Kal Brennet
A disciple of balance
Alright I know that this really isnt a proper place to discuss these kinds of things, yet I feel strongly about it and the topic isn't very polarizing or political so I'll discuss it briefly.
I'll start off with this, If you dont know what I'm talking about when I reference Logan Pauls recent video, I'd strongly urge you not to watch it. As a guy whos been in some horrible situations and I've seen some pretty messed up stuff, watching that video gave me the same disgusted gut feeling as I did in all those places in my life when I was faced with something so horrid. I know it sounds like I'm saying not to watch it because im emotional or something, that's just not the case. I'm saying don't watch it because there's nothing to gain from watching it.
Ok, so to quickly bring anyone up to speed on the video: Logan Paul, a huge youtuber very popular with kids from maybe age 9 - 19 and some older, recently released a video in which he spends the night in the Japanese suicide forest. In this video, Logan accidentally comes across the body of a man who had recent committed suicide.
As I saw it, this wasn't an issue at its core. The whole basis of the video was disrespectful, but I cant say that its so disrespectful that he should be condemned for it. However, His handling of this event is what makes his actions so horrible. Logan takes quite a about of time filming the actual body, the first strike. This was not only disgusting and something nobody wants to see, it was also disrespectful and a stupid thing to do when your fan base is largely based with children.
Secondly, his reaction to the body, while not ideal, was not an issue as much. I've seen people laugh after seeing someone they care about go to the hospital. I myself have laughed in situations like this. Its a form of shock and a coping mechanism. The problem with this is that Logan edited this video with comic book cartoony sound effects, to add suspense and comedy before he found the body. The beef I have with this is thata Logan edited this after the videa was fully filmed. With such a somber subject, he tried to make a funny and suspenseful video.
In my opinion, this was his biggest flaw. He easily could have made a video on this, not showed the body and showed how actually SERIOUS of a subject he was playing with.
Anyway, how do you folks feel about this?
Also just gonna drop this here because its very very important if you are struggling with this kind of stuff (Suicide Hotline - 1-800-273-8255)
Ok, so to quickly bring anyone up to speed on the video: Logan Paul, a huge youtuber very popular with kids from maybe age 9 - 19 and some older, recently released a video in which he spends the night in the Japanese suicide forest. In this video, Logan accidentally comes across the body of a man who had recent committed suicide.
As I saw it, this wasn't an issue at its core. The whole basis of the video was disrespectful, but I cant say that its so disrespectful that he should be condemned for it. However, His handling of this event is what makes his actions so horrible. Logan takes quite a about of time filming the actual body, the first strike. This was not only disgusting and something nobody wants to see, it was also disrespectful and a stupid thing to do when your fan base is largely based with children.
Secondly, his reaction to the body, while not ideal, was not an issue as much. I've seen people laugh after seeing someone they care about go to the hospital. I myself have laughed in situations like this. Its a form of shock and a coping mechanism. The problem with this is that Logan edited this video with comic book cartoony sound effects, to add suspense and comedy before he found the body. The beef I have with this is thata Logan edited this after the videa was fully filmed. With such a somber subject, he tried to make a funny and suspenseful video.
In my opinion, this was his biggest flaw. He easily could have made a video on this, not showed the body and showed how actually SERIOUS of a subject he was playing with.
Anyway, how do you folks feel about this?
Also just gonna drop this here because its very very important if you are struggling with this kind of stuff (Suicide Hotline - 1-800-273-8255)