I have asked a few times why PDP deserves all the hate. The best answer I got is "look it up yourself". I did, and the only things I found were many years old, and in each instance (of which there aren't that many) he apologized publicly and acknowledged that things got out of hand. To me, his apologies seem sincere and genuine - none of that "I'm sorry I got caught" bullshit that actual scumbags are known for.

I don't watch PewDiePie but he's alright best I can tell. If I've missed something, please let me know what that is, and be specific because I genuinely can't find it.

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (6 children)

he said the N-word, hard R and all

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yeah that wasn't a great moment, but if you look at the context for that you'll see that it wasn't even talking about a black person. It was just an expletive, like saying "motherfucker" or "son of a bitch" etc.

Keep in mind that outside of USA the N word is not nearly as charged politically and racially as it is within the USA. And PDP is Swedish IIRC, not American.

Edit: my point is that his usage of that word - which AFAIK only happened once - is not indicative of his character. It's just indicative that he was really angry at that moment and human brains for some reason use expletives in those cases.

[–] Sas@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You only use expletives that are already in your brain as words to use. You don't just slip into using the n word

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

To which I reiterate: outside of USA that word isn't the same. It's just another curseword among many.

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