PewDiePie and usage of Nigger -

[tehpope]

Was Pewds in the right to use the word nigger? What about white people using the word out of a racial context? Is there any other context to use the word? Are Nigga and Nigger different?

Do you think people dogpiling on him for using the word is proper?

Personally, I don't care what language anyone uses. The context of Pewds using the word wasn't racial. I'm not sure if there is any context outside racial to use nigger. Nigga really doesn't have a racial context besides its main use in black culture. Nigga and nigger are two different words. And the pearlclutching reaction behind him using the word is awful. Its just more virtue signaling by people who wanna do that. I get the word is bad, you don't need to defend yourself by saying you never using and using the word is bad. Its understood.

 

[AbaddonTheDepoiler]

Freedom of speech, no matter how much butthurt it recieves, should be paramount. I don't really like him but he had every right to say it. Nigger nigger nigger!

 

[Sergeant Politeness]

No one owns a word, and no one gets to say certain words are off limits. That's fascist behavior. There is no moral imperative to not say "nigger", only a societal one. "Nigger" hurts no one. "Nigger" has never started any wars. On the list of things people should get riled up about, "nigger" is near the bottom. You can be outright racist without using it and not racist while using it. He wasn't wrong or right to say it, he just said it.

Also, the distinction between "nigga" and "nigger" is so nominal, they're virtually the same word.

 

[NIGGO KILLA]

Firewatch was shit

 

[Somsnosa]

PDP did not mean it in a racial context and apologized anyway, and he did for the jew jokes too.
Freedom of speech always, doesn't mean you should not take responsibility for what you say, but law doesn't need to be involved in these kind of things. They can be dealed between ourselves. If you call a down syndrome kid a re.tard you apologize for etiquette and it ends there.

 

[KraftEagle]

Freedom of speech. He wasn't even using nigger in a racist way anyway. It's just a word no matter how much salt it causes.

 

[Intelligent Calcium]

Do you think people dogpiling on him for using the word is proper?

No, dogpiling is moronic. It buries the issue in favor of broken people getting a short term emotional release. Nobody who occupies themselves with this issue has any interest in making things better. Calling Pewdiepie a cunt for saying nígger won't solve racism and I can't believe I even had to type that sentence.

 

[SwanDive]

Felix realized what he said was in poor taste. Any viewers with a brain realize that it was in poor taste. I can't imagine anyone who uses the "but pewds said it" line of reasoning being older than 13 and will probably cringe at their past selves in 5 years time. So everyone still thinks that a white guy saying "nigga" or "nigger" is uncool, no harm done.

Also, the distinction between "nigga" and "nigger" is so nominal, they're virtually the same word.

m8, you should take latin

the entire fucking language is based on different inflected endings

 

[Johnny Bravo]

I think it says something about a person's character when they shout "nigger" in anger. Apparently he meant to say "asshole" but said "nigger" instead and the only explanation I can come up with, since it clearly wasn't deliberate, is that "asshole" and "nigger" have very similar meanings in his mind. If you want to play armchair psychologist there's more validity to questioning Felix's racial bias now than there was after the whole Disney debacle, which is the main reason why this "controversy" is blowing up. On the other hand, it could be that because he grew up in Sweden he simply doesn't experience the same knee jerk reaction to that word as Americans. Don't know, don't care.

Personally, I think Felix royally fucked up. I don't have any stake in his character or politics, all I know is that he did something incredibly stupid and the drama he caused will stick to him for a while.

 

[Y2K Baby]

I think it says something about a person's character when they shout "nigger" in anger. Apparently he meant to say "asshole" but said "nigger" instead and the only explanation I can come up with, since it clearly wasn't deliberate, is that "asshole" and "nigger" have very similar meanings in his mind. If you want to play armchair psychologist there's more validity to questioning Felix's racial bias now than there was after the whole Disney debacle, which is the main reason why this "controversy" is blowing up. On the other hand, it could be that because he grew up in Sweden he simply doesn't experience the same knee jerk reaction to that word as Americans. Don't know, don't care.

Personally, I think Felix royally fucked up. I don't have any stake in his character or politics, all I know is that he did something incredibly stupid and the drama he caused will stick to him for a while.

STFU, nigger.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

STFU, nigger.

Ok.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Ok.

Sorry.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Sorry.

I forgive you.

 

[Y2K Baby]

I forgive you.

Thank you.

 

[ChickenGetYoChickenHere!]

He can say that word all he wants.. in public, even. However, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from public opinion. If you want to throw around slurs, don't be surprised if a shit load of people... possibly your employer... chooses not to fuck with you anymore or throw money at you. That's the trade off.

 

[Billy_Sama]

The problem is here that people watch PewDiePie to begin with.

 

[Diesel Boogaloo]

I wonder how good all the complainers are at controlling their emotions when speaking Swedish.

Also I wonder why they don't complain about his constant use of word "fuck", which he has probably said uncensored like million times on his channel, and in edited videos, not on livestreams.

 

[rookie]

I said it on Tumblr and I'll say it again;

These people get so offended over these stupid words because they've given those words that power. I could understand 100% if PDP said "nigger" to directly attack black people, but clearly that wasn't the case. It was just a word said out of frustration. Words don't hurt if there isn't meaning behind it. Tumblrinas just put meanings behind everything, even if it's not the right one or there's no meaning to it at all.

 

[Kyria the Great]

No, dogpiling is moronic. It buries the issue in favor of broken people getting a short term emotional release. Nobody who occupies themselves with this issue has any interest in making things better. Calling Pewdiepie a cunt for saying nígger won't solve racism and I can't believe I even had to type that sentence.

The people don't want to solve Racism because then they can't claim victim status and hide behind a bullshit deflection shield while they are being racist themselves because of some Power+privilege=Racism dumbassery.

 

[NumberingYourState]

LIFE IS LIKE A NIGGER.

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