MrBeast is one of the most popular social media personalities — but that hasn’t stopped the left from turning on him for reasons that make zero sense.
The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been attacked for rebuilding homes for tornado survivors in Kentucky, helping cure blindness, raising funds to rebuild a children’s home in South Africa, and sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
His latest offense is constructing 100 wells to provide clean drinking water and help 300,000 to 500,000 people in Cameroon, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
The left is calling it “performative altruism.”
Saran Kaba Jones, founder and CEO of FACE Africa, is one of his critics.
“Overnight, this person comes along, who happens to be a white male figure with a huge platform, and all of a sudden, he gets all of the attention. It’s kind of frustrating, but it’s also understanding the nature of how the world is,” Jones told CNN.
Leftist comedian Bill Maher is one of few who used his platform to come to MrBeast’s defense, specifically calling out Jones on his show.
“You know what else is frustrating? Dying of thirst,” Maher said.
He then went on to call Donaldson’s critics “f***ing idiots,” noting that his detractors are the result of an overly sensitive society.
Pat Gray is pleased with Maher’s defense.
“I’m really glad he’s noticing this,” Gray comments.
“This isn’t a new phenomenon. They’ve always been this way on the left.”
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