• DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    He did/said a bunch of racist shit in videos/streams.

    In 2019 someone livestreamed themself committing a hate-crime/mass shooting, killing 51 Muslim people in New Zealand. The shooter began his livestream with “subscribe to Pewdiepie!”

    That seemed to be a rude awakening for Pewdiepie, and I believe that he’s stopped with the racist shit.

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      12 hours ago

      What racist things did Pewdiepie do/ say himself though? I don’t think it’s fair to attribute someone using his name to commit terrorism to him.

      Similarly the guy who shot trump was wearing a demolitionranch shirt.

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        11 hours ago

        He’d use the N-word, and make “jokes” like paying people to make a sign that said “death to all Jews”.

        I assume that he was trying to be edgy, but it was a little too far.

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          56 minutes ago

          Just want to point out that he used the N word once, got hugely criticised for it, and didn’t do it again.

          Not trying to defend nor minimise any of his actions, btw. Take from that as you will. Just want to clarify, as in my opinion your wording kind of implies he did it regularly.

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      17 hours ago

      Someone also defaced a holocaust memorial, but that just tangential, he was an integral part of the alt-right pipeline radicalizing normies