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Adam Saleh, popular YouTube racist, kicked off Delta plane for being a jerk
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GrizzleBoy
Banned
I have returned to self shame myself for knee jerking.
holy shit.
red flags for me starting going off when people mentioned he was one of those "youtube prankers" but I have to say I wasn't expecting this... Damn
Prank channels are to YouTube as fake news is to Facebook; in a word: toxic.
I don't support kicking anyone off a plane, but if you infringe on the freedoms of other people, namely the right to safety, it's warranted. At a movie theatre I worked at we were instructed to prevent smelly homeless patrons from purchasing tickets. In my city, homelessness is a clear issue, and I don't believe in denying anyone's right to watch a film, but if you're forced to sit in a tiny theatre next to someone who reeks of piss for two hours, it's possible that all the guests in that theatre will complain/leave. So, it hampers the freedoms of everyone else watching the film. It's not a black and white case either, you don't have the right to kick anyone out. There has to be a clear disturbance. The kind where when you walk into the room and several rows away the stench is unbearable.
I think you have to consider air travel conditions as well. I am rudely reminded when I purchase an overpriced economy ticket just how close and tight economy seating is arranged. You're packed like sardines. The whole thing feels archaic. So, if the person next to you is shouting at random, I think you'd do something. Especially when everyone in your vacinity is coming to terms and adjusting to their new range of personal space. There's a certain unspoken etiquette to air travel. Just about the only instance of a noisy passenger travelers are willing to accept is the presence of a screaming infant.
I don't support kicking anyone off a plane, but if you infringe on the freedoms of other people, namely the right to safety, it's warranted. At a movie theatre I worked at we were instructed to prevent smelly homeless patrons from purchasing tickets. In my city, homelessness is a clear issue, and I don't believe in denying anyone's right to watch a film, but if you're forced to sit in a tiny theatre next to someone who reeks of piss for two hours, it's possible that all the guests in that theatre will complain/leave. So, it hampers the freedoms of everyone else watching the film. It's not a black and white case either, you don't have the right to kick anyone out. There has to be a clear disturbance. The kind where when you walk into the room and several rows away the stench is unbearable.
I think you have to consider air travel conditions as well. I am rudely reminded when I purchase an overpriced economy ticket just how close and tight economy seating is arranged. You're packed like sardines. The whole thing feels archaic. So, if the person next to you is shouting at random, I think you'd do something. Especially when everyone in your vacinity is coming to terms and adjusting to their new range of personal space. There's a certain unspoken etiquette to air travel. Just about the only instance of a noisy passenger travelers are willing to accept is the presence of a screaming infant.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Well, it is still the truth tho that if you are Arab looking you will be "randomly searched" all the time and you'd better not act in a suspicious manner like praying inside the plane!
Triggerhappytel
Member
So, I've read about four pages but I don't see what really happened here? They set the whole thing up as a prank, or to create controversy?
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Airplane prank GONE WRONG???!!! (GONE RACIST?!)
TBiddy
Member
I suppose the good news in this is that 99% of people yelling "BOYCOTT!!!" will have forgotten about it in two weeks. Sorta like the whole Kellogs-boycott a few weeks back.
I seriously doubt they will in anyway feel this financially.
I commend you for this. Few people have the balls or spine to admit they're wrong.
Agree. Showing up and admitting ones mistake is commendable.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
To be fair some people probably just move on and have other things to do so it isn't a huge deal.
It's just sad that people have real issues with racist things and this guy goes all in for himself and damages a lot of trust and people in the process.
I think Delta has enough witnesses to do something but with the idea of looking a bit wrong and from past incidents they may not which gives him way too much leverage. I still hope they do something for his antics though.
It's just sad that people have real issues with racist things and this guy goes all in for himself and damages a lot of trust and people in the process.
I think Delta has enough witnesses to do something but with the idea of looking a bit wrong and from past incidents they may not which gives him way too much leverage. I still hope they do something for his antics though.
Naked Snake
Member
Truly disgusting. This shit should not go legally unpunished. Or at least being socially ostracized and loss of his YouTube channel.
Into the Light
Banned
Yeah Im going to side with this opinion. This kind of stuff should not go unpunished.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Man what a piece if trash. Youtube pranksters deserve zero benefit of the doubt.
Nope
@SlimmySlim94
HERES MY RESPONSE TO ALL THE PEOPLE CLAIMING WE LYING!!! TOMORROWS VIDEO WILL BE THE ICING ON THE CAKERT
https://youtu.be/8SLg57KbajQ
https://twitter.com/SlimmySlim94/status/812176962420674560
"We only make videos with a message" is my fave line.
Amazing. "We didnt do this for the views! Please check out the video on twitter, youtube!!!! etc..." EL OH EL
Either way they got what they wanted, they are going to milk this shit into the ground.
Also, GG mods. Finally.
George Washington
Member
I hope Delta sues them.
It did give his twitter like six digit followers in like... a day. He dgaf about the optics as long as the groundswell continues.
The guy is a piece of shit but he doesn't that that trivial fact get him down.
ebullientprism
Member
Yup. Figured it was something like this. Youtube prankers are absolute shit stains.
Square2015
Member
Is the NYT covering the update?
Unless they can somehow be sued by Delta for defamation they are going to come out ahead due to exposure and people being absurdly gullible.
Virtue signalling is more important than facts in this post truth world.
this should have caused red flags everywhere. A lot of L's to be handed out. That this type of shit makes things worse in general. Fuck those piece of shit
Aquavelvaman
Banned
So this will be the next H3H3 video I guess.
RumblingRosco
Member
What's there to say? Some of us thought "hey, let's be logical here and wait to hear more details" while some people said "fuck that guy he pulls pranks."
Basically, even if you made the right call by jumping to conclusions, you still used a faulty methodology that is prone to false accusations. You use character assassination in the same way people call young men "thugs" when they're brutalized by police because they had a record for shoplifting once as a teenager. It's a bad practice even if you were right this time.
This post contains truth. There were a handful of "wait for the facts." But there was a ton of he has a past.
There is also a lot of puffed out chesting about being right, in this instance.
Ulysses 31
Member
There were also lots of "plane full of racists" post too.
RumblingRosco
Member
This is very valid, both sides were doing this.
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
Oh wow at the thread title change.
Yeah, I hope this guys fame is over.
Yeah, I hope this guys fame is over.
HoodWinked
Member
delta wont sue him, considering how many sympathizers that he still has it would just look like delta is going after arabs. also would just put a target on them, delta probably just want this to go away a lawsuit would just keep it in the news cycle longer and for what its not like he has millions of dollars.
the best case which i doubt will happen is that enough people report him on youtube that he can no longer monetize anything on there and decentivize him enough from putting up more of these toxic videos.
the best case which i doubt will happen is that enough people report him on youtube that he can no longer monetize anything on there and decentivize him enough from putting up more of these toxic videos.
Karim aka someone who has worked with them via TrueStoryASA. Breaks the whole incident in a mature manner by providing some background on why they were doing this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmjEx9lRz-Q
Also brings up some interesting points on Adam and Slim's personality.
I have no words... Seriously, wow. :|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmjEx9lRz-Q
Also brings up some interesting points on Adam and Slim's personality.
I have no words... Seriously, wow. :|
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
People in this country worships celebrities to hell and back. To a point of complete, utter denial and incompetence.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Wouldn't be surprised if this was his most successful stunt to date.
What we have here is a career prankster whose entire shtick revolves around faking exactly this type of incident and exploiting prejudice for personal gain. And being rewarded for it. Which a 10-minute Google search would have been more than enough to confirm.
That's quite a different case than someone getting murdered by the police and then smeared to justify it.
Someone earlier in this thread seriously tried to compare the skepticism here to the "no angel fallacy" and the character assassination of Michael Brown. Which is frankly kind of disgusting. People like Michael Brown have suffered enough and don't deserve to be posthumously used as a shield for someone who cynically exploits prejudice for his own gain and further hurts any cause that aims to help actual victims.
SolidusDave
Member
Yeah, I wish people would understand this better.
It's one of the reasons why Trump became more popular the more "scandalous" shit he said.
Celebrities are measured by popularity, not by how decent they are (especially on the internet with click-based income).
You get upset, and then you drop them and avoid anything they make from then on. That's it. Not clicking the next "omg you won't believe what the guy you hate said this time" link. There's no shortage on entertainment nowadays, it's a service and you should not invest yourself in personalities/celebrities.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Not only does this feed into the hateful narrative of the GOP, but it also gives democrats another opportunity to cannibalize each other. And makes it harder for actual victims to speak out and get help.
It cannot be overstated how dangerous this kind of behavior is.
It cannot be overstated how dangerous this kind of behavior is.
Regginator
Member
All evidence seems to be against him, fuck him. How dare he, abusing situations some people have genuine trouble with. The worst thing is they'd probably don't get to deal with the consequences.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
There was a Kellogs boycott a few weeks ago? LOL wow!
I agree, it's nice to see people admit to wrong doing, even if it was in good faith.
Yup. He called black people Abeed. It means slave in Arabic.
Kite
Member
lol wtf they probably weren't even shouting in Arabic but trying to start a viral video with an Indonesian saying/meme?
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