- Sup you beautiful bastards.
Hope you're having a fantastic Monday.
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show.
Buckle up, hit that like button,
and let's just jump into it.
And the first thing we're gonna talk about today
is the latest iteration
of who are people angry at today in news.
And today's contestant is Ethan Klein,
a.k.a, one half of h3h3Productions.
And the story, which just blew up over the weekend,
stems from Saturday.
They had a podcast where you had Ethan and his wife Hila
breaking down this year's YouTube rewind.
And in this, they get to the part
of the YouTube rewind video
that showcases BTS' "Boy with Luv",
being the second most liked music video of the year.
And you had Ethan in part saying this.
- BTS.
I don't get the BTS thing.
I'm just gonna say it right now.
I don't like K-pop.
I hate K-pop.
I don't get BTS.
- [Hila] K-pop?
- They look like they just a bunch of--
How did this become a thing in Western culture?
Where all these grown men and little girls
are jerking off to little K-pop boys.
(man laughs)
It's like a little fetish.
It's like a little twink, gay fetish about these K-pop boys.
- All right, so this podcast goes out, this gets clipped,
and very soon we see h3h3 is over party trending on Twitter.
Which probably wasn't a surprise to Ethan.
He kind of even comments it on like the level of fandom.
- I'm pretty sure that somebody's
gonna try to assassimate me.
Assassimate me.
(laughs at misspoken word)
- Yeah, I mean this blew up.
Just the original clip on Twitter alone
had 2.7 million views as of recording this video.
You had people saying things like,
"I'm not a K-pop stan."
"But what Ethan Klein said about it and its fans
and the language he used to do so is atrocious.
It was flat-out disgusting, homophobic and racist."
Another post that blew up saying,
"Why don't you just call them," a slur for Asian people,
"And get is over it, Ethan?"
Here's why you can't imagine quote,
"little girls and grown men
jerking off to little K-pop boys."
Because you view Asian men as inferior
to fine white specimens such as yourself.
Which is a lot to say.
But of course at the same time,
we had a number of people defending Ethan,
saying Ethan's just a comedian who is making a joke
about the kind of crazy levels of fandom
when it comes to K-pop.
With one writing, "I mean isn't it true
that there are lots of young teenage girls
that watch weird BTS fetish vids or fan fictions?
I like K-pop, especially BTS,
but you can't say that shit ain't weird.
Ethan literally just pointed it out
in an exaggerated way to make a joke on it.
Chill out."
And as far as Ethan's reaction to the "h3h3's over party",
he kind of seemed to enjoy it.
Writing, "I'm finally trending on Twitter,"
with a crying laughing emoji faces.
Then saying, "My message to K-pop fans.
Lighten up nerds.
If you can't handle your hobby
being made fun of a little bit,
then you're really just a bunch of little girls
jerking off to K-pop boys."
And posting this to kind of troll.
Then tweeting, "That face when K-pop stans
are trying to take the moral ground over a joke,
but are responsible for dozens of suicides of K-pop idols
because of their online abuse."
Which as far as online reaction,
kind of just added gasoline to the fire.
With Ethan tweeting about four hours later that the hashtag,
"h3h3 is over party" was number five trending.
And yeah, I mean the shots have been
kinda going back and forth since then.
And ultimately,
that's where we are with this story right now.
And of course, I'd love to pass the question off to you.
And then, let's talk about there was another story
where you had people angry.
And actually the focus of that anger apologized.
And specifically, we are talking about Walmart,
who apologized for several pieces
of holiday merchandise on their store like this.
It appears to show a wide-eyed, happy Santa,
with several lines of quote on quote "snow",
with the text, "Let it snow".
And just so there's not any confusion,
the product description read,
"We all know how snow works.
It's white, powdery, and the best snow
comes straight from South America.
It's bad news for jolly old Saint Nick,
who lives far away in the North Pole.
That's why Santa really likes to savor the moment
when we gets his hands on some quality, grade A,
Colombian snow."
Also while coke-snorting Santa got a lot of the attention,
there are also others including one where
reportedly Santa Claus was seen quote,
"roasting his chestnuts" atop a burning fireplace.
And this one, which I'm having to censor,
shows a lingerie-wearing Mrs.Claus with a whip,
with Santa on all fours, with a ball gag,
and text reading, "Santa has been Naughty".
Now Walmart for their part,
once this story kind of blew up,
they apologized and also removed the listings,
and saying, "These sweaters, sold by a third-party seller
on Walmart.ca, do not represent Walmart's values
and have no place on our website."
And yeah, I mean that's really it.
All right this in no way
Walmart's first third-party seller controversy.
There've been others in the past that got through
that involved racial slurs, there's was the Impeach 45 one.
But also, with this one specifically,
I wonder if it was done on purpose
because of the main reactions
from this whole debacle,
the number of people that seemed
to want to buy this product now is through the roof.
Which I think is a pretty human thing.
It feels like the moments when someone's like,
"No we can't sell that to you."
People are like, "Well no, give it to me."
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Granted, part of that might be my Paul Rudd bias,
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We'll have to wait and see.
But I'm very excited to see.
Then we got a trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984"
and yes please.
We also got a "Star Wars" featurette on friendship.
We had Rhett and Link taking a lie detector test.
We had Ryan Reynold's trailors.
One, with "Six Underground",
And two, "Free Guy".
You had Megan Thee Stallion
on "NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert".
Then we had Michelle Khare
giving us "YouTube Rewind 2019: The Musical".
Really enjoyed it.
And not only, but definitely partly, because I was included.
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And then in the earth-is-scary news,
let's talk about New Zealand
where today a volcano erupted.
According to reports,
both tourists and New Zealand natives
are believed to have been on the shore of White Island,
when it erupted around 2:00 p.m. local time.
The video's spreading on social media,
showing these enormous plumes of smoke.
Now as far as the casualties here,
according to New Zealand police,
five people have been confirmed dead,
eight at this time are still missing.
Also reporting that 34 people have survived,
with 31 of those getting treated at a hospital.
According to a press release from the New Zealand police,
"inquiries with tour operators indicate
that 47 people were on the island
when the eruption happened.
We also saw John Tims,
the New Zealand deputy police commissioner,
announcing the rescue operations are currently on hold.
This because the unsafe physical environment on the island,
and the risk of another eruption.
Even though there are a number of people
that are listed as missing,
and you have the national military
expected to send drones to look for survivors
at first light on Tuesday morning.
There's also not a lot hope there.
You have New Zealand police in a statement
that they've seen quote, "No signs of life on the island."
Also this morning,
they had the Prime Minister of New Zealand
saying that this is quote,
"Very sadly a recovery operation."
Now as far as who was there,
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has confirmed
that some were passengers from one of their ships.
White Island is a tourist destination, right?
You can even walk inside the crater.
Actually on that note, according to reports,
tourists were actually seen
walking inside the crater moments before the eruption.
Also as far as did this eruption happen at of nowhere,
not fully.
White Island is the country's most active volcano.
Also, GeoNet, an agency that monitors
geological hazard information for New Zealand,
have been reporting noticeable levels of activity
on White Island since late September.
Also issuing an alert, as recently as December third,
saying in that bulletin last week,
"Observations and data to date
suggest that the volcano may be entering a period
where eruptive activity is more likely than normal.
These eruptions can occur with little or no warning."
But it also said that quote,
"The current level of activity
does not pose a direct hazard to visitors."
But ultimately, that is where we are
with this tragedy right now.
We'll keep our eyes open
to see what other information comes out.
Also obviously, our thoughts and our well wishes
go to those affected.
But yeah, it's just horrible to see this news.
And then, let's talk about
this really interesting story coming out of India.
Today we saw hundreds of protestors
taking to the streets of India
after the lower house of Parliament there
started debate on, and passed
a controversial piece of legislation
called the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
And if passed by the upper house,
the bill would grant citizenship
to religious minorities who illegally immigrated to India
from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
And in order to become a citizen,
those people would have to live in India for six years,
and take a test to prove
that they belong to one of six religions.
And the religions that would be eligible
for citizenship in India
are Hindu, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsees.
Notably not included in that list are Muslims.
And this is a massive deal for two reasons.
First of all, India is a secular country
and its constitution mandates
that all religions be treated equally.
All right, so now many of this describe this bill
as the most significant move to change
the secular nature of the country
since it gained independence back in 1947.
And secondly, the bill would also make it easier
to jail and deport Muslim residents in India
including people who's families
have lived there for generations
but don't have proof of citizenship.
And that means, that millions of Muslims in India
could be left stateless.
Now this bill was actually introduced back in 2016.
It even passed the lower house earlier in 2019.
But it was ultimately dropped by the upper chamber
after massive protest against the bill.
And so now again, with this bill being reintroduced,
protestors have gone out to oppose it.
There have reports of protests and marches
in multiple cities all over India.
And specifically in the state of Assam,
where people strongly oppose the bill
the first time it was proposed.
This also because they were worried
that it would encourage tens of thousands of people
from neighboring Bangladesh
to immigrate to their state and get citizenship.
You have protestors reportedly
blocking roads, burning tires,
and painting walls with slogans against the bill.
This also prompting shops, businesses, and schools to close.
Also of note, it's not just protestors,
people on the streets that oppose the bill.
Opposition members of Parliament
and Muslims all over India are also against it.
Opponents of the bill, and many legal experts saying
that it would violate India's secular constitution,
with opposition parties arguing that the bill
discriminates against Muslims,
which make up nearly 15% of India's population.
But the thing is here, many Muslims in India say
that this is a very intentional plan
on the part of Prime Minister Modi
and his Hindu-nationalist party, the BJP.
Are to essentially make Muslims
second class citizens in India.
Modi is a (mumbles) Hindu nationalist,
meaning that they believe India
is and should be a Hindu nation.
Now every since he and the BJP were re-elected
earlier this year,
he has significantly ramped up his efforts
to advance his Hindu nationalist agenda.
One of the biggest examples of this
is the situation in Kashmir,
which we've talked about on the show a number of times.
Right back in August,
Modi shirked Kashmir of statehood and autonomy.
And that was a massive deal.
This because it gave India's central government
a ton of power of Kashmir,
which would have been
one of the only Muslim majority territories in India.
And on top of that,
Modi has sent tens of thousands of troops to the region,
basically putting the territory on total lockdown.
And that lockdown
has largely remained in place since August,
with things like widespread internet and phone restrictions
remaining in place to clamp down on protest.
And shops, businesses, and schools in Kashmir
largely staying closed.
And that's also not the only major Hindu nationalist policy
that Modi has implemented recently.
This summer,
the government actually started a very similar program
to the one proposed in the citizenship amendment bill.
That program taking place in the state of Assam,
the same state that protested the original bill.
And under that program,
all 33 million residents of the state
had to provide documents to the government
that proved their ancestors were Indian citizens.
And that resulted in nearly two million people,
many of whom are Muslims and lifelong residents of India,
being left off the state citizenship roles.
And as a result, critics says that the citizenship bill
is just part of Modi's efforts to identify,
and deport, or even intern Muslims
who have lived in India for years or even generations.
With critics and opposition leaders
even trying to paint the bill
as endangering democracy in India.
One member of Parliament even saying,
"We are heading towards totalitarianism, a fascist state.
We are making India a theocratic country."
And Modi and his party have defended this citizenship bill,
arguing that they're just trying to protect
persecuted, religious minorities who migrate
from predominately Muslim countries
like Pakistan and Afghanistan,
arguing that Muslims are not persecuted
in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan.
And while critics have said that part is true,
they also say that is ignores neighboring country's
where Muslims are persecuted.
With one constitutional expert saying,
"If Idian government, through this bill,
wants to give citizenship to persecuted minorities
in the neighboring countries,
how can it exclude the Rohingya of Myanmar
who are far more persecuted than any other group
in the neighborhood."
But ultimately, that is where we are right now.
As far as what happens next,
the bill will now go to the upper chamber,
kind of their equivalent to the senate.
And their right now, according to reports,
really seem to have enough allies
that most analysts and experts say
that this citizenship bill will soon become law.
So with that said, that is where we end today.
And of course, I pass off the question to you.
Are you concerned, yes or no?
Why, why not?
And while that's also a general question,
if you have family there, or you live around there,
I of course would love to know
your thoughts on this even more.
And that is where we're gonna end today's show.
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