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So, the main joke is him having enough money to get poor people to execute on his silly whims and then laughing at them. If we pretend that this is perfectly d

So, the main joke is him having enough money to get poor people to execute on his silly whims and then laughing at them. If we pretend that this is perfectly decent behaviour, how does throwing an anti-Semitic message into it add to the joke? For a lot of people, including myself, the answer to that question is "it doesn't". As for the comment that you can include hateful comment without yourself expressing those opinions: this was no archive footage of Hitler delivering a speech. This was people holding up a sign with an anti-Semitic message because PewdiePie explicitly asked them to create a sign with an anti-Semitic message and record themselves holding it up.

ferdbold 10y ago
The main joke, as explained by PewDiePie, was to "prove that the modern world is crazy and will do anything for 5 dollars". I don't think the point of it was to flaunt his riches on poor Indians, and as such I don't find it nearly as offensive as you do. I agree the execution is a bit tasteless though. He could have done away with the nazi stuff without changing the premise.
- Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  "I agree the execution is a bit tasteless though. He could have done away with the nazi stuff without changing the premise." See, that's the entire thing. He could have chosen a slew of other ways to do this. He didn't. He chose this. It might be hate with a handy excuse or it might be stupidity that is masking itself as hate. It doesn't matter to me. Disney not standing for it is hardly surprising. I used to hear rumors of moral codes for storyboard artists and the parks have a pretty strict dress codes. They are obviously concerned about their outer image, and I don't see how one could miss that while working for them.
- anigbrowl 10y ago
  He didn't explain anything, that's his excuse. Are you really this gullible, or are you also making excuses for this?
- crestedtazo 10y ago
  > The main joke, as explained by PewDiePie, was to "prove that the modern world is crazy and will do anything for 5 dollars" People should make an effort to understand that this is an excuse he came up with after realizing what a bad idea this was, not a real, legitimate reason for doing something. This is a person who gets paid enormous amounts of money to just do whatever he wants and talk about what he thinks. Is it that far-fetched that someone with so much money and so much free time and free will would get bored and watch poor people dance and embarrass themselves for his amusement? Note, this is not meant to be an attack on PewDiePie's character (his actions speak toward his character just fine). This comment is mostly about providing insight into why a person might do something like this for no real reason and genuinely see nothing wrong with it.
dogma1138 10y ago
That video was actually received very positively as a joke on a lot of Israeli forums. This is more of a sign that most people who get offended get offended for the sake of others rather than themselves.
- Agentlien 10y ago
  I don't agree with it being a sign of people getting offended on the behalf of others. For one, there are a lot of Jews outside of Israel. Apart from that, I am offended not just because it's disrespectful towards a particular minority. I'm offended because this is a thoughtless comment which "jokingly" parrots hostility towards other people at a time when I'm already worried about how that kind of message is being spread in earnest by a large number of people.
  - dogma1138 10y ago
    I would be much more worried about those who should intentionally hostile remarks towards a minority, and attack you when you criticize them. Go to any left wing rally and you'll see much worse than "hitler did nothing wrong" memes.
    - anigbrowl 10y ago
      What a bunch of fucking bullshit. Go peddle your nazi victim sob story somewhere else.
    - crestedtazo 10y ago
      I've been to a few right wing rallies recently and every one I've gone to I was harassed, threatened, people expressed racist and nationalist sentiments towards me in a very aggressive faction. I feared for my life much of the time. This, in my experience, is how every right wing rally is. Left wing rallies, on the other hand, have always been very pleasant and highly enjoyable. Thank you for your perspective.
- crestedtazo 10y ago
  I frequent many Israeli forums and every Israeli forum I visited, the users HATED the video and found it highly offensive. I am really curious what Israeli forums you're visiting...
wodenokoto 10y ago
> So, the main joke is him having enough money to get poor people to execute on his silly whims and then laughing at them. I haven't seen the video (and try to avoid his videos in general), but from the article that seems to be the joke, and the anti-semitic part of it is to have them do/say the worst possible thing. Basically, having them bark like a dog isn't "extreme" enough, so he have them support Hitler, because that is extreme. I'm not saying that makes it more tasteful, but I am saying it makes it less anti-semitic, if not actually semitic. There is no joke in making them say "Hitler was bad", because anybody would say that.

ferdbold 10y ago

The main joke, as explained by PewDiePie, was to "prove that the modern world is crazy and will do anything for 5 dollars". I don't think the point of it was to flaunt his riches on poor Indians, and as such I don't find it nearly as offensive as you do. I agree the execution is a bit tasteless though. He could have done away with the nazi stuff without changing the premise.

Broken_Hippo 10y ago
"I agree the execution is a bit tasteless though. He could have done away with the nazi stuff without changing the premise." See, that's the entire thing. He could have chosen a slew of other ways to do this. He didn't. He chose this. It might be hate with a handy excuse or it might be stupidity that is masking itself as hate. It doesn't matter to me. Disney not standing for it is hardly surprising. I used to hear rumors of moral codes for storyboard artists and the parks have a pretty strict dress codes. They are obviously concerned about their outer image, and I don't see how one could miss that while working for them.
anigbrowl 10y ago
He didn't explain anything, that's his excuse. Are you really this gullible, or are you also making excuses for this?
crestedtazo 10y ago
> The main joke, as explained by PewDiePie, was to "prove that the modern world is crazy and will do anything for 5 dollars" People should make an effort to understand that this is an excuse he came up with after realizing what a bad idea this was, not a real, legitimate reason for doing something. This is a person who gets paid enormous amounts of money to just do whatever he wants and talk about what he thinks. Is it that far-fetched that someone with so much money and so much free time and free will would get bored and watch poor people dance and embarrass themselves for his amusement? Note, this is not meant to be an attack on PewDiePie's character (his actions speak toward his character just fine). This comment is mostly about providing insight into why a person might do something like this for no real reason and genuinely see nothing wrong with it.

dogma1138 10y ago

That video was actually received very positively as a joke on a lot of Israeli forums. This is more of a sign that most people who get offended get offended for the sake of others rather than themselves.

Agentlien 10y ago
I don't agree with it being a sign of people getting offended on the behalf of others. For one, there are a lot of Jews outside of Israel. Apart from that, I am offended not just because it's disrespectful towards a particular minority. I'm offended because this is a thoughtless comment which "jokingly" parrots hostility towards other people at a time when I'm already worried about how that kind of message is being spread in earnest by a large number of people.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  I would be much more worried about those who should intentionally hostile remarks towards a minority, and attack you when you criticize them. Go to any left wing rally and you'll see much worse than "hitler did nothing wrong" memes.
  - anigbrowl 10y ago
    What a bunch of fucking bullshit. Go peddle your nazi victim sob story somewhere else.
  - crestedtazo 10y ago
    I've been to a few right wing rallies recently and every one I've gone to I was harassed, threatened, people expressed racist and nationalist sentiments towards me in a very aggressive faction. I feared for my life much of the time. This, in my experience, is how every right wing rally is. Left wing rallies, on the other hand, have always been very pleasant and highly enjoyable. Thank you for your perspective.
crestedtazo 10y ago
I frequent many Israeli forums and every Israeli forum I visited, the users HATED the video and found it highly offensive. I am really curious what Israeli forums you're visiting...

wodenokoto 10y ago

> So, the main joke is him having enough money to get poor people to execute on his silly whims and then laughing at them. I haven't seen the video (and try to avoid his videos in general), but from the article that seems to be the joke, and the anti-semitic part of it is to have them do/say the worst possible thing. Basically, having them bark like a dog isn't "extreme" enough, so he have them support Hitler, because that is extreme. I'm not saying that makes it more tasteful, but I am saying it makes it less anti-semitic, if not actually semitic. There is no joke in making them say "Hitler was bad", because anybody would say that.