I have been avoiding finding out what this "Pewdiepie" thing is because the name is so stupid and ridiculous and it shits me. Whatever it is it seems to be building into something big so I suppose I should check it out. The name makes me cringe!
He runs the most subscribed channel on Youtube. He started out just making gaming videos but transitioned over time to making sort of comedy, light-commentary stuff focusing on whatever is really popular on youtube at the moment (drama between youtubers, making spoofs of new kinds of viral videos, etc.). I never liked him back in the day but in the last year I've been watching some of his videos and he's a lot funnier and more genuine than he used to be. It's just light comedy material focused on internet culture basically.
So what is the current controversy? Is he being labelled by the left as "alt-right"? I imagine if he is this would be the reason he is being demonised.
He's made lots of jokes featuring Hitler and nazis. There's also speculation that he was a chan user back when he started his channel. The accusations from the Washington Post are most likely based on the fact that there have been several threads on chans lately speculating that he goes on /pol/, and WaPo and various other outlets have been lurking on /pol/ ever since they discovered it because of the elections. The video may be right also as to their motivations for making these accusations at the time that they did.
I have a theory that many of the youtube kids were even sometimes unknowingly making ads for services by making these videos. Some have association with panda's like in their name or wearing masks for example. Panda kids are drugged and used for porn and possible meet ups. This is how their parents or anyone with access, make money and they become youtube famous.
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Beaucephus ago
Subscribed to Pewdiepie yesterday. Never thought that would happen.
Littlebird1 ago
I have been avoiding finding out what this "Pewdiepie" thing is because the name is so stupid and ridiculous and it shits me. Whatever it is it seems to be building into something big so I suppose I should check it out. The name makes me cringe!
superesper ago
He runs the most subscribed channel on Youtube. He started out just making gaming videos but transitioned over time to making sort of comedy, light-commentary stuff focusing on whatever is really popular on youtube at the moment (drama between youtubers, making spoofs of new kinds of viral videos, etc.). I never liked him back in the day but in the last year I've been watching some of his videos and he's a lot funnier and more genuine than he used to be. It's just light comedy material focused on internet culture basically.
Littlebird1 ago
So what is the current controversy? Is he being labelled by the left as "alt-right"? I imagine if he is this would be the reason he is being demonised.
superesper ago
He's made lots of jokes featuring Hitler and nazis. There's also speculation that he was a chan user back when he started his channel. The accusations from the Washington Post are most likely based on the fact that there have been several threads on chans lately speculating that he goes on /pol/, and WaPo and various other outlets have been lurking on /pol/ ever since they discovered it because of the elections. The video may be right also as to their motivations for making these accusations at the time that they did.
Nana66 ago
I have a theory that many of the youtube kids were even sometimes unknowingly making ads for services by making these videos. Some have association with panda's like in their name or wearing masks for example. Panda kids are drugged and used for porn and possible meet ups. This is how their parents or anyone with access, make money and they become youtube famous.