Schadenfreude.
Well, I’m sadly late to the “crapping on Logan Paul” party. Which is a bit of a shame. After all, what, exactly, did he expect to see in a forest colloquially called “The Suicide Forest”? And the entire thing ran its course on what was mostly a day off, for me.
We’ve even gotten to the point where The Independent decided to try and have the moral high ground by castigating you for judging him on his idiocy, because you’re apparently why he’s stupid. What am I left with, at this point? Pretty much just comparing him to Baby Ray from The Fifth Element:
They both have the same gormless look, you can’t convince me otherwise. The difference being that Ray’s is fictional.
To put things bluntly for those who’ve been living under a rock; Logan Paul, vlogger and older brother of insufferable douche Jake Paul, vlogged his hike in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. It’s gained the colloquialism “The Suicide Forest” due to being a popular location for the suicidal to commit the act; the forest’s natural beauty making for an attractive final sight.
Paul and his crew happen to find someone hanging in the forest, and proceed to get several practically unobstructed shots (only the man’s face was blurred) of the body in the video. Which they left in because look at Logan Paul and you know why.
Naturally, responses ran the gamut. YouTubers upset that such a thing was even allowed (the video was taken down shortly after the outrage began) when their videos get demonetized for comparatively slight infractions?
Moralizing busybodies? People that considered his actions disrespectful (which they were)? People that just had an axe to grind? PewDiePie? Literally all of them and many more were united in shitting on the man. Which leaves little for me to say. Especially since he’s already issued an apology.
So sorry. pic.twitter.com/JkYXzYsrLX
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 2, 2018
In conclusion
Logan Paul is sorry he uploaded that video. That’s it. There’s not much more to say. He blew it, everyone got mad, and he apologized. It’s a huge gaffe on his part, but unless YouTube decides to actually do something, he’s pretty much in the clear officially.
Though the court of public opinion still has a few choice words for him, I’m guessing they’ll have some other car keys jangled in their faces soon enough. At least Jake wasn’t there; he’d have probably treated the body like a piñata, then try to dab on the mob of angry Japanese people as they descended on him like some sort of zombie horde. So I guess what I’m trying to say is, count your blessings?
And, if you’re experiencing thoughts of suicide, maybe call the Suicide Prevention hotline, rather than watch a Logan Paul video.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
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