Pewdiepie, one of the “OGs” of YouTube has called out the recent trend of streamers traveling abroad only to create problems and disrespect locals.
Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg called out streamers like Johnny Somali and Fidias who have filmed themselves seemingly breaking the law and harassing locals all while using their status as foreigners to try and dodge consequences.
In response to his video and the buzz surrounding it, known nuisance streamer Johnny Somali (Ismael Ramsey Khalid) threatened a lawsuit claiming his comments were defamatory.
https://twitter.com/RabbiSomali/status/1793537695806853232
Somali most notably entered construction sites, harassed women, and antagonized Japanese citizens by bragging about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all for the amusement of his audience.
While it’s accurate to say that Somali hasn’t been officially banned from the country, he will be compelled to identify as a convict when traveling to Japan in the future and will hopefully be denied a visa.
Due to a weak Yen in the global economy, disrespectful tourists have been flocking to Japan, leaving trash and impeding traffic while treating the country like a theme park.
My favorite flavor of tourist are the ones like Frank Reynolds here that treat people in their home country like characters at Disney World or exhibits at a zoo instead of…you know…a person just going about their day. pic.twitter.com/bFhx3WsauR
— Lo-Ping, but gayer (@PandasAndVidya) May 23, 2024
Japanese officials are being forced to intervene as tourists continue to disrupt the daily life of the country’s citizens.
