Disney cuts ties with famous youtuber Pewdiepie for anti-semitic video

https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-severs-ties-with-youtube-star-pewdiepie-after-anti-semitic-posts-1487034533

http://www.wsj.com/video/disney-cuts-ties-to-youtube-superstar-pewdiepie/AF3B6886-3245-4C48-AD5D-098F1E1ABEA9.html

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They do realize he does stuff to deliberately antagonize easily offended people and generally joke around. Oh and wasn't Walt Disney a anti semite.

I'm not goering to even comment on this.

Good for Disney, that dude is an a-hole. He tried to get fellow Youtubers and consumers to boycott Nintendo and it back fired on dat ass. Haters get rektd!

Really tired of false information spreading around the internet.

@foxhound_fox: How is it misinformation? He actually used anti-semitic material in his video.

Watch the video I posted. He's a provocateur.

@foxhound_fox: Who cares, he still used anti-semitic material in his video. Thats not misinformation, its the truth. Disney has every right to not support anti-semitic material.

It makes a difference. He's like a modern George Carlin (just not a comedian). He says outrageous things to solicit a reaction. Saying something and meaning something are entirely different.

@foxhound_fox: But how does that make it misinformation? Why would Disney even want to support such silly anti-semitic material?

Puppets who don't dance get their ties cut.

Pewdiepie doesn't really need Disney. I had no idea they were partners to begin with.

Oh, god the irony of Disney cutting ties with someone over Anti semitism. Delicious!! Pewdiepie's wallet? bare.....

Unfounded rumors would agree, also if you are familiar with the history of Disney film there were more than a couple instances of racist showings...in the 1940s.

But to even say, "it's just a joke" is only showing that person doesn't really understand humor...or is attempting to appeal to a very certain audience.

I haven't watched Pewdiepie in a looooong time. I had no idea he was so successful that he had ties with Disney. Wow.

Did he really? What a dick. I need to look that up and see what happened.

First of all pewdiepie did nothing wrong and not his fault.

Secondly, Disney has all rights to do this. It's bad for business, as capitalism prevails. It has nothing to do with "teh SJWs". It is all about dat $$.

Wow really ........... and to be fair who really cares? like or dislike him, he has managed to capture and gain a audience and he will continue to do so without Disney.

@Jacanuk: Funny, Disney said the same thing.

It's taking things out of context. You can't take what someone is paraphrasing or quoting out of context and make it seem like they're the ones who said it or condone the sentiments. Even though his videos featured Nazi imagery, that doesn't make him anti-semitic or even his videos anti-semitic.

@iandizion713: Disney had a hitler supporting cartoon starring Donald Duck, and Pewdidpie has plenty of sponsorships elsewhere and could give no fuqs about Disney dropping support. Also, Pewdiepie is a shitposter, so Disney dodn't get his joke

I think iandizon713 is right, you are grasping at straws. Walt Disney had not a single anti semitic bone in his body..........

Does that make Disney any less wrong to cut ties? Disney, as a brand, probably doesn't want a George Carlin under its umbrella. Pewdiepie will be fine on his own, he doesn't need disney and disney doesn't need him.

Doesn't matter if the corporate brand doesn't want associated with it...they have that right.

@hillelslovak said:

@FireEmblem_Man said:

@iandizion713: Disney had a hitler supporting cartoon starring Donald Duck, and Pewdidpie has plenty of sponsorships elsewhere and could give no fuqs about Disney dropping support. Also, Pewdiepie is a shitposter, so Disney dodn't get his joke

I think iandizon713 is right, you are grasping at straws. Walt Disney had not a single anti semitic bone in his body..........

The old famous "heil hitler, heil hitler, heil hitler" assembly line cartoon.

Well that's unfortunate. It really doesn't matter if Disney "gets the joke" or not it's something that they simply don't want to be associated with at this current point in time so there's really nothing wrong with them wanting to cut ties with him.

Knew you'd be in this thread, attacking jokes and what not.

Yep. Gave a ton of money to the Third Reich and the American Nazi movement too. Guess they are under new management.

It doesn't really matter what he says or means, Disney has the right to disassociate themselves with anyone for any reason. That goes for anyone.

That's why I was a little surprised that this was big news, Disney was just the side piece.

Do you really think the company today shares his views? If not, it is irrelevant.

Nope, just thought it was funny that's the reason they broke ties with pewds.

Looks like the SJW's win again.

Ya it definitely couldn't be that in a capitalist society a business would cut ties with someone they thought would hurt them. That would make too much sense right?

Just read what it was that he did and wow it was pretty messed up. Even when taken as a joke it's just a really, really stupid thing to have done. I can totally see why anyone would drop support for him after that. Why Felix? Why?

Disney is not a fan of edgy, ironic anti-Semitic jokes. The current CEO of Disney is Jewish. Make fun of Islam, make fun of white people, make fun of black people, make fun of Mexicans, but don't you dare make fun of God's chosen people. Remember the 6 million.

There's so many subliminal titties in Finding Dory you guys aren't looking hard enough.

@resevl4rlz:

Pewdiepie doesn't deserve the popularity anyway. They should've never signed him up with them.

They should have cut ties for him being extremely boring and obnoxious

Pewdiepie got rektd!

Why didn't they cut him sooner then. Instead they waited til a bunch of journalists led an attack on him and not only get him cut from Disney but also taken off of youtube. That is the MO of SJWs say something they don't like and they will try to ruin your reputation and livelihood, they are scum.

Disney was probably not aware of it until people began complaining. If you started saying shit like he did and your employer found out, they would probably cut ties with you too.

@iandizion713: Why are you such a puss?

@iandizion713: I'm not a fan of PewDiePie's work, but in saying that I don't think he's a bad person, in fact he sounds like quite the opposite. But however, Disney has every right to distance him and PewDiePie doesn't eve need Disney anyway.

Walt Disney has been dead for almost 51 years. He's not germane in the least.

I don't know what this guy is about but thankfully I have never watched his presentations based primarily on the fact that he looks like a goof.

Ah, the classic "Context does not matter" argument. The final go to argument for those backed into a corner who cannot admit they might have been wrong on something.

And just to mention it, im betting someone else has but i have not read all posts.... Walt Disney was an extreme racist and antisemite, he kind of built his company around it and didnt do it comically, he did it seriously.

This has nothing to do with the CEO being Jewish, im sure he is an intelligent person and is not humorless. This is most likely a move suggested by lawyers because of the fake outrage machine that is people like Ian. These people who have to manufacture outrage at every turn and try to make it front page news.

@kod: There is nothing to be wrong about. He was punished for using anti-semitic material. Its called a fact. Disney made fun of Nazi's mate.

I think you got rekt lol

I mean, here you are cheering at the preconceived notion that Pewdiepie got hurt by this in any way, when really all this did weas bring him even more publicy, viewers, and of course even more people to Team Trump.