PewDiePie Rescinds 50K Pledge to Anti Defamation League After Fan Backlash

[zodgory]

PewDiePie pulls $50,000 pledge to Jewish anti-hate group after fan backlash https://t.co/moqWiMtp46 pic.twitter.com/Ej6WWVi7qH
- The Verge (@verge) September 12, 2019
In a recent video to celebrate 100 million subscribers, YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg initially announced he'd be donating $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League, which he praised

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[lurkurheartout]

In before anyone says he is wearing an iron cross on his shirt. Twitter found the shirt he was wearing and it turns out it’a the cross from the country Georgia and it has something written in Georgian script on it.

[laydownhere]

sure. he's an antisemite. but sure.

its not technically an iron cross. but he's a swedish white dude who's done a lot of edgy antisemitic jokes and our irony poisoned culture has made him a figure of the altright and people who shoot up synagogues.

did he HAVE to wear something that resembles an iron cross? is he georgian? or is it possible that its the plausible deniability for respectability while his fans are going lol he's trolling the jews lol fuck them

its like why the altright do the okay sign - bc sure we can't prove his intentions but its enough of a signal to those in the know and those who are against that bigotry sound like lunatics for pointing it out

[nevermademe]

he's done shit like this with blatant racist/anti semitic photos/icons and used plausible deniability to get away with it. if you care enough to be the first comment defending him then you can care enough to meet ms google

[labovm]

yikes at this comment.

[rexilla]

what a crazy coincidence that he would happen to wear something that looks like an iron cross in a video announcing that he's no longer donating money to the ADL after his fans lost their shit and started making up anti-semitic conspiracy theories

[valentinenoir]

I was just about to post this

Thanks for saving me the effort

Fuck this anti semite

[devourlove]

lmao perfectly put

[devourlove]

it has GOT to get suspicious EVENTUALLY! even the "everyone's humor is different" grumps and "always a follower" jack and mark. i wonder how long they could possibly let the money buy them. who will be the first tho? probably not the grumps cuz dan is messy himself and suzy is ALL IN on felix and marzia so i doubt arin would either

[devourlove]

LMAO that's so true, and it is extremely upsetting and concerning. watch if he finally falls tho they come out of the woods like they agreed all along. but they would absolutely forgive him too. they strike me as the "differing opinions don't mean you can't be friends" types

[devourlove]

listen i didn't know that word until today so you did better than me 🤣 and it perfectly applies. like, if you don't have a problem with it, you're part of the problem, you are SO right. it's not like he hates pineapples on pizza, he hates jewish people. if he doesn't, he's sure PROFITING off of it, which is still bad. if they don't have a problem with THAT, they cosign it, because they all benefit from his friendship and subsequently his money. and fam, good for you! drop her! i will never get how people don't get that. you can't have "differing opinions" with someone who wants genocide lmao, it's not possible. im black, if a member of the kkk wants all black people gone im not having tea with them lol, they probably wouldn't even WANT tea with me. so people being like "oh well that's just their opinion" literally just means "this isn't my problem so I don't care cuz i like this person". like, they're prioritizing that friendship over yours and your feelings. those types of people aren't friends, imo!

oop but lemme not start lmao

[tequila]

Lmaooo I love jack

[su_metal]

DAMN IT, I CAN'T SEE THEM