You cannot possibly say that you do not know PewDiePie if you frequent YouTube on a daily basis. With his comedic gaming videos, the Swedish YouTuber, born Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, remained the most-subscribed YouTuber for about a decade. As per the BBC, MrBeast dethroned him in November 2022.
In a July 2022 YouTube video titled "My Dog Cringes at TikTok," Kjellberg made fun of viral TikTok videos he found cringe-worthy, including one posted by deaf TikTik user Scarlet May. Reacting to the video, in which May was signing and narrating her negative experience with drive-thru customer service, Kjellberg mimics her voice, her signing, and her long nails by moving his pug's paws. Soon enough, the video generated a significant amount of criticism, prompting the YouTuber to cut the derogatory portion out of the video.
Later on, May shared her response to the humiliation in a TikTok video. "I'm used to it," she said. "But a big creator comes on here and puts us a million steps back, so it's very frustrating." Per Forbes, Kjellberg, who hadn't previously responded to the backlash, took to the comments section of his video and apologized, writing, "I edited out the clip with the girl that has the long nails. Had no clue she was deaf, but kinda dumb of me to not realize... Anyway honest mistake, my bad."
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmamlhZ315gI6dmKujXaiypL7Erapmp5ZiwLCvyJqjZqWVmbaiecinnaWtlaOwpr7SaA%3D%3D