Shane Dawson under fire after comments on pedophilia resurface Shane Dawson, YouTubePopular YouTuber Shane Dawson is known for his storied career and wildly successful documentary series \u2013 but some of his comments from a previous podcast are earning the vlogger mass criticism. A clip from Dawson\u2019s \u2018Shane and Friends\u2019 podcast from 2014 is making the rounds across social media once again, due to his controversial statement therein concerning pedophilia. In the clip, Dawson described his encounter with a six-year-old fan, who happened to have a massive following on Instagram. [Timestamp: 7:00] \u201cShe shows me her Instagram, and \u2013 first of all, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m allowed to say this, but she was kind of sexy,\u201d Dawson said of her account. His fellow host went on to mention Dawson\u2019s \u201cjustification for pedophilia,\u201d which Dawson explained by stating the following: \u201cHaving sex with children or touching children is terrible and you should not do it,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut, here\u2019s my thing \u2013 people have foot fetishes. People have fetishes about everything.\u201d :rotating_light::rotating_light::rotating_light: WHAT THE FUCK :rotating_light::rotating_light::rotating_light: PEOPLE LIKE HEARD THIS AND STILL SUPPORT HIM WHAT THE HELL HE TRIED TO DEFEND PEDOPHILIA 3 TIMES IN 1 BREATH pic.twitter.com\/bKcVmyePMh \u2014 jonah hill updates (@jovanforever) March 17, 2019 Dawson\u2019s comments have since garnered mass backlash, and continue to stir controversy in 2019 \u2013 nearly five years after the podcast went live. \u201cWHAT THE FUCK \u2013 PEOPLE LIKE HEARD THIS AND STILL SUPPORT HIM WHAT THE HELL, HE TRIED TO DEFEND PEDOPHILIA 3 TIMES IN 1 BREATH,\u201d Twitter user \u2018jovanforever\u2019 said of the podcast, garnering over 2,000 likes. \u201cPeople will say it a joke in his defense, but even if it was a joke, it\u2019s still so disgusting,\u201d another wrote. Dawson addressed concern over his statement during a YouTube video in January 2018, vehemently denying any claims of being a pedophile due to his comments. for those who missed this a year ago. here ya go. k going back to editing now :grimacing::shocked::man::skin-tone-2::laptop::man::skin-tone-2::laptop: https:\/\/t.co\/o6FPwbINYh \u2014 Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 17, 2019 UPDATE: Dawson has since responded to recent outrage due to the podcast by posting his original video on the subject in a Tweet, writing, \u201cFor those who missed this a year ago. Here ya go. K going back to editing now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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