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That, plus the fiverr stuff, plus the E;R shoutout, plus the n-word? It's a pattern of behavior of either being racist or being incredibly irresponsible and ign

That, plus the fiverr stuff, plus the E;R shoutout, plus the n-word? It's a pattern of behavior of either being racist or being incredibly irresponsible and ignorant. Not that it absolves him of even saying it, which is pretty bad on its own, especially in a pejorative sense. For the record, I know from being on the receiving end that racist young people use it in America too so he's not getting a pass on that from me (nor should he).

username90 8y ago
You can't judge a white Swede with the same standard as a white American, they grew up in completely different cultures. In Sweden saying the n word was completely normal 20 years ago and almost everybody did it, not just racists but a lot of immigration friendly people as well. That means that pewdiepie having that word in his unconscious vocabulary is not a sign of him being a racist, but of him having grown up in Sweden in the 90's. White Americans on the other hand have been drilled not to say the word for a long time (kinda like Voldemort in harry potter) so to them it is unthinkable to say the word like that, but pewdiepie didn't have the luxury of growing up in USA. Being lenient to foreigners is an important part of globalism, he did something wrong, said he was sorry and he is unlikely to do it again, why is it so important to you to press further? Also many racist things that would be totally unacceptable in Sweden are common in USA so it is not like we are more tolerant or racist than you are over there, we just focus on different things. For example in Sweden it is unacceptable to group people together like "African American", expressions like that are there to alienate groups. Instead we think it is enough to call everyone "Swedish", it is unthinkable that a politician would start calling immigrants "Afro Swedish". Or at least it was seems like we have gotten more influenced by USA now. But another thing: In Sweden it is seen as very racist to ask about race, gather data about race etc, while in USA that is mandatory. A politician suggesting adding such measures would get called a Nazi and thrown out immediately. About the other things, pewdiepie has produced around 600 hours of original video content with edgy humor on his own, each clip getting millions of views. Edgy humor tends to skirt on whats acceptable and he is bound to make mistakes sometimes, especially with the cultural differences between Sweden and USA. I think it is stranger that they haven't found more dirt on him on than they did.

username90 8y ago

You can't judge a white Swede with the same standard as a white American, they grew up in completely different cultures. In Sweden saying the n word was completely normal 20 years ago and almost everybody did it, not just racists but a lot of immigration friendly people as well. That means that pewdiepie having that word in his unconscious vocabulary is not a sign of him being a racist, but of him having grown up in Sweden in the 90's. White Americans on the other hand have been drilled not to say the word for a long time (kinda like Voldemort in harry potter) so to them it is unthinkable to say the word like that, but pewdiepie didn't have the luxury of growing up in USA. Being lenient to foreigners is an important part of globalism, he did something wrong, said he was sorry and he is unlikely to do it again, why is it so important to you to press further? Also many racist things that would be totally unacceptable in Sweden are common in USA so it is not like we are more tolerant or racist than you are over there, we just focus on different things. For example in Sweden it is unacceptable to group people together like "African American", expressions like that are there to alienate groups. Instead we think it is enough to call everyone "Swedish", it is unthinkable that a politician would start calling immigrants "Afro Swedish". Or at least it was seems like we have gotten more influenced by USA now. But another thing: In Sweden it is seen as very racist to ask about race, gather data about race etc, while in USA that is mandatory. A politician suggesting adding such measures would get called a Nazi and thrown out immediately. About the other things, pewdiepie has produced around 600 hours of original video content with edgy humor on his own, each clip getting millions of views. Edgy humor tends to skirt on whats acceptable and he is bound to make mistakes sometimes, especially with the cultural differences between Sweden and USA. I think it is stranger that they haven't found more dirt on him on than they did.