially and revolting together. It characterized the ruling class as a sort of standard that lower-class whites could live up to- gave them a taste of power- and thus racial divisions occurred.
Once you understand this, every racial issue in America logically follows: You understand why different European groups like the Irish and Italians were forced to leave behind the depths of their cultures for the security of being considered "white." You understand why Asians even tried at all to legally argue in court that they too should be considered "white." As a result of this attempt at assimilating all of these different cultures and peoples down into this one thing called "whiteness" or "white culture," you understand why even most white people can't actually tell you what "white culture" is, a peculiar problem not faced by ethnic minorities like black people, Latino groups, Asians, and natives.
You understand why white people will, on average, see other poor whites (like those unfortunate coal miners) as undeserving victims of an unfair system while poor blacks are just lazy welfare queens and poor Latinos are all illegals who are undermining proper work standards and diluting the gene pool. You understand why the nearly free land and money grants given to white people by the government throughout this country's history are not considered welfare, while welfare initiatives that work to include minorities too are indicative of "handouts" and "entitlements" that they don't deserve. You understand why white people love the ACA but hate Obamacare. You understand why white people overwhelmingly voted for Trump while most other ethnic minorities- even those who face the exact same kind of economic dead ends that poor white people do- voted the other way regardless.
And finally, you understand why people who look white regardless of them actually being of Iranian descent like JonTron will basically throw themselves on the spear and turn their backs on who they really are to defend whiteness. Because ultimately, "white" means power, and the long and short of it is people don't want to give up their power.
tiredheadcrab
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I dont think Jon understands the complexities of the stuff he talks about. Let alone how the world works and the issues within it. He is very simple minded. That debate with Destiny shows that he can be easily duped into falling for alt right views.
h3h3 is at best hypocritical as all hell for being silent, considering what else he makes videos about.
Silence is making a statement that he's a fraud.
We already know he's a fraud.
wtf? how is h3h3 a fraud, or a hypocrite for not making a video on JonTron?
Holy shit. Amazing post. Thank you.
He had no issue going out to bat, multiple times, for PDP.
And Ethan's whole shtick is getting involved with Youtuber's drama and calling out "bad behavior".
To be fair, he didn't try. He just basically blamed the media.
I know the rule is never to assume malice where stupidity suffices, but I don't think stupidity is enough to explain such fervently hateful views.
Kain-Nosgoth
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Thanks for the summary! Anyway that's a real shame, jontron videos were legit funny to me, even the last ones! But with the last things he said, it's pretty hard to keep watching now...
I don't know the full story between ethan and jon, but maybe it's hard to make a public video shitting on one of your best friends? It's way easier when you want to defend these friend, if you have the same opinion... but here maybe he disagree with him, but doesn't want to shit on a friend, that's why he doesn't do any video about it?
i mean i don't know, it's just conjecture! I can shit on jontron here for all the horrible shit he said, but i wouldn't shit on ethan for not wanting to make a video
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