• PewDiePie says "What a fucking nigger" after PUBG teammate dies
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Hilarious to see how this gets blown out of the water with such extreme force. [url]https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/monthly[/url], if any he gained only more attention after his Kill al the jews thing and this is probably gonna boost it more :v: Out of all the words in modern English, nigger is probably the most sensitive one at the moment.
If someone is using a word in a clearly non-racist context, it shouldn't get the same amount of shit storm as if the person was actually racist.
The words retard, nigger, and faggot have been thrown around so much growing up they have lost their meaning to me. I think Louis c.k. has said it best: [video]https://youtu.be/3NAUgCm-3Tc[/video]
[QUOTE=Jarokwa;52667842]cursing in general makes you look simple though[/QUOTE] depends on the word and the contex. Calling someone a nigger after killing them in a videogame is a bit worse than saying "fuck" after you drop your phone.
Technically he did use it as an insult. I can understand it in the context of offensive humor, but this wasn't very mature.
[QUOTE=Bernie Buddy;52667868]If someone is using a word in a clearly non-racist context, it shouldn't get the same amount of shit storm as if the person was actually racist.[/QUOTE] It may have been "non-racist" at a surface level, but using words like "nigger", "faggot", "autist" and even "gay" in a negative context give negative connotations to being black, gay, autistic, et cetera. If anything, using these words in such obviously derogatory fashion enforces the original meaning that they held, rather than stripping them of their meaning like many that throw these words around like to imagine.
[QUOTE=Duck M.;52667946]It may have been "non-racist" at a surface level, but using words like "nigger", "faggot", "autist" and even "gay" in a negative context give negative connotations to being black, gay, autistic, et cetera. If anything, using these words in such obviously derogatory fashion enforces the original meaning that they held, rather than stripping them of their meaning like many that throw these words around like to imagine.[/QUOTE] That's not what I've seen these last years.
I don't think he's racist or antisemitic, but fucking hell Pewdiepie needs to learn that there's shit you [I]just can't say[/I] when you're pretty much the face of youtube. It's not so much what he said (although it's also [I]really [/I]fucking stupid) but the fact he said it in the first place. With all the advertising troubles the website's been dealing with- TROUBLE HE PLAYED A BIG PART IN CAUSING- Pewdiepie's stubbornness is going to just cause more and more problems. He clearly learned nothing from the whole Nazi incident. He has a responsibility and refuses to act like it.
All I can think of is idubbbz: [video=youtube;N8vaJaFCFYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8vaJaFCFYA[/video]
Maybe I just hang out on the wrong corners of the internet but the people I see who use the word "nigger" as an insult also share memes about greedy jews and black people going "sheeeeeeeeeeit" and stealing things. They'll all say they're just jokes and then turn around and act like the layer of irony that they're using makes what they're doing somehow not racist. It's also not really the choice of individuals whether a word has its connotation or not, it's a community's as a whole. In today's society words like "nigger" and "kike" still have that stigma attached to them, and it'll only lose that stigma after it falls out of use or is replaced by something else. Nobody's gonna care if you call a dude a jiggaboo because it's archaic, but people still throw around "nigger" and even "faggot" as an insult towards blacks and gays. You, as a common individual don't really have a say in what people should or should not commonly find insulting because there's a shit ton of people out there who have the opposite vote that you do.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;52667969]All I can think of is idubbbz: [video=youtube;N8vaJaFCFYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8vaJaFCFYA[/video][/QUOTE] [video=youtube;0-fbRkyNyk0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-fbRkyNyk0[/video]
I really hate that people are going to spin this into pewdiepie being a nazi or racist when he's anything but that.
holy sweet mother of jesus who the fuck gives a shit, there are no reasons here to attribute his saying of the word as supporting racism or offensive in some way, i am so thankful i will never get to be a celebrity or a youtube personality because suddenly i'd have to think about everything i say and do. feel bad for pewds here, stay real my strong swedish neo nazi brother
[QUOTE=Blind Weasel;52667692]its fucking embarrassing. and no, "faggot" is still very much being targeted at homosexuals.[/QUOTE] how would you know? you don't even live in a predominantely english speaking country...
I realize I'm some punk-ass idiot for not expressing my views in my own words, but I'll just post the video in which Idubbbz expresses the opinion (which I also believe) that the best way to "declaw" this word is to dilute its meaning away from "derogatory term for black person" (if timestamp doesn't work, it's from 5:58 to 10:07) [media]https://youtu.be/N8vaJaFCFYA?t=5m58s[/media]
[QUOTE=Zang-Pog;52667999]It really seems like PDP is slowly slipping into the stage of simply not giving a fuck, since it doesn't matter what he does somebody somewhere is gonna spin it into something that fits their narrative. Sure yelling out nigger while streaming PUBG is probably not a smart thing to do and will get heat on him but being that popular puts a giant spotlight on him whatever he does[/QUOTE] And that's bullshit. His behavior has ramifications for the site as a whole. Refusing to take on that responsibility doesn't make it go away. His whole Nazi fiasco was a big part in why advertisers are pulling out of youtube, this kind of shit doesn't help. And him just waving it off is actively harmful.
[QUOTE=space1;52667998]how would you know? you don't even live in a predominantely english speaking country...[/QUOTE] are you gonna tell me that words dont span languages or am i just high
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_0QNaWVvAk[/media]
[QUOTE=Reaper33;52667882]The words retard, nigger, and faggot have been thrown around so much growing up they have lost their meaning to me. I think Louis c.k. has said it best: [video]https://youtu.be/3NAUgCm-3Tc[/video][/QUOTE] naturally it may be wise to follow this up with his subsequent commentary on the subject from Louie [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi8zeaxtB-w[/media]
I'm legitimately curious to know. How come this is so newsworthy? Why do people take everything he says at face value?
i dont get why it's a huge thing if a famous person says something bad but nobody gives a shit about all the people that are out doing actual racist things and making people suffer, i guess they'll only get offended over what they can find out without getting out of their desk chair
[QUOTE=Jarokwa;52668046]even other youtubers are turning on him now because of this lmao sure can't wait for totalbiscuits 40 minute long rant about this and the state of youtube or something[/QUOTE] He and NerdCubed have been bitching about it since it happened. NerdCubed especially has been going mental, to the point of bullshitting about other stuff and basically losing his mind.
Since when did PewDiePie grow a beard?
[QUOTE=Nitro836;52668067]I'm legitimately curious to know. How come this is so newsworthy? Why do people take everything he says at face value?[/QUOTE] Because dumbfucks love drama and Drama makes money.
-The fuck, how did this double post like this?-
[QUOTE=Gvazdas;52667993]holy sweet mother of jesus who the fuck gives a shit, there are no reasons here to attribute his saying of the word as supporting racism or offensive in some way, i am so thankful i will never get to be a celebrity or a youtube personality because suddenly i'd have to think about everything i say and do. feel bad for pewds here, stay real my strong swedish neo nazi brother[/QUOTE] I don't think it would be that hard to not say stuff like this. I've never reflexively leapt to using the hard R when frustrated.
The Gaf thread on this is a real hoot if you want a laugh
It's a terrible word and you really shouldn't say it and I'll never stop laughing about how many times I'll see people that aren't black go around saying people shouldn't be offended by the word despite the fact it's not aimed at offending them in the first place lol, but it's not like pewdiepie is actually a racist or going around yelling this at black people. It was just the most harsh insult that popped into his head at the time. I could care less either way but I guess he should probably apologize for saying it just to set the example that it's not cool to go around yelling it but that's all. The swarms of people saying this is the end of his career and that he's a racist monster or whatever are schmucks that never watched his videos to begin with, and the majority of his actual fanbase aren't even remotely going to give a shit about this lol. but hey at the very least all the ensuing drama from this will be entertaining to watch.
[QUOTE=Joshii;52668154]The Gaf thread on this is a real hoot if you want a laugh[/QUOTE] I can just imagine how they reacted to this. Could you pm me a link so I can laugh at those people. Also, who the fuck cares if he says this word. It is not like the context is a harmful one. Now if this is funny or not, that is your opinion. I personally am finding this drama to be hilarious as a reaction. (and the fact that he has said worse things imo though that really depends on how bad you are offended by the word "nigger").
[QUOTE=Valiantttt;52668173]I can just imagine how they reacted to this. Could you pm me a link so I can laugh at those people. Also, who the fuck cares if he says this word. It is not like the context is a harmful one. Now if this is funny or not, that is your opinion. I personally am finding this drama to be hilarious as a reaction.[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1431191] here [/url]
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