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Bare uker etter at luringen Jay Swingler fra TGFbro nesten døde etter å ha stukket hodet inn i en mikrobølgeovn fylt med sement er en ny YouTube-stjerne nå i hardt vær.
22 år gamle Logan Paul startet det nye året med å poste en ekstremt upassende video til sine 15 millioner følgere.
Den tidligere Vine-favoritten tok seerne sine med på en tur i Aokigahara, en japansk skog mange går til for å ta sitt eget liv. («De seneste år kjent som «selvmordsskogen».)
Midtveis i videoen ser Logan en mann som nylig har begått selvmord. Ansiktet er sensurert, men mannen blir forstyrrende nok filmet på nært hold, mens Logan og vennene både tuller og ser forskrekket ut.
Kritikken fra YouTube- og skuespillerkollegaer lot ikke vente på seg. Både svenske PewDiePie (verdens største YouTuber), Sophie Turner (Sansa i Game of Thrones) og Aaron Paul (Jesse i Breaking Bad) har i dag twitret om vloggen.
Logan Paul goes to »suicide forest»:
WoAH wE f0UNd ded GuY here!!!!!
s0 cRaZy!
lEMme jUsT zOom in oN tHis F0r tHe Vl0gOK guYs seRiousLy , lEAve a like if yur sad to0..
— pewdiepie 💰 (@pewdiepie) January 2, 2018
«What if one of the kids stumbled upon the body» he says as he shows millions of impressionable kids on his channel. Then making jokes about it while still next to the guy. I can’t man….
— Jacksepticeye (@Jack_Septic_Eye) January 2, 2018
Dear @LoganPaul,
How dare you! You disgust me. I can’t believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple. Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell.
Ap
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) January 2, 2018
logan paul gotta go 👋🏼
— Andrea Russett (@AndreaRussett) January 2, 2018
I’m not gonna stay silent I’m gonna stand up for what’s right right now
— Grayson Dolan (@GraysonDolan) January 2, 2018
Suicide is serious. People have lost loved ones, idols, hero’s, fans to suicide. Filming a video and mocking a victim is not raising suicide awareness. Laughing at the body of a poor depressed soul. I can’t believe the disrespect of the victim, their family, and your YOUNG fans.
— Grayson Dolan (@GraysonDolan) January 2, 2018
You’re 22 there’s no excuse
— Grayson Dolan (@GraysonDolan) January 2, 2018
I’m in disbelief right now
— Ethan Dolan (@EthanDolan) January 2, 2018
The horrible measures people will go to in order to have content to stay relevant is absolutely disgusting. Being blinded by your ego so much so that thinking it is okay to make insensitive remarks about suicide, and broadcasting it for millions of CHILDREN to see is sickening.
— Ethan Dolan (@EthanDolan) January 2, 2018
Just remember this. Before all the extended community outrage against Logan Paul’s “we found a dead body” video, there was a seemingly uncontested 550-600,000 likes on it.
His core audience doesn’t give a fuuuuuuck. Unless youtube does something, this doesn’t hurt him.
— Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) January 2, 2018
Etter over 6 millioner visninger (og flere hundretusen tomler opp) ble videoen fjernet. Logan Paul beklager i dag via Twitter.
22-åringen påstår at han ikke gjorde det for visninger («jeg får visninger uansett»), men sier han forstår at han gjorde en feil.
Se hele unnskyldningen nedenfor.
Også beklagelsen får kritikk, blant annet fordi han verken nevner offeret, familien eller psykisk helse.
An extremely dangerous narcissistic response. Never mentions the victim, the family, suicide prevention, mental health, or any signs of general remorse. Just a bunch of “I” and “me”. This is an apology on aspects that affect him and him alone. Absolutely heartbreaking. https://t.co/eZ1TbiT4w0
— Father Mac (@Machaizelli) January 2, 2018
@LoganPaul You’re an idiot. You’re not raising awareness. You’re mocking. I can’t believe how self-praising your “apology” is. You don’t deserve the success (views) you have. I pray to God you never have to experience anything like that man did.
— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) January 2, 2018
Mange kritiserer også YouTube fordi de lot videoen være oppe i rundt et døgn, samtidig som mindre skadelige snutter blir stoppet. Trenger du noen å prate med kan du ringe Mental Helse døgnet rundt på 116 123, eller Kirkens SOS på 22 40 00 40. Du kan også chatte på kveldstid her.