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'As if Disney never made Nazi jokes!' Internet defends PewDiePie in 'anti-Semitic' row (VIDEO) | 'As if Disney never made Nazi jokes!' Internet defends PewDiePie in 'anti-Semitic' row (VIDEO) |
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Supporters of PewDiePie have defended the YouTube star after he was dropped by Disney following allegations of anti-Semitism over a video he made for his channel. Taking to social media, supporters accused Disney of hypocrisy given its own history. | Supporters of PewDiePie have defended the YouTube star after he was dropped by Disney following allegations of anti-Semitism over a video he made for his channel. Taking to social media, supporters accused Disney of hypocrisy given its own history. |
READ MORE: 'Death to All Jews’ video ‘went too far’: YouTube & Disney drop internet star PewDiePie | READ MORE: 'Death to All Jews’ video ‘went too far’: YouTube & Disney drop internet star PewDiePie |
The hashtag #ResistPewDiePie trended on Twitter after being tweeted by the vlogger, real name Felix Kjellberg, who was dropped by both Disney and YouTube after he paid two men to hold up a sign reading ‘Death to All Jews’ as part of a video prank. | The hashtag #ResistPewDiePie trended on Twitter after being tweeted by the vlogger, real name Felix Kjellberg, who was dropped by both Disney and YouTube after he paid two men to hold up a sign reading ‘Death to All Jews’ as part of a video prank. |
The internet never forgets and was quick to accuse Disney of hypocrisy given the questionable imagery in its own cartoons. | The internet never forgets and was quick to accuse Disney of hypocrisy given the questionable imagery in its own cartoons. |
Twitter users shared images from US propaganda films made by the animation studio during World War II depicting Donald Duck as a Nazi in ‘Der Fuehrer's Face’. Disney’s production was created as one of a series made under government contract to promote the purchase of American war bonds and to mock or undermine Hitler’s regime. | Twitter users shared images from US propaganda films made by the animation studio during World War II depicting Donald Duck as a Nazi in ‘Der Fuehrer's Face’. Disney’s production was created as one of a series made under government contract to promote the purchase of American war bonds and to mock or undermine Hitler’s regime. |
However many social media users have ignored the film’s wider message, instead pulling choice clips depicting Donald reading Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ and dressed in the Nazi uniform. | However many social media users have ignored the film’s wider message, instead pulling choice clips depicting Donald reading Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ and dressed in the Nazi uniform. |
Other images being shared come from ‘Education for Death’, a 1943 Disney film from the studio’s WWII series and depicting the journey of a youth becoming a doomed Nazi soldier | Other images being shared come from ‘Education for Death’, a 1943 Disney film from the studio’s WWII series and depicting the journey of a youth becoming a doomed Nazi soldier |
Confusingly, the films aren’t those traditionally cited in allegations of anti-Semitism by Disney. Instead that honor usually falls to its depiction of ethnic stereotypes in their films from the 1930s. | Confusingly, the films aren’t those traditionally cited in allegations of anti-Semitism by Disney. Instead that honor usually falls to its depiction of ethnic stereotypes in their films from the 1930s. |
Defenders of PewDiePie also made accusations of double-standards in the entertainment industry, asking why it’s OK for shows like ‘South Park’ and ‘Family Guy’ to make similar jokes without issue. | Defenders of PewDiePie also made accusations of double-standards in the entertainment industry, asking why it’s OK for shows like ‘South Park’ and ‘Family Guy’ to make similar jokes without issue. |
YouTube star Casey Neistat posted a video to his channel defending PewDiePie, saying that while “ultimately I am not a fan of this kind of humor there is nothing I cherish more than free speech in any capacity.” | YouTube star Casey Neistat posted a video to his channel defending PewDiePie, saying that while “ultimately I am not a fan of this kind of humor there is nothing I cherish more than free speech in any capacity.” |
A Wall Street Journal video highlighting several incidents in which PewDiePie used Nazi imagery and made alleged anti-Semitic joke was mocked by supporters in a parody, highlighting the sensationalism of the video. Disney distanced themselves from the star after the publication approached them for a comment on the vlogger. |
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