Comment on PewDiePie: I installed Linux (so should you)
lefixxx@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoYou will find two major incidents. The bridge incident where he said the n-word in PUBG and a edgy joke where he tried to see how far Fiverr creators would go and asked for a video of people to write “Hitler did nothing wrong” on a sign. He apologized and condemned the behavior for both.
nagaram@startrek.website 3 weeks ago
He’s also promoted the books of fascist talking heads like Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, and Steven Crowder through his book club.
There’s a reason the Christ Church shooter yelled “Subscribe to PewDiePie” besides being a topical meme.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
This one I’ve never heard
nagaram@startrek.website 3 weeks ago
Its how you can tell PDP fans weren’t paying attention. He promoted it a few times but it didn’t gain any traction and he abandoned it.
Or maybe it just didn’t help with the fascism allegations from the bridge moment and the Fiverr incidents since those all happened about the same time.
Hell, he had Ben Shapiro host an episode of LWIAY. Sure it wasn’t peak genocide apologizer we have now Benny Boy, but he was still a verifiable dick head grifter.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I think this maybe deserves more attention.
Anyhow, I found the video for people curious: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBDNbpWSUx8