



How Big YouTubers Have Normalized The N Word

iDubbbz

is hardly the first person on YouTube to casually say the word nigger, but it's baffling to me how big YouTubers like these normalize a lot of questionable behaviors, such as in this case of saying the N word. Now yes, anybody should have the right to say anything that's protected under freedom of speech, but just because someone can say something, does not make it right or appropriate.









iDubbbz makes the point that these types of derogatory words should either all be okay to make fun of, or none of them should be okay to make fun of, but that's a very black and white type of rationalizing the use of the N Word. In reality, saying any offensive word is more complicated than that.





He also insinuates that if you say the N Word or any offensive word enough times, the offensiveness and negative implications of that word gradually disappears overtime. That might be true for an inner circle of friends that joke around with each other using normally offensive words because they've gotten so comfortable with each other, but outside of that group, it initially can carry the same offensive meaning depending on who you talk to.





The intent of the video Content Cop - Tana Mongeau

is obviously made to criticize the hypocrisy of the YouTuber Tana Mongeau, but it takes great leaps with stating what is and isn't okay in terms of saying the N Word.





If iDubbbz were to be in close contact with others who happen to be black, would he be so comfortable saying the N Word so casually? If iDubbbz is rational and sensible enough, he wouldn't dare stir up that type of controversy, as it would label him anything but a defender of freedom of speech.





Yeah, iDubbbz exposed the hypocrisy of Tana Mongeau and made her out to be a fool, but at the expense of normalizing the N Word for himself and his audience. He knew saying "Say Nigger" while taking a picture with Tana would give him attention, but he didn't really think about the implications of his own actions. He just assumes he's right to do whatever he needs to get his point across about Tana Mongeau.





iDubbbz is not the only example of this, but it seems that the more fame someone accumulates over time, the more it to convinces them and their fans that pretty much anything they do and say is justified. Having fame alone is not enough to justify any type of behavior, no matter how famous someone is.

















More Examples of Big YouTubers Saying the N Word

Pewdiepie

often comes to mind when it comes to saying the N Word for all of YouTube to see. While Pewdiepie has gotten no mercy when it comes the unfair scrutiny he's received from the mainstream media, he no less is not entirely innocent when it comes to how he and others have casually paraded the N Word.





Pewdiepie, Shane Dawson, Jake Paul, Jefree Star, and even h3h3 have all at one point or another come out to say the N Word. All of these YouTubers spontaneously to decide to say the N Word for whatever reason, but I find h3h3's use of the N Word the most hypocritical.

likes to point out in his podcast how Pewdiepie shouldn't have said the N Word and commends the way iDubbbz handles the use of the N Word in his Tana video, but at the same time h3h3 himself has said the N Word himself in his Podcast as the YouTuber Gokanaru has pointed out in his Video Vigilante video. One cannot criticize someone for engaging in a type of behavior that they themselves engage in as well. h3h3 has acted like he is a morally outstanding YouTuber in this situation, when in reality he himself is communicating to his own audience that it's okay for him to say the N Word, but people like Pewdiepie should know better.









Big YouTubers Need To Think Before They Say





While Pewdiepie and h3h3 have been rightfully criticized for their conduct, overall no one has voiced how much of a problem this is. What gives these YouTubers or anyone the authority to deem offensive words as okay to say under convenient circumstances?





A lot of how these big YouTubers defend their position on saying the N Word is by saying that it's okay to say whatever around a personal group of friends, as if that makes it okay to say the N Word casually on YouTube. Just because your own personal group of friends approve of certain behaviors hardly validates anyone's right to just say whatever they want.





The word nigger has a cruel and divisive history that these YouTubers like to pretend doesn't exist. Making the argument that because some black people say the N word casually automatically makes it okay for anyone to say it is just an excuse. The irony is not lost on me that some black people use the N Word as a term of endearment, but what about black people that don't use the N Word in that sense? Is their disdain for with the N word any less valid than others that approve of the use of the N Word?





I'm not saying that no one can make fun of the N Word or mention it in the context of history. Obviously we can't pretend the N Word doesn't exist either, but just like anything else that is discussed or made fun of, it should be well thought out and have a sensible point to make, and not just be said thoughtlessly.





As far as these big YouTubers are concerned, they have not really thought out what they have said and the types of messages it condones to their audiences. Whatever they want to say in their own personal lives is their business, but if they are going to act like arbiters of morality, they better back it up with their conduct in both their personal and professional lives. Millions of people watch their videos and whether they like it or not, their fans are influenced by the way they conduct themselves.





Please comment your thoughts below!















