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Did PewDiePie Just Crack the Code for How to Present Libre Software? (blenderdumbass.org)
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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (6 children)

he said the N-word, hard R and all

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Nah, you're excusing his behavior. He could have cursed in Swedish instead of using a racially charged word. The fact that he knew the word, knew it was bad, it came to his mind and used it is too much to be a "heated" moment.

    And even if it was, there's literally no excuses. His content is in English and his main audience is USians.

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