{"id":236909,"date":"2019-10-22T16:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=236909"},"modified":"2019-10-22T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:16:04","slug":"pewdiepie-just-got-banned-in-china-over-a-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pewdiepie-just-got-banned-in-china-over-a-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"PewDiePie Just Got Banned In China Over a Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There you go, folks, China bans another public figure over political opinions. This time around it was the world&#8217;s biggest independent YouTube content creator, PewDiePie.<\/p>\n<p>While this doesn&#8217;t come as a surprise given Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg AKA PewDiePie&#8217;s polarizing statements. People don&#8217;t realize he&#8217;s just trying to get a laugh out of it, not a rile out of it.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-8hehfotrbuk\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-8hehfotrbuk\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8HehfOtRbUk?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8HehfOtRbUk?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/indian-trolls-are-angry-over-pewdiepies-video-praising-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Trolls Are Angry Over PewDiePie&#8217;s Video Praising Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>PewDiePie Banned Again<\/h3>\n<p>Once India flagged one of his videos about Pakistan until he relented and cut that part out. Recently he was making fun of another political issue, the Hong Kong protests.<\/p>\n<p>While talking about the issue PewDiePie shared a meme that compares the Chinese President Xi Jinping to &#8216;<em>Winnie the Pooh&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236916\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236916\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh.jpg\" alt=\"PewDiePie\" width=\"641\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh.jpg 641w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-561x315.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-608x341.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Winnie-the-Pooh-171x96.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTuber &#8216;PewDiePie&#8217; banned in China for comparing President Xi to Winnie the Pooh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While acknowledging that he has been banned in China, the YouTuber found it funny. To share his sentiment, he ridiculed Bart Baker, a YouTube creator with quirky content that is renowned in China.<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that China makes up a huge market for anything including content. Movies that tank in China don&#8217;t do so well at the global box office.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/chinese-movies-are-coming-to-pakistani-cinemas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Movies Are Coming To Pakistani Cinemas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Meanwhile, a China-centric creator who doesn&#8217;t have a market elsewhere like Bart Baker can be huge. The YouTuber even moved to China to further his YouTube career.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ohwzavn2ovm\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ohwzavn2ovm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OhWZavn2OvM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OhWZavn2OvM?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile megastars like Brad Pitt, Richard Gere, Selena Gomez, etc are just fine even with a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/english\/hollywood\/photo-features\/celebs-who-were-banned-in-china\/photostory\/37304038.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">China ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There you go, folks, China bans another public figure over political opinions. This time around it was the world&#8217;s biggest independent YouTube content creator, PewDiePie. While this doesn&#8217;t come as a surprise given Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg AKA PewDiePie&#8217;s polarizing statements. People don&#8217;t realize he&#8217;s just trying to get a laugh out of it, not a rile out of it. 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