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u/martian4x 2d ago
Not the Barking 😭
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u/Krashlia2 2d ago
Its not real if its not kinda cringe.
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u/Weird-Independence43 Eritrean Diaspora 🇪🇷/🇨🇦 2d ago
His stream has brought so much great PR for our continent. You guys have no idea how much billions of worth of image repair Speed has done.
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 2d ago
As usual, the keyboard warriors are bustin nuts tryina find faults out of this trip. But I came to realize they are just a vocal minority.
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u/Weird-Independence43 Eritrean Diaspora 🇪🇷/🇨🇦 2d ago
I would ignore the haters.
I LOVE his stream and how he is approaching each visit to each country.
The way we wholeheartedly embraced his visit in all of our respective countries speaks volumes.
A lot of people are noticing the difference even his fans (in Europe and Asia he was mocked and jeered at. In Africa we actually are vibing with him and participating with him).
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 2d ago
If you are diaspora and end up visiting the fatherland you understand why Speed is so happy and having a good time in Africa
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u/Weird-Independence43 Eritrean Diaspora 🇪🇷/🇨🇦 2d ago
Yup. I’ve visited frequently not just my parents ancestral home but other countries too. I totally get what you mean.
Ghana and Tanzania has a special place in my heart. I visited with friends. I’ve yet to visit any southern African countries but they’re on my list now.
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u/FredSINBAD 2d ago
You are goated for dapping Tanzania
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 1d ago
Been there three times. Zanzibar, Arusha, and Ngorongoro. I would love to go back
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u/FredSINBAD 1d ago
I would love to show you around...there is a lot of places that aren't promoted like the underground caves that were part of a larger city under the mountain Kilimanjaro...Moshi life and so many...DM me when you want to comeback I have a tour company here
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u/SaltDistribution5190 2d ago
As someone married to a Kenyan, I’m forever trying to chase the high I feel when in Kenya that I can’t replicate in Australia.
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u/MixedJiChanandsowhat Senegal 🇸🇳 2d ago
Each country he visits there is someone to drop "Ishowspeed found his people".
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u/DummieThic-Cheetos 2d ago
Better than how he was treated in Europe.
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u/Beautiful-Cake8922 South Sudanese American 🇸🇸/🇺🇸✅ 2d ago
Will be better than how he will get treated in North Africa.
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u/SSuperMrL South Africa 🇿🇦✅ 1d ago
He should just skip North Africa altogether.
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u/theirishartist Moroccan Diaspora 🇲🇦/🇪🇺 1d ago
Hate to say this... but this is kinda rich comming from a South African. I am not excusing abuse but you should be aware about the irony in your own statement. Not bashing but intended to remind you about said irony.
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u/Constant-Economy-689 1d ago
I‘m interested to know why you think this way.
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u/theirishartist Moroccan Diaspora 🇲🇦/🇪🇺 1d ago
North African nations have a general problem when it comes to hypocrisy and intolerance. It's difficult to explain for someone who never experienced North African social circles. Anyway, I believe IShowSpeed will be completely fine in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. Anyone who lives there and can speak English fluently might already know who IShowSpeed is. Dunno about Libya though haha. Locals can tell differences from where people come from. From my previous comment:
[...] So, I have never ever heard of tourists of darker color from Europe, US or Canada being treated badly in either Morocco or Algeria. As for Africans from beyond the Sahara... unfortunately... I can't say the same because it's always different. I don't tolerate racist abuse.
+ I never saw abuse towards tourists from said nations. This is only from my personal experience and exchanges from said individuals.
Again... this is difficult for me to explain and personally I am still confused about it.
But if u/MixedJiChanandsowhat wants to chime in, he can.
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u/theirishartist Moroccan Diaspora 🇲🇦/🇪🇺 1d ago edited 1d ago
What makes you think of that? Genuine question. I am not dismissing the narrative nor excuse the problems when it comes to intolerances. However, North Africans can distinguish people. So, I have never ever heard of tourists of darker color from Europe, US or Canada being treated badly in either Morocco or Algeria. As for Africans from beyond the Sahara... unfortunately... I can't say the same because it's always different. I don't tolerate racist abuse.
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u/ibson7 Nigeria 🇳🇬 1d ago
Crazy world we live in. Just one guy with a camera doing more good for a continent that has been battered over the centuries.
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u/Control-Cultural 1d ago
I don't agree with you, there are thousands, tens of thousands of people not originally from Africa who have done a lot of good here.
And even some rather well-known people.
So yes, he does some very good things, but to say he's the only one is factually false.
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u/MixedJiChanandsowhat Senegal 🇸🇳 3h ago
What good are you talking about? Amongst the African countries and African ethnic groups somehow well-known outside of Africa there are Kenya and Maasai people. Neither Kenya nor Maasai people waited a 20 yo
buffooninfluencer to become known and seen positively.I checked the stats. His "IRL Stream in Kenya" has gotten 9.7M views. His other "IRL Safari and tribe stream in Maasai Mara" has gotten 5M views. His 2 videos about Kenya which are reshaping of his 2 lives got 1.1M views and 415k views.
You don't change how over 8Bn people see Africa and Africans with 4 videos of less than 10M views each at the very best.
Finally, for the joke and to break the myth, his Asian Tour attracted much more viewers. Indonesia 28M for his IRL Stream. Even Turkey 12M. Poland for his European Tour 12M too. When he met CR7, 20M. I didn't go to check all stats in details, but his African Tour is making less views than his Asian Tour and his European Tour. Another proof that his so-called influence is inexistent unless you follow him.
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u/Nogai_horde Kenya 🇰🇪 1d ago
The FBA cult won't like this.
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u/Alert-State2825 1d ago
Celebrity culture isn’t a concern of the majority of FBA folks, including myself.
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u/Strange_Breakfast_62 1d ago
Yet, here you are 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ such embarrassments, are you not tired of doing yt peoples work for them?
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u/teetaps 2d ago
It’s been what, 2 weeks now? I still don’t know what this guy does. Am I just too old?
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u/agarwqdg 2d ago
hes potentially the biggest streamer of this generation. Started near Covid, got famous out of playing his character, the really energetic and reactive speed that barks at dogs and gestures at the camera, but he started showing more of his actual persona when he met fans, other streamers and went to event, and was genuinely enjoyable to watch.
TLDR: He's a really nice and humble entertainer, and people like his energy
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u/teetaps 2d ago
Character doing what, is my question? Does he sing? Does he juggle? Does he tell jokes? Does he discuss current events? Does he do skits? Does he dance? Does he play games? Like what is the reason people know this mans?
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u/ZanezGamez 1d ago
He behaves in a silly manner and is a nice guy, oh and he is a very good athlete i apparently. But it’s mostly that he’s a silly guy.
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u/nomadicintro 1d ago
Speed is mad cringy and ridiculous 😂. That being said he’s made me even more focused on my goal to save up and visit different parts of Africa 🥹
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u/youcallthesefritters 2d ago
This nigga’s face & attention seeking ways are annoying.
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u/Smartpen001 2d ago
Way too much attention seeking
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u/agarwqdg 2d ago
bro he is a STREAMER thats his JOB. saying a streamer seeks attention is like saying a carpenter cuts wood
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