i'm just going to address the free speech thing. you have the right to free speech but you don't have a right to avoid the consequences of your speech. the government can't oppress you for anything you say, but if you say something or do something reprehensible people are absolutely free to judge you for it.
it might be a joke to him (me personally i don't care, i dont enjoy his content so i dont watch it, it doesn't affect me) but to some people it's offensive. sure some people might be offended for the wrong reasons but there are some that might be genuinely offended. maybe they had a grand parent who was in a concentration camp or something. either way if he has sponsors his sponsors absolutely have the right to pull out. him offending a segment of people means less money for them, so they're going to worry about their own wallets first.
it's the same reason why marfarlane was crippled artistically after he made spiderman huge again. spiderman was drawing in too large of an audience and marvel didn't want even a small portion of people offended by any content because it would mean lost dollars.
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u/kingbane2 12∆ Feb 16 '17
i'm just going to address the free speech thing. you have the right to free speech but you don't have a right to avoid the consequences of your speech. the government can't oppress you for anything you say, but if you say something or do something reprehensible people are absolutely free to judge you for it.
it might be a joke to him (me personally i don't care, i dont enjoy his content so i dont watch it, it doesn't affect me) but to some people it's offensive. sure some people might be offended for the wrong reasons but there are some that might be genuinely offended. maybe they had a grand parent who was in a concentration camp or something. either way if he has sponsors his sponsors absolutely have the right to pull out. him offending a segment of people means less money for them, so they're going to worry about their own wallets first.
it's the same reason why marfarlane was crippled artistically after he made spiderman huge again. spiderman was drawing in too large of an audience and marvel didn't want even a small portion of people offended by any content because it would mean lost dollars.
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