Shitposting is a slang term used to describe the act of posting trollish and usually ironic content designed to derail a conversation or elicit a strong reaction from people who aren’t in on the joke. There is truth in there, and valuable clues to the shooter’s radicalization, but it is buried beneath a great deal of, for lack of a better word, ‘shitposting.’” As the journalist Robert Evans noted, “This manifesto is a trap … laid for journalists searching for the meaning behind this horrific crime. Significant portions of the manifesto appear to be an elaborate troll, written to prey on the mainstream media’s worst tendencies.
It doesn't belong to PDP anymore - but we need to examine it - julia 🤔 alexander March 15, 2019 It's used on boards like 8chan as a rallying cry. "Subscribe to PewDiePie" is a meme that encompasses a misled belief that it's a fight for the disenfranchised those constantly being pushed down. By forcing Kjellberg to acknowledge the attack, the shooter succeeded in further spreading the word about the crime to Kjellberg’s tens of millions of followers.
My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, families and everyone affected by this tragedy,” he wrote. I feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person. “Just heard news of the devastating reports from New Zealand Christchurch.
Kjellberg, who has previously found himself embroiled in controversy over alleged anti-Semitism, disavowed the shooting on Twitter Friday morning. Read: YouTube extremism and the long tail The phrase itself is a meme started by PewDiePie’s fans, and its goal is to be reprinted. Before committing the act, he shouted, “Remember, lads, subscribe to PewDiePie,” a reference to Felix Kjellberg, who runs YouTube’s most subscribed-to channel. The shooter live-streamed the attack itself on Facebook, and the video was quickly shared across YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Together, the posts suggest that every aspect of the shootings was designed to gain maximum attention online, in part by baiting the media. Early Friday, a number of unverified social-media posts surfaced, along with a bizarre manifesto posted to 8chan, rich with irony and references to memes. In the hours after the horrific mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, people desperately searched the internet for any sign of a motive or meaning behind the attack.
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