Shane Dawson responds to criticism following Jake Paul \u2018Sociopath\u2019 video Popular YouTuber Shane Dawson has responded to criticisms following the latest episode of his docuseries covering social media star Jake Paul, where he teases the idea that many YouTubers could have Antisocial Personality Disorder. In the video, Dawson visits with therapist and YouTuber Kati Morton, who discusses the textbook symptoms of sociopaths. The video was edited much like a horror film, with disturbing music and dramatic cuts to YouTubers and celebrities exhibiting \u2018sociopathic behavior.\u2019 Dawson himself stated in the video that he was \u2018100% NOT insinuating\u2019 that any of the people shown were sociopaths \u2013 but his message didn\u2019t put audiences at ease. Fans of Dawson and Paul alike took to Twitter to express their concerns over the matter, stating that Dawson\u2019s handling of the mental disorder unfairly stigmatized those who have it. ok I stan @shanedawson but this new series creates a dangerous dynamic of unqualified people wrongly diagnosing mental disorders & dehumanizing & stigmatizing people with mental disorders. Take this as entertainment & nothing more \u2014 jesse saint john (@jessesaintjohn) September 28, 2018 While Dawson expressed that he understood fans\u2019 issue with the video, he likewise defended himself, citing sociopaths\u2019 lack of empathy and emotion. Read More: Are your favorite YouTubers sociopaths? Shane Dawson\u2019s latest docuseries explores the possibility – \u201cPeople with severe antisocial personality disorders don\u2019t have empathy and don\u2019t care,\u201d he wrote in a Tweet responding to criticism. \u201cAt all. So, for anyone to be offended is so confusing to me, considering they actually literally don\u2019t care. Like. At all. And it\u2019s something that is rarely even discussed and it can affect lives.\u201d He then went on to state that he felt he was helping spread awareness of the condition, and cited the world\u2019s dangerous environment of shootings and sexual assaults. While Dawson\u2019s series over Paul was already under massive scrutiny, this latest episode further fuels the fire \u2013 and gives the video itself more attention. \u2018The Dark Side of Jake Paul\u2019 is currently at the #2 trending spot on YouTube, and boasts over 12 million views, vying to usurp Dawon\u2019s previous projects over Jeffree Star and TanaCon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shane Dawson responds to criticism following Jake Paul \u2018Sociopath\u2019 video Popular YouTuber Shane Dawson has responded to criticisms following the latest episode of his docuseries covering social media star Jake Paul, where he teases the idea that many YouTubers could have Antisocial Personality Disorder. In the video, Dawson visits with therapist and YouTuber Kati Morton, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}