Hey guys welcome back to Talk Tuesday
So today
I am gonna be talking about something that a lot of you probably already know about
Some of you may not want to hear about again, and that's fine
You don't have to watch this video, but I wanted to talk about this whole
Logan Paul situation. The main reason that I want to talk about this is not to get on the bandwagon
You know it's it makes me almost sick seeing how many people want to profit off
This get his face in their thumbnail and title cuz it gets you views
So I'm not gonna do that but I really wanted to talk about this
And I feel like it's so important and the main reason
I want to do it is because this affected me so much personally if you don't know what I'm talking about and
I'm not gonna be talking about Logan or his video in this video much
I'm really wanting to focus on the bigger picture here, not him, but because some of you don't know
Look if you want to know more my whole Twitter feed is about it right now because I it really affected me
Basically Logan Paul he's a popular
Vlogger youtuber or whatever, and he's really really popular
and he posted a video of him exploring the suicide forest in Japan and
in the forest he found someone who had just recently committed suicide probably within hours of when he found them and
He proceeded to film their body
Put it on camera put it in its thumbnail
Stood there laughing next to it. Um. I really hate to say this. I think there's someone hanging right there. Excuse me
Now our lives unfold there's no going back. I've seen things. I can't unsee
We found a dead body. Yup what the fuck
Not only that he let the video stay up after all the criticism for a full day YouTube did nothing about it and
He got about six point five million views from this video exploiting someone's suicide now
I really wanted to talk about this because when I was in high school
I lost two friends in the same week one of my friends hung herself on Christmas Day
and the other friend hung herself on New Year's so the fact that this happened on that day sent me into such a
Tailspin last night. I've never been truly triggered by something this set me off like you would not believe I
Couldn't think about anything else sick to my stomach
angry sad for this poor man
And his family
Sad for all the people out there who are struggling with this or who have lost someone to suicide and had to watch that
Shit and watch him stand there laughing next to it
I want to talk about YouTube as a platform
And what is happening to it because since I've started in my channel in 2012
I have seen it go so so downhill creators like me are being constantly discouraged by YouTube to make
Content that is at all thought-provoking things about politics news
Or any type of current event or you know true crime and anything like that
conspiracy there's all all pretty much all of my content gets demonetized these days and sometimes I can submit a
Review request and point out why this does not go against any Terms of Service and it will be approved
But that's you know just some of the time in my videos even though I talk about true crime
because I'm passionate about it and I teach people about crime in court and raise awareness for missing people you know my
Series has raised over
$15,000 for thorne. Thank you to all of you guys, but I've done something really good with it
You know because death happens suicide happens sad things happen
And they need to be talked about suicide awareness is important to talk about but never once in any of my videos
And I talk about people who have died all the time and their stories
Never once have I shown in their bodies ever and never will I because it's so disrespectful
It crosses such a line, and he was doing this in an educational way or a documentary-style way, which is okay YouTube
Released a statement earlier today. I'll put on the screen where they said that if
Content is sensitive and sensational as long as it's done in a way. That's
educational and more of a documentary then it's okay
And that's how it should be and that's why most of my content when I submit it
Gets approved some of it doesn't but whatever thank God for my patrons
his video
Went through the exact same system that mine mine does my content as soon as I said it live it gets reviewed and it gets
Demonetized mostly every single time his got reviewed, and he said he didn't monetize it, but that doesn't matter
He still will make money off youtube red in his video
Which is against Terms of Service not just for monetization
But YouTube's period you cannot show this kind of thing on YouTube at all the fact that it was up
for a full day
This was up for a full day and YouTube did nothing about it
And then not only that it was put on the top 10 trends ok so YouTube monitors with on their top 10
I'm telling you all times. They know it's on there in fact
They probably decide what gets put on there for them to do that
While slapping other creators in the face who are trying to talk about
Important subjects in a respectful and tasteful way that is educating and informing others
And they will reward that kind of video by putting it on the top 10 trending so as a creator
It pisses me off, but also just as a YouTube viewer. It pisses me off
I want to know how YouTube plans to deal with future content like this like I hope they have a big
Fat response to this that explains exactly how they're gonna make sure this doesn't happen again because the amount of children
That watch Logan Paul and watched this video is horrifying
How many parents had to talk with their kids as they were too scared to sleep because they saw a dead body
On their phone or their computer. I just wanted to
Talk about this because I just feel like as a creator
it makes me almost nauseous that this was a lot to be up for so long when I'm struggling to get by as a
Creator making the content that I do it's just it makes me so angry and to laugh at mental illness is sick
something must be wrong with you if you think it's at all appropriate to laugh next to someone in that moment and I
Mean, it's just it's sickening
And I feel so bad for all those out there who have been triggered by this who are dealing with actual
self-harm thoughts and suicidal thoughts who need help
I'm going to list resources a phone line that you can talk to a counselor and also
Text someone if you are uncomfortable with being on the phone which a lot of people are I have social anxiety, too
So I totally get that they'll be links for both of those below
And I have a video where I talked more about suicide and depth, and how it's affected my life
and how losing my friends at such young age just
Will stay with me forever. I just know there's so many out there who have lost not only friends, but parents
children to suicide and
How this is such a slap in the face to them and so I couldn't focus on anything else today
I had a whole nother video planned, and I'll be right back
But this really shook me just because it happened on the same day that I lost my friend a few years back
I just feel so badly for
Whoever that person is and their family that they probably found out because of this video
and I really encourage all of you to write YouTube support or
Tweet at them and tell them your thoughts on this tell them your thoughts on how they handled it because there will always be someone
Like Logan Paul, that's why I didn't want to just make this video about him. It's bigger than him
This is YouTube not handling their platform correctly
How are we going to change the way that YouTube responds to this type of thing?
The kind of content that we want to see the kind of content that we will allow on this platform
how are we going to shape the future of this platform because right now things look pretty bleak and to any
Of his young fans out there who are conflicted because they were a fan and now this happened, and they're like well
What do I do I associated myself with him, am I guilty should I be feeling bad? No you can walk away from this
You can unsubscribe you don't need to feel guilty for being his fan at one point
And maybe it's time for some of these young girls to realize how many other hot men are
Out there doing great shit. There are so many other people to look up to out there who are doing good things
Who are raising money for causes who are spreading awareness about important things like suicide prevention there are so many other
Sexy men to look up to ladies who are doing good things in the comments
I'd love to know your guys's thoughts on this how you think YouTube should respond what they can do to
prevent this from happening in the future and also I want you to leave some names of the creators and
Influencers or celebrities that you have found doing good things with their platform
who are not abusing the system for money trying to make a positive impact on people and
Their audience I'd love to hear some names so that people can find new people to look up to it is time we up our
Standards as YouTube viewers this kind of person should not be the most popular person on YouTube. That's it for me today guys
I really appreciate you allowing me to use my platform to talk about this
I know some of you are so burnt out didn't wanna hear about it and wanted to see something else
My normal content will be back on Thursday. I just for my own self personally
I really needed to talk about this for the friends that I've lost I felt
Uncomfortable being silent about it
So I just had to get my thoughts out there
And I appreciate everyone who has listened and been accepting how I'm feeling about all this
That's it for me today guys. I hope you're having a great day. I will be back very soon with awesome content for you
2018 it's going to be great. I have so many great plans so get excited and I will see you guys then thanks bye