PewDiePie slams Lilly Singh amidst news of YouTube\u2019s top earning creators PewDiePie, Lilly Singh – YouTubeYouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg is no stranger to drama. Following his major controversy over saying a racial slur in late 2017, the YouTuber is now in an ongoing battle with Bollywood label T-Series \u2013 and is even picking a fight with another top creator on the platform. PewDiePie called out popular YouTuber Lilly Singh during an episode of \u2018Pew News\u2019 on December 9, criticizing her reaction to Forbe\u2019s Top 10 list of 2018\u2019s highest-earning YouTubers. Singh posted a Tweet reacting to the news, noting the fact that there were no women on the list and claiming that she had even predicted this development in her Instagram post about last year\u2019s article. \u201cTwo years ago, it was almost even between male and female,\u201d Singh wrote. \u201cLast year it was just me, and this year there are no females at all. \u2026I\u2019m concerned the digital space is going to repeat the mistakes of ancient industries. Hope I\u2019m wrong.\u201d 2 years ago it was almost even between male & female, last year it was just me and this year there are no females at all. Something I predicted in my instagram caption last year. I’m concerned the digital space is going to repeat the mistakes of ancient industries. Hope I’m wrong https:\/\/t.co\/VmoTMjywGK \u2014 Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) December 5, 2018 PewDiePie took issue with Singh\u2019s Tweet, finding the idea that adsense would pay men and women differently \u201cridiculous.\u201d \u201cYou don\u2019t get paid more or less based on your gender,\u201d Pewds argued. \u201cAdsense pays the same way. If people want to subscribe to you, they do it because they enjoy your videos, not because of your gender. That\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d The Swede went on to insult Lilly for her comments on the list, calling her a \u201ccrybaby\u201d and an \u201cidiot.\u201d \u201cIf you start complaining about this you sound like a crybaby and an idiot, which you are, Lilly Singh, in case you weren\u2019t sure,\u201d he continued. Singh has since posted a series of Tweets further explaining her position on the matter, firmly holding that she isn\u2019t merely upset that she didn\u2019t make this year\u2019s list, but is rather \u201cpointing out a concerning cultural pattern\u201d within the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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