Collin Rugg X: REPORT: Activists are upset at YouTuber Mr. Beast for building 100 wells across Africa that provided clean drinking water to its citizens
Although the wells provide clean water to half a million Africans, activists are upset with Mr. Beast because they're annoyed a white male was the one who solved the problem.
"I’ve been doing this for 15 years, but we’ve been struggling to continue the work because funding, awareness, and advocacy all take work," said founder of FACE Africa Saran Kaba Jones.
"Overnight, this person comes along, who happens to be a white male figure with a huge platform, and all of a sudden, he gets all of the attention. It’s kind of frustrating, but it’s also understanding the nature of how the world is," she said before giving him a weak 'thank you.'
Others were upset that Mr. Beast "highlighted" the failures of the Kenyan government that maintained the stereotype that Africa is "dependent on handouts… and philanthropic intervention."
Mr. Beast predicted the backlash, saying he he knows he is going to get "canceled" but he doesn't care.
"I already know I'm gonna get canceled because I uploaded a video helping people, and to be 100% clear, I don't care."
I think Africa has had more than enough of white people "saving" them. We have plenty of problems to solve in our own countries. Why not clean up our own homes first and others can learn from our example?
We already do this for retirement planning. Does anybody count on social security for retirement anymore? No, we all invest in 401K or other retirement plans because we've been told social security will be out of money soon.
We do this for education too. Public schools suck so bad that private schools and homeschooling have become very popular in the last few years.
My goodness there are certainly some awfully ungrateful people out there. She should be thankful someone (WHO LITERALLY CARES WHAT RACE THEY MIGHT BE!!??) stepped up to the plate and did something to benefit a society that was struggling to maintain on their own.
Collin Rugg X: REPORT: Activists are upset at YouTuber Mr. Beast for building 100 wells across Africa that provided clean drinking water to its citizens
Although the wells provide clean water to half a million Africans, activists are upset with Mr. Beast because they're annoyed a white male was the one who solved the problem.
"I’ve been doing this for 15 years, but we’ve been struggling to continue the work because funding, awareness, and advocacy all take work," said founder of FACE Africa Saran Kaba Jones.
"Overnight, this person comes along, who happens to be a white male figure with a huge platform, and all of a sudden, he gets all of the attention. It’s kind of frustrating, but it’s also understanding the nature of how the world is," she said before giving him a weak 'thank you.'
Others were upset that Mr. Beast "highlighted" the failures of the Kenyan government that maintained the stereotype that Africa is "dependent on handouts… and philanthropic intervention."
Mr. Beast predicted the backlash, saying he he knows he is going to get "canceled" but he doesn't care.
"I already know I'm gonna get canceled because I uploaded a video helping people, and to be 100% clear, I don't care."
Clean drinking water is racist.
I think Africa has had more than enough of white people "saving" them. We have plenty of problems to solve in our own countries. Why not clean up our own homes first and others can learn from our example?
We could do this for every single thing the Government pretends to do.
Imagine what we could do without government getting in the way and costing hundreds of times the actual cost for something.
We already do this for retirement planning. Does anybody count on social security for retirement anymore? No, we all invest in 401K or other retirement plans because we've been told social security will be out of money soon.
We do this for education too. Public schools suck so bad that private schools and homeschooling have become very popular in the last few years.
Our government screws up everything it touches.
Let's go back a year from now and do an audit of those 100 wells to see how many of them are still working, shall we?
I expect I already know the answer.
NGOs have been getting money for this for years and delivering next to nothing. Somebody delivering gets them all upset.
My goodness there are certainly some awfully ungrateful people out there. She should be thankful someone (WHO LITERALLY CARES WHAT RACE THEY MIGHT BE!!??) stepped up to the plate and did something to benefit a society that was struggling to maintain on their own.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA